Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

A very present help in times of trouble

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon Download Sermon Service Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Cantate – Easter 4 James 1:16-21  +  John 16:5-15 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in times of trouble. When those times of trouble come, when … Continue reading →

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Terror released from the Euphrates

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon Download Sermon Service Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Midweek of Easter 3 Revelation 9:13-21 Last week, after the sounding of the fifth trumpet, we met the “angel of the abyss” who released thick smoke and a plague of … Continue reading →

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Martin Luther’s Sermon on Christ’s Descent into Hell

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Third Sermon for Easter Day, Torgau, 1533 by Martin Luther translated by Paul A. Rydecki, 2023, from the Weimar edition, vol. 37 (referenced in the Formula of Concord, Article IX: On Christ’s Descent into Hell) Since we have now buried … Continue reading →

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You can handle not seeing Jesus, for a little while

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon Download Sermon Service Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Easter 3 1 Peter 2:11-20  +  John 16:16-23 “A little while, and you will not see me. And again, a little while, and you will see me, because I am … Continue reading →

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Smoke and locusts from the abysss

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon Download Sermon Service Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Midweek of Easter 2 Revelation 9:1-12 Let’s spend a moment reviewing the outline of Revelation. There are seven series of visions, with each series of visions essentially covering the entire … Continue reading →

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