Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Jesus Is Our Life in the midst of Death

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 16 Luke 7:11-17  +  1 Kings 17:17-24  +  Ephesians 3:13-21 A week and a half ago there was a tragic death here in Las Cruces.  A one-year old boy was found … Continue reading

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The Father’s Care Frees Us to Care about the Things That Matter Most

Sermon for Trinity 15 Matthew 6:24-34  +  1 Kings 17:8-16  +  Galatians 5:25 – 6:10   What do you care about?  What kinds of things do you worry about?  If you were to make a list of the things that occupy … Continue reading

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Saving Faith Lives in the One Who Returns to Give Thanks

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 14 Luke 17:11-19  +  Proverbs 4:10-23  +  Galatians 5:16-24 The Gospel of the Healing of the Ten Lepers is an easy story to understand.  Ten men were afflicted with the chronic … Continue reading

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The Law is good, but I am not. Thank God for the Good Samaritan!

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 13 Luke 10:23-37  +  2 Chronicles 28:8-15  +  Galatians 3:15-22 If you’re at all familiar with the Bible, and certainly if you’re familiar with the Lutheran Church, then you know that … Continue reading

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Jesus, the humble healer of ears and tongues

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 12 Mark 7:31-37  +  Isaiah 29:17-24  +  2 Corinthians 3:4-11 “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way … Continue reading

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