Category: Sermons
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![Trust God and Leave the Results to Him [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/oct27.png?w=1024)
Trust God and Leave the Results to Him [Sermon]
What do we do when so much seems broken, uncertain or wrong? In this sermon on Mark 4:21-34, we explore the nature of God’s kingdom and how he encouraged his followers forward in a world where so much seems broken, uncertain or wrong.
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Why was I born?
Are we here by chance, or is there a greater purpose? This sermon explores Jesus’ words in Mark 4:1-20 to provide an answer. As good soil for God, we were born to bless.
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![Salvation Before Reputation [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/oct6.png?w=1024)
Salvation Before Reputation [Sermon]
Michael Mangis says: “Faith means stepping onto the path that looks so much like it goes in the wrong direction.” Perhaps that is why Jesus’ own family said he was “out of his mind.” What motivates what YOU say and do? This sermon (and podcast episode) explores that very question as we unpack Mark 3:1-21.
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![Defend your faith by knowing your faith [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/sep29.png?w=1024)
Defend your faith by knowing your faith [Sermon]
Do you feel prepared to defend your faith in a time in which it is increasingly under attack? This sermon on Mark 2:18-28 looks at how Jesus responds to challenges as a template for us today. William Gurnall wrote: “The sword of the Spirit in another person’s hand will not defend you.”
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![Eden isn’t just in the past [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/sep22-1.png?w=1024)
Eden isn’t just in the past [Sermon]
Jurgen Moltmann says that miracles are not an interuption of the natural order of things but the restoration of the natural order of things. This helps us see Jesus’ miracles in a new light. Eden isn’t just in the past. It’s coming again. Jesus is the great restorer. This sermon on Mark 1:40-2:17 explores this…
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Clashing with the kingdom of darkness and demons
When Jesus came to proclaim the Kingdom of God he was not doing so in neutral territory. In Satan’s view, Jesus was an intruder trying to encroach on his turf. A clash was inevitable. This sermon (also posted as a podcast episode) addresses demons, the kingdom of darkness, and looks at Jesus’ exorcisms in Mark…
