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Jan 2021
By Pastor Ruttan In 2021 we will be journeying as a congregation through The New City Catechism (NCC). It is a modern-day resource aimed at helping adults and children learn the core doctrines of the Christian faith through 52 questions and answers. The word “catechism” means “to teach orally or to instruct through word of......
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Lenten Loops: Faith-at-Home Focus, week of Feb. 21, 2021
Every week we have been providing a faith-at-home focus. After all, the primary place for faith-formation is in the home. This week we recognize that we are entering the season of Lent — the...
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Giving up The Frenemy for Lent
By Pastor Ruttan, originally posted at MatthewRuttan.com. Full references to quotes also found there. Lent has begun. It’s the 40-day period of...
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Prayer Pivot: Faith-at-Home Focus, week of Feb. 14, 2021
During the Covid-19 pandemic, we are providing a weekly faith-at-home focus. After all, the primary place where faith is shaped is in the home. We rotate between having a focus on memorization, prayer, the...
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Do Unto Others
Each week we have been providing a faith-at-home focus. Think lifestyle (not curriculum). Think simple-but-meaningful. Think adaptable. The first Sunday of the month is focused on a Bible memorization verse. Like always, the verse...
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Sing and Send a Song – Faith-At-Home (January 31st)
Every week our faith-at-home idea follows a pattern. The first Sunday in each month is about Bible memorization. The second Sunday is about prayer. The third has a Bible focus. And the fourth is...
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Details Matter – Faith-At-Home (January 24)
Every week our faith-at-home idea follows a pattern. The first Sunday in each month is about Bible memorization. The second Sunday is about prayer. The third has a Bible focus. And the fourth is...
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Journal Your Prayers – Faith-At-Home (January 17th)
Every week our faith-at-home idea follows a pattern. The first Sunday in each month is about Bible memorization. The second Sunday is about prayer. The third has a Bible focus. And the fourth is...
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A troubling week for the world
By Pastor Ruttan. Originally posted at MatthewRuttan.com I once knew someone who would say, “Things are in a state.” Well my friends, that is definitely true in these ides of January 2021. Followers of Jesus...
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Proverbs 3:5 – Faith-At-Home (January 10th)
Every week our faith-at-home idea follows a pattern. -The first Sunday in each month is about Bible memorization. -The second Sunday is about prayer. -The third has a Bible focus. -And the fourth is a service activity to love and...
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