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Tag: incarnation

Your Divine D.N.A. [Sermon]

January 17, 2022 MatthewRuttan

Do you misunderstand (or undervalue) what it means to be deliberately adopted by God and deprive yourself of that knowledge and assurance? Do you know what it means to grow in both grace and truth? That’s what I explore in this sermon on John 1:6-18.

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Adoption, incarnation, and growing in grace and truth (Growing Deeper with John 1:6-18)

January 16, 2022 MatthewRuttan

When God adopts you, you gain a new special status. This gives great assurance in life as you seek to grow in grace and truth. This episode takes us through John 1:6-18 to fill in the details.

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Am I headed in the right direction? [Sermon]

January 11, 2022 MatthewRuttan

Is my life headed in the right direction? It is… if you’re following the right person. In this sermon on John 1:1-5, I give an overview of the book and invite us to look to these 5 verses as an evaluative tool for the questions that matter most.

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John’s Gospel and the Word made flesh (Growing Deeper with John 1:1-5)

January 9, 2022 MatthewRuttan

God incarnate. Eternal life. Wisdom for now. Big topics are on the menu in what may be the most famous and influential document on earth. In this episode I introduce it and look closely at verses 1-5.

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Did Jesus Say He Was God?

December 30, 2020 MatthewRuttan

Just a great human teacher, or God-in-the-flesh? This post looks at 2 categories of passages: clear statements by Jesus himself, and things he did that only God could do. Listening option available.

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New Song – “From Heaven to Earth”

December 6, 2016 MatthewRuttan

Here’s my latest song, “From Heaven to Earth.” Recorded live at Westminster on December 4th. To me, music can inspire dreams because it puts wings on words.

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