Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

That you may believe

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Quasimodo Geniti “As newborn babes…” Ezekiel 37:1-14  +  1 John 5:4-12  +  John 20:19-31 (Audio only today.)

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Christ is risen. And it matters.

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Easter Sunday Isaiah 52:13-15  +  1 Corinthians 5:6-8  +  Mark 16:1-8 Today we celebrate.  Today we rejoice.  This is the day that the Lord has made.  Let us rejoice and be glad … Continue reading

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Glorified in His Life

Sermon for Easter Vigil +  John 20:1-18  + (This sermon draws on the theme of our midweek Lenten services this year as we followed the Gospel of St. John leading up to Holy Week:  The Hour Is Coming for the … Continue reading

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I believe in Jesus Christ

Sermon for Good Friday Isaiah 50:6-9  +  Isaiah 52:13-53:12  +  John 18:1-19:42 Today, the Good Friday Gospel holds up to our faces those graphic, bloody, deathly images of Jesus, and we are confronted with the question, “Is this really the … Continue reading

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The New Testament Gift

Sermon for Maundy Thursday Exodus 12:1-14  +  1 Corinthians 11:23-32  +  Passion History (preparations for Passover through Gethsemane prayers) Jesus’ hour had finally come.  This was the hour, this was the day, this was the Passover feast that every other … Continue reading

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