Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

What do you tell yourself you need?

What do you tell yourself the world needs?

In today's episode, we continue our sermon series from the archives, the gospel

according to Mark, as Paul preaches on the story of Jesus healing the paralytic, and how it's

easy for us to place our priorities on things that are significant, but not essential for life.

To hear more sermons from Paul, visit paultrip.com slash sermons. Now here's Paul with today's message.

It's a word that you use again and again. And it maybe has more shaping power in your life than

you would think. It's the word need.

If you were going to make a list of the things that you think you need,

what would be on your list this evening?

Maybe need is the word need is one of the sloppiest words used in human culture.

Could it be that the vast majority of things that were convinced we need, we don't actually need?

If you're a parent, you know that. Your children very seldom would ever say to you

these words, mom and dad, I sort of kind of desire a pair of shoes. You've never heard that.

Your child will say, I need a pair of shoots.

You look down at them and you see leather-en-cased feet.

It's not actually a need, but they're convinced it's a need,

and they will begin to evaluate the degree of your parental love

and willingness to provide by your willingness

to meet that need.

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