Tag: being different
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![Fickle or Faithful [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sermon-sunday-titles-4.png?w=1024)
Fickle or Faithful [Sermon]
Crowds can be fickle. One day they’re yelling “Hosanna!” to Jesus and a few days later they’re crying “Crucify him!” Where are we in the mix? Are we fickle, or faithful? That’s what this Palm Sunday sermon explores with John 12:12-19, along with four practical helps toward faithfulness.
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![Being different makes a difference [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sermon-sunday-titles-9.png?w=1024)
Being different makes a difference [Sermon]
Do you ever feel strange because of your faith? What if (a) that wasn’t so bad, and (b) there was a purpose in it? This sermon on Acts 17:16-34 and Paul among the philosophers at Athens provides some answers and direction.
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Being strange for Jesus: Paul among the professors of Athens (Growing Deeper with Acts 17:16-34)
In this episode of The Pulse Podcast I explore Acts 17:16-34, an account of Paul’s time with the philosophers of Athens, being called “strange,” and friction about the resurrection.
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![Expect to be different—and persecuted [Video]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/purposea-2.png?w=1024)
Expect to be different—and persecuted [Video]
The word ‘persecution’ as it relates to #faith usually makes you think of elsewhere. But we increasingly can’t make that assumption. Here’s why, and how to prepare.
