Category: Sermons
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![The Cardinal Virtue [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sunday-slides-2019-05-2.png?w=1024)
The Cardinal Virtue [Podcast]
We all know that love is important, right? Jesus tells us to love God with our whole being, and to love our neighbours as ourselves (Mark 12:28-34). In 1 Corinthians 13: 13 we are famously reminded, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” Plus, Jesus even tells…
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![Heaven & Hell, Part 4 – Who goes where? (And who decides?) [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/heaven-hell-12.png?w=560)
Heaven & Hell, Part 4 – Who goes where? (And who decides?) [Podcast]
When it comes to heaven and hell, who goes where, and who decides? How, those are huuuge questions! This podcast explores them in Part of the ‘Heaven & Hell’ series.
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![Heaven & Hell, Part 3 – What is hell like? [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/heaven-hell-10.png?w=560)
Heaven & Hell, Part 3 – What is hell like? [Podcast]
Last week we asked what heaven was like. But this week I explore what is perhaps one of the most difficult questions of all: What is hell like? Speaking about hell, C.S. Lewis wrote: “There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this, if it lay in my power.” It’s not…
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![Heaven & Hell, Part 2 – What is heaven like? [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/heaven-hell-8.png?w=560)
Heaven & Hell, Part 2 – What is heaven like? [Podcast]
Unless you’re a robot, you’ve probably wondered what heaven is like. After all, all of us are one heartbeat away from death. Will we meet God? What will we do? Plus, we all have loved ones who have died who we hope are in heaven. If so, what is it like for them? Are they…
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![Heaven & Hell, Part 1 – How do we know? [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/heaven-hell-7.png?w=560)
Heaven & Hell, Part 1 – How do we know? [Podcast]
A Gallup poll revealed that 81% of people believe in heaven, but only 69% believe in hell. We like to believe in things we like, like heaven; but not in things we don’t, like hell, right? But speaking about final judgment in Matthew 25 Jesus said that some people will “go into eternal life,” but…
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How to be a person of your word in a world of verbal mistrust
Before the world of contracts and fine print, do you remember hearing about agreements that were made on the shake of a hand? Remember when someone could be trusted “at their word”? Nowadays, that seems rare. We live in a world of verbal mistrust. So many people break promises that it doesn’t even surprise us…
