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Welcome to the Gospel Coalition Podcast, equipping the next generation of believers,

pastors, and church leaders to shape life and ministry around the gospel.

On today's episode, you'll hear a message from Paul Trip. This message was originally given

at Bethlehem College and seminaries past CUN 2018.

Well, I want to speak to this morning a clear and present danger for anyone in ministry.

How many pastors in the room? I want to address pastors directly and what I have to say will

have application of anybody in ministry. I want to talk about one of the

inescapable dangers of ministry calling. And I think the best way to begin that is a little of my

own story. Some of you have heard my story, but I think it's worth repeating because it really

does frame the importance and significance of what I would like you to consider.

I was a very angry man. I didn't know I was an angry man.

My dear wife, Lualla, knew that I was angry and my children knew I was angry, but I didn't know

I was angry man. If you would have described me in that way, that would have hurt my feelings

because I had no concept that that's who I was. I was in the midst of destroying my life

and my ministry, and I did not know it.

Lualla would come to me. She did it very graciously and patiently and faithfully, and she would

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