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.

Everyone wants to think that they have true faith. No one wants to think that they struggle with faith.

But as we continue through his sermon series in James, Paul Tripp teaches that those struggles of faith and works are more subtle and present than we'd like to admit.

Here's Paul.

Everyone wants to think that they have true faith.

No one wants to think that they struggle true faith. No one wants to think that they struggle with faith.

And yet perhaps those struggles are more subtle and present than we would like to admit.

We find ourselves in a place in James' discussion where he gets to the essence of

what Christianity is about. It's that issue of faith. What is the nature of true faith?

About 18 months ago, I got a new car.

I've thought that I have material things in their right place, but I got a new car.

Strangely, I felt different in that car.

I imagined that people were looking at me,

saying, we wish we were that man.

I would like to think it didn't have an effect on me, but it did.

Over Christmas, we had my nephew and my niece visit for Christmas.

The day after Christmas, we took one of those Philadelphia Christmas experiences, drove all over doing various Christmas things.

We nibbled all day long, as you would do.

Troy's 11 years old.

He nibbled heartily throughout that day. We ended the day at Starbucks.

Troy ordered a big, tall, mint hot chocolate. I live in Mount Airy.

To get from Center City to Mount Airy, you have to drive on Lincoln Drive.

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