Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Jesus remedies blindness with faith

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Quinquagesima Luke 18:31-43  +  Isaiah 35:3-7  +  1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Our Gospel today is full of blind people.  Did you catch it?  Did you notice how all three groups of people mentioned … Continue reading

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Know what to expect when the seed of God’s Word is sown

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Sexagesima Luke 8:4-15  +  Isaiah 55:10-13  +  2 Corinthians 11:19 – 12:9 You’ve heard today of the great power of God’s Word.  God’s Word – the Bible, the Holy Scriptures – is … Continue reading

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Not wages for the workers, but charity for the chosen

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Septuagesima Matthew 20:1-16  +  Exodus 17:1-7  +  1 Corinthians 9:24 – 10:5 Everything is upside down in the kingdom of God.  God does things differently in his kingdom, differently than our human … Continue reading

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The promise of seeing God’s glory at the end

Sermon for Transfiguration of Our Lord Matthew 17:1-9  +  Exodus 34:29-35  +  2 Peter 1:16-21 Last week we learned about faith and the pattern it follows.  The Word of Christ awakens faith, the kind of faith that keeps seeking and … Continue reading

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The Word creates faith that clings to the Word

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Epiphany 3 Matthew 8:1-13  +  2 Kings 5:1-15  +  Romans 12:17-21 “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean!” “Lord, just say the word, and my servant will be healed.”  … Continue reading

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