986. What Even is Faith? (Part 4) | The Connecting Podcast Ep. 049

Over the past few months, Paul Tripp and Shelby Abbott have been unpacking one of the most essential realities of the Christian life: faith. Not vague optimism. Not blind hope. But a God-given way of living that reshapes everything.In this fourth and final episode of What Even Is Faith?, Paul and Shelby bring the series to a close by exploring how real faith grows in the struggles and joys of everyday life.For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting

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.This week, Paul responds to a question from Sandy, who is reading Everyday Gospel and was troubled by Paul’s statement that there would be no Jesus, no death and resurrection without Esther. While Paul clarifies the point in the next paragraph, Sandy wonders what happens if a reader stops early and misunderstands his intent.If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/AskPartner with Paul Tripp Ministries:PaulTripp.com/Give

This week, Paul reflects on Gabriel’s stunning announcement to Mary in Luke 1, exploring how God works in surprising ways through unexpected people as we prepare our hearts for Christmas.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.

The Gospel of Mark destroys any illusion of moral neutrality, confronting us with a decisive choice about the kingship of Christ.In today’s episode, we continue our sermon series from the archives, The Gospel According to Mark, as Paul unpacks what it truly means to embrace Christ’s rule with the call to “repent and believe in the gospel.”To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

Do you ever feel weak, outmatched, or unsure where real strength is supposed to come from?Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Exodus, The Gospel: One Rescue at a Time. In this episode, Paul walks through Exodus 7 to show where Moses found his courage and how that very same source of hope and strength is available to us right now.To hear more of these studies from Exodus, visit PaulTripp.com/Exodus.

On the first day of each month, we release Grace & Knowledge, a deeper dive from Paul that explores biblical truths beyond his weekly Wednesday’s Word devotional.Today, we’re pleased to share a special Advent edition, Mary’s Beautiful Gift, recorded by Paul himself as an audio reflection for the season.If Paul Tripp Ministries has encouraged you in 2025, we would be grateful if you’d remember us in your end-of-year generosity. As you feel led and are able, please consider partnering with us so we can continue sharing the “right here, right now” gospel with people around the world. You can give online and discover additional ways to support the ministry at PaulTripp.com/Give.

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.This week, Paul responds to a question from Jim, who was reading New Morning Mercies and took issue with Paul’s use of the word idol in the August 3rd entry. Jim argues that Scripture uses the term literally, so is it appropriate for Paul to use it metaphorically?If you have a question you'd like to ask Paul, you can email [email protected] or submit it online at PaulTripp.com/AskPartner with Paul Tripp Ministries:PaulTripp.com/Give

Today, we share a special Thanksgiving reflection from Paul that invites us to cultivate grateful hearts by recognizing God’s presence, provision, and goodness in every season.Happy Thanksgiving!

This week, Paul concludes his series on aging by showing how the brutal honesty of Psalms 4 and 88 reminds us that no matter how dark or confusing midlife becomes, we are never outside the reach of God’s sustaining grace.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.Lost in the Middle: Midlife and the Grace of GodPaulTripp.com/Lost

Mark has a very efficient way of characterizing events in his gospel, so it could be easy to miss the significance of Christ's temptation in the wilderness.In today’s episode, we continue our sermon series from the archives, The Gospel According to Mark. In this sermon, Paul reminds us that the hope of humanity rests on Jesus's shoulder in these two short verses.To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.