Tag: Sermons
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![Why is Good Friday good? [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sundaygraph2-13.png?w=1024)
Why is Good Friday good? [Sermon]
“If Good Friday is the day Jesus was crucified, shouldn’t it be called Bad Friday, or Sad Friday?” That’s what a child asked me a few years ago. In this sermon from Good Friday 2020 I explain why Good Friday is good as we gather at the foot of the cross to reflect on Isaiah…
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![Hope when it hurts [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sundaygraph2-2.png?w=1024)
Hope when it hurts [Sermon]
Hope. We need it. But not some naive optimism blind to the facts. A REAL hope with eyes wide open that sustains us. That’s what this sermon explores.
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![Your weapons in the war against fear [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/prayer-q-2.png?w=560)
Your weapons in the war against fear [Sermon]
Because of COVID-19 there’s a lot of change and uncertainty out there—and with it an invisible enemy: Fear. But how can we be victorious over an enemy we can’t see? In this sermon from March 29, 2020, I take us through Isaiah 43:1-7 (and some other texts) to lay the groundwork for this battle. I…
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![When life feels out of control [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sundaygraph2-2.png?w=1024)
When life feels out of control [Sermon]
Do you feel out of control? Things seem to change daily in a pandemic. This sermon on Psalm 103 reminds us about who God is and who we can be as his people in uncertain times.
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![Who. You. Are. [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sundaygraph2-4.png?w=1024)
Who. You. Are. [Sermon]
There’s a lot of confusion about ‘identity.’ But when we are confident about who we are, we live differently, powerfully and on purpose. This sermon explores Ephesians 1-2 for the answer.
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![Unless you become like little children [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mature-10.png?w=1024)
Unless you become like little children [Sermon]
“The task is to become child-like without becoming child-ish” (unknown). What’s the difference, and why does Jesus tell his disciples that unless they become like children they can’t enter the kingdom of heaven? Here’s why, and 2 ways we can be like children today.
