Tag: Christianity
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![As Iron Sharpens Iron: The Most Famous Proverbs, Part 2 [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/proverbs2.png?w=1024)
As Iron Sharpens Iron: The Most Famous Proverbs, Part 2 [Sermon]
The proverbs in the Bible are short statements meant to help us live wisely daily. This sermon is part 2 of 2, provides some background, and then highlights 16 of the most famous proverbs.
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![Fearfully and Wonderfully Made [Sermon, Psalm 139]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/psalm-139-1.png?w=1024)
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made [Sermon, Psalm 139]
Who are we if all the external signs of our identity are stripped away? Psalm 139 is one of the most personal, powerful and popular psalms. This sermon is based on it and helps us answer that question (in a world of competing answers).
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If we can glorify God in heaven why on earth are we here on earth?
In this episode I answer a question in a Q & A Forum about our purpose on earth if we can just glorify God in heaven.
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![The LORD is my Shepherd. What does Psalm 23 mean for us today? [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/psalm-23-1.png?w=1024)
The LORD is my Shepherd. What does Psalm 23 mean for us today? [Sermon]
It’s the world’s most famous psalm. It is said at funerals, memorized, tattooed on bodies, and underlined in Bibles. Our Shepherd provides for us and restores our souls. But this is no naive optimism. He does so through the valley of the shadow of death. This sermon explores Psalm 23 and zeroes in on one…
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Making margin in your life for discipleship – a talk with Sarah Han
You want to follow Jesus and even share him with others. But you’re so busy. Your “margin” is nil. This podcast is a talk with the Rev. Dr. Sarah Han, a professor at Tyndale who is writing a book on the importance of creating margin in our lives to be faithful disciples of Jesus.
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Something forgotten, fun facts and curiosities about the Christmas story
Why a census? How far to Bethlehem? Was Jesus born inside or outside? What is something we’ve forgotten (but previous generations didn’t)? This episode shares an informal, interactive time with the congregation on Christmas morning as I answer these questions and more.
