About Trusting God in Difficult Times with Tim Keller
Trusting God in Difficult Times with Tim Keller is a short series that was initially recorded in 2020 after the global pandemic. This series is meant to encourage you to trust God more deeply and rest in his word as you meditate on what he promises. Each meditation is meant to point you to strength and hope in the valleys you go through and the difficult times you’ll inevitably face. After each talk there is a short discussion between Tim and Kathy Keller about some aspect of the meditation.
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Timothy Keller explores finding unconditional joy through Psalm 4, offering listeners profound spiritual guidance.
21 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Tale and an Idiot – Ecclesiastes 8
Timothy Keller explores the wisdom of Ecclesiastes 8, offering insights into navigating life's challenges with faith.
19 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
It All Ends in Praise – Psalm 150
Timothy Keller explores Psalm 150, guiding listeners to find praise even in challenging circumstances.
17 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Where Is Your Faith? – Luke 8
Pastor Tim Keller explores the nature of faith in difficult times, drawing insights from Luke 8 to guide listeners toward deeper trust.
16 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Don't Waste Your Sorrows – Psalm 126
This meditation was first published to YouTube on May 7, 2020.
This episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.
14 May 2026
Talking to Yourself, Not Listening to Yourself – Psalm 42
This meditation was first published to YouTube on May 5, 2020.
This episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.
12 May 2026
How to Become Evergreen – Psalm 1
This meditation was first published to YouTube on April 30, 2020.
This episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.
11 May 2026
Overwhelmed by the Goodness of God – Habakkuk 3
This meditation was first published to YouTube on April 24, 2020.
This episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.
7 May 2026
How Do We Wait on the Lord? – Habakkuk 2
We often wonder if God has a plan. But we often don’t want to wait to see it. How do we wait on the Lord with faithfulness and patience?
God tells Habakuk to be patient. There are three things we can learn from this passage. 1) We have to wait patiently. 2) We have to wait perspectively and 3) We have to wait Christocentrically.
When we seek to live out of the love of Christ who was patient and brave for us, we can live by faith with patience, and even bravery when we can’t see God’s plan clearly.
This meditation was first published to YouTube on April 21, 2020.
This episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.
5 May 2026
Stewarding the Time God Gives Us – Habakkuk 1
What do you do when everything seems to be going wrong in your life?
Habakuk sees everything going wrong for his culture. He sees a military threat coming — disaster is coming for his nation. He cries out to God. He is honest before God and he is also realistic. He sees terrible times full of trouble and disaster and he can’t understand why God would allow it.
But he closes his lament with the words “you will live forever.” He recognizes that it is not for us to determine why God allows certain things to happen, but to steward the time we have well, no matter the circumstances. Listen to what it means to truly see that we have a God of grace.
This meditation was first published to YouTube on April 17, 2020.
This episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.
28 Apr 2026
God Will Bring You Through Every Trouble – Psalm 91
The promise of Psalm 91 is that God will keep you safe. But how do we understand that promise?
I can tell you what Satan wants you to think about this promise. Because in Luke 4, Satan cites this psalm when he’s tempting Jesus in the wilderness. Satan tries to get a Christian to believe that “If I’m a Christian, God won’t let any really, really bad things happen to me.”
That’s not at all what Psalm 91 is saying. Let’s look at this psalm and three other scriptures and ask, “What does it mean?”
This meditation was first published to YouTube on April 14, 2020.
This episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.
21 Apr 2026
Your Citizenship Is in Heaven – Psalm 46
Psalm 46 is a very famous psalm, and an eloquent psalm for times of fear and anxiety. It talks about earthly cities, which can be besieged and destroyed—and it contrasts that with the city of God, which cannot be destroyed. In this meditation, Tim Keller looks at what this means and at the benefits of heavenly citizenship.
This meditation was first published to YouTube on April 9, 2020.
This episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.
21 Apr 2026
The Lord Is on His Throne – Psalm 11
Psalm 11 is an excellent psalm for panicky times. In it, advisors have come to King David and said, “You have to get out of town. There’s going to be a coup.” David, however, knows the worst thing he can do for his people is to flee. So he refuses to panic. And in this psalm, David explains how he’s able to avoid panic: with 1) a reason for the mind and 2) a reason for the heart.
This meditation was first published to YouTube on April 8, 2020.
This episode is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.
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Unconditional Joy – Psalm 4
Published 21 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Ponder in your own hearts on your bed and be silent. Offer right sacrifices and put your trust in the Lord. There are many who say, who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord. You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. In peace I will both lie down and sleep. For you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Now, the result or outcome of this psalm is in verse 7 and 8, where it says, you have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. In peace, I will both lie down and sleep. And he is talking about, the psalmist is talking about, a peace and joy that is not based on circumstances. […]
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