Tag: Sermons
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![No One Left Behind (when Jesus returns) [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/oct-15.png?w=1024)
No One Left Behind (when Jesus returns) [Sermon]
The second coming of Jesus. It has fascinated people since the earliest days. Just this week it was trending on social media. But what is going to happen, and how does that fit into the big picture of WHY it needs to happen. In this sermon I discuss these things as I unpack 1 Thessalonians…
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![Being FOR things, not just AGAINST things [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/communion-1.png?w=1024)
Being FOR things, not just AGAINST things [Sermon]
Sometimes it’s easier to identify what we’re against rather than what we’re for. This sermon on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12 considers a test case with Paul and then provides a strategy for thinking through what we’re “for” when it comes to beliefs, causes or issues that are important to us.
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![Holiness is Readiness [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sermon-holiness.png?w=1024)
Holiness is Readiness [Sermon]
The idea of holiness has pretty much been trampled. Gee, I wonder why that is? God is holy. And we are told to be holy as a way to prepare for the return of Jesus. This sermon is on 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13.
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![Preparing to honour God in big situations [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/big-situation.png?w=1024)
Preparing to honour God in big situations [Sermon]
Jesus and his early followers did big things for God even in the face of serious opposition. Why can we be so timid? This sermon on 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 provides an answer and also 2 suggestions about preparing to honour God in big situations.
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![Hope lifts you forward [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/hope-forward.png?w=1024)
Hope lifts you forward [Sermon]
What difference does hope make when life is hard? That’s what I explore in this sermon on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10. It is part 1 in a series called The Beginning is Nigh.
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![I have calmed and quieted my soul [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/psalm-131.png?w=1024)
I have calmed and quieted my soul [Sermon]
Deep within we can feel chaos, noise, confusion and fatigue. But the battle is waged from a place of stillness. How do we get there? This sermon explores Psalm 131.
