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Tag: sermon on the mount

Live like royalty [Sermon]

March 7, 2023 MatthewRuttan

Jesus says his kingdom is not of this world. What does that mean and what are the implications for those of us who follow him but who still live in this world? This sermon is on John 18:19-40 and provides some practical responses to our royal identity.

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Can we earn heaven? Matthew 7:21 unsettles me, please explain

October 25, 2022 MatthewRuttan

In this episode I answer a question in the Q & A Forum: “What Jesus says in Matthew 7:21 unsettles me because it indicates that you can only get into heaven if you do God’s will. I thought we couldn’t earn heaven so this seems a bit confusing to me. I’m also very aware of my many faults and sins! Can you explain?”

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What did Jesus mean when he said to store up treasures in heaven?

October 15, 2021 MatthewRuttan

If we’re not supposed to store up “treasures on earth,” what does it mean to store up “treasures in heaven” (while we’re still on earth)? This episode and post looks to Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount for some answers.

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How to grow wiser—with thanks to J.I. Packer

January 28, 2021 MatthewRuttan

Wisdom. What is it? How do we get it? With help from theologian J.I. Packer, this podcast shares 3 insights. Information can fill the head; but wisdom can fill the heart.

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You can’t stand on quicksand [Sermon]

June 22, 2020 MatthewRuttan

We live our lives based on what we think is true. So in a time of information overload when so much is supposed to be “relative,” how do we know? Jesus’ words in the Sermon on the Mount give us eternal guidance.

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Be the [counter-cultural] change [Sermon]

June 15, 2020 MatthewRuttan

Have you heard it? “Be the change you want to see in the world.” But what KIND of change are we talking about as followers of Jesus?

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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 to be a person of your word in a world of verbal mistrust

November 29, 2018 MatthewRuttan

Before the world of contracts and fine print, do you remember hearing about agreements that were made on the shake of a hand? Remember when

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People who keep their promises [Podcast]

November 18, 2018 MatthewRuttan

Do you want to be a person of your word in a world of verbal mistrust? Part 1 in this new series called “My Word” lays an important building block to do just that.

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