Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

A Prophet like Moses, but better

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/385835534 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany Romans 12:6-16  +  John 2:1-11 About 1500 years before Jesus was born, Moses stood at the border of the Promised Land … Continue reading

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The humility of God at age 12

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A gift from the Gentiles, a gift for the Gentiles at Epiphany

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/383203120 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for the Epiphany of Our Lord Isaiah 60:1-6  +  Matthew 2:1-12 An epiphany is a manifestation or a revelation of something hidden from plain sight. During this … Continue reading

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God keeps His children safe, even in death

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The last circumcision worth celebrating

Sermon for the Festival of the Circumcision of Our Lord Galatians 3:23-29  +  Luke 2:21 Merry 8th day of Christmas! On the 8th day of Christmas, we celebrate what happened on the 8th day of Christ’s birth: His circumcision, and … Continue reading

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