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

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

We don't like to admit it, but it really is true.

When it comes to communication, our biggest problem exists inside of us, not outside of us.

We want to blame other people, or the weather, or the traffic, but the Bible is clear.

Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

In today's episode, Paul Tripp diagnoses our communication problem and points us to the only cure.

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Now, here's Paul addressing our communication.

I just don't know how else to say it.

He had me hooked.

I'm not exactly sure how it happened, but I was absolutely determined somehow, some way I would get his respect.

I was going to get this man's respect.

I was his pastor, and he had made it very clear that he didn't

respect me. He had made it very clear in many ways. He had made it very clear in private,

and he had made it very clear in public. This man had me hooked. He thought my leadership was

immature, and he thought my preaching was a joke.

In fact, he said once, you know, you're preaching, you're killing us, Paul. And in so doing,

he really did hook me. I had a whole new mission for my ministry. My preaching not only had

helping people as its purpose, it got a new

purpose, getting this man's respect. And the more I tried to preach to please him, the more

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