Author Archives: Rev. Paul Rydecki

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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The Good Shepherd as Savior and example

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon Download Sermon Service Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Easter 2 – Misericordias Domini 1 Peter 2:21-25  +  John 10:11-16 If you follow the daily devotions our ministerium has been publishing, this last week you read the account from … Continue reading →

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Pray to escape the punishment of heresy

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Sermon Download Sermon Service Download Service Download Bulletin Sermon for Midweek of Easter 1 Revelation 8:1-13 John’s vision of the seven seals revealed the destruction that God would bring on the world in various ways leading up to the end, … Continue reading →

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