Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

The contrasts of Christ’s Advents

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/376676489 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Ad Te Levavi – Advent 1 Jeremiah 33:14-18  +  Romans 13:11-14  +  Matthew 21:1-9 “It’s high time to awake out of sleep,” St. Paul wrote in … Continue reading →

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The Thanksgiving of the reconciled

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon for Thanksgiving 1 Chronicles 16:7-36  +  Colossians 1:9-23 This is the last service of the year—of the Church year. So what better time to come together once more for thanksgiving, to recognize the Lord’s bountiful goodness over the past … Continue reading →

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Preserving faith for the long wait

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/375279666 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Last Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 27) 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11  +  Matthew 25:1-13 We’re waiting for the Last Day, as Jesus told us to do—waiting for Him … Continue reading →

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When the Son of Man comes in His glory

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/373762573 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Second to Last Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 26) 2 Thessalonians 1:3-10  +  Matthew 25:31-46 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the … Continue reading →

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Living in exile from the city of God

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/372226789 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for the Third to Last Sunday after Trinity (Trinity 25) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18  +  Matthew 24:15-28 In his monumental work The City of God, St. Augustine divided … Continue reading →

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