Tag: society
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![Fickle or Faithful [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sermon-sunday-titles-4.png?w=1024)
Fickle or Faithful [Sermon]
Crowds can be fickle. One day they’re yelling “Hosanna!” to Jesus and a few days later they’re crying “Crucify him!” Where are we in the mix? Are we fickle, or faithful? That’s what this Palm Sunday sermon explores with John 12:12-19, along with four practical helps toward faithfulness.
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Is the world getting more argumentative? (and how to respond)
In this podcast episode, I respond to a question at Westminster Church’s Q & A Forum: “Is the world getting more argumentative? Thoughts from a biblical perspective?”
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![In But Not Of The World [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sunday-oct-25-1.png?w=1024)
In But Not Of The World [Sermon]
What does it mean to be “in” but not “of” the world? This message on James 4 explains it and offers some help.
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![Responding to an age of polarization [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sundaygraph2-7.png?w=1024)
Responding to an age of polarization [Sermon]
How did everything get so polarized? It’s complicated. But here are 3 observations and 1 suggestion for how to respond as God’s people based on Matt. 7:1-5.
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![Gasoline or Love in a Tinderbox [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sermontext-1.png?w=1024)
Gasoline or Love in a Tinderbox [Sermon]
In many ways, our world feels like a tinderbox right now—and easily flammable. The COVID-19 pandemic—and all of it’s accompanying stress and stain—has pushed many people to the edge of what they can normally handle. We have witnessed the horrible death of George Floyd and have become increasingly aware of the pain of racial discrimination.…
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Armageddon, Part 3: Are there ‘signs’ that the end is coming?
The question I probably get asked the most when it comes to speculation about the end of the world is this: Do you think that the increasing environmental problems we’re experiencing and the general moral collapse in society are signs that the end is near? One of the biblical texts people sometimes cite is Matthew…
