Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

False prophets hide the glory of Christ and terrorize consciences

Sermon for Trinity 8 Jeremiah 15:19-21  +  Romans 8:12-17  +  Matthew 7:15-23 Toward the beginning of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount, He warned His Christians not to judge. But as we learned several weeks ago, that wasn’t a blanket statement … Continue reading

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Jesus will not disappoint you

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 7 Jeremiah 31:25-27  +  Romans 6:19-23  +  Mark 8:1-9 Everything’s going to be all right. It doesn’t always seem that way, does it? But it will. Everything’s going to be all … Continue reading

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Don’t turn to Jesus for self-help

Sermon for midweek of Trinity 6 Ephesians 2:4-10  +  Matthew 19:16-30 The Gospel you heard a moment ago ties in perfectly with the Gospel from this past Sunday. We talked about the Ten Commandments and how obedience to the commandments … Continue reading

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The Commandments of God for the people of God

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 6 Exodus 20:1-17  +  Romans 6:3-11  +  Matthew 5:50-26 After God had performed His ten plagues against the Egyptians, after He had spared the Israelites from the destruction of the firstborn … Continue reading

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The Gospel is preached, the catch continues

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 5 Jeremiah 16:14-21  +  1 Peter 3:8-15  +  Luke 5:1-11 It’s a memorable scene that we have before us today in the Gospel: Jesus, standing in Peter’s boat, pushed out a … Continue reading

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