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.

We know it as the parable of the sower, but it should be more accurately entitled, The Parable

of the Soil.

In today's episode, we'll continue through Paul's sermon series in Mark, and today, Paul

teaches how we should approach listening to the Word of God and how to avoid living like

rocky soil.

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Now here's Paul with this message from the Gospel of Mark.

Well, it's not enough to be in the room.

You can be in the room where the Word of God is taught and not benefit from it at all.

You can hear God's word preached and walk away utterly unchanged.

You can even have joy at what you're hearing, and it makes no difference in your life whatsoever.

I was a third-year seminary student. I was quite filled with the glory of my Greek language ability.

I was exegeting my way through Romans.

I thought that my work in Romans was brilliant.

Maybe someday it would be a commentary.

Romance by Paul David Tripp oh the glory of it

I got to about Romans 8

I remember it very clearly I remember

it was early in the evening, and I was writing sort of exegetical notes alongside a passage of Romans, and it hit me that I was in the eighth chapter of this glorious exposition of the gospel,

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