The Paul Tripp Podcast 1072. Session 1 - Global Gospel Leaders (En Español)
Apr 2, 2026
Teaching from Santiago explores how limits shape ministry, family, and personal life. Time as a created limit forces trade-offs between work, devotion, and relationships. The talk examines personal blind spots, anger, and the slope toward hardened hearts. It highlights our need for truthful gospel community, humble wisdom, and daily engagement with Scripture.
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Time Is A God-Given Limit For Ministry
- God designed time with built-in limits marked by evening and morning in creation.
- Paul Tripp warns ministry must inhabit those time limits or ministry will expand into worship and family, shrinking them.
Say No To Ministry That Steals Your Devotion
- Do refuse every ministry request that steals your devotion or family time and causes other life circles to shrink.
- Paul Tripp gives examples of pastors who lost devotional life and family because ministry kept expanding into those areas.
Church Planter Whose Kids Never Saw Their Dad
- A church planter said his wife told him, I'm done — it's either me or your ministry, because their six boys never saw their dad.
- This story illustrates unchecked ministry expansion destroying marriage and fathering.