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Tag: joy

Playing Hurt [Christmas Eve Sermon]

December 28, 2020 MatthewRuttan

After a brutal 2020, many of us feel like we’re playing hurt; maybe not physically, but in other ways. This message offers perspective and hope as we lick our wounds and peer into an uncertain 2021.

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Afraid Yet Filled With Joy [Sermon]

April 13, 2020 MatthewRuttan

Wouldn’t it be great if joy could triumph over the fear within us? That’s what this Easter Sunday sermon explores with Matthew 28.

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Proactive Partnership [Sermon]

February 10, 2020 MatthewRuttan

This sermon is Part 1 of 4 in a series called ‘Mature: 4 things mature people do on the path of joy.’ It’s about the much-misunderstood but important role ‘fellowship’ plays.

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Apparently today is the most depressing day of the year. Here’s why and what to do about it.

January 15, 2018 MatthewRuttan

This short post offers 1 simple antidote to freezing temperatures, Christmas credit card bills, and complaining kids.

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The lesson my kids have to keep teaching me

January 26, 2017 MatthewRuttan

Because we can pronounce hyperbole and always find the Cheerios at the grocery store, we can easily think that the wisdom train only goes one way. But what if our kids were on a secret mission to teach us some things too?

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What Makes People Happy?

April 8, 2016 MatthewRuttan

What makes people happy? Presents? A thank you? A big bag of potato chips with zero calories? The answer will be different for different people. A

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Beat Back the Blues of January with Joy (Here Comes “Blue Monday”)

January 14, 2015 MatthewRuttan

A British psychologist says this coming Monday will be the saddest day of the year. I’ve heard it called “Blue Monday”–The third Monday in January.

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Simplify Your Life

April 29, 2014 MatthewRuttan

The opposite of simplicity isn’t complexity—it’s confusion. We can often fall into the trap of thinking our lives are complex. And they are, sort of.

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