Tag: hardship
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![Singing in the storm [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sermon-sunday-titles-2-1.png?w=1024)
Singing in the storm [Sermon]
Are you feeling under strain? Would you like to know a little thing that is actually a big thing and which can help you navigate your trials? In this sermon on Acts 16:16-34 I explore Paul and Silas singing in prison and the power of… music!
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![Honoured to be dishonoured [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fasting-14.png?w=1024)
Honoured to be dishonoured [Sermon]
When you care more about what God thinks than what people think you have reached a tipping point called joy. This is what I explore in this sermon on Acts 5:17-42.
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![The rope at the end of your rope [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sunday-titles-1.png?w=1024)
The rope at the end of your rope [Sermon]
You don’t tend to know where “the end of your rope is” until you get there. In this sermon on Luke 18:35-43, I highlight how God can work in and through the desperate situations in our own lives.
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![In good hands [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sunday-titles-13.png?w=1024)
In good hands [Sermon]
Many people are “barely hanging on.” Is there a word from God to us on Palm Sunday, especially at a time like this? Yes. This sermon from March 29, 2021 provides one from Luke 19:28-44.
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![Hitched To Hope [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sunday-oct-25-3.png?w=1024)
Hitched To Hope [Sermon]
Are you carrying heavy burdens? This message talks about the role hope plays in perseverance.
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![The Trials That Refine You [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sundaygraph2-5.png?w=1024)
The Trials That Refine You [Sermon]
What if your trials had a way of refining you? This message from James 1:1-18 explores this very idea. It’s Part 1 in a series called Down-To-Earth.
