Category Archives: Sermons

Unlimited forgiveness within the Church

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 22 Deuteronomy 7:9-11  +  Philippians 1:3-11  +  Matthew 18:23-35 As you probably remember, four months ago there was a terrible massacre at a church in South Carolina. That deranged young man, … Continue reading →

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A shield of faith built by Christ

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 21 Hosea 13:14  +  Ephesians 6:10-17  +  John 4:46-54 Driving back from Ruidoso on Friday, we saw a billboard along Hwy. 70. It had nothing on it but a single word … Continue reading →

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Called and chosen to escape the darkness of this world

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Trinity 20 Isaiah 65:1-2  +  Ephesians 5:15-21  +  Matthew 22:1-14 There’s an awful lot of darkness in this world. The days are evil, St. Paul wrote to the Ephesians almost 2,000 years … Continue reading →

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Take a rest from self-service

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save Sermon for Trinity 17 1 Samuel 2:1-10  +  Ephesians 4:1-6  +  Luke 14:1-11 Today is the Sabbath. But not because it’s Sunday. Today is the Sabbath, even for us New Testament Christians. Time to rest. Time to … Continue reading →

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A death surrounded by hope

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon for Trinity 16 Deuteronomy 32:39-40  +  Ephesians 3:13-21  +  Luke 7:11-17 Our Gospel today turns our attention to sorrow, weeping, coffins and death—and resurrection! — as if the Holy Spirit, through His Church, were preparing us for a funeral. … Continue reading →

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