Tag: sermon on the mount
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What did Jesus mean when he said to store up treasures in heaven?
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
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]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sundaygraph2-3.png?w=1024)
You can’t stand on quicksand [Sermon]
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]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sundaygraph2-5.png?w=1024)
Be the [counter-cultural] change [Sermon]
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]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/purposea-1-1.png?w=1024)
The opposite of worry [Podcast]
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
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 someone could be trusted “at their word”? Nowadays, that seems rare. We live in a world of verbal mistrust. So many people break promises that it doesn’t even surprise us…
