Author: Matthew Ruttan
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![The Perfect Blood of the Lamb [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/lamb.png?w=1024)
The Perfect Blood of the Lamb [Sermon]
The imagery is kind of harsh. Blood? In fact, some people try to avoid talking about it. But Good Friday is not a time for closing our eyes to the reality of sin, suffering and sacrifice. This podcast is my sermon from Good Friday. It takes us through Exodus 12 and the 10th plague on…
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Virtue As We Enter The New Dark Ages
The idea of “virtue” seems awkward and out-of-place. Alisdair MacIntyre suggests we’re entering “the new dark ages.” Vanity Fair is in the air. I think conversations about virtue are due for a comeback, at least among Christians. This podcast and podcast explains why.
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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?
