Christ For You

Can You Die In Peace? | Luke 2:22-40 | Christmas 1 & The Baptism of Luke Pirino

Can You Die in Peace? | Christ For You Text: Luke 2:22–40 | Christmas 1 & The Baptism of Luke Pirino Simeon holds a forty-day-old baby and says something outrageous: “Now I can die in peace.” Why? Because salvation isn’t an idea or a feeling. Salvation has a face. Salvation is a Person. And Simeon is holding Him. On Christmas 1, we see what Christmas really means: God puts salvation into a baby, small enough to be held and strong enough to hold you forever. And in Holy Baptism, that same Savior comes to you personally, by name, with forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and a future that ends in life. If you fear death, if your conscience accuses you, if you find yourself doing spiritual math, this sermon is for you. You don’t depart in peace because you got your life together. You depart in peace because Christ got you. Subscribe & Share: Apple Podcasts: Christ For You Spotify: Christ For You Português: Cristo Para Você Website: ZionWG.org

What’s The Most Christmassy Event? | Matthew 2:13-18 | Holy Innocents 2025

What’s The Most Christmassy Event? | Christ For You Text: Matthew 2:13-18 | Holy Innocents 2025 Why would the Church make you hear about Herod’s slaughter right in the middle of Christmas? Why put blood on the floor while the lights are still up and the hymns are still sweet? What if this “least Christmassy” text actually tells you what Christmas really is? Christmas does not happen in a safe world. It happens in this one. God moved in. The Son of God entered enemy territory in real flesh and blood, and the world greeted Him with a sword. And Herod is not just an “out there” problem. He exposes the crown we try to keep on our own heads. But this sermon does not leave you in the darkness. Jesus came to take the world’s hatred into His own body, to atone for your sin, and to break death’s teeth. Herod doesn’t get to keep those children. The devil doesn’t get to keep what he takes. The grave doesn’t get the final word. As this year closes and a new one begins, you do not know what evils you will see, but you do know who reigns, and you do know where your future is. Subscribe & Share: Apple Podcasts: Christ For You Spotify: Christ For You Português: Cristo Para Você Website: ZionWG.org Contact: PastorRojas@ZionWG.org

Bible Study | 1 Corinthians 8

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Bible Study | 1 Corinthians 7 (Part 3)

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What Do You Really Need This Christmas? | Luke 2:15-20 | Christmas Day 2025

What Do You Really Need This Christmas? | Christ For You Text: Luke 2:15-20| Christmas Day Why does Christmas sometimes feel useless? Why can the day be beautiful, and yet nothing in your life actually changes? The pain is still there. The loneliness is still there. The guilt is still there. And church can start to feel like a strange little ritual that doesn’t touch the real problems. But underneath that frustration sits a deeper lie: that your biggest problem is your situation. If the money came, if the marriage improved, if the grief lifted, then you’d finally be okay. Scripture says your biggest problem is not around you. It’s in you: sin, a haunted conscience, and the death that follows. So God does not give you what you think you need. He gives you what you actually need. He gives you Himself. The Baby in the manger is the Man on the cross, and the Man on the cross is the Lord who forgives you day after day. Christmas is not God offering advice or upgrades. Christmas is God coming near, in real flesh and blood, to save you. If you feel empty, disappointed, or even numb this Christmas, this sermon is for you. Subscribe & Share: Apple Podcasts: Christ For You Spotify: Christ For You Português: Cristo Para Você Website: ZionWG.org Contact: PastorRojas@ZionWG.org