Avoiding the post-pandemic crash
Generally speaking, our bodies and minds are designed to handle crises for short periods of time. But the COVID-19 pandemic has been anything but short. We have been living in a state of emergency perpetually....
God’s signature
Poet Robinson Jeffers said that God’s “signature is the beauty of things.” Makes sense. In this sermon from July 11, 2021 Pastor Ruttan takes us through Acts 14:8-20 and the visit of Paul and Barnabas...
Faithfulness is never wasted
This message by Pastor Ruttan on Acts 6:8 – 7:60 is about the martyrdom of Stephen, often called the first Christian martyr, who died by stoning. In this the longest speech in Acts, the sermon...
Honoured to be dishonoured
How is it possible to rejoice, even after having been arrested, put in jail, shamed, and whipped? That’s what we explore in this sermon about the growing persecution of the apostles in Acts 5:17-42. We...
Despite Our Circumstances
What does it look like to obey God even in the face of serious opposition? How do we live knowing as if God is in control even when we feel out of control? We get...
Load-bearing walls—for your life
Load-bearing walls are essential to the well-being of a house. Take them out and the house collapses. What if we were houses? What would be the load-bearing walls we need to safeguard to avoid spiritual...
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Carriers of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit seems to be the neglected Person in the Trinity. But who is he? What does he do? In this sermon on Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Ruttan takes us through Acts 2:1-41 to describe...
Christ is in the Control Room
To many people, the ascension of Jesus seems strange, perhaps even unimportant. But what if we were to tell you that a better understanding of it’s significance could give you less worry and more peace,...
Open lips open doors. Sometimes.
In this sermon from May 9, 2021 Pastor Ruttan takes us through Luke 24:36-49 where the risen Jesus appeared to his apostles and disciples. He explore what we have in common with those first apostles...
God’s dirt, word and work
In this sermon from May 2, 2021 Pastor Ruttan takes us through Jesus’ parable of the sower in Luke 8:4-15. It presents four ways people respond to the farmer’s seed (i.e. the word of God),...