Deleting words from dictionaries and other love-impoverishing things
Someone once said that those who write dictionaries have a disproportionate influence on human history. A little while ago “sin” was deleted from the Oxford Junior Dictionary. What does that mean? And what does it mean...
Falling, Failing & Faith in the footsteps of Jesus
This week we continued our journey through the Gospel of Luke. The message was based on Luke 6:17 – 36 which speaks to the “blessings and woes” and a love that is counter-cultural. Pastor Ruttan...
Redefining L.S.D.
What do you think of when you hear L.S.D.? Probably a psychoactive street drug that is definitely not good. Today’s message seeks to redefine those letters into something practical that we can apply to our...
The Battle is Real
This week’s message was the second in Pastor Ruttan’s exploration of the Gospels of Luke. The message started with a quote from The Essential Guide To Spiritual Warfare Paperback, by Neil T. Anderson & Timothy...
God’s people, God’s priorities
This week, Pastor Ruttan began a new journey, taking us through Luke’s Gospel. Building on his Christmas Eve message, he determined that a good study between Christmas and Easter, only 14 weeks away would be...
Did Jesus Say He Was God?
In this message, on Christmas Sunday, Pastor Ruttan discussed this provocative question “Did Jesus Say He Was God?” Using biblical references, scholarly input and the words of Jesus himself – he proves out if Jesus...
Playing hurt
On Christmas Eve, Pastor Ruttan this message that explored Luke 2:1-20. We often hear about athletes who “play hurt.” Well, at the end of 2020 that’s how many of us feel — like we’re playing...
Not limited by your limitations – a review of James
This week was the final installment from our Down-to-Earth series, a line by line review of the book of James. Pastor Ruttan asked us to consider this thought at the start of the message which...
Believers live like believers
This Sunday’s message was called “Believers live like believers,” and is Part 9 in the Down-To-Earth series which has taken us through the book of James. This week we are covering the final section of...
Hitched to Hope
This Sunday’s message is called “Hitched To Hope,” and is Part 8 in the Down-To-Earth series which is taking us through the book of James. Based on James 5:1-12, Pastor Ruttan shared with us a...