Dear Church Family,
Life would never be the same. When the Christian church first began to grow in Thessalonica, it was unlike anything people had ever experienced. The uniquely different gospel message gave them joy. It motivated them to love each other. With deep conviction of faith, they wanted to live lives that pleased the Lord and would win the respect of those outside the church.
But a riot broke out when the missionaries Paul and Silas were accused of “defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus” (Acts 17:7). The missionaries narrowly escaped with their lives and had to flee.
Amazingly, the fledgling Christian church didn’t fold. Instead, the believers continued to hold onto God’s Word. Despite trials and challenges they continued to live out their faith in Jesus. The gospel message rang out far and wide as more and more people learned about the growing church in Thessalonica.
Why? Because the Thessalonians had gotten used to the difference Jesus made in their lives. Their lives would never be the same! By the Spirit’s power, as we study 1 Thessalonians over the next four weekends, the same will be true for us. In this series we’ll discover how the same core values that made a difference in Thessalonica, still make all the difference today. Get used to different at Divine Savior Church! The pure gospel of Jesus changes lives!
Week One: We thrive on more joy than guilt.
Week Two: We take God’s truth seriously.
Week Three: We support each other like family.
Week Four: We strive to be more like Jesus.
Join us this weekend as we worship and grow together whether on Saturday at 5:00 pm or Sunday morning at 9:30 am. Bring a friend!
ICYMI:Watch or listen to any of the message you missed in our series Battle For Our Hearts which finished last weekend.
Weekend Playlist: Salvation Unto Us Has Come | His Mercy Is More | God Is For Us
Connect Groups: During the months of October and November we are offering a number of different groups for you to grow in faith, connect with others, and have some fun. Click here to find and choose your group!
DSYouth Harvest Festival: Tonight, Friday, Oct 29 is the DSYouth Harvest Festival. Come to the high school entrance 6:00-8:30pm Bring your own pumpkin and carving tools. We will have games, a fire pit, photo booth, and food! DSYouth is our ministry program designed for students in 6th-12th grade. Parents, if you have a child participating for the first time this year, BOTH parent consent form and student registration forms are needed. Click here to register in English.
Family Soccer Day: Come play soccer or just visit with your DSC family Sunday, Oct 31! We will begin shortly after the Spanish worship service – about 1:00 pm. All ages can participate and the little ones can be in the park. Bring a snack to share, we will have bottles of water. For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact David Gómez on his cell phone at 305-321-5006.
DSA Open House: Wednesday, November 3. DSA is having an Open House. There will be 2 sessions, one beginning at 6:30 pm. and the other at 7:15 pm. Please invite any of your family and friends that may be interested in hearing about DSA and how we might serve their children and family. They will have an opportunity to tour the school, meet our teachers, and see some of our classroom activities in action. Children are welcome to attend the open house, too. Click here for more information and a link to RSVP.
Game Night: Bring a snack and your favorite game to the Hoppe house on Saturday, Nov 6 at 5:00 pm. Please call/text Julie to let her know you’re coming or if you have any questions: 786-612-7285.
Changing lives with Jesus: We are so excited to witness God’s work in our church ministry! Every weekend we have guests at each worship service! He is blessing our communication as well as moving many of you to invite your friends and family to discover more at Divine Savior Church. Participation in our ministry programs like Faith5, DSKids, DSYouth, Bible classes like Starting Point, and attendance of the worship service both in person and online is all growing – in both English and Spanish! God be praised! We need more volunteers within our church family serving to meet this need! There are opportunities open to serve in small ways or big ways. Every way helps us in our mission to change lives with Jesus! Please click here and take a moment to consider where you might be able to use your gifts in the existing areas of our church ministry. Please also encourage your family members to do the same! You will be blessed by the experience and together, we can reach more people! If you have any questions, or are unsure of how you can serve, please contact Staff Minister Becky.
Download Our Church App – Use it to worship online, watch archived messages, discover spiritual resources, and register for events and classes that are coming up. Search “Divine Savior Church” in your app store. Select “Doral” as your campus.
DSC on YouTube: Watch past messages and worship services on-demand on our church YouTube channel.
Giving: To give simply follow this link to go to our secure giving page, or click Give at the bottom of the church app. You can make one-time special gifts or set up recurring gifts as well. Thank you for joyfully responding to God’s grace!
Changing Lives with Jesus,
Pastor Ben
