Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the

transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. In today's episode, we'll listen to Paul

teach from Hebrews 3 at Dallas Theological Seminary's Chapel Service. If you're not a pastor,

future pastor, or ministry

leader, don't skip this episode. There are lessons for every Christian and a specific warning

about neglecting the essential, sanctifying ministry of the body of Christ. Here's Paul Tripp.

Well, it's an honor to be here with you.

It's always an honor for me to address pastors or future pastors or people are committed to ministry in the local church.

And there are ways in which you are my ministry heroes because you are living in the trenches of the life and ministry and struggle of the local church.

My calling right now is I just drop into a community for a weekend,

create all kinds of gospel trouble, and leave.

So I have a great esteem for what you're giving your lives to.

Well, I was a great esteem for what you're giving your lives to. Well, I was a very, very angry man.

I didn't know I was an angry man, but I was an angry man.

I was in the midst of destroying my life and my ministry, and I didn't know it.

I was a pastor.

Llella, my dear wife, was very faithful in bringing that anger to me in godly ways, extremely patient, but forthright.

And when she would do that, I would wrap my robes of righteousness around me, which I have none,

and tell her what a great guy I was.

I would tell her that I thought her problem was discontent,

and I would pray for her. That helped her. That's a lie.

At one moment, I got on a bit of a role. I'm a domestic guy. I do most of the cooking in our house. I don't mind doing things around the house.

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