Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Jesus wants to be known as the Good Shepherd

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Third Sunday of Easter Misericordias Domini – “…the steadfast love of the LORD” Ezekiel 34:11-16  +  1 Peter 2:21-25  +  John 10:11-16 “The LORD is my shepherd.”  Of all the images that … Continue reading

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Jesus shows himself to you now in His Word

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The Resurrection enables Jesus to finish the work of salvation

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Easter Sunday (Catechism emphasis: The Apostles’ Creed, Third Article) Mark 16:1-8  +  Job 19:23-27  +  1 Corinthians 15:51-57 Those faithful women – Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome – … Continue reading

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The Apostles’ Creed, Second Article

Sermon for Good Friday, Chief Service Today, as we peer into the past through the Good Friday Gospel, those bloody, deathly images of Jesus jolt our sensibilities, and the words of the Apostles’ Creed ring in our ears, “I believe … Continue reading

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The Sacrament of the Altar

Sermon for Holy Thursday What is this meal that we celebrate here at Emmanuel so often and that awaits us again on this Holy Thursday? What is the Sacrament of the Altar?  It is the true body and blood of … Continue reading

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