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- War of Words
- Lost in the Middle
- Getting to the Heart of Parenting
- Age of Opportunity
- How to Be Good and Angry

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“Sarah just couldn’t believe it! She couldn’t believe what she was dealing with. She couldn’t believe that Jason had gone out to dinner with that woman from work and she couldn’t stand the fact the he had kissed her good night. Although she was thankful for Jason’s confession, she felt like the trust of her marriage had been hopelessly broken. It was like she was living with a man she did not know and she had no idea how to move on from here. There are Sarahs and Jims in the office and the pews of your church. They are devastated and they typically feel stuck and trapped. How can you help them? Let me make a few suggestions. In Mark 1:14 Jesus sends out his newly-minted disciples with this message. “The time has come, the Kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news.” Now this is a bit of a curious message. We don’t often think of having to confess and repent as good news. Can you image someone saying, “I got the best news for you, you’ve messed up, and you’re going to have to make it right!” How is this call to repent good news? Think about what repentance is. It is a change of heart that leads to a radical change in direction of my life. What is the good news of the kingdom? Here it is. Because the Messiah has come, real, lasting, personal change is possible! Now what does this have to do with people like Sarah and Jim? If they are ever going to restore the shattered trust in their marriage, they have to understand that the core message of the Gospel is a message of new beginnings and fresh starts. Broken people can be made new again. Broken marriages can be reconciled and restored. Broken trust can be replaced with a new spirit of unity, understanding, and intimacy. Sarah and Jim need to know that Jesus came and died not just for their future, but for the heart-breaking and life-altering things that they are facing in the here and now.

You see, Jim and Sarah are doing what all couples in their situation do. They are measuring their potential to make it as a couple. If they base their estimation of their potential on their track record and on the size of the problems they are facing, they will probably conclude that they don’t have much potential as a couple. This is why they need to be introduced to or reminded of the new potential that they have been given in Christ. Because Jesus came to earth and lived, died, and rose again, change really is possible. Jesus came so that we would not have to be stuck. He came so that we could experience new beginnings and fresh starts, because he knew he would need them. Since you are part of the body of Christ, you are near couples who need to be able to hope once again. These couples need to hear the Gospel of fresh starts and new beginnings and they need to know that, in Christ, they have been given new potential for change that needs to take place in their marriage. There is something else that Sarah and Jim need to know. It is that the Bible plainly tells them how to get from where they are to where they need to be. The Bible anticipates that in this fallen world we will encounter difficulties in our relationships. So the Bible gives me clear guidance on how to move a relationship from brokenness to reconciliation.

First the Bible calls Sarah and Jim to confess and forgive. If they are willing to do this, they will begin to bring closure to the hurts of the past. The Bible calls them to trust and entrust. Here Jim does everything he can to demonstrate he is committed to being trustworthy and Sarah makes a commit to entrust herself to Jim once again. The Bible calls them to uproot and to plant. Here they look for old destructive attitudes and behaviors that must be uprooted and for new attitudes and behaviors that, by God’s grace can now live in their place. God calls each on them to love each other as they love themselves. Here they commit to make joyful love and service of one another the new culture of their marriage. And the Bible calls them to watch and pray. Here they work to protect their marriage from further difficulty and they ask for God’s help in dealing with difficulty as it arises in a trust-enhancing and God-honoring way. If Sarah and Jim commit to these things and do them with patience and perseverance, they will see their marriage live once more, with unity, understanding, and intimacy.

What do the hurting couples need to hear and understand? They need hear the Gospel of fresh starts; that because of the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ, real, lasting change really is possible. And they need to know that God not only has made change possible, but he clearly tells us how to reconcile and restore relationships that have been broken by sin. He really does tell us how to get from where we are to where we need to be.

Hurting couples need hope. They need hope that is bigger than their track record or the size of the problems that they face. They need hope that is bigger than a few skills and a list of techniques. They need the kind of hope that can only be found in the Lord Jesus Christ. He died not just to guarantee their future, but to give them what they need for the disappointments of the here and now..

We are very excited about God’s blessing on Paul’s 4 week speaking tour through South Africa. Paul spoke over 60 times while he was there. We are praying that God would provide the funds necessary so that we could go back to South Africa and accept the other requests we are getting from around the world. We covet your prayers and financial help.

Below are comments from some of the South African leaders:

“Paul Tripp was without doubt one of the most impactful guest speakers we have had at St Matthews. The Holy Spirit powerfully used Paul’s faithfulness to Scripture, brilliant use of words and an ability to apply the Scriptures to real lives to cause a lot of reflection and real change amongst our people. And as we wrestled with what Paul said about love and relationships in our Home Groups on the Wednesday following the Sunday message we continued to sense God working amongst us as a result of Paul’s ministry. In the Home Group I lead one woman made a potentially life-changing decision as a result of God’s conviction on her life. As a pastor I obviously rejoice in this and would urge the Alpha and Omega trust to bring our brother Paul back out to South Africa. We would be willing to help in whatever way we are able.”
- Mike Emslie, Pastor of St Matthews Church of England, Table View

“Paul Tripp preached at St Stephens church on the causes of conflict. It was a timely word in a world that is full of conflict. What was terrific to hear was Paul taking us to the Bible to hear that conflict often arises as a result of our idolatrous desires. The gospel shines so clearly and becomes a real, relevant and practical solution when our sin is exposed for what it is. One couldn’t help coming away thinking what a great saviour we have.”
- Geoff Gertzen, Pastor of St Stephen’s Church of England, Claremont

“Paul Tripp made a great impact at both City Partnership meetings and we would be extremely keen to have him back. In particular his understanding of human relationships was especially helpful. In a culture that seeks a quick fix to all of life's problems, Paul's emphasis on bringing our own sinful reactions before the Lord and seeing suffering as the path to Christian maturity were passionately and convincingly communicated. Many people commented that his humility and willingness to share his own past failures gave his messages a special authority.”
- Simon Clegg, leader of City Partnership Ministry

“Having had Dr Paul Tripp recently with us at the African Enterprise Leadership Training Centre, I want to set on record what an extraordinary impact this grand brother had on all who heard him here. His teaching on marriage, family life and a Christian home was amongst the deepest and best I have heard anywhere. In fact, it is my hope to share about Paul's material with some 2500 South African Christian leaders who are part of our recently launched National Initiative for the Reformation of South Africa (NIRSA). Paul's bull’s-eye and on-the-button teaching related to this crucial area of life deserves to be as widely circulated as possible and we at AELTC want to do our bit in making this happen. In fact, we would love to see him back in South Africa on an annual basis."
- Michael Cassidy, Africa Enterprise, Pietermaritzburg

“It was a great privilege to have Paul Tripp teach in our church. He is a dynamic speaker who clearly and faithfully communicates the life-changing truths of Scripture for everyday life. I particularly appreciated his focus on how our hearts are the wellspring of life, and are in constant need of God's grace. We would love to have him back in South Africa sometime, as he has much to teach the church.”
- Hilmar von Fintel, Pastor of Monte Vista Presbyterian Church, Monte Vista

“What a joy it has been to have Paul Tripp here in Cape Town. His incisive understanding of Scripture coupled with his remarkable ability to communicate it's truth made for edifying meetings. No-one left disappointed! In a day and age where the Bible is set aside for psychology and pragmatism, we need men like Paul Tripp! He is undoubtedly God's gift to the wider church exercising a unique ministry in humility and all to the glory of God. We trust that we will see him back in South Africa soon.”
- Roland Eskinazi, Pastor of Goodwood Baptist Church, Goodwood

Paul Tripp will be one of the guest speakers at the Desiring God National Conference this upcoming weekend - read more about this exciting event:
 
September 26-28, 2008
Event: 2008 Desiring God National Conference
Theme: The Power of Words and the Wonder of God - Language is God’s idea.

It belongs very close to who and what he is. It has huge potential for good, and catastrophic potential for evil. The tongue, James says, is seemingly untamable. “With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God” (James 3:9-10). All issues today—political, religious, educational, theological, etc—relate to the way we use words. We think them in our heads and we speak them with our mouths. What would the world be like—the home, the church, the school, the public square—if words were used the way Jesus used them? That is not an easy question. We might be surprised.

Videos:
Click here to watch a video trailer about the conference
Click here to watch a video of John Piper speaking about Paul Tripp and the War Words

Speakers:
John Piper, Paul Tripp, Sinclair Ferguson, Mark Driscoll, Bob Kauflin, & Daniel Taylor

Schedule: Friday evening 7:00 PM thru Sunday at Noon

Location: Minneapolis Convention Center, 1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Phone: 888-346-4700

Web: www.desiringgod.org/events/