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Tag: salvation

Which Judge would you rather have? [Sermon]

May 16, 2022 MatthewRuttan

People balk at having a Judge. But we do. Would you rather have one Judge who is for you, or a hundred judges who are against you? That’s what this sermon on John 5:19-29 explores, along with the question about whether we can trust that the Gospels accurately preserve Jesus’ words.

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What God wants: people who worship him in spirit and truth (Growing Deeper with John 4:1-26)

March 20, 2022 MatthewRuttan

God cares about HOW we worship. And no, this isn’t about style. It’s about worshiping him “in spirit and truth.” In fact God “seeks” people to do so. This episode is a Bible Study on John 4:1-26 and the Samaritan woman at the well and “living water.”

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John 3:16—If I should wake before I die [Sermon]

March 7, 2022 MatthewRuttan

John 3:16. It’s a world-famous summary verse of what matters most. Heaven, hell, belief, condemnation, rescue, love, faith, Jesus. This sermon mines this text and provides 6 ideas to go deeper and higher.

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Can you lose your salvation?

September 29, 2021 MatthewRuttan

In this podcast episode, I respond to a question at Westminster’s Q & A Forum: Can you lose your salvation?

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Hades, radical reversals, mercy, and time that runs out (Growing deeper with Luke 16:19-31)

March 7, 2021 MatthewRuttan

This podcast is an in-depth look at Luke 16:19-31, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. I discuss Hades, radical reversals, mercy, and time that runs out.

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Deleting words from dictionaries and other love-impoverishing things [Sermon]

February 8, 2021 MatthewRuttan

The sinful woman teaches us a lot in this sermon on Luke 7:36-50. The greater you know your sin to be the greater you know your Saviour to be.

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Radical gratitude and love from the soil of forgiven sin (Growing Deeper with Luke 7:36-50)

February 7, 2021 MatthewRuttan

An in-depth look at this text and the intersection of Jesus, sin, gratitude, love and deleting words from dictionaries.

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The Christian Gospel (Good News) [Video]

July 10, 2020 MatthewRuttan

What is the Christian “gospel/good news”, anyway? This short (free) video lets you know.

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Heaven & Hell, Part 3 – What is hell like? [Podcast]

January 20, 2019 MatthewRuttan

Last week we asked what heaven was like. But this week I explore what is perhaps one of the most difficult questions of all: What is

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Since a pulse doesn’t mean you’re alive, this podcast is about the vitality of firm faith, pursuing personal integrity, and consistently keeping the main thing the main thing in practical ways day-by-day. Your host is Matthew Ruttan, a disciple-in-progress, husband to Laura, dad-of-three, pastor at Westminster Church in Barrie (Canada), author of Turbulence and The Up Daily Devotional, occasional song-writer, campfire lover, aspiring rowboat owner, and servant of the Word. John 10:10.

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