The Trials That Refine You
During his message this week, Pastor Ruttan began a new series based on the book of James called “Down-To-Earth.” It is a line by line look a the Book of James in the Bible. Why...
Forging Ahead when you Feel like a Failure
This week Pastor Ruttan shared a message called “Forging ahead when you feel like a failure” based on Elijah in 1 Kings 19: 1-18 He started off by stating that “With an unfailing God, failure...
Race and the Kingdom of God
This week Pastor Ruttan’s message was inspired by calls for greater racial equality in our troubled world: “Race and the Kingdom of God.” (Sermon Notes are available here.) During the message he shared bible passages...
Soul Fatigue: A Response
This Sunday, the message Pastor Ruttan shared introduced the idea of “Soul Fatigue.” Maybe you don’t know what that is—or do you? There is a kind of heart and brain exhaustion that many people are...
Pray – As a First Resort
This week, Pastor Ruttan talked about “praying and not giving up” (as Jesus tells us to do in Luke 18:1-8). You can find sermon notes here to follow along with and go deeper with the...
Losing “it” – but Gaining the Peace of Christ
Do you want the “peace of Christ” during these strange and challenging days, especially when many people feel like they might be “losing it”? That was the theme of this week’s service and Pastor Ruttan’s...
Responding to an Age of Polarization
In this Sunday’s message, Pastor Ruttan highlighted the need for humility in our thoughts and actions. “Don’t be judgmental!” is something you hear a lot these days. But what does that really mean (and what...
Good From Evil?
This week, Pastor Ruttan explored how the almightiness of God can be comforting through the greatest hurts of life. He did this by looking at the troubling and victorious story of Joseph (in Genesis) with...
Heaven’s Expats
This week, Pastor Ruttan focused us on Psalm 85. He started with the phrase “Flavour your temporary homeland with the taste of your eternal homeland.” In view of our Canada Day celebrations, he talked about...
YOU CAN’T STAND on QUICKSAND
This week we opened our Bibles to Matthew 7:7-27. Pastor Ruttan argued we live our lives based on what we think is true. So in an age of information overload, how do we know what’s...