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),...
The rope at the end of your rope
When someone is at the “end of their rope,” it usually means they are out of strength and options. Can you relate? In this sermon from April 25, 2021, Pastor Ruttan takes us through the...
Paradise is a person
Many people are always searching. No matter what, they are never content. Does that sound familiar, either for someone you know, or perhaps even also for yourself? In this message from April 11, 2021, Pastor...
The Game Plan
The resurrection changed everything. It turned the disciples into lions of courage and sustained them through unimaginable hardships. They came to know that it was not only something that had significance for one person, but...