Paul Tripp on Parenting

WTS Bookstore has a great deal on an excellent resource by Paul Tripp. The DVD series, Getting to the Heart of Parenting is now only 14.99 (75% off!).

Q&A with Paul Tripp

The good folks at Desiring God will be hosting a live Q&A with our friend Paul Tripp Wednesday evening (the 26th) at 7:00 central time.

What Did You Expect?

Paul Tripp's new book What Did You Expect is now available. This is the best material on marriage I have ever been exposed to. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Also, if you would like this material in seminar form it may be purchased in audio and DVD formats.

Endorsements:

As a pastor I am always on the lookout for resources that embody both doctrinal precision and practical application. Paul Tripp is consistently faithful to both. This conference has been a blessing both to me and those I serve. Will our marriages be characterized by ministry or manipulation? Will my relationship with my spouse be an expression of worship to God or a casualty of idolatry? The truth presented in these sessions is not always easy to hear but it is profoundly good.
- Todd Pruitt, Teaching Pastor, Church of the Saviour, Wayne, Pennsylvania

"What I've come to expect from Paul Tripp is consistently deep, transparent, biblical, wise, practical, gospel-driven counsel. Rather than muddying the water with self-focused strategies designed to meet our ever-multiplying needs, Paul, as the seasoned soul-physician he is, correctly diagnoses our problems and provides the cure—humble faith in Jesus Christ. I wasn't disappointed. You won't be either."
- Elyse M. Fitzpatrick, author, Because He Loves Me and Comforts from the Cross

"Paul Tripp brings many years of counseling, growth as a husband, and deepening discovery of the liberating power of grace to this realistic and challenging guide to God's engagement in redeeming marriages that are threatened by complacency, misunderstanding, and selfishness. The Bible's message of the humbling and healing power of Christ's mercy and the powerful presence of his Spirit in our homes comes through loud and clear. The daily practicality of gospel doctrine is made crystal clear by Tripp's transparency about his personal missteps in becoming a Christ-reflecting husband and the many examples of couples who have discovered that they are sinners married to sinners. But that the third, divine Party in marriage gives hope and change when unrealistic expectations are shattered and when we confront our sin. But be warned: Tripp's diagnostic questions are downright uncomfortable. Even those with strong marriages by God's grace will find their deep tendencies toward self-coronation challenged!"
- Dennis E. Johnson, Professor of Practical Theology, Westminster Seminary California

What did you expect?

Paul Tripp from Crossway on Vimeo.

The pastor's public persona and private life...

Thanks to Justin Taylor for posting the following insights from Paul Tripp:

Pastors, these notes from Paul Tripp’s seminar are worth reading carefully and prayerfully:

•The Pastor: Who Do We Think He Is Anyway?
•The Pastor: Not Yet Perfect, Still Under Attack

Here’s one section, on the temptation of a public/private dichotomy in the life of a pastor:

I don’t know if you think about this, but if you live in Western culture, we are used to big borders between your public persona and your private life. By the time you are nine years old you learn that there are things you don’t talk about and must protect. We live in an incredibly individualized culture. We are very used to living in networks of terminally casual relationships. We are very used to living as fundamentally unknown. What that can promote is this disconnect between public ministry and the actual realities of my private life. Not only do those exist, but no one knows they exist because few people know me.

How many people actually know you? How many people are aware of, concerned about, ministering to, not the public guy of leadership, but to the private man? How many people know what kind of relationship you have with your wife? How many people know what kind of dad you are, the condition of your finances, what you do with the rest of your evening when you leave your study, where you go on your computer? How many people in your life actually step over that boundary between public persona and private life?

Would you say that there is any way in your life that the public man is different than the private man? Is there consistency between public confession, public preaching, public calls to godliness and the way you approach your life, or is there incongruity?

Paul Tripp at COS next week

If you are in the Philadelphia area then plan on attending a conference featuring Paul Tripp at Church of the Saviour.

Have you ever wondered why some Christians grow and some don't? Have you ever been discouraged or confused in your own relationship with God? Have you ever wondered if other people go through the things you go through as a Christian? Have you ever longed for someone who you could share your personal struggles and questions of faith with? If someone asked you what the key to personal growth and change was what would you say it is?

Could it be that you're a Christian but you're missing an essential piece of the life God called you to. Real satisfaction of heart, real growth and change, real effectiveness and purpose is possible!

Your Walk with God is a Community Project

January 10-12
Sunday - Paul will be preaching in the three morning services (8:15, 9:30, 11:00)
Monday Evening - 7:00-9:30
Tuesday Evening - 7:00-9:30

Promotional Video

Register HERE

I am my biggest problem

From Paul Tripp:

I must face the fact that my greatest need is not environmental. My greatest need does not derive from the fact that the brokenness of the Fall fractures every situation, every relationship, and every context. Yes, all my relationships are flawed in some way. And no, the world around me does not operate as God intended. But this environmental brokenness is not my greatest, deepest, most abiding problem. No matter what I face in this fallen world, my greatest problem in life exist inside of me and not outside of me. Sure, I want to think that it is…

My spouse

My children

My neighbors

My extended family

My history

My church

My job

My friends

My boss

My community

My finances

The government

The traffic

The Internet

Society in general

And the list could go on and on.

But the Bible tells me something very different. Even though my environment has been broken by sin, my biggest problem is moral. There is something wrong inside of me, and in one way or another it influences everything I desire, think, choose, say, and do.

Reminder: Paul Tripp will be at Church of the Saviour January 10-12.

Why do we struggle?

Portrait of a Struggle (DVD / CD)

Good Stuff from Paul Tripp

I have the pleasure of serving on the board for Paul Tripp Ministries. Paul is a man who gets the gospel right. What is more, he has a heart for pastors and a vision for a healthy, vibrant church.

Church of the Saviour will be hosting Paul on January 10-12 for a conference entitled "Your Walk with God is a Community Project." If you live in the Philadelphia area I encourage you to plan on attending.

Paul was recently at Sojourn Church in Louisville. Here are his talks:

• What Did You Expect? The Realities of Marriage


• A Vision for Gospel Ministry


• The Deep Psychology of the Gospel


• Broken Down House: How To Live Between The Already and the Not Yet

I am my biggest marriage problem

Paul Tripp at Church of the Saviour

Church of the Saviour where I have the privilege of serving as Senior Teaching Pastor will be hosting Paul Tripp in January. Paul will be speaking on the topic, "Your Walk with God is a Community Project." If you are familiar with Paul Tripp then you know of his commitment to the power and sufficiency of God's Word as well as his unique gift for teaching.



If you can join us we would love to have you here!

Date: January 10-12
Cost: TBA (minimal)
Schedule:
Suday: Paul will be preaching in the morning worship services
Monday: 7:00 - 9:30
Tuesday: 7:00 - 9:30

What did you expect?

Below are some clips from Paul Tripp's teaching series on marriage: "What Did You Expect?" Paul presented this series at Metro East Baptist in Wichita not long before I departed for Philadelphia. It was outstanding.






You can order the DVD's or audio CD's from Westminster Bookstore.

"What Did You Expect?"

Paul Tripp's excellent series on marriage, "What Did You Expect?" is now available in DVD and audio CD's. Highly recommended!

"A Shelter in the Time of Storm"

The new book by Paul Tripp looks excellent. You can get a copy by clicking HERE.

By the way, if you attend Church of the Saviour or live in the Philadelphia area Dr. Tripp is going to be with us for a weekend conference in January. More details to come!

There is a place to stand

Paul Tripp has written a very encouraging article that is posted at Keith and Kristen Getty's website (http://www.gettymusic.com/paultripp.asp).

Metro East is honored to be hosting Paul on April 4th and 5th for his conference "Marriage, There Really is a Better Way." You can learn more about Paul Tripp and his ministry at www.paultrippministries.org.