Ascension Lutheran Church Pgh

By Ascension Lutheran Church Pgh

Located in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, PA, Ascension Lutheran Church is a Christ-centered community where we connect, learn, and serve. Here you will find a community of enthusiastic Christians in ... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Ascension Lutheran Church Pgh:

How many episodes does Ascension Lutheran Church Pgh have?

The podcast currently has 347 episodes available.

Ascension Lutheran Church Pgh episodes:

December 24, 2022 ALC Sermon 12/24/2022
Pastor Adam Thompson, Ascension Lutheran Church
...more
15min
December 11, 2022 ALC Sermon 12/11/2022 - Are You the One?
Text: Matthew 11:2-15

Summary: Are you the One? This is the question John the Baptist sends his disciples to ask Jesus while he is in prison. He had heard about Jesus’ ministry and works, but it wasn’t exactly what He had pictured. God’s plans often surprise us and perhaps the most surprising one of all is sending Jesus to be born as a human baby to be a sacrifice for sinners. That is what we anticipate this Advent season and in order to not be fooled by our own thinking about what God is going to do, we must focus on His Word. Jesus directed John’s disciples to Isaiah and so He also directs us to look for Him in His Word to prepare for His arrival on Christmas and His return in glory.
Pastor Adam Thompson, Ascension Lutheran Church
...more
18min
December 07, 2022 Lutheran Catechesis: Service of the Word
In this class we look at one of the two great gifts our God brings to us in the Divine Service each week: His Word. We spend some time talking about the rhythm of the Service of the Word and the history of where it comes from in Christian worship. We also talk about how it is essential for us to regularly hear it read and preached. This understanding helps us to hear it and respond with "Thanks be to God!"
...more
1h 1min
December 07, 2022 Lutheran Catechesis: Confession-Office of the Keys
In this episode of our Catechesis class, we are doing a brief review of the Confession and Absolution teaching and going over the doctrine known as "The Office of the Keys." This doctrine explains why the ordained and called pastor is able to say to the congregation on Sunday that, "in the stead of, and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit."
...more
1h 20min
December 04, 2022 ALC Sermon 12/04/2022- Prepare the Royal Highway
Text: Matthew 3:1-12

Summary: The season of Advent is one of highway making. Not literal highways, but the highway into each human heart. John the Baptist was called to preach the Word of God in order to destroy the barriers in our heart to Christ so that Christ could give us what we lack and sorely need, Faith and forgiveness of sins!

Pastor Adam Thompson, Ascension Lutheran Church
...more
18min
November 27, 2022 ALC Sermon 11/27/2022 - The Advent (Coming) of the King
Text: Matthew 24:36-44

Summary: Have you ever marked a day in your calendar and waiting for it with anticipation? Maybe a big day like a wedding or reunion? During the season of Advent all Christians await with eagerness the arrival or advent of our king and savior. Advent prepared us for both a celebration of our King’s first coming in Bethlehem and his second advent when He will return in glory. We need to stay awake until that time and await the day with eager anticipation!

Pastor Adam Thompson, Ascension Lutheran Church
...more
15min
November 21, 2022 ALC Sermon 11/20/2022 - Do You Not Fear God
Text: Luke 23:27-43

Summary: Do you not fear God? The condemned criminal hanging on the cross next to Jesus asks the other criminal who is joining in the mocking of Jesus as the King of the Jews. A good question for us to meditate on as well for the Last Sunday of the Church year. This question brings us to the cross where we see God’s just wrath poured out against the sinner and His mercy in that Jesus, the innocent Son of God, is the one bearing that wrath in our place. As we await our Lord’s return we cling to the cross!
Pastor Adam Thompson, Ascension Lutheran Church
...more
20min
November 13, 2022 ALC Sermon 11/13/2022 - Be Prepared
Text: Luke 21:5-28

Summary: Be prepared is the motto of the Scouts. A valuable truth that applies to all of life. Does it apply to the life of faith? As we focus on the return of Christ on the Second to Last Sunday of the Church Year, Jesus teaches us that “Be prepared.” applies to our life of faith as well. Let’s learn from Luke 21 how we can be prepared for what is to come when our Lord returns!

Pastor Adam Thompson, Ascension Lutheran Church
...more
19min
November 07, 2022 Lutheran Catechesis: Invocation/Baptism
Our second new member class focuses on an introduction to the Christian life. In this episode we are looking at the first thing we say in the Divine Service each Sunday, the Invocation. The Invocation brings up many key points of Christian theology; most notably, it addresses the importance of the name of God, the Sacrament of Baptism, and the overall rhythm of the Divine Service.
...more
1h 7min
November 06, 2022 ALC Sermon 11/06/2022 - Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Text: Matthew 5:1-12, Revelation 7

Summary: On All Saints Sunday we mourn and celebrate. Sadness and joy at the same time is a hard state of mind for a non-believer to understand, but we have hope in the face of death! Jesus taught in Matthew 5 the poor in spirit are blessed because the kingdom of God belongs to them. That is you, me, and all the saints in glory. Revelation 7 gives us the glorious picture of the victory celebration we anticipate when our Lord returns. Until then we hope in that certain future!
Pastor Adam Thompson, Ascension Lutheran Church
...more
17min

FAQs about Ascension Lutheran Church Pgh:

How many episodes does Ascension Lutheran Church Pgh have?

The podcast currently has 347 episodes available.