Dear Church Family,
In our daily Bible reading program we recently read the proverb: A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets” (Proverbs 26:13)! The idea there is obvious. We can always come up with a reason not to do something, even if it’s a ridiculous sounding excuse! In truth however, sometimes unreasonable fears keep us from doing what we could or should be doing. How much more when there’s a very real spiritual struggle of the flesh to not do what God wants us to do? So what’s the solution? The apostle Paul wrote: For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7).
Join me this weekend at church here in Doral as Pastor Andrew Johnston, the President of Academia Cristo shares a message with us about the power that God gives us by the Holy Spirit.
Summer Worship Schedule: Currently there is no Saturday service. Please join us Sundays throughout the summer at our regular 9:30 am time.
ICYMI: Watch Pastor Caleb’s sermon from last Sunday on Hoshea: Ignoring God’s Word of Warning.
Worship and Ministry Center: We continue to face permitting delays. Please continue to pray for God’s blessings and timing and we’ll be sure and keep you updated.
“25 for 2025” – In order to build our new Worship and Ministry Center we determined as a church that together we would pull “five levers” to make it financially possible. The biggest “lever” is our campaign called “25 for 2025.” Please visit our special “25 for 2025” campaign web page for more info and to either 1) make your pledge there, or 2) make a contribution. Using the campaign web page we can track all our commitments and demonstrate to the bank our church’s support of this project. Those of you who have expressed your commitment to me verbally, I would ask you please to also now visit this site to make your pledge there if you haven’t done so already. Please reach out to me with any questions. Thank you!
Do we have correct information for you? Please take a moment this week to log in to MyDSC and be sure the contact information we have for you is up to date. We use our Divine Savior Church app as our communication hub to share events, resources, and opportunities for you. However, MyDSC is another tool that we use in our ministry and is our database. Please click here to log in to MyDSC and review/update information. Here is a video tutorial if you need it. If you have any trouble, please contact our office administrator, Alejandra Torres to regenerate an activation email or for troubleshooting.
Pre-Marriage Seminar: Getting marriage? Engaged? Thinking about getting engaged? I invite you to join me and a small group for a four session pre-marriage seminar every on four different Wednesdays evenings from 7:00-8:30pm. Email or contact me to express interest or with questions.
Session One: Wednesday July 20 from 7:00-8:30 pm (“Commitment and Christ-Like Love: The Blueprint for a Strong Marriage and Home”)
Session Two: Wednesday August 10 from 7:00-8:30 pm (“The Two Become One Flesh: Fitting the Pieces Together to Make a New Family”)
Session Three: Wednesday August 24 from 7:00-8:30 pm (“Communication and Conflict: Dealing with Conflict in Marriage and Money”)
Session Four: Wednesday September 7 from 7:00-8:30 pm (“Marital Touch Subjects: Working on the Roles of Sex, Kids, and Religion in Marriage”)
Women’s Night: Enjoy some fellowship at a casual get together with friends on Thursday, July 21 from 7:00-9:00pm! Guys are welcome this month too! If you’d like to attend this month, please contact Julie Lillo and let her know you are coming and to get her address: 269.985.8434.
Serving Opportunities – There are several immediate serving opportunities open in the following areas for Sunday mornings for teens or adults: Usher Team, Greeter Team, Tech Team, and Hospitality Team. We also have openings for adults to serve as part of our Fellowship Team and on the DSYouth Team. Click here to see a complete list of all opportunities that exist for you. Select what areas you might be interested in and get a little more information. Our goal is for everyone to find a team within your church family. How would you like to serve? We are so thankful for the many volunteers in our church family that already serve. If you have any questions, send Staff Minister Becky a message.
Save the Date
- Sunday, Aug 7 Installation Sunday – All new called workers of Divine Savior Doral will be installed in each of our worship services on Sunday, August 7. We will also install our newly elected or new-termed DSC council members. We give thanks to God for the blessings of more people to serve with us in ministry here as we change lives with Jesus!
- October 1 & 2 Everyone Outreach Seminar
Download Our Church App – Use it to worship online, watch archived messages, 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 keeping in mind that setting up your regular giving via ACH vs credit card saves our church over 2% in additional fees.
Changing Lives with Jesus,
Pastor Ben
