Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

What to expect while you’re expecting the coming Christ

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/247720632 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Gaudete – Advent 3 1 Corinthians 4:1-5  +  Matthew 11:2-10 In this Advent season, as we focus on waiting for the coming Christ, we’ve talked about … Continue reading

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The trees are full of leaves. Christ is coming soon!

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/246715216 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Populus Sion – Advent 2 Romans 15:4-13  +  Luke 21:25-36 The trees are almost bare in Las Cruces. The hard freeze this week brought down most … Continue reading

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Preparing for Christ’s coming with true repentance

Sermon for Midweek of Ad Te Levavi Jeremiah 33:14-18  +  James 5:7-8  +  Matthew 3:4-12 The coming of the Lord is at hand, James told us in the second reading tonight. Of course, that was almost 2,000 years ago when … Continue reading

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O Lord, how shall I meet Thee?

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/245651372 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Ad Te Levavi (Advent 1) Romans 13:11-14  +  Matthew 21:1-9 The Christ is coming. That was the focus of the Old Testament. Throughout the Old Testament, … Continue reading

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Wisely waiting for the Bridegroom to appear

Sermon (audio) Download Sermon Service(video) [vimeo https://vimeo.com/244562813 w=540&h=360] Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Last Sunday after Trinity 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11  +  Matthew 25:1-13 The world doesn’t believe in the coming Christ, even as the world doesn’t believe in the … Continue reading

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