Dear Church Family,
If you knew everything that would happen to you in the future, would you want to know it? I think we can all acknowledge that there may be times when it’s just best for us not to know the future. Yet, Jesus was fully aware of his Father’s plan to redeem this world from its rebellion and sin and knew exactly what had to happen. God’s plan is so scandalous (that the Father was willing to sacrifice his Son) that Jesus asks for another way. But there is no other way and what we will see is that Jesus is absolutely willing to do whatever it takes to save us. Join me Sunday to praise him for being willing to carry out God’s plan of salvation so that we might have the best possible future!
ICYMI – Watch my sermon from last Sunday, part one of Scandal.
Lent Devotion #1 – All Sheep Need a Shepherd. ICYMI here is a link to a weekly 15 minute devotion where I began walking through Psalm 23.
DSYouth Escape Room – Today Friday, March 3, DSYouth is planning an escape room from 6:00-9:00 pm. All middle and high school students are invited to sign up with friends on this form or groups can be assigned on arrival. Before and after you participate in the escape room, there will be other games and activities. Questions or comments? Contact Pastor Caleb.
ENGAGE – New Sunday Morning Bible Study Opportunities: Two new Bible Class opportunities began last Sunday. Both classes take place weekly from 11:00 am – 11:45 am on Sunday mornings. There is still time to sign up through the DSC app or fill out this quick form to register.
Dr. Erik Landwehr is leading a six-week class on Stewardship titled, “God’s Trustees.” This study will explore the biblical teaching of “stewardship.” How does it apply to individuals and groups? And what is its importance in the life of a Christian and in the church?
Jeremy Seeger is facilitating a study focused on Spiritual Gifts. Participants will examine what the Bible teaches about spiritual gifts. What are your spiritual gifts? How do your gifts differ from those around you? And how can you use those gifts to serve God and His church?
START Class with Pastor Ben – What does the Bible teach? Participate in START Class. Participating in this class will also prepare you to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion at Divine Savior Church when you’re ready. START Class is also the first step to becoming a member of our church family. We continue with lesson 3 of 7 this coming Sunday, March 5 from 11:00-12:30 pm after church meeting in the music room.There’s still time for you to join us.Contact Pastor Ben if you’d like to still participate in this current Start Class.
Serving on the DSC Ambassador Team – There is an opportunity to represent Divine Savior Church at the upcoming school event, Family Fest on Saturday, March 4. We love to have a presence at events like this to help bring awareness of our church to the local community and DSA school families who participate. Our goal is to offer information about our church family through conversations with parents. For more details regarding serving as a DSC Ambassador at this event, please contact Staff Minister Becky.
An Easter Event for your whole family! Save the date – Saturday, March 25 – for a special event designed for families with children ages 3 through 5th grade, called, Rise Up with Jesus! The event is free and you can find more details and early registration on the DSC app.
Serving opportunity at the event: Rise Up with Jesus provides a wonderful way to introduce DSC to our community as we share the joy of Easter! We want more people to be part of our family in Christ. Are you willing/able to serve? There are many opportunities. Please contact Janette Schultz.
Building Project Progress Updates – Just click “connect” at the bottom menu of our DSC app and you will see an option for “Worship and Ministry Center”. Find photos, videos, and up-to-date construction updates.
All Pro Dad’s Day: Any dads and their kids who are in Kindergarten through 6th grade can team up with other dads and kids at our school once a month for All Pro Dad! We meet before school from 7:00-8:00 AM in the high school commons for a free breakfast and a character based-curriculum that helps dads start meaningful conversations with their kids. RSVP on our chapter website for our monthly breakfast on March 16th. Questions? Contact Pastor Ben.
DSC on YouTube: Watch past messages and worship services on-demand on our church YouTube channel.
Download Our Church App – Use it to worship online, watch archived messages, and register for events and classes that are coming up. Our app is the communication hub for everything DSC! Search “Divine Savior Church” in your app store. Select “Doral” as your campus.
Weekly Offerings to Budget:
Needed for Current FY 2022-2023: $10,002 / wk | Current Weekly Average: $10,193 / wk
Projected Amount Needed for FY 2023-2024: $11,918 / wk
Projected Amount Needed for FY 2024-2025: $12,126 / wk
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. Please note also that the opportunity to pledge and give toward “$2,035 for 3 Years” is for offerings over and above regular giving.
Sunday Playlist: Another in the Fire | Go to Dark Gethsemane CWH #425 | What a Friend We Have in Jesus CWH #721
Upcoming special days:
- Saturday, March 25 Rise Up with Jesus family event 8:45 am
- Sunday, April 2 Palm Sunday worship service 9:30 am
- Thursday, April 6 Holy Thursday bilingual worship service with Holy Communion 7:00 pm
- Friday, April 7 Good Friday bilingual worship services 5:00 pm or 7:00 pm
- Sunday, April 9 Easter worship service and celebration 9:30 am
Changing Lives with Jesus,
Pastor Ben
