Tag: the future
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The Great Unknown
Think of all the change in the past 100 years… global population, wars, radical advances in technology. If this same rate of change continues, what will the next 100 years be like? We’re headed into the great unknown. How might the arrival of Christ speak into our collective and individual future which can seem uncertain…
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![Mary’s Yes: What she teaches us about faith when the future is uncertain [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dec-17.png?w=1024)
Mary’s Yes: What she teaches us about faith when the future is uncertain [Sermon]
Mary is a model of humility, faith and virtue. She was also courageous. What can she teach us about faith today, especially when the future is uncertain? This sermon (also released as a podcast) answers the question by unpacking Luke 1:26-56.
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![Hope is knowing and showing that better is coming [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sermon-sunday-titles-2.png?w=1024)
Hope is knowing and showing that better is coming [Sermon]
It’s the ‘Age of Melancholy.’ People are despairing (for a lot of reasons). So what is your reason for hope, and how can you be a healing presence to others? That’s what this sermon on John 4:43-54 explores.
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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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What I Just Learned from Teenagers and 20-somethings (It’s something good)
Sometimes the best learning happens when you don’t know you’re learning. This past weekend the church welcomed the Presbyterian Young People’s Society Winter Weekend. A bunch of teenagers and 20-somethings arrived on Friday evening and stayed until Sunday afternoon. They organized the event themselves—everything from planning, to worship, to discussion groups, to activities, and more.…
