061. Blessed Suffering

If Jesus isn't actually calling you to cut off your hand, what is He calling you to do?This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby explore the radical obedience Jesus calls for in Matthew 5:29-30 and how God’s grace empowers us to say no to sin.To hear more from The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

Is it possible to keep every outward commandment and still be an adulterer? This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby look at Jesus' teaching on lust, explaining why God's law guards the heart and not just behavior, and why the answer is found in confession and crying out for God's grace.To hear more from The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

You can’t celebrate God’s forgiveness on Sunday while refusing to make peace with others the rest of the week. This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby explore how genuine worship must be reflected in our relationships through humility, love, and a commitment to reconciliation.To hear more from The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

What if one of the sins we’re most willing to excuse is one God takes far more seriously than we realize? This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby examine how anger grows from the selfish desires of our hearts and remind us of our desperate need for God’s inexhaustible grace to overcome it.For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

What if true righteousness isn’t about looking good on the outside, but surrendering your heart to God? This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby expose the dangers of pride and show how God’s grace empowers us to live in joyful obedience.For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

What if the freedom of the gospel doesn’t mean freedom from God’s law, but freedom from the burden of having to fulfill it ourselves? This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby explore how Christ fulfilled the law on our behalf, lifted its condemning burden, and empowered us by grace to live according to its righteous requirements.For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

You’ve been lit, so don’t hide the light. This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby unpack Jesus’ call for believers to be the light of the world, exploring what it means to let our good works point others to God.For more from The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

What if God didn’t call you to escape the brokenness of the world, but to step into it and make a difference? This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby unpack Jesus’ call for believers to be “the salt of the earth,” exploring how Christians can resist being corrupted by the world while actively bringing the preserving influence of the gospel into their families, workplaces, and communities.To hear more from The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

God doesn’t simply command us to obey; He gives us promises so compelling that obedience becomes a joyful response to His grace. This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby explore the promises woven throughout the Beatitudes and how trusting God’s lavish promises gives us the motivation to follow Jesus, even when obedience requires sacrifice.For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

What if the hardest moments of your life are actually secure in the hands of a God who has already secured your eternity? This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby explore the promise of heavenly reward, showing how confidence in our eternal destiny gives us peace, patience, and hope in the midst of present hardship.For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.