Tag: despair

It’s (b)right around the corner [Sermon]

Dec 13, 2023

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Matthew Ruttan

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Despair. It’s everywhere. But Jesus’ people have many reasons to hope! He is coming back. And since we know what will happen eventually, this influences how we live presently. This sermon is on 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18.
Hope is knowing and showing that better is coming [Sermon]

Apr 4, 2022

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Matthew Ruttan

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It’s the ‘Age of Melancholy.’ People are despairing (for a lot of reasons). So what is your reason for hope, and how can you be a healing presence to others? That’s what this sermon on John 4:43-54 explores.
Big Hope in The Age of Melancholy [Podcast]

Jun 2, 2019

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Matthew Ruttan

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Psychologist Daniel Goleman describes our time as Age of Melancholy. He chronicles how depression, sadness, paralyzing listlessness, dejection, self-pity and overwhelming hopelessness plague more and more people. In 2016, a New York Times article highlighted how suicide rates are going up. Various people tried to explain it. Some said it must be due to economic…