Tag: discipleship
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![Can God use me even when I feel unqualified? [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/unqualified.png?w=1024)
Can God use me even when I feel unqualified? [Sermon]
If only. If only I had fewer problems or was a better speaker or had more influence, perhaps then God might use me. Hmm. But God’s ability is greater than your inability. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Mark 6:30-44 to discover that Jesus is the new and greater Moses, and that…
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![For he will save his people from their sins [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/dec15saves.png?w=1024)
For he will save his people from their sins [Sermon]
Jesus saves his people from sin. The angel told that to Joseph before Jesus was even born. Not only does he save from the consequence of sin, but the slavery of sin. This second part is a much-neglected (and misunderstood) part of his work. This sermon unpacks Matthew 1:1-25 and invites us to consider Jesus’…
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Dealing with Rejection
Rejection is run, right? Wrong. And yet, it’s something many of us have to deal with, especially as we follow Jesus. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores Jesus’ experience of personal rejection in Mark 6:1-13 and what we can take from it for today.
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How do demons gain access to people? – a talk with Steve Dabbs
Demons. How do they gain access to people? What “doorways” let them in, and how can we demon-proof our lives? This episode is a talk with Steve Dabbs, author of “When Demons Surface” and a retired senior military chaplain with over 35 years of experience. “We’re all experiencing spiritual warfare whether we realize it or…
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How spiritual disciplines help you love others – a talk with Jeff Loach
God provides “spiritual disciplines” to help you be more like Jesus. In this talk with Jeff Loach, he explains some of these key practices, how they shape you, and how they help you mature and love others in an age of superficiality. Oh, and they’re not just for “spiritual superstars,” but for people like you…
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![Salvation Before Reputation [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/oct6.png?w=1024)
Salvation Before Reputation [Sermon]
Michael Mangis says: “Faith means stepping onto the path that looks so much like it goes in the wrong direction.” Perhaps that is why Jesus’ own family said he was “out of his mind.” What motivates what YOU say and do? This sermon (and podcast episode) explores that very question as we unpack Mark 3:1-21.
