perseverance – Matthew Ruttan

What God is doing—not only around you, but in you (Daniel 8)

Mar 2, 2026

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The vision was appalling. It knocked Daniel down. On top of everything else he had experienced, how would he manage to endure it all? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) explores Daniel 8 and also his interior life in the midst of chaos. These 4 points are instructive for us today.

The “Even If” Faith of the Fiery Furnace (Daniel 3)

Jan 26, 2026

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Matthew Ruttan

in Feature Talks, Podcast, Sermons

Daniel’s friends refused to compromise. As a result, the tyrant threatened to throw them into a fiery furnace. But they would rather die faithfully than live falsely. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Daniel 3. It is an invitation to have an “even if” kind of faith today.

Trials, joy & perseverance – a talk with Dan Scott

Jan 27, 2022

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Matthew Ruttan

in Interviews, Podcast

When Dan Scott was a boy his home burned to the ground. The next morning his father read James 1:2-3 and led them in prayer. In this talk with the national Moderator of the PCC we talk about hardship and it’s relationship to joy and perseverance.

Faithfulness is never wasted [Sermon]

Jul 5, 2021

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Matthew Ruttan

in Sermons

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.