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Podcast: Sermons - First Evangelical Lutheran Church | El Cajon, CA (LCMS)
Episode: Christ-Centered Worship: God’s Grace in Action | Ash Wednesday Sermon 2025"
Description: Discover the profound lessons from Jesus’s temptations in the wilderness as told in Luke’s Gospel. In this sermon, we explore how Jesus resisted the devil’s shortcuts—turning stones to bread, seizing power, and seeking glory—to stay true to His Father’s will. Unlike Adam, who fell in a perfect garden, Jesus triumphed in a barren wilderness, showing us the strength of faith and the danger of small compromises. Learn why the cross was essential for our salvation and how we can follow Christ’s example in a world obsessed with glory and success. Perfect for Lent reflectio...