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Tag: peace

The Holy Spirit makes your spirit whole [Sermon]

January 24, 2022 MatthewRuttan

We want to be whole-hearted, balanced and refreshed. And yet, many are feeling half-hearted, off-centred and tired! Good news: The Holy Spirit makes your spirit whole. That’s what I explore in this sermon on John 1:19-34.

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How can I make rest happen when I feel like I’m on a hamster wheel?

January 12, 2022 MatthewRuttan

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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Heaven’s Appetizer [Sermon]

October 12, 2021 MatthewRuttan

Like an appetizer before a meal, one day a week for rest and worship is meant to whet your appetite for that glorious day when we’ll truly rest from worry, pain, work and fear. This sermon on Hebrews 4:1-13 explains why and how.

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The Ingredients of True Happiness—according to Calvin

July 2, 2020 MatthewRuttan

We want to be happy, right? Let’s look beyond the quick fixes and Band-Aid answers of our society with these four suggested ingredients by John Calvin.

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How to calm and relax your mind

March 25, 2020 MatthewRuttan

A lot of people are stressed or anxious. Here are 20 quick & super-practical ways to help calm and relax your mind.

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Peace G.P.S. [Podcast]

November 11, 2019 MatthewRuttan

About a dozen years ago I was speaking to a World War Two veteran after a church service. I asked for his advice. What is

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The opposite of worry [Podcast]

September 29, 2019 MatthewRuttan

If you’ve never worried about anything, then you don’t need this. But if you want to know what Jesus’ says about worry, this might be just for you.

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How the Prince of Peace brings peace through his people [Sermon]

November 11, 2018 MatthewRuttan

The “war to end all wars?” Yeah, right. But, there is hope. This sermon outlines 4 ways the prince of peace brings peace through his people.

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Be Our Primary Disease (A Prayer For Us—with apologies to Walter Brueggemann)

March 26, 2014 MatthewRuttan

Stuff gets into us. A germ here, a seed of spiritual sickness there. You think you’re opening the door for a special gift delivery and

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