Tag: persecution
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![Faithfulness is never wasted [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/fasting-11.png?w=1024)
Faithfulness is never wasted [Sermon]
Just because you can’t see the fruit of your labour, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any. Faithfulness is never wasted. That’s what I explore in this sermon about Stephen’s martyrdom in Acts 6:8 – 7:60.
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![Honoured to be dishonoured [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fasting-14.png?w=1024)
Honoured to be dishonoured [Sermon]
When you care more about what God thinks than what people think you have reached a tipping point called joy. This is what I explore in this sermon on Acts 5:17-42.
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Is the persecution of Christians coming to Canada? – A talk with Paul Carter
In this podcast episode, I talk with Paul Carter about the prospect of Christian persecution in Canada. Is it coming? What is it? How is it different from losing influence? What advice might the apostle Peter have for us today?
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![Despite Our Circumstances [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fasting-4.png?w=1024)
Despite Our Circumstances [Sermon]
What does it look like to obey God no matter what, and to trust God’s control no matter what? And what kinds of things should we pray for in threatening circumstances? This is what I explore in this sermon on Acts 4:1-31.
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![Expect to be different—and persecuted [Video]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/purposea-2.png?w=1024)
Expect to be different—and persecuted [Video]
The word ‘persecution’ as it relates to #faith usually makes you think of elsewhere. But we increasingly can’t make that assumption. Here’s why, and how to prepare.
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Did Jesus really exist? – My response to the strange claims of Maclean’s magazine
I’ve had a burden on my soul since Easter. That was when—just days prior to the biggest Christian holiday of the year—Maclean’s Magazine published an article calling the existence of Jesus into question despite the fact that he’s the most historically documented figure in the history of the planet. So Christmas seemed like the right…
