Paul Tripp: Sermon Podcast

Revelation 5 describes the most raucous worship celebration recorded in Scripture, but why does God include that in His Word? In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why we have reason to celebrate, and why we don't need to wait until eternity to start celebrating.

Life after the Fall seemed normal - until you hear the story of Cain and Abel. Why was Abel's sacrifice accepted and Cain's rejected? Why did Cain respond in such a violent way? In this sermon on Genesis 4, Paul Tripp explains the motivation behind our worship and how sin lurks in our hearts, just like it lurked in Cain's.

"Wretched man that I am!" Romans 7 is the Apostle Paul's famous autobiographical narrative of his struggle with sin, and in this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why the Apostle struggled, just like we do every day.

What do you do when suffering enters your door? In this sermon, Paul Tripp opens up Psalm 27 to reveal a dysfunction in our theology and provide a biblical solution for dealing with trouble.

It’s not natural to want the things of God. Only a person inhabited by the Spirit of God would desire his ways. In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains the difference between the natural person and the spiritual person and the dangers that come with both.

While Christianity relies on faith and not sight, it is not anti-wisdom. In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why Christianity is actually all about wisdom: a secret and hidden wisdom that comes from God alone.

We shouldn't be surprised when the world mocks, or at least avoids, the Church of Jesus Christ. In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why the Cross is folly to those who are perishing and how Christians can engage culture with its power.

The church of Jesus Christ has many reasons for disunity - familial and cultural background, social and economic status, and plain personal preference. But the Gospel of Jesus Christ can, and should, transcend them all. In this sermon, Paul Tripp looks at the church of Corinth and examines three things that happen when the Gospel is no longer the most precious, unifying possession in the church.

Why was Jesus so hard on the Pharisees? In this sermon, Paul Tripp reveals the most stinging criticism that Christ makes against the religious leaders and warns us that we're more like the Pharisees than unlike them.

There’s no topic that Jesus discussed more in His ministry than the topic of money and possessions - it's because he knows the default struggle of all of our hearts. In this sermon, Paul Tripp reveals three "treasure principles" that all humans live by.

Jesus tells us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. It's an impossible call, because we struggle to love the people who love and bless us! In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains how true righteousness begins when we say, "I want to, but I can't on my own strength."

Christians live in dark communities, but God has called his children to remain in those dark communities and shine as lights for the Gospel. In this sermon, Paul Tripp unpacks the theology of luminescence and reveals how every believer can be an effective evangelist for Christ.

Worship. It's a term that is at risk of being overused and misunderstood in Christianity. In this sermon from Psalm 122, Paul David Tripp reveals four things that true worship is meant to produce in the heart and life of a follower of Christ.

You could argue that the entire book of James is about wandering away from the truths of the Gospel. In this final sermon in the series, Paul Tripp teaches that every Christian has been called to rescue wandering brothers and sisters.

Prayer can be a struggle for Christians. We know that we're supposed to pray, but we don't always know why or how. In this sermon, Paul Tripp reminds us what prayer is and how prayer does.

As a Christian, you've been called to wait. Theologians like to say, "between the already and the not yet." In this sermon, Paul Tripp explains why we're impatient and grumbling, and how waiting can produce in us something better than we ever would ask for.

It won't take long for you to recognize self-sovereignty in delusional little children; they think they own the world. But in the sermon, Paul David Tripp explains that all humans - young and old, including believers - buy into 6 dangerous delusions of self-sovereignty.

The core message of the Gospel is a free gift of grace that we could never earn, achieve, or deserve. But in this sermon, Paul David Tripp explains the seductive temptation to have a critical spirit toward one another. If the Lord would stand in the middle of his church, he might say, "You have marred the beauty of My grace."

What do you really want from God? What do you really want from the people whom God has placed in your life? In this sermon, Paul David Tripp examines James 4 to discover what causes quarrels and fights among us.

It's impossible to think about "street-level Christianity" without considering the words we speak. In this sermon, Paul David Tripp teaches from James 3 to reveal this scary and humbling truth: your words always reveal the true character and condition of your heart.