The Good Fight | 2 Timothy 4:7-8 | Funeral of +William Schmidt II+

Does Actually God Want The Temple Rebuilt? | Luke 19:41–48 | Trinity 10

Luke 19:41–48 | Does Actually God Want the Temple Rebuilt? In this sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity, Pastor Rojas asks a question at the heart of modern Christian Zionism: Does God actually want the Temple in Jerusalem rebuilt? Jesus’ answer is no. The Temple, sacrifices, priesthood, and altar all pointed to Christ. Jesus is the true Temple, the Lamb of God, and our great High Priest. The shadows have given way to the reality. Jerusalem’s deeper problem was that when God visited them, they didn’t recognize Him. They wanted political victory and earthly glory. God gave them a King on a donkey and a Savior on a cross. We make the same mistake whenever we decide what God must fix before we’ll believe He is with us. But you don’t have to wait for something to happen in Jerusalem. God has already come to you in Christ. He forgives you, dwells with you, and gives Himself to you. Even when your health, strength, and life are taken away, Christ is still yours. The Sacrifice has been made. The curtain is torn. Your sins are forgiven. God dwells with you. And because Christ lives, you will live also. Subscribe & Share if this sermon strengthened your faith. 🎧 Spotify: Christ For You🇧🇷 Portuguese Podcast (“Cristo Para Você”)🌐 Website: https://www.zionwg.org/podcast [https://www.zionwg.org/podcast] Looking for a faithful Confessional Lutheran church in the Winter Garden, Florida area? We’d love to welcome you to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. To support the preaching of God’s Word through this podcast and other outreach efforts, visit: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-ZCN9/home [https://secure.myvanco.com/L-ZCN9/home]

The Good Fight | 2 Timothy 4:7-8 | Funeral of +William Schmidt II+

2 Timothy 4:7–8 | Funeral Sermon for William “Bill” Schmidt In this funeral sermon for William “Bill” Schmidt, Pastor Rojas reflects on St. Paul’s words: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Bill’s family knew him as a fighter. He endured hardship, sacrificed for his family, and through it all held fast to Christ. But Bill’s fight wasn’t what saved him. Jesus fought the greater fight. He faced sin, death, and the devil, went all the way to the cross, and shed His blood for our forgiveness. We hold onto Christ only because Christ first laid hold of us. That truth became especially visible in Bill’s final days. Even as dementia took away memories and words, he could still pray the Lord’s Prayer. And when his family came to him, they found him clutching a crucifix so tightly that it had left an imprint in his hand. His hand held the crucifix because his heart held the Crucified One. More importantly, Christ was holding him. Now Bill’s fight is finished. Faith has become sight. Hope has become fulfillment. He rests with Christ, awaiting the resurrection of the body and the crown of righteousness promised to all who love Christ’s appearing. Subscribe & Share if this sermon strengthened your faith. 🎧 Spotify: Christ For You 🇧🇷 Portuguese Podcast (“Cristo Para Você”) 🌐 Website: https://www.zionwg.org/podcast [https://www.zionwg.org/podcast] Looking for a faithful Confessional Lutheran church in the Winter Garden, Florida area? We’d love to welcome you to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. To support the preaching of God’s Word through this podcast and other outreach efforts, visit: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-ZCN9/home [https://secure.myvanco.com/L-ZCN9/home]

Making Friends | Luke 16:1-13 | Trinity 9 (Pastor Kress)

Making Friends | Luke 16:1-13 | Trinity 9 (Pastor Kress)

A Godly Wife, What Man Can Find? | Proverbs 31:10-31 | Wedding of Kaibo Feng & Sarah Clanton

Proverbs 31:10-31 | Wedding Sermon In this wedding sermon for Kaibo and Sarah, Pastor Rojas walks through Proverbs 31 as what it actually is: the final word of a book that has spent thirty chapters training a son’s eyes toward true wisdom—not a scorecard for wives, but an oracle taught to a king by his own mother, an acrostic poem, A to Z, pointing to a woman whose strength, generosity, and fearlessness all flow from one root: the fear of the Lord. But the question “who can find her” doesn’t stop with marriage. It reaches all the way to the cross. Because none of us can earn our way into being found — not by a spouse, and not by God. We are found. Christ himself spent his life seeking a bride who could never make herself worthy, and he paid for her with his own blood. Every ounce of value you have was set not by what you’ve done, but by what he was willing to pay. This sermon is for anyone getting married, anyone already married, and anyone who has ever wondered whether they’re loved because they’re good enough — or because Someone decided they were worth everything, long before they had anything to offer. Subscribe & Share if this sermon strengthened your faith. 🎧 Spotify: Christ For You 🇧🇷 Portuguese Podcast (“Cristo Para Você”) 🌐 Website: https://www.zionwg.org/podcast Looking for a faithful Confessional Lutheran church in the Winter Garden, Florida area? We’d love to welcome you to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. To support the preaching of God’s Word through this podcast and other outreach efforts, visit: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-ZCN9/home

Beware of False Prophets | Matthew 7:15-23 | Trinity 8 (Pastor Frye)

Beware of False Prophets | Matthew 7:15-23 | Trinity 8 (Pastor Frye)