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

This week, Paul explores the difference between God’s common grace, which restrains evil and shows His goodness to all, and His redeeming grace, which alone transforms hearts and secures eternal hope.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.

In a fallen world, we are all quick to forget God’s grace and let anger, pride, or hurt rule our hearts.In today’s episode, we return to Paul’s sermon series from the archives, David: A Matter of the Heart. In this message, Paul takes us to 1 Samuel 25, where David faces insult and betrayal from Nabal. In his anger, David is ready to take vengeance into his own hands—until God intervenes through the wisdom and courage of Abigail.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

In Exodus 4, Moses is still filled with doubt and fear. Yet instead of turning away in frustration, God meets Moses with grace.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 God who met Moses in his doubt meets us too with reassuring grace in the face of our fears.

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.