Dear Church Family,
Are we more influenced by the Word of God or by the culture of the world around us? Of course we’d like to not ever have anyone ask us that question. But perhaps we are more affected by the world’s culture than we think.
Surprisingly that often leads us to try treating God like a Canaanite idol. This happens when we treat God like a vending machine, putting in our prayers and expecting him to give us exactly what we want him to give us. And if he doesn’t…then we might be tempted to get angry at the vending machine. You following me?
Influenced by the culture around us, we can all struggle at times to see God as a God of grace in our lives. That’s why I can’t wait to see you this weekend as we study the story of a man named Jephthah recorded in Judges chapters 10-12 continuing our series Messy People, Merciful God! We’ll learn to see God as He is, a God of grace, and how to not fall into the trap of treating Him like a run-of-the-mill idol.
To attend in person this weekend whether on Saturday at 5:00 pm or Sunday at 9:30 am please register with this form ahead of time.
To worship online with others simply click here to visit our livestreaming platform either on Saturday at 5:00 pm or Sunday at 9:30 am.
DSC on YouTube: Watch past messages, worship services on-demand, and other Christ-centered content on our church YouTube channel. Subscribe and share with others! To watch DSA chapel services visit our chapel YouTube channel.
DSKids Online: Check out the weekly resources being provided by our DSKids team. We are not at this time providing in-person DSKids ministry during our weekend worship services at church but are getting ready to hopefully do so soon. Stay tuned!
Connect Groups provide a place (whether in-person or online) to connect with others, share life and grow in faith together. Click here to see this Fall’s options and sign-up for a group. There’s still to join a group even if a group has already started. The options to choose from are listed in the attachment to the form when you follow the link to sign-up. It may be that you don’t see anything that seems a good fit for you at this time. Perhaps you’d like to form your own group or suggest some alternatives for next time. Please let me know. I’d be happy to have a conversation with you about your own personal spiritual growth too.
Blood Donation Total: Last Sunday OneBlood collected 7 units of blood. That will help them serve 21 people in need. Thank you to everyone who took the time to donate!
Worship Attendance: Here’s a snapshot of last weekend’s attendance: 158 worshipped in-person (on Saturday and on Sunday) | 34 devices watched live via our church online platform | 56 views on-demand via our YouTube channel.
Marriage Moments are short, weekly videos highlighting one Biblical marriage thought accompanied by a discussion question. Click here to watch this week’s episode. Produced by our national church body, the WELS.
Weekly Offerings: Last week: $7,832.00 | Needed weekly to meet FY ’20-’21 budget: $9,106.96
Equipping Christian Witnesses – is the name of a campaign to raise funds in support of our vital ministry partner, Martin Luther College (MLC). Please watch the video I made for more info about this opportunity to give. Currently $5,310 has been contributed towards our goal of $20,000. Thank you to those who’ve contributed! We’ll be sending in our gift soon so if you intend to contribute please do so as soon as possible.
Online Giving: Giving online is easy to do either by clicking the “My Giving” tab while logged into MyDSC | by clicking on “Give” on our website: www.divinesaviorchurch.com | or by clicking “Give” while watching live on our church online platform | To give to the MLC Campaign simply designate your gift to the “MLC Campaign” fund in the dropdown menu under our campus “Doral”.
Weekend Playlist – Living Hope | The King of Love My Shepherd Is CW 375 | The Lord Is My Salvation
Changing Lives with Jesus,
Pastor Ben
