Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Wisely prepared for a lifetime of waiting

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 27 Isaiah 65:17-19  +  1 Thessalonians 5:1-11  +  Matthew 25:1-13 The Gospels that we read at the end of the Church Year are very pointed, aren’t they? Filled with the sternest … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Wisely prepared for a lifetime of waiting

The day of reckoning – the world’s biggest threat

Sermon for Trinity 26 Isaiah 40:9-11  +  2 Thessalonians 1:3-10  +  Matthew 25:31-46 One of the most basic teachings of the Bible is that this world is heading for certain and unavoidable destruction, that Christ will come again to this … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The day of reckoning – the world’s biggest threat

Waiting in the mountains for Christ’s return

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 25 Isaiah 49:12-17  +  1 Thessalonians 4:13-18  +  Matthew 24:15-28 The Apostle Paul took us into the future in today’s Epistle, to what will happen on the Last Day when Jesus … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Waiting in the mountains for Christ’s return

The kind of saints Jesus seeks

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for All Saints’ Day Revelation 7:2-17  +  Matthew 5:1-12 Dear saints of God, made holy by Holy Baptism and by faith in the holy, precious blood of Christ, and called to lead holy … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The kind of saints Jesus seeks

An angel proclaiming the everlasting Gospel

Second Sermon for Reformation Sunday 2015 Revelation 14:6-7  +  Matthew 11:12-15 This morning in Las Cruces we focused on the Gospel for Reformation Sunday. This afternoon we turn to the Epistle from Revelation chapter 14. This Epistle for Reformation Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermons | Tagged , , | Comments Off on An angel proclaiming the everlasting Gospel