Our Redeemer Lutheran Church San Diego

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Healthy Tip Tuesday: Practice gratitude. Gratitude means feeling thankful as well as expressing thanks and appreciation. And there is more to gratitude than meets the eye practicing gratitude can have a positive effect on all areas of your life: physical, mental, emotional, and even social! Research has shown that individuals who regularly practice gratitude experience many benefits like lower stress and improved sleep.

"Born Again" 5-30-2021 Pastor Dave Weber Message Today is Trinity Sunday. Martin Luther once said to deny the Trinity is to jeopardize your salvation. To try to explain the Trinity is to jeopardize your sanity. Our text today has Nicodemus coming to Jesus for a theological discussion. Jesus answers him by saying unless a man is born from above he can not enter the Kingdom of God. Flesh gives birth to flesh but Spirit gives birth to Spirit. ... Join us as we unpack the wonderful gift the Father gives us of new birth by the Spirit through the completed work of Jesus Christ. church website: https://orlcsd.org/ giving opportunity: https://orlcsd.org/giving John 3:1-17 New International Version Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him. 3 Jesus replied, Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a] 4 How can someone be born when they are old? Nicodemus asked. Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born! 5 Jesus answered, Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[b] gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[c] must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.[d] 9 How can this be? Nicodemus asked. 10 You are Israel’s teacher, said Jesus, and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaventhe Son of Man.[e] 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[f] 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.[g] 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Bible Gateway Link: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/"Born Again" 5-30-2021 Pastor Dave Weber Message

"Each One Reach One." Dave Weber 1-16-2021." Picture this, back in the days when we could meet together safely in restaurants, you and some friends and family go out to eat at a place that is new to you. The service, food, and atmosphere are top-notch. You look around and see there are hardly any people there. Someone says, we have to tell people about this great place so it doesn’t go out of business. How hard is that to do? Most of us could easily tell a friend about a... great dining experience. Why is it so hard for us to share our experience with Jesus with our families and friends? What is more critical to you and them, a meal or eternity? Join me as together we examine the account of Jesus calling His first disciples. We see a simple pattern of inviting people to experience what they have already experienced. It is the most loving and kind thing you can ever do for anybody. If you know Jesus, share Him with someone e you know. Each one, reach one! Text John 1:35-48

See You At Sunday Worship! 01/17/21 8:30am=Traditional Worship 10:00am=Adult Bible Class 11:00am=Praise Worship with Providence Band Guidelines to be followed by those attending church:... -Do not enter if you have a cough or fever. -You must wear a mask. -You must use hand sanitizer provided. -We will check your temperature. -You must social distance and keep 6 feet apart. See more

"Baptism" Dave Weber 1-9-2021 Message Today we look at the account in the Gospel of Mark of Jesus being baptized in the Jordon River. As Jesus is coming out of the water the heavens are ripped open, the Holy Spirit descends into Jesus as a dove and the Father speaks from Heaven saying, This is my Son, whom I love, with Him I am well pleased! All three persons of the Trinity are present. I said the Heavens were torn open because the Greek in this text should be translated t...hat way. It is not merely opened so that it may be closed again, but is ripped asunder to forever be open to all of God’s children. John the Baptizer was performing a water baptism for the forgiveness of sins. In Jesus' baptism, the Holy Spirit along with the Word of God is added to the formula. That has developed into today’s Christian baptism. Baptism is a means of grace in which God does all the work in creating faith. No matter how young or old, the individual receives the faith creating Holy Spirit through the water and God’s Word by the grace of God. In our baptism, we have received the Holy Spirit to create faith in us. We have the power of The Holy Spirit to live as the Children of God. Join me as we look at the baptism of Jesus and consider our own baptisms as well! Text. Mark 1:4-11 church website: https://orlcsd.org/ giving opportunity: https://orlcsd.org/giving

See You At Sunday Worship! 01/10/21 8:30am=Traditional Worship 10:00am=Adult Bible Class 11:00am=Praise Worship with Providence Band Guidelines to be followed by those attending church:... -Do not enter if you have a cough or fever. -You must wear a mask. -You must use hand sanitizer provided. -We will check your temperature. -You must social distance and keep 6 feet apart. See more

See You At Sunday Worship! 10/25/20 in the Sanctuary 8:30am=Traditional Worship/Choir 10:00am=Adult Bible Class 11:00am=Praise Worship/Band Guidelines to be followed by those attending church on Sunday:... -Do not enter if you have a cough or fever. -You must wear a mask inside. -You must use hand sanitizer provided. -We will check your temperature prior to entering the sanctuary. -You must social distance and keep 6 feet apart. See more

"Saved by grace through faith." Dave Weber 10-24-2020 message October 31, 1517, is when Martin Luther nailed 95 theses, or points to debate, on the door of the church he was serving. The main point was to debate where our salvation comes from. Is it from works? Can it be purchased by buying indulgences? Luther didn’t think so. He believed salvation was won for us through the innocent suffering and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. But how are we justified before God? How d...o we get right with God? Luther struggled with that. He saw God as perfect and himself as a wretched sinner. He was right. But how does a wretched sinner approach a perfect Holy God? Luther was reading through the book of Romans when he came across this passage in chapter 1:17, the just will live by faith. He said it was as if the heavens had open wide and taken away his burden of sin. He understood the righteousness a believer brings before God is not his own, but the righteousness of Jesus Christ given to him through faith! Join me today as we rediscover the joy of the Gospel rediscovered in the reformation and apply it to our lives today. Bible Text: Romans 3:19-28 church website: https://ourredeemersandiego.org/ giving opportunity: https://ourredeemersandiego.org/giving/

"Created in the Image and Likeness of God!" Dave Weber 10-17-2020 message In today’s Gospel reading Jesus says the famous words "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and give to God what is God’s." The Herodians and disciples of the Pharisees tried to trap Jesus with a question about if it was lawful to pay tax to Rome. ... Once again. They thought they had placed Jesus in a spot where no matter what He said would land Him in trouble. If He said don’t pay the tax then He would be in trouble with Rome. If He said to pay the tax he would be in hot water with the Jews who resented paying Rome to occupy them. Jesus asked for a coin of the type used to pay the tax. Jesus asked whose image is on the coin? Caesar's they replied. Jesus said give to Caesar what is his and to God what is God’s. If the coin had Caesar’s image on it, what or who has God’s image? We do. Join me today as we look at what it means to be created in the image and likeness of God! Bible Text Matthew 22: 15-22 church website: https://orlcsd.org/ giving opportunity: https://orlcsd.org/giving

See You At Sunday Worship! 10/18/20 in the Sanctuary 8:30am=Traditional Worship/Choir 10:00am=Adult Bible Class 11:00am=Praise Worship/Band Guidelines to be followed by those attending church on Sunday:... -Do not enter if you have a cough or fever. -You must wear a mask inside. -You must use hand sanitizer provided. -We will check your temperature prior to entering the sanctuary. -You must social distance and keep 6 feet apart. See more

"Rejoice In the Lord" Dave Weber 10-10-2020 message I wonder if there is anyone out there who is not feeling some extra anxiety in these times? We will all experience anxiety, anger, sadness and maybe some depression at times in our lives. This is normal but it doesn’t have to be our normal way of living. In times like these, the Apostle Paul tells us to rejoice in the Lord! We are children of God and God is always near! We are told to be anxious about nothing but in ever...ything bring our worries, our stresses and our anxieties to God and He will guard our hearts and minds and give us peace. Peace that leads to a life of contentment! How does that sound? Join me as we discover God's plan for a peaceful life of contentment. We don’t do it on our own but we can do all things through Jesus who gives us strength. Rejoice in the Lord always I will say it again, rejoice! Bible Text: Philippians 4:4-13 church website: https://orlcsd.org/ giving opportunity: https://orlcsd.org/giving"Rejoice In the Lord" Dave Weber 10-10-2020 message

Church Picnic on Sunday, October 11th at Ski Beach in Mission Bay. We'll start Praise Worship at 11:30am, with lunch afterwards. (Traditional Worship will still be in the Church Sanctuary at 8:30am.)