Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

Jesus shows himself to you now in His Word

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter Quasimodo Geniti – “Like newborn infants…” Ezekiel 37:1-14  +  1 John 5:4-12  +  John 20:19-31 “Show me!  Show me, show me!  I won’t be convinced until I … Continue reading →

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The Resurrection enables Jesus to finish the work of salvation

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

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

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

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

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

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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A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon for Palm/Passion Sunday +  John 12:12-19  + The Gospels don’t give us the exact dates, but it was almost certainly the tenth day of “Nissan,” the first month in the Jewish calendar, roughly 1,981 years ago.  It was almost … Continue reading →

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