Category: Sermons
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![Open lips open doors. Sometimes. [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fasting-9.png?w=1024)
Open lips open doors. Sometimes. [Sermon]
Truth is silenced when witnesses are silent. In this sermon on Luke 24:36-49 I explore what it means to be a witness of Jesus today even when that puts us at odds with majority culture.
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![God’s dirt, word and work [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sunday-titles.png?w=1024)
God’s dirt, word and work [Sermon]
How does God work in and through our lives (even when we’re imperfect)? That’s what Jesus answers in the parable of the sower (Luke 8:4-15) and is the theme of this message.
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![The rope at the end of your rope [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sunday-titles-1.png?w=1024)
The rope at the end of your rope [Sermon]
You don’t tend to know where “the end of your rope is” until you get there. In this sermon on Luke 18:35-43, I highlight how God can work in and through the desperate situations in our own lives.
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![Paradise is a Person [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sunday-titles-15.png?w=1024)
Paradise is a Person [Sermon]
A lot of people are searching, they are dis-content. In this sermon about the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) I reflect on the implications of the risen Jesus and our longing for contentment.
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![The Game Plan [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sunday-titles-27.png?w=1024)
The Game Plan [Sermon]
Easter is good, not because of how we’re feeling, but because of what God is doing. This Easter sermon on Luke 24:-12 explores the most significant event ever: the resurrection of Jesus.
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![In good hands [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sunday-titles-13.png?w=1024)
In good hands [Sermon]
Many people are “barely hanging on.” Is there a word from God to us on Palm Sunday, especially at a time like this? Yes. This sermon from March 29, 2021 provides one from Luke 19:28-44.
