1116. What is Marriage? | Mark 10:1-12

Today marks the beginning of a brand-new season of The Connecting Podcast. We've refreshed the format to bring you shorter, weekly conversations between Paul and Shelby Abbott. Each Friday, you'll hear a new 20-minute episode designed to help you connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.If you haven't already, be sure to follow this podcast so you never miss a new episode.To kick off this new season, Paul and Shelby will spend the coming weeks exploring The Sermon on the Mount and what it means to live faithfully as a Christian in a world gone crazy. Our prayer is that these conversations will encourage, equip, convict, and comfort you as Paul connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

On the first day of each month, we release Grace & Knowledge, a more in-depth article from Paul that allows him to expand on biblical truths beyond his weekly Wednesday’s Word.Our prayer is that this resource helps you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen” (2 Peter 3:18).In this month’s Grace & Knowledge, Paul challenges believers to recover an eternal perspective, showing how remembering Forever transforms the way we navigate the struggles, disappointments, and opportunities of everyday life.

When Jesus said, “How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God,” he wasn’t just addressing the rich—he was exposing a struggle that lives in every human heart.In today’s episode, we continue our sermon series from the archives, The Gospel According to Mark, as Paul unpacks Jesus’ encounter with the rich young ruler and explains the one thing every person must have to enter the kingdom of heaven.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons

This week, Paul reminds us that we were created to sing God’s song, and that only redeeming grace can restore our hearts to worship him now and forever.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.

If you're a Christian, spiritual maturity isn't about becoming more self-sufficient; it's about becoming more childlike.In today’s episode, we continue our sermon series from the archives, The Gospel According to Mark, as Paul explores why Jesus welcomed little children to come to him and what their faith teaches us about entering the kingdom of God.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons

The greatest spiritual battle isn't fought around you, it's fought within you, and it will shape how you approach God's Word.While we await the release of a new season of Paul’s 5-Minute Bible Study, we’re revisiting the first introductory episodes. Today, Paul explains why studying the Bible requires an expectant, humble, and obedient heart, warning that pride can cause us to gain knowledge while completely missing the transforming grace God intends.You can listen to the complete 5-Minute Bible Study journey through the Old and New Testaments at PaulTripp.com/BibleStudy, or by subscribing to the dedicated Paul Tripp 5-Minute Bible Study Podcast channel.

This week, Paul explains that God gave his law not as a means of earning his favor, but as a gift of grace to a people he had already redeemed, pointing us to the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ.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.Paul's Exodus StudyPaulTripp.com/ExodusYouTube PlaylistApple PodcastsSpotify

God’s design for marriage, and his protection against unbiblical divorce, is rooted in a right worship of him.In today’s episode, we continue our sermon series from the archives, The Gospel According to Mark, as Paul explores Jesus’ teaching on marriage and divorce through four lenses: God as Lawgiver, Creator, Sovereign, and Savior.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons

You can spend a lifetime studying the Bible and still miss its central message.While we await the release of a new season of Paul’s 5-Minute Bible Study, we’re revisiting the first introductory episodes. Today, Paul warns against treating Scripture as merely a source of knowledge and reminds us that the ultimate purpose of Bible study is to know, love, and surrender to Jesus Christ.You can listen to the complete 5-Minute Bible Study journey through the Old and New Testaments at PaulTripp.com/BibleStudy, or by subscribing to the dedicated Paul Tripp 5-Minute Bible Study Podcast channel.

This week, Paul argues that the one word that best summarizes the Bible is redemption—the story of God’s rescuing, transforming, and restoring work through Jesus Christ, from Exodus to eternity.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.