Category: Sermons
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![Encased in Grace (The Art of Noticing) [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nov-9.png?w=1024)
Encased in Grace (The Art of Noticing) [Sermon]
Have you ever noticed how some people see the same things but see different things? It’s a matter of perception. Sometimes you just have to look closer. Sometimes you just have to look differently. We are encased in grace. But do you notice? This is a sermon on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12.
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![Stabilizers for the Coming Storm [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/nov-5.png?w=1024)
Stabilizers for the Coming Storm [Sermon]
Before Jesus returns several things will happen: wars, rumours of war, persecution, lawlessness… In light of all this, how should we live? Rejoice! Pray! Give thanks! This sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 describes how.
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![No One Left Behind (when Jesus returns) [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/oct-15.png?w=1024)
No One Left Behind (when Jesus returns) [Sermon]
The second coming of Jesus. It has fascinated people since the earliest days. Just this week it was trending on social media. But what is going to happen, and how does that fit into the big picture of WHY it needs to happen. In this sermon I discuss these things as I unpack 1 Thessalonians…
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![Being FOR things, not just AGAINST things [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/communion-1.png?w=1024)
Being FOR things, not just AGAINST things [Sermon]
Sometimes it’s easier to identify what we’re against rather than what we’re for. This sermon on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 considers a test case with Paul and then provides a strategy for thinking through what we’re “for” when it comes to beliefs, causes or issues that are important to us.
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![Hocus Pocus: The Use, Abuse, and True Meaning of Communion [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/communion.png?w=1024)
Hocus Pocus: The Use, Abuse, and True Meaning of Communion [Sermon]
The expression “hocus pocus” actually traces back to a bumbled Communion service. Today it is a warning to the rest of us. Are we being thoughtful about what we’re doing? Or are we just saying prescribed words or going through the motions? This sermon explores 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 and 7 meanings of Communion for us…
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![Holiness is Readiness [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sermon-holiness.png?w=1024)
Holiness is Readiness [Sermon]
The idea of holiness has pretty much been trampled. Gee, I wonder why that is? God is holy. And we are told to be holy as a way to prepare for the return of Jesus. This sermon is on 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13.
