721. The Danger of Assumptions | Paul Tripp's Wednesday's Word

This week, Paul continues to revisit the "Love. Know. Speak. Do." ministry model we studied over the summer as we seek to trust and obey the Lord and help others to do so as well.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 it 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.

You may not be called to full-time vocational ministry, but if you are a child of God, you have been called to a lifestyle of love. In today’s episode, we’ll listen to a sermon from the archives as Paul teaches from 1 John 4. In it, Paul explains one of the New Testament's most focused definitions of love.If you’re interested in hearing more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

Today, we’ll open our Bibles to John 5 as we continue The Gospel: One Sign at a Time, our year-long study of the Gospel of John. In it, we will see that Jesus is the Lord of the Sabbath.To hear more of these bible studies, visit PaulTripp.com/John.

In this week’s Connecting Clip of the Week, Paul and guest Tim Challies discuss the tragic story that prompted Tim to write his book Seasons of Sorrow and how God worked in Tim’s heart through his grief.To hear more of this conversation with Tim Challies, check out The Connecting Podcast Episode 036 wherever you listen to podcasts.You can also watch the video on Paul Tripp’s YouTube channel:https://youtu.be/5Rp3nsl5bKw?si=l0-h7DHNFAgXA257

This week, Paul continues to revisit the "Love. Know. Speak. Do." ministry model we studied over the summer as we reflect on the fact that we need to consider our own need for grace if we're going to disciple others well. 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 it 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.

It’s not natural to want the things of God. Only a person inhabited by the Spirit of God would desire his ways. In today’s episode, we’re going to listen to a sermon from the archives as Paul teaches from 1 Corinthians 2. In it, Paul explains the difference between the natural person and the spiritual person and the dangers that come with both.If you’re interested in hearing more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

Today, we’ll open our Bibles to John 4 as we continue The Gospel: One Sign at a Time, our year-long study in the gospel of John. In it, Paul looks at another miracle of Christ: the time he healed the official’s son. To hear more of these bible studies, visit PaulTripp.com/John.

In this week’s Connecting Clip of the Week, Paul and guest Tim Challies discuss the current state of the church.To hear more of this conversation with Tim Challies, check out The Connecting Podcast Ep. 036 wherever you listen to podcasts.You can also watch the video on Paul Tripp’s YouTube channel:https://youtu.be/5Rp3nsl5bKw?si=l0-h7DHNFAgXA257

This week, Paul continues to revisit the "Love. Know. Speak. Do." ministry model we studied over the summer. 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 it 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.

While Christianity relies on faith and not sight, it is not anti-wisdom.In today’s episode, we’ll listen to a sermon from the archives as Paul teaches from 1 Corinthians 2. In it, Paul explains why Christianity is actually all about wisdom—a secret and hidden wisdom that comes from God alone.If you’re interested in hearing more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.