Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Either righteous by faith or not righteous at all

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 13 Leviticus 18:1-5  +  Galatians 3:15-22  +  Luke 10:23-37 What shall you do to inherit eternal life? That’s what it’s all about, the answer to that question. You think it matters … Continue reading

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Hearing with the ears and confessing with the tongue

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 12 Isaiah 29:18-19  +  2 Corinthians 3:4-11  +  Mark 7:31-37 There’s nothing difficult to understand in Mark’s account of Jesus healing the deaf man who could neither hear nor speak. The … Continue reading

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Justified only by faith in the God of mercy

right-click to save Sermon for Trinity 11 2 Samuel 22:21-29  +  1 Corinthians 15:1-10  +  Luke 18:9-14 I hope that, by now, the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector is firmly rooted in your hearts. We hear it … Continue reading

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Old Jerusalem fell so that New Jerusalem might arise

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 10 Jeremiah 7:1-7  +  1 Corinthians 12:1-11  +  Luke 19:41-48 Today is a joy-filled day, as is every Sunday when we are blessed to gather together with Jesus as He comes … Continue reading

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Be wise with your Father’s wealth

Sermon for Trinity 9 1 Chronicles 29:10-13  +  1 Corinthians 10:6-13  +  Luke 16:1-9 Before we talk about today’s Gospel from Luke 16 and Jesus’ parable of the unjust steward, it’s important that we keep it in context with Luke … Continue reading

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