Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Flee to the stronger Man for refuge

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/326197948 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Oculi – Lent 3 2 Samuel 22:1-7  +  Ephesians 5:1-9  +  Luke 11:14-28 The Sundays in Lent are powerful, aren’t they? They all focus on Jesus’ … Continue reading

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First for the Jew, then for the Gentile

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/325092355 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Reminiscere – Lent 2 Isaiah 45:20-25  +  1 Thessalonians 4:1-7  +  Matthew 15:21-28 We have before us today a beautiful Gospel about great humility and great … Continue reading

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Honoring the Giver of life

Sermon for Midweek of Invocavit 1 John 1:1-10  +  John 12:1-11 We’re going to spend these five Wednesdays before Holy Week with St. John, hearing one chapter from his First Epistle each week, and walking through the twelfth chapter of … Continue reading

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Resisting the temptation to covet

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/322640649 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Invocavit – Lent 1 Genesis 3:1-24  +  2 Corinthians 6:1-10  +  Matthew 4:1-11 Over the last three Sundays, we talked about Pride as the root sin … Continue reading

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Time to focus on the things of God

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon   Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/321913932 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for the First Day of Lent Isaiah 59:12-21  +  Joel 2:12-19  +  Matthew 6:16-21 It’s Ash Wednesday. But we’ve never used ashes for Ash Wednesday here … Continue reading

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