Tag: sermon
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![Carriers of the Holy Spirit [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fasting-7.png?w=1024)
Carriers of the Holy Spirit [Sermon]
The Holy Spirit can be neglected. That’s a mistake. This Pentecost sermon on Acts 2:1-41 explains who the Holy Spirit is, the significance for believers then (and now), our basis for church unity and how low-drama spirituality can have a highly dramatic impact.
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![The rope at the end of your rope [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sunday-titles-1.png?w=1024)
The rope at the end of your rope [Sermon]
You don’t tend to know where “the end of your rope is” until you get there. In this sermon on Luke 18:35-43, I highlight how God can work in and through the desperate situations in our own lives.
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![Pray—as a first resort [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sundaygraph2-2.png?w=1024)
Pray—as a first resort [Sermon]
We know prayer is important, right? But let’s be honest. It’s easy to get in a rut. Here are three helps from Luke 18:1-8 and some practical tips.
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![Wandering Into Uncertainty Successfully [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sundaygraph2-9.png?w=1024)
Wandering Into Uncertainty Successfully [Sermon]
People are struggling with uncertainty right now. Here are four insights from the Hebrews wandering in the wilderness to help us go into uncertainty successfully.
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![Where is God in a pandemic? [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sundaygraph2-4.png?w=1024)
Where is God in a pandemic? [Sermon]
It’s a relevant, pressing question. After all, this is the God we love and serve. And we want a word from him about how to be his people in times like these. Here are 5 biblical responses.
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![Three-Legged Pace: The Holy Spirit, Part 2 of 2 [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/holy-spirit2-2.png?w=1024)
Three-Legged Pace: The Holy Spirit, Part 2 of 2 [Podcast]
Talk about The Holy Spirit can confuse people. I remember a school dance in grade seven. A teacher told me that we needed to “leave room for the Holy Spirit” between dance partners. So whoever the Holy Spirit was, he was apparently about three-quarters of a foot wide and didn’t want hormone-filled kids pressing up…
