Tag: relationship with God
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You can’t follow Jesus if you’re sitting on the fence
Neutrality. We tend to like that. It’s, well, non-controversial. But you can’t follow Jesus if you’re sitting on the fence. His is a radical grace and a radical truth. This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) is a summary of my teaching series on 1-3 John called “For the love of God.”
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Treating God like a vending machine—and why there’s a better way
Let’s be honest: Do we approach our relationship with God like a vending machine? If I do this, you do that? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Psalm 33 and asks, do we want a relationship with God on his terms and for his purposes, or on our terms and for our…
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A prayer to the muscular Saviour
Join in with this prayer to a muscular Saviour, a King who leads the charge and takes the victory, handing it over to his people…
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![Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid. [Proximity]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/water-walking.png?w=1024)
Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid. [Proximity]
Being in close proximity to the right people in the right situations makes all the difference, including situations of difficulty and danger. This sermon on Mark 6:45-56 (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Jesus’ words: “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” What if these were words specifically for you?
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![Where is God? – Esther, Part 1 [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/feb11.png?w=1024)
Where is God? – Esther, Part 1 [Sermon]
Esther rises to become Queen and saves her people in an act of courage. Yes. But there’s more. The book is about providence and poses a challenge to us: Can we discern the invisible hand of God even through difficulty, deception and danger? This sermon is Part 1 in a series on Esther. We explore…
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![His Pain, Your Gain [Good Friday Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/good-fri-title.png?w=1024)
His Pain, Your Gain [Good Friday Sermon]
We are in a covenant relationship with God. But what happens when we don’t live up to our end of the relationship? The answer has to do with why Good Friday is called “good.” This sermon and episode from Good Friday looks at John 14:15, and two of the life-changing facets of Jesus’ saving work.…
