Dear Church Family,
“In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit” (Judges 21:25).
Yikes.
And with that our message series on the book of Judges will soon be coming to a close. On the one hand it’s a sad ending. We’ll plunge for just a bit into a rather dark and disturbing place where we’ll see how far God’s people had gone in living life in a way that was right in their eyes… but not in God’s eyes. Everyone was autonomous and that’s the way they liked it. No one was listening to God’s authority anyone. Women and fellow human beings were treated like objects. Sound familiar?
Yet in this utter darkness (a rated R ending) in the last couple chapters of Judges, there is a light still shining: Jesus Christ, the light no darkness can overcome! Even and perhaps especially in the darkest place, the light of grace still shines. And there’s good news for us, “So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace” (Romans 11:5).
Join me and Pastor Caleb who is preaching this weekend as we have another God given opportunity to worship together and be built up in saving faith. 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.
Our church is 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: We had such a great time last weekend as we reopened our DSKids Sunday Morning Program. We began our quest to go back in time to meet Bible heroes and get from them a fantastic verse that they have written in the Bible. If your kids missed this past Sunday, have them check out our opening skit as we went back in time to find David the shepherd boy. Then join us this Sunday to see whom we’ll meet next and what fantastic verse we’ll learn! Simply stop by our DSKids table before you enter to worship and we’ll “check in” your child to join us. See you Sunday!
Church Family: Your church family is here to pray for you and care for you in Christian love. If you are ill, having surgery, facing hardship, etc… please let us know. Staff Minister Becky helps coordinate this care and compassion for you as part of our family. And if you would like to be part of our DSC Care & Compassion Team, please reach out to Becky.
Marriage Moments are short, weekly videos highlighting one Biblical marriage thought accompanied by a discussion question. Click here to watch this week’s episode – Really Good. Produced by our national church body, the WELS.
Worship Attendance – Here’s a snapshot of last weekend’s attendance: 138 worshiped in-person (58 on Saturday and 80 on Sunday) | 28 devices watched live via our church online platform (7 on Saturday and 21 on Sunday) | 38 views on-demand via our YouTube channel
Weekly Offerings: Last week: $9,227.00 | Needed weekly to meet FY ’20-’21 budget: $9,106.96 | YTD per week: $8,686.62
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
Weekend Playlist – Graves Into Gardens | In Christ Alone | His Mercy Is More
Changing Lives with Jesus,
Pastor Ben
