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First in your own eyes makes you last in God’s eyes

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

Right Click to Save Sermon for Septuagesima Jeremiah 1:4-10  +  1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5  +  Matthew 20:1-16 There are two kinds of workers in the Lord’s vineyard, two kinds of Christians in the Lord’s Church. Jesus describes them for us in … Continue reading →

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Luther Sermon for Septuagesima

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

SERMON FOR SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY by Martin Luther TEXT: Matthew 20:1-16 (KJV). 1. Some church fathers applied this Gospel to all the preachers from the beginning to the end of the world, and taught the first hour was the time of Adam, … Continue reading →

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Still trusting in grace at the end of the day

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Septuagesima 2014 Jeremiah 1:4-10  +  1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5  +  Matthew 20:1-16 Jesus highlights God’s grace for us in today’s parable of the workers in the vineyard. He compares God to a kind … Continue reading →

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Working for wages or relying on grace?

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Rev. Paul Rydecki

right-click to save, or push Play Sermon for Septuagesima Exodus 17:1-7  +  1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5  +  Matthew 20:1-16 Today we celebrate grace, God’s grace, grace alone.  Today, through the Parable of the workers in the vineyard, Jesus shows us God’s … 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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