Tag: sovereignty of God
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Treating God like a vending machine—and why there’s a better way
Let’s be honest: Do we approach our relationship with God like a vending machine? If I do this, you do that? This sermon (also released as a podcast episode) unpacks Psalm 33 and asks, do we want a relationship with God on his terms and for his purposes, or on our terms and for our…
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Prayer to a corpse-raising God
Yes, he is still the same corpse-raising God. Join in with this urgent resurrection prayer from Easter Sunday.
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Pandemonium and God’s Plan in the Blood of Good Friday
The word pandemonium literally means “demons everywhere.” That’s surely how it must have felt to the disciples when Jesus was “convicted,” tortured and crucified. But when you pull back you discover there is much more happening than first meets the eye. It gives stable hope, then and now. This Good Friday sermon on Mark 14:53…
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![How does the peace of Christ rule in our hearts? [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/may-19.png?w=1024)
How does the peace of Christ rule in our hearts? [Sermon]
“And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts…” It sounds like a very, very good thing. But what specifically is “the peace of Christ”? What about the reference to our “hearts”? (Clearly, it’s not just a muscle in your chest.) And how can that peace “rule”? If this idea is one of the…
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Christ is Lord—not the demonic realm or self-made religion (Growing Deeper with Colossians 2:6-23)
Syncretism is blending beliefs and practices into your faith (which don’t belong there). It’s not that bad, is it? Yes, it is. The Colossians were blending other systems of thought, and also opening themselves to the demonic realm. This episode is a Bible study on Colossians 2:6-23.
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![The Supremacy, Sufficiency and Security of Christ [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/apr-28-cr2.png?w=1024)
The Supremacy, Sufficiency and Security of Christ [Sermon]
The supremacy of Jesus sounds like a lofty idea. It might even sound like playground posturing: ‘My brother is bigger and stronger than your brother…’ But Paul teaches this because (a) it’s true, (b) he cares about them, and (c) their mixed-up thinking is resulting in mixed-up living. The world will say Jesus is not…
