Tag: Jesus
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Ten Years of The Up Daily Devotional! An interview with Todd Gale of Life 100.3FM
I write a daily devotional five days a week. It’s called The Up Daily Devotional — and it’s celebrating 10 years! Here’s a bit more info, and an interview with Todd Gale of Life 100.3FM. What is it? How does it help? How can I sign up?
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The word that Christians need to reclaim
It’s a word that has been neglected, sometimes avoided, and even dragged through the muck. This podcast episode and blog explains that it is God’s word, and we are not authorized to erase it. Let’s claim it and live it for the glory of God.
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How can I stop my own hypocrisy?
When you picture someone who is hypocritical, a pretender, who do you see? Is it someone else, or someone in the mirror? This isn’t about self-flagellation, but self-evaluation. In this sermon in Mark 7:1-30 I explore the text and take us through practices and perspectives to help address the religious hypocrisy in our own lives.
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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 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.
