Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast,

where pastor and best-selling author Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

Have you ever considered who's shaping your child's worldview?

From TikTok to YouTube, social media to streaming platforms,

the hearts of our children are constantly

being shaped by a flood of digital voices, many of which speak in opposition to God's

truth. In his brand new teaching series, Voices of Influence, Paul Tripp helps parents, caregivers,

and church leaders recognize the power of competing voices and recapture their biblical role in shaping

the next generation. Today, you'll hear the first of three sessions. If you'd like to watch the

video series or download the free study guide for individual or group use, visit paultriff.com

slash voices. Each of these 25-minute sessions is crafted to equip you with gospel hope and practical

direction in a digital age overflowing with distortion. Influence isn't neutral. It's a matter of the heart.

May this new series equip and encourage you to steward that influence well. Here's Paul with the

first session of Voices of Influence.

Well, we're here to talk about influence.

And I thought I'd start with a personal story.

Our son several years ago was a teenager and he had been one of these compliant kids, easy to parent this young man.

He asked if he could go for the weekend to a Fritz house, a friend from our church, and we knew the family,

we had no problem with that.

We said, sure, go, have fun.

Well, on Saturday, I got a call from the friend's mother and said, she told me, she said, your son is not with us.

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