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. It's one of the most radical

phrases in all of Scripture. Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him. He has put him to

grief. In this final Advent sermon, Paul preaches on Isaiah 5310 and what this

verse means for us. Here's Paul. Well, it has been my privilege over the last several weeks to

lead us together in consideration of the incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I first said to you that you can't start with the baby in the manger and understand this story.

You have to understand that that gift of the Lord Jesus is rooted in grief in the heart of God.

It's also connected to grief in your heart. God hears your cry and the ultimate response is the sinning of his son.

We also looked at the fact that that announcement of the angels,

and that song, the most familiar hymn ever sung,

glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace with whom he is pleased,

is not just an announcement of a birth,

it's a prediction of a death.

Well, I would like to just add one more piece this morning.

I'd like to do this by means of a question.

This is a rhetorical question, you don't feel the need to answer aloud.

If I were going to ask you to write down on a piece of paper

the ten top things that bring you pleasure, what would you write? Be honest. Don't feel the need to be super spiritual here at this moment. Be honest. What would bring you pleasure?

What does bring you pleasure?

If you look back at the end of a day and say, wow, that was a great day, why would you

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