930. When Life Doesn't Make Sense | Sermon on Romans 8:18-39

Welcome to Ask Paul Tripp, a weekly podcast from Paul Tripp Ministries where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.Today’s question comes from a counselor who is working with a husband wrestling with this tension: ‘I’m respected and affirmed at work, but at home I feel unseen and disrespected. Which version of me is true?’”If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and DoPaulTripp.com/AweA Balanced Work Life - Grace & KnowledgePaulTripp.com/Articles

In the previous episode, we shared Paul's recent sermon on Galatians 2:20. He preached again two weeks later on Romans 8:18-39, When Life Doesn't Make Sense.You can listen to 150 additional archived sermons on our dedicated Paul Tripp Sermon Podcast. Just search Paul Tripp Sermon Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe to podcasts.

Paul was recently invited to be a guest preacher last month. He is no longer on staff at a church and does not preach regularly, but it’s one of his favorite things to do when he gets invited back into the puplit!In today's episode, Paul preaches on Galatians 2:20: The Danger of a Gap in Your Gospel.If you want to listen to 150 archived sermons from his days as a preaching pastor, you can find those on our dedicated Paul Tripp Sermon Podcast. Just search Paul Tripp Sermon Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe to podcasts.

This week, Paul unpacks the “double gift” of justification: through Christ we are not only forgiven, but also declared righteous, empowered to live a new life by his resurrection power.Join us for a weekly narration of Paul Tripp's popular devotional. You can subscribe to our email list to receive this devotional straight to your inbox each week, or read online at PaulTripp.com/Wednesday or on Facebook, Instagram, and the Paul Tripp App.If you’ve been enjoying the Wednesday’s Word podcast, please leave us a review! Each review helps us reach more people with the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

David and Jonathan have one of the sweetest relationships recorded in the Bible. But in 1 Samuel 20, that relationship faces its darkest trial when King Saul tries to assassinate both men. In today’s episode, we return to Paul’s sermon series from the archives, David: A Matter of the Heart. In this message, Paul reveals the motivations of Saul, David, and Jonathan, and uses this story as a mirror to reveal our motivations and struggles.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

In Exodus 3, God promises Moses that Pharaoh will only release Israel when compelled by “a mighty hand.”Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Exodus, The Gospel: One Rescue at a Time. In this episode, Paul reminds us that the same mighty hand that delivered Israel is our comfort today. 

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1).But what exactly is faith? And what does it look like to live by faith—not just in the big, dramatic moments of life, but in the ten thousand small, ordinary moments that fill every day?That’s the focus of this episode of The Connecting Podcast, the first in a multi-part series where Paul Tripp and Shelby Abbott dive deep on the subject of faith.

Welcome to Ask Paul Tripp, a weekly podcast from Paul Tripp Ministries where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp answers your questions, connecting the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.Today, Paul answers a question we received from a Certified Financial Planner about saving for retirement and preparing for potential long term care needs. If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/Ask.Redeeming Money: How God Reveals and Reorients Our HeartsPaulTripp.com/Money

This week, Paul reminds us that no matter what we face—joy or sorrow, weakness or strength, doubt or faith—God’s grace is always greater.Join us for a weekly narration of Paul Tripp's popular devotional. You can subscribe to our email list to receive this devotional straight to your inbox each week, or read online at PaulTripp.com/Wednesday or on Facebook, Instagram, and the Paul Tripp App.If you’ve been enjoying the Wednesday’s Word podcast, please leave us a review! Each review helps us reach more people with the transforming power of Jesus Christ.

What happens when suffering shows up at your door? How do you respond to God when hardship enters your life? Do you complain, grumble, or grow bitter—or do you lean into His character and promises?In today’s episode, we return to Paul’s sermon series from the archives, David: A Matter of the Heart. In this message, Paul walks us through Scripture and shares seven biblical principles on suffering and the character of God.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.