Dear Church Family,
Where have you been before? What is your background and experiences? These questions serve in evaluating candidates for leadership. They help us form our opinions, and the stronger the background and experiences, the better. What we celebrate at Christmas time is the one whose background and experience answer all our questions and give us security and peace. The one we worship and adore is begotten of the Father from eternity. He is worthy of all praise and glory, just as Mary sang in her song. And he comes to be our shepherd. To stomp on the ancient serpent and old evil foe, and to watch with care and concern over all his flock.
Join us this Sunday at 9:30 am as we conclude our Messianic Metaphors series just in time for Christmas when we celebrate the birth of Jesus the Messiah! Thank you to Pastor Steve for preaching this weekend. I’ll be in Grenada leading worship on the island there and, God-willing, will be back for our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day worship opportunities.
ICYMI – Watch my message from last Sunday on how Jesus is a champion worthy of the hype!
No START Class This Sunday
College Ministry Christmas Party – Are you a college student or know someone who is? If so, you’re invited to join us this Sunday, December 22 at 5:00 pm for our College Ministry Christmas Party! We’re planning for food, fellowship, and holiday fun – please contact Musumeno for more details.
Christmas Worship – Rejoice with us as we gather together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ – the gift of God’s son as our Savior this Christmas! Please grab an extra postcard invitation so you can ask someone in your life to join you! Isn’t it exciting to think about possibilities if every one of us invited one person?
- Tuesday, Dec 24th Christmas Eve worship: Choose from 4:00 pm, 5:30 pm, or 7:00 pm service times. We’re planning a beautiful bilingual worship service where you’ll hear the retelling of his birth, enjoy delightful music, and participate in our service designed to praise God for what He’s done!
- Wednesday, Dec 25th Christmas Day worship: 10:00 am in English
Baptism: Baptism is God’s free gift to you through Jesus. Find out more about this sacrament and what it means for you. Join Pastor Ben to learn what the Bible teaches about baptism. Click here if interested. Divine Savior Church offers baptism for FREE to anyone of any age!
Our Giving to the Lord: Click here to give an offering. You can make a one-time special gift or set up recurring gifts as well. Please note also that the opportunity to pledge and give toward “$2,025 for 3 Years” is for offerings over and above regular, recurring giving.
Sunday Playlist – Lift Up Your Heads You Mighty Gates CW 305 | Once in Royal David’s City CWH #343 | The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came CWH #328 | The Lord Is My Salvation
Sunday Scriptures – Hebrews 10:5-10 | Luke 1:39-55 | Micah 5:2-5
DSC on YouTube and Spotify: Watch past messages and worship services on-demand on our church YouTube channel. Listen to the sermon podcast on Spotify or wherever find your podcasts.
Advent Devotional from Martin Luther College – Daily devotions through the month of December beautifully illustrated. Read online here.
Daily Devotions – Stay connected to God’s Word with the WELS daily devotions. Subscribe and have a devotion sent directly to your email each day. Grace Moments are daily devotions provided by Time of Grace. Download their app for easy access to all their gospel content.
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.
Daily Bible Reading – Click here to join our daily reading plan using the YouVersion Bible app. Jump in wherever we are and get a daily dose of God’s Word.
DSC Gear – We have an online apparel store. Find something for Christmas!
Changing Lives with Jesus,
Pastor Ben