The Necessity of Christ’s Ascension | Acts 1:1-11 | The Ascension of Our Lord (Pastor Kress)

Why Is This Church Still Here? | Isaiah 55:10-11 | 104th Anniversary of Redeemer Lutheran Church

Why Is This Church Still Here? | Christ For You Isaiah 55:10–11 | 104th Anniversary Redeemer Lutheran Church 2626 Liberty Blvd. South Gate, CA 90280 A congregation that once overflowed is now down to twenty people. The school is gone. The founding generation is dead. The neighborhood has changed. And the question nobody is saying out loud — but everybody is carrying — is this: Has God’s Word failed here? Has He moved on? Is this place just a monument to a better time? In this church anniversary sermon, Pastor Rojas walks into that question without flinching — and answers it from Isaiah 55. God doesn’t respond to His people’s despair with a recovery plan or a timeline. He responds the same way He always has: He gives them His Word again. What does Isaiah 55 tell a struggling, shrinking congregation about whether God’s Word is still working? Why does God hide His success in what looks like failure? What does the incarnation of Christ — a homeless preacher, abandoned by His disciples, dead in a tomb — have to do with empty pews in South Gate? What does “it shall not return to me empty” actually mean when the numbers say otherwise? And how does the cross prove, once and for all, that God defines what His Word accomplishes — and no statistic, no chart, no empty pew ever has? Subscribe & Share: Spotify: Christ For You Português: Cristo Para Você Website: ZionWG.org Looking for a Lutheran Church near you? Support the preaching of God’s Word.

The Necessity of Christ’s Ascension | Acts 1:1-11 | The Ascension of Our Lord (Pastor Kress)

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What Does It Actually Mean To Be A Christian? | James 1:22–27 | Easter 6

What Does It Actually Mean to Be a Christian? | Christ For You James 1:22–27 | Easter 6 What does it actually mean to be a Christian? Is it going to church? Holding the right doctrine? Being a good person? Everyone has an answer. And almost every answer, on its own, is completely wrong. Because James doesn’t start with what you do. He starts with whether you’re actually listening. What does it look like to hear the Word of God and walk away completely unchanged? How is it possible to sit through a sermon, say Amen, drive home — and have nothing change? And what does it mean to truly lay hold of a promise — to hear the Word and say, this is mine now? Why does James say that favoring the rich man over the poor man isn’t just rude — it’s worthless religion? Why does he hold up the widow and the orphan as the measuring stick for true Christianity — the two people who can do absolutely nothing for you? What does a mother’s love reveal about the love of God? And what does it mean that you were the orphan, the widow, the one with nothing to offer — who was given everything anyway? And what happens on your last day, when the doing is finally over, and the only thing left is what has been done for you? Subscribe & Share: Spotify: Christ For You Português: Cristo Para Você Website: ZionWG.org Looking for a Lutheran Church near you? Support the preaching of God’s Word.

Bible Study | 1 Corinthians 12 (Part 3)

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AIC 3 | Creation

What does Christianity actually teach? In this Adult Instruction Class, we walk through the basic teachings of the Christian faith from a Lutheran perspective. We cover Scripture, God, sin, Christ, salvation, Baptism, the Lord’s Supper, prayer, worship, and the Christian life. This class is especially for those new to Christianity, those exploring Lutheranism, and those desiring to become members of the Lutheran Church. It is clear, biblical, and practical, with room for honest questions along the way.