Tag: Jesus Christ
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![Being different makes a difference [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sermon-sunday-titles-9.png?w=1024)
Being different makes a difference [Sermon]
Do you ever feel strange because of your faith? What if (a) that wasn’t so bad, and (b) there was a purpose in it? This sermon on Acts 17:16-34 and Paul among the philosophers at Athens provides some answers and direction.
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Conscience, the Puritans, and forming our minds today – a talk with Richard Topping
In this podcast episode, I talk with Richard Topping, professor and principal at VST, about conscience, the Puritans, society, and forming our minds today.
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![Christ is in the Control Room [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fasting-2.png?w=1024)
Christ is in the Control Room [Sermon]
The one who needs to be in control is. (And it’s not you.) In this sermon on Luke 24:50-03 about the ascension of Jesus, I discuss how his cosmic coronation is very good news for his people today whether in Tokyo, Rio or Oro.
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Fasting: Powerful, passed-over, and counter-cultural
In this episode of The Pulse Podcast, I discuss the much-neglected (but powerful) practice of fasting. Our society is more into self-indulgence than self-control. But Jesus assumed his disciples would do it. So here is some background and help.
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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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![Paradise is a Person [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sunday-titles-15.png?w=1024)
Paradise is a Person [Sermon]
A lot of people are searching, they are dis-content. In this sermon about the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) I reflect on the implications of the risen Jesus and our longing for contentment.
