Monthly Archives: February 2012

Christ earns the world back from the devil

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Invocabit – First Sunday in Lent Matthew 4:1-11  +  Genesis 3:1-21  +  2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Our Lord, Jesus Christ, was baptized.  He stepped forward in the place of all mankind to be … Continue reading →

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Confession ends in Absolution

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon for Ash Wednesday Psalm 51  +  Small Catechism: What is confession? Again this year we see no ashes painted on our foreheads in the sign of a cross.  But we could use them as they have been used since … Continue reading →

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Jesus remedies blindness with faith

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Quinquagesima Luke 18:31-43  +  Isaiah 35:3-7  +  1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Our Gospel today is full of blind people.  Did you catch it?  Did you notice how all three groups of people mentioned … Continue reading →

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Know what to expect when the seed of God’s Word is sown

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Sexagesima Luke 8:4-15  +  Isaiah 55:10-13  +  2 Corinthians 11:19 – 12:9 You’ve heard today of the great power of God’s Word.  God’s Word – the Bible, the Holy Scriptures – is … Continue reading →

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Not wages for the workers, but charity for the chosen

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Septuagesima Matthew 20:1-16  +  Exodus 17:1-7  +  1 Corinthians 9:24 – 10:5 Everything is upside down in the kingdom of God.  God does things differently in his kingdom, differently than our human … Continue reading →

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