The Paul Tripp Podcast

What would you be willing to give up so that God’s work could flourish in the lives of others? Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul explores the early church’s mission-driven community, showing how God’s grace unites believers in sacrificial love and a shared mission to proclaim Christ. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

On the first day of each month, we release Grace & Knowledge, a more in-depth article from Paul that allows him to expand on biblical truths beyond his weekly Wednesday’s Word. Our prayer is that this resource helps you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen” (2 Peter 3:18). In this month’s Grace & Knowledge, Paul explores how sin corrupts our words and how Christ’s transforming grace can help us communicate in ways that honor God and strengthen relationships.

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.

This week, Paul explores how God’s coming judgment is not contrary to His mercy, but an essential expression of it, offering both a loving warning against sin and the assurance that He will one day make all things right. 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 the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus paints a picture of the heart and life of a Christian—not merely a list of rules to follow. At the center of this teaching is the Lord’s Prayer, which shapes our hearts around God’s kingdom and purposes. Today, we continue our sermon series from the archives on the Sermon on the Mount, as Paul unpacks the first half of the Lord’s Prayer and what it means to live for the Kingdom of God. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

When trouble comes, do you instinctively turn to God in prayer—or rely on your own strength to find a way out? Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul shows how remembering God’s sovereignty, praying through Scripture, and asking for boldness equips us to face opposition with confidence in His power. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

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.

This week, Paul explores how Christ’s victory on the cross frees us from the burden of past failures, reminding us that God’s mercy triumphs over regret and empowers us to move forward in 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.

Jesus calls us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us—but how can we love those who hurt us when we struggle to love even those who love us? Today, we continue our sermon series from the archives on the Sermon on the Mount, as Paul explains how true righteousness begins with recognizing our inability to obey God in our own strength and learning to depend on His transforming grace to do what we cannot do on our own. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

What turns fearful, ordinary people into bold witnesses for Christ, even in the face of powerful opposition? Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul reviews Peter and John’s boldness in Acts 4, showing how God’s grace does more than forgive and reconcile us—it transforms us to live courageously for Christ. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

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.

This week, Paul considers how Jesus’ triumph over sin and death gives believers the freedom to live with confidence rather than fear. 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.

Christians are called to live in dark communities; not to retreat from the darkness, but to shine the light of the Gospel within it. Today, we begin a sermon series from the archives on the Sermon on the Mount, as Paul unpacks Jesus’ call for His followers to live as lights in a dark world and become effective witnesses for Christ. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

What if there’s a right way to share the gospel—and Peter’s sermon gives us the blueprint? Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul examines Peter’s message in Acts 3, highlighting six essential elements of gospel preaching. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

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.

This week, Paul explores James 2:13 and the sweeping biblical story of God’s mercy triumphing over judgment, from the fall in Genesis to the hope of redemption through Jesus Christ. 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. Replay Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment! 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.

What if the biggest threat to your faith isn’t suffering, but becoming satisfied with less than God intends? Today, we conclude our sermon series from the archives on Hebrews 11, the Bible’s great “Hall of Faith,” as Paul explores the connection between faith and hope, showing how hope in God gives us the strength to persevere and keeps us longing for the better things God has for us. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

Miracles point beyond themselves to the God who meets broken and needy people with compassion, mercy, and power. Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul examines Peter’s healing of the lame man in Acts 3, showing how the miracle reveals our deeper spiritual brokenness and ultimately points us to the greater miracle of forgiveness through the gospel. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

Welcome to the final session of Paul’s special teaching series, Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment, recorded as part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Paul Tripp Ministries. Paul has spent the first three sessions unpacking the breathtaking gospel truth contained in James 2:13: “Mercy triumphs over judgment.” Now, he comes to the final and perhaps most sobering word—“judgment.” What does the Bible mean by judgment, why does it matter, and how does understanding the reality of judgment help us grasp the magnitude of God’s mercy and the hope we have through Jesus Christ?

Welcome back to the third session of Paul’s special teaching series, Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment, recorded for the 20th anniversary of Paul Tripp Ministries. So far, Paul has explored the first two words of James 2:13—“mercy” and “triumphs.” Now he turns his attention to the deceptively simple word “over,” examining what it means for God’s mercy to stand above, overcome, and ultimately have the final word over judgment.

Welcome back to the second session of Paul’s special teaching series, Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment, recorded for the 20th anniversary of Paul Tripp Ministries. In the first session, Paul unpacked the biblical meaning of mercy and why God’s mercy is such good news for sinners like us. Now, he turns to the second word in James 2:13: “triumphs.” What does it mean for mercy to triumph, and what does that victory reveal about the character of God, the power of the gospel, and the hope we have in Christ?

In this special episode of The Paul Tripp Podcast, we’re premiering the first of four sessions from a brand-new teaching series by Paul called Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment, recorded as part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Paul Tripp Ministries. Throughout 2026, PTM has been celebrating two decades of God’s faithfulness in enabling us to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life, right here, right now. To mark this milestone, Paul wanted to develop a new teaching series centered on James 2:13—and specifically, the final four words of the verse: “Mercy triumphs over judgment.” Across these four sessions, Paul takes a deep dive into each of those four words, exploring the profound gospel truths they contain and what they mean for our everyday lives.

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.

On the first day of each month, we release Grace & Knowledge, a more in-depth article from Paul that allows him to expand on biblical truths beyond his weekly Wednesday’s Word. Our prayer is that this resource helps you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen” (2 Peter 3:18). In this month’s Grace & Knowledge, Paul shares 20 Scripture passages he frequently returns to, offering brief reflections on how they bring conviction, comfort, hope, and practical gospel wisdom to everyday life. Watch Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment this weekend!

This week, Paul explores the breathtaking truth that God’s mercy triumphs over judgment, showing how Christ secures our rescue from the devastating power of sin and gives us every reason to rejoice. 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. Watch Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment live this weekend! 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.

What do you think your faith guarantees you—and what doesn’t it? Today, we continue our sermon series from the archives on Hebrews 11, the Bible’s great “Hall of Faith,” as Paul explores how faith doesn’t guarantee a life of comfort and success, nor does it exclude suffering and pain. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

Christian fellowship is more than a Sunday greeting...it’s a shared life rooted in the gospel. Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul examines the early church’s fellowship in Acts 2, highlighting the importance of intentionally living in community with other believers. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

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.

This week, Paul examines Peter’s encounter with Cornelius in Acts 10, showing how God’s grace crosses every human boundary and calls us to abandon partiality, obey where God leads, and boldly share the gospel with everyone. 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. Paul Tripp's 5-Minute Bible Study on the book of Acts. 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.

All of us naturally measure our potential - we consider the task before us and weigh the resources at our disposal before deciding what we can accomplish. Today, we continue our sermon series from the archives on Hebrews 11, the Bible’s great “Hall of Faith,” as Paul examines three biblical characters who stepped forward in faith despite seemingly impossible odds. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

What if the conviction you’re tempted to run from is actually God’s loving invitation to come closer? Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul examines the response to Peter’s sermon in Acts 2, showing how the Holy Spirit exposes our blindness to sin, leads us to repentance, and brings us to the forgiveness offered through the gospel. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

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.

This week, Paul explores how the fear of God can overcome our fear of others, giving ordinary and timid Christians the courage to obey God and become instruments of His transforming 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. Paul Tripp's 5-Minute Bible Study on the book of Acts. 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.

Faith in God doesn’t give you a ticket out of hardship, but it does give you a remarkably different way of facing the hardships that come your way. Today, we continue our sermon series from the archives on Hebrews 11, the Bible’s great “Hall of Faith,” as Paul examines fear, faith, and treasure through the lives of Moses and his parents and the choices they made in Egypt. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

The cross was never God’s Plan B—it was the plan all along. Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul continues unpacking Peter’s sermon in Acts 2, highlighting God’s sovereignty over Christ’s death and resurrection and the powerful work of the Trinity in our redemption. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

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.

This week, Paul explores how God’s rescuing grace frees us from slavery to sin and lovingly makes us slaves to Christ, protecting us from returning to the false masters that can never give us life. 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. Paul Tripp's 5-Minute Bible Study on the book of Acts. 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.

Faith is not irrational, but it will inevitably take us beyond the boundaries of what we can fully understand. Today, we continue our sermon series from the archives on Hebrews 11, the Bible’s great “Hall of Faith,” as Paul examines Abraham’s test to sacrifice Isaac and the four elements of faith that shaped his rest-filled response. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

God’s invitation is far more radical (and far more hopeful!) than we often realize: whoever calls on His name will be saved. Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul unpacks Peter’s first sermon after Pentecost, showing how Joel’s prophecy points to the outpouring of the Spirit, the building of God’s global church, and the free offer of the gospel to anyone who comes to God in faith and repentance. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

The greatest danger to your spiritual life may not be what’s happening around you, but what’s happening within you. This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby explore the biblical call to purity of heart, exposing our inability to cleanse ourselves and pointing us to the transforming grace of Jesus. For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

This week, Paul highlights how God’s grace transforms and empowers unlikely people to boldly proclaim Christ. 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. Paul Tripp's 5-Minute Bible Study on the book of Acts. 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.

On the first day of each month, we release Grace & Knowledge, a more in-depth article from Paul that allows him to expand on biblical truths beyond his weekly Wednesday’s Word. Our prayer is that this resource helps you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen” (2 Peter 3:18). In this month’s Grace & Knowledge, Paul introduces our new season of 5-Minute Bible Studies through the book of Acts, exploring how the gospel launched the church, empowered unlikely messengers, and continues to advance through the unstoppable power of Jesus Christ.

The church didn’t begin with human strength—it began with the power of God. Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul walks through the launch of the church at Pentecost, reminding us that when Jesus calls us to His work, He doesn’t leave us to do it alone but gives us the presence and power we need to accomplish what He has called us to do. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

Peace doesn’t begin with getting everyone around you to agree. It begins with getting your own heart right before God. This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby unpack Jesus’ call to be peacemakers, exposing the envy, anger, and selfishness that stand in the way of genuine peace. For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

This week, Paul challenges us to make praise a daily habit, encouraging us to begin each morning by turning our hearts and voices toward the glory of God. 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.

If Jesus is real and His Word is true, everything about life changes. Today, we continue our sermon series from the archives on Hebrews 11, the Bible’s great “Hall of Faith.” In this message, Paul shows how faith in God transforms four things - vision, identity, desire, and relationship. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.

What qualifies someone to serve God—and who gets to decide? Today, we continue our year-long Bible study in the book of Acts. In this episode, Paul examines the disciples’ selection of Matthias, showing why the condition of our hearts matters more than outward appearances and why we must look to Scripture’s clear commands for guidance. To hear more studies from the book of Acts, visit PaulTripp.com/Acts.

What if the most important kind of cleanliness has nothing to do with what’s on the outside, but everything to do with what’s happening in your heart? This week on The Connecting Podcast, Paul and Shelby explore Jesus’ words, “Blessed are the pure in heart,” examining why we can’t cleanse our own hearts and why our only hope for true purity is the cleansing grace of Jesus. For more episodes of The Connecting Podcast, visit PaulTripp.com/Connecting.

This week, Paul reminds us that we live between the “already” of Christ’s finished work and the “not yet” of its completion, encouraging us to find our hope not in our imperfect faithfulness, but in the unshakable faithfulness of God. 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.

Would you consider yourself a person of faith—and if so, what evidence would your life give to prove it? Today, we continue our sermon series from the archives on Hebrews 11, the Bible’s great “Hall of Faith.” In this message, Paul identifies four defining characteristics of a life shaped by genuine faith in God. To hear more sermons from Paul, visit PaulTripp.com/Sermons.