Author: Matthew Ruttan
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![Crooked Sticks Draw Straight Lines – Esther, Part 5 [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mar10.png?w=1024)
Crooked Sticks Draw Straight Lines – Esther, Part 5 [Sermon]
Things are turning into a bloody mess. And yet, there is joy. The Jews of ancient Persia stand under an annihilation order. But now they are allowed to defend themselves. Through it all, providence. This sermon brings our Esther series to a close with chapters 9-10. “God uses crooked sticks to draw straight lines” (Ignatius).
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![God Works In The Trenches – Esther, Part 4 [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mar3.png?w=1024)
God Works In The Trenches – Esther, Part 4 [Sermon]
Life can feel like a war zone. It gets messy, difficult and painful. When that happens, does God stop working? Of course not. This sermon explores Esther 8 and God providentially working in the trenches.
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![Pride Goes Before Destruction – Esther, Part 3 [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/feb25.png?w=1024)
Pride Goes Before Destruction – Esther, Part 3 [Sermon]
“Pride goes before destruction…” This proverb is illustrated perfectly (and bloodily) in the rise and fall of Haman. This sermon explores Esther 5-7 and also asks how we can avoid pride and destruction in our own lives today.
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![For Such A Time As This – Esther, Part 2 [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/feb18.png?w=1024)
For Such A Time As This – Esther, Part 2 [Sermon]
Courage is doing the right thing even when there is difficulty or danger. An example is Esther as she risked her own life to help her people. This sermon explores Esther 3-4. She was born “for such a time as this.” What about you?
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![Where is God? – Esther, Part 1 [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/feb11.png?w=1024)
Where is God? – Esther, Part 1 [Sermon]
Esther rises to become Queen and saves her people in an act of courage. Yes. But there’s more. The book is about providence and poses a challenge to us: Can we discern the invisible hand of God even through difficulty, deception and danger? This sermon is Part 1 in a series on Esther. We explore…
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![Am I a genuine follower of Jesus [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/feb4.png?w=1024)
Am I a genuine follower of Jesus [Sermon]
Is your faith sincere? Do you ever doubt? Do you wonder if you’ll one day get to the gates of heaven and be un-pleasantly surprised? This sermon explores the doctrine of ‘assurance,’ Ephesians 1:1-6 and 2:10, William Perkins’ 3 grounds for assurance, and hopefully provides clarity, comfort and encouragement. As Max Lucado says, there may…
