Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Only Jesus can help against the demons

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Oculi – Lent 3 Luke 11:14-28  +  Exodus 8:16-24  +  Ephesians 5:1-9 Demons are real.  And they are evil.  And they are dangerous. Men are wicked enough by birth, all on their … Continue reading

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Hiding in God, not from God

Sermon on Psalm 32 You can almost hear the joy in his voice – you can almost see the subtle smile on his face as King David intones the Psalm, “Blessed – happy, privileged – is the one whose transgression … Continue reading

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The faith of the Canaanite woman – an unlikely evangelism text

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Reminiscere – Lent 2 Matthew 15:21-28  +  Genesis 32:22-32  +  1 Thessalonians 4:1-7 Let’s say you invited a friend to come to church with you today, a friend who doesn’t have a … Continue reading

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Christ earns the world back from the devil

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Invocabit – First Sunday in Lent Matthew 4:1-11  +  Genesis 3:1-21  +  2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Our Lord, Jesus Christ, was baptized.  He stepped forward in the place of all mankind to be … Continue reading

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Confession ends in Absolution

Sermon for Ash Wednesday Psalm 51  +  Small Catechism: What is confession? Again this year we see no ashes painted on our foreheads in the sign of a cross.  But we could use them as they have been used since … Continue reading

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