Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

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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Christ chooses the lowest. Hosanna in the highest!

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Palm Sunday Zechariah 9:9-10  +  Philippians 2:5-11  +  Matthew 21:1-9 Palm Sunday is a day of great gladness for us in the Church.  We wave our palm branches; we walk in our … Continue reading →

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Someone is lying here, and it isn’t Jesus

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Jesus feeds His people with bread

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Laetare Isaiah 49:8-13  +  Galatians 4:21-31  +  John 6:1-15 We have this little oasis set before us today on Laetare Sunday as we draw closer to Holy Week.  Rejoice with Jerusalem and … Continue reading →

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