Category: courage, providence / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
February 19, 2024
Perhaps Esther had come to her royal position “for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14). She had risen quickly to become queen, but now her people were faced with annihilation at the hands of...
Category: providence, sovereignty of God, trusting God / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
February 11, 2024
The young Esther rises to become Queen, confronts the misguided King, and saves her people in a great act of courage. Yes, that’s a big part of the story. But, as we will find, there...
Category: assurance, confidence, discipleship, faith, salvation / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
February 04, 2024
Some people become worried or anxious about whether or not they’re a genuine follower of Jesus. ‘Am I truly sincere? Are God’s promises really for me? Am I saved? Am I just a hypocrite? Will...
Category: seeking God, spiritual gifts / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
January 28, 2024
Do you ever wonder how God wants to use you in the world? Every Christian has at least one spiritual gift. It is a God-given ability which is for the common good. Although there is...
Category: spiritual gifts / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
January 21, 2024
Each Christian has at least one spiritual gift. This is a God-given ability to glory him and to serve others for the common good in a specific way. The question isn’t if you have one,...
Category: evangelism, faith, generosity, giving, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, miracles, spiritual gifts / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
January 14, 2024
If you are a Christian you have at least one “spiritual gift.” But what are spiritual gifts in the first place? One of the things many Christian traditions have in common — in addition to...
Category: decisions, faith, gospel, Jesus Christ, obedience, priorities, purpose, seeking God, Spritual Growth / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
January 08, 2024
The visit of the wise men to the infant Jesus is one of those details of the nativity story that we take for granted. But why is it there? What is it meant to teach...
Category: faith, humility, obedience, trusting God, uncertainty / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
December 17, 2023
Mary is usually held up as a model of humility, virtue and faithfulness. And rightly so. What better time than Advent and Christmas to look more closely at the mother of Jesus. She was a...