Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Cheer up! It’s the cross Jesus told you about!

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Exaudi – The Sunday after Ascension Ezekiel 36:25-27  +  1 Peter 4:7-11  +  John 15:26-16:4 Before He ascended into heaven, Jesus told His disciples up front what things would be like for … Continue reading

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Luther Sermon for the Sunday after the Ascension

SUNDAY AFTER CHRIST’S ASCENSION. (EXAUDI). Preached by Dr. Martin Luther, Wittenberg. (1522) Text: John 15:26-16:4 (KJV) 1. Beloved, you have heretofore heard much about faith. Today you hear also of the witness of faith and of the cross that follows. … Continue reading

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Whatever you ask in Jesus’ name

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Rogate Sunday – Easter 5 Jeremiah 29:11-14  +  James 1:22-27  +  John 16:23-30 This Thursday we will celebrate Jesus’ ascension into heaven, forty days after He rose from the dead. But before … Continue reading

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The Helper convicts the world

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Cantate – Fourth Sunday after Easter Isaiah 12:1-6  +  James 1:16-21  +  John 16:5-15 Today, the Word of God before us, we are taught to sing for joy. And it has nothing … Continue reading

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The living Christ, the Christian’s joy

Sermon for Jubilate – Third Sunday after Easter Lamentations 3:18-26  +  1 Peter 2:11-20  +  John 16:16-23 The Christian life is characterized by joy—the joy in knowing the God who so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son … Continue reading

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