Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Lessons and Devotions for Christmas Eve 2013

Genesis 3:1-15 1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the … Continue reading →

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Make straight the way of the Lord

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Advent 4 – Rorate Coeli Isaiah 40:1-8  +  Philippians 4:4-7  +  John 1:19-28 The fourth Advent candle is lit.  The four Sundays of Advent have passed, like the four thousand years of … Continue reading →

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Augsburg Confession Article III: The Son of God

Sermon for Midweek Advent 3 Romans 1:16-25  +  Luke 1:39-56 If you’ve spent any time in Roman Catholicism, if you’ve ever prayed the rosary, or if you like classical music, then you’re probably familiar with the Ave Maria: “Hail Mary, … Continue reading →

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The joy of Christ’s salvation remains under the cross

Sermon for Advent 3 – Gaudete Malachi 3:1-6  +  1 Corinthians 4:1-5  +  Matthew 11:2-10 So we’ve got Jesus’ first Advent in humility, when He was born in a lowly manger and rode into Jerusalem on a lowly donkey to … Continue reading →

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Sermon on the Augsburg Confession, Art. II: Original Sin

Midweek Advent 2 Romans 2:1-16  +  Luke 1:26-35 In Article I of the Augsburg Confession, we confess who our God is—the one God who is three distinct Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is the God for whom we … Continue reading →

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