Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

True joy is bound to the resurrection of Christ

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Fourth Sunday of Easter Jubilate – “Shout for joy to the LORD!” Isaiah 40:25-31  +  1 Peter 2:11-20  +  John 16:16-22 Jubilate! “Shout for joy to the LORD!” Can you?  Can you … Continue reading →

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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

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

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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