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.

In today's episode, we're going to listen to a session from Paul's conference, Dangerous Calling, confronting the unique challenges of pastoral ministry.

In it, Paul warns us of the danger of familiarity, being so familiar with the truths of God and

His Word that we lose our awe of him. If you enjoy today's content, you can purchase the full

conference at paultrip.com slash dangerous calling here's paul

thank you i want to begin by just entertaining the question why this material

why spend the amount of time we're going to spend considering the unique temptations that surround ministry

in the local church, not just pastoral ministry, but anyone who gives him or herself to ministry or is connected to someone in ministry.

I think that there are three things that have motivated me

that have put inside of me particular passion for this material.

And I want to begin by sharing those with you.

The first one is my own story.

Some of you may have heard my story.

If you have it, here it is.

I was a very, very angry man.

I didn't know I was an angry man.

My wife knew that I was angry.

My children knew that I was angry,

but I didn't know I was angry.

I was a pastor.

I was known for my ability at recognizing angry men.

There's a connection there.

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