Tag: heaven
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A Colony of Heaven in a Country of Death
Give me his head on a platter! And so it was that John the Baptist was decapitated. The story of his demise is a contrast between to kingdoms and two kings (Herod Antipas vs. Christ). This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Mark 6:14-29 and invites us to consider our ultimate citizenship from…
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Can we earn heaven? Matthew 7:21 unsettles me, please explain
In this episode I answer a question in the Q & A Forum: “What Jesus says in Matthew 7:21 unsettles me because it indicates that you can only get into heaven if you do God’s will. I thought we couldn’t earn heaven so this seems a bit confusing to me. I’m also very aware of…
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![John 3:16—If I should wake before I die [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sermon-graphics-gen.png?w=1024)
John 3:16—If I should wake before I die [Sermon]
John 3:16. It’s a world-famous summary verse of what matters most. Heaven, hell, belief, condemnation, rescue, love, faith, Jesus. This sermon mines this text and provides 6 ideas to go deeper and higher.
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How can I make rest happen when I feel like I’m on a hamster wheel?
How can I make rest happen when I feel like I’m on a hamster wheel? I was asked this at a Q & A forum. Here’s my response.
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Can you lose your salvation?
In this podcast episode, I respond to a question at Westminster’s Q & A Forum: Can you lose your salvation?
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Heaven’s Expats [Sermon]
As we approach Canada Day, how does our eternal citizenship (in heaven) impact our Canadian citizenship? Because it should. In this sermon I try to answer that question through the lens of Psalm 85.
