Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

The ominous threat of fake Christianity

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/476906766 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for the Third to Last Sunday after Trinity 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18  +  Matthew 24:15-28 Starting today and continuing until Christmas, the Lectionary begins to turn our thoughts … Continue reading

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How enviable are the saints on earth!

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A command to love in the midst of hate

Sermon for the Day of Sts. Simon & Jude 1 Peter 1:3-9  +  John 15:17-21 While it’s the occasion of the Apostles Simon and Jude that brings us together this evening, we’ll use their day as an opportunity to focus, … Continue reading

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Fear God and give Him glory

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/471958087 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for the Festival of the Reformation Revelation 14:6-7  +  Matthew 11:12-15 The Reformation of the Church, which we celebrate today, was just that: a reformation. Not the … Continue reading

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A Christian’s dying comfort: Only Luke is with me

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/469519210 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for the Festival of St. Luke 2 Timothy 4:5-15  +  Luke 10:1-9 St. Paul was sitting in prison in Rome when he wrote his second letter to … Continue reading

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