Category: God's help, God's power, prayers / Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
July 03, 2023
You’ve most likely heard it before: “God helps those who help themselves.” Did you know that’s not actually in the Bible? It makes it sound like God only helps those who are already strong, and...
June 26, 2023
“Follow your heart!” We hear that a lot. I’m sure it’s well-intentioned. Our instincts and feelings are important. But our hearts can often lead us astray since (a) we are sinful by nature and (b)...
Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
June 19, 2023
“Life is short.” “Seize the day.” For thousands of years people have known that their lives have an end date. But knowing your priorities and living by them are two different things. When Harry Chapin...
Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
June 12, 2023
It’s a psalm for approaching danger, fear, pestilence, and battle. Soldiers are known to keep it in their pockets. Others have kept the words in lockets around their necks to ward off evil. Psalm 91...
Speaker: Jeff Walther
June 04, 2023
On June 4th we gathered to sing, pray, learn and worship together. While Pastor Ruttan was away at the annual meeting of the General Assembly in Halifax, Jeff Walther, a good friend of the congregation,...
Speaker: Matthew Ruttan
May 30, 2023
Afflicted. Alone. Despairing. Disappointed. That’s what Heman felt. He was the author of Psalm 88, sometimes called the darkest of the psalms. Other psalms end on a upswing, but not this one. Not only does...
May 21, 2023
A methodist pastor was once asked to stop speaking about sin so plainly. He replied: “Would you like me to replace the label on a poison jar to say its peppermint?” In other words, it’s...