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Divine Savior Church-West Palm BeachAre You Sure That's What It Means? | Don't Judge (Matthew 7:1)"Don't judge me!" is not just a common saying, it is a philosophy of life for those controlled by the sinful nature. "Let me do whatever makes me feel good as long as it doesn't hurt other people, and don't criticize me for it." Even unbelievers pull out Matthew 7:1 to show Christians how lacking their Bible knowledge is and say, "See, Jesus tells you not to judge!" But is that what Jesus is saying? There is no question that Jesus calls us to judge, but the question is how should we judge? That's where Christians sometimes fall into temptation...
2024-07-2120 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachAre You Sure That's What It Means? | You Can Have Life Without Limits (Philippians 4:13)Philippians 4:13 might easily be called the Christian version of, "Just do it." There's nothing you can't do if you set your mind to it...and trust in Jesus. Jesus will make it possible to achieve what you thought was impossible: beat cancer, found a Fortune 500 corporation, or win an Olympic medal. With Jesus at your side, there are no limits. But life is not one victory after another, even for the founder of a billion dollar corporation. What happens when we don't achieve what we want? We don't need Jesus as a mantra or a life coach but as...
2024-07-1417 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWhen Surrounded by Hopelessness...See Jesus! (1 Kings 6:8-17)In this episode, we dive into the story of Elisha’s servant, who felt hopeless when surrounded by an enemy army. Just as the servant’s eyes were opened to see God’s powerful protection, we found solace in God’s Word, transforming our fear and pain into strength and hope. Join us as we explore how, in our darkest moments, Jesus is our ever-present help, turning our tunnel vision into a Savior-vision. Through this powerful narrative, we’ll discover the transformative power of trusting in Jesus, who never leaves us alone in our battles. Tune in to be inspired a...
2024-07-0820 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachAre You Sure That's What It Means? | Death is Just a Part of Life (John 11)Dying seems so normal because it happens to everyone and so it is tempting to think that it is just a part of the life that God designed for us...but it isn't. Death is not our friend, nor is it something we should just "get used to" simply because it seems inevitable. Death is the consequence of sin and our enemy...an enemy that has been defeated by Christ, who took away the sin of the world. As believers in him we have sure and certain hope in the face of death, the hope of a real, eternal...
2024-06-3018 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachAre You Sure That's What It Means? | God Loves You the Way You Are (1 John 4:8)This past week at VBS, we focused on how God alone gives us truth, and there is nothing more important than the truth of his love. "God is love" is one of the most beautiful and comforting truths of the Bible, but it is also one of the most abused. Some understand God's love as if it were like human love, mostly based in feelings that change according to the behavior of those around us. Others feel a God of love is like a strict parent who is tough on you in order to push you toward great accomplishments...
2024-06-2319 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachSpecial Father's Day Episode | Your Father Sees EverythingGod’s Word will show us what really matters. It’s easy to think that we deserve God’s goodness, but in reality, everything we have is given by his grace. He sees our hearts. He exposes our sin. By grace, he leads us to his side. That's the kind of Father he has always been.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2024-06-1618 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachAre You Sure That's What It Means? | The Secret to Foolproof Parenting (Proverbs 22:6)It's almost like a mathematical formula: Teach your children the Word of God when they are young and without question you will see them in heaven. If your children lose their faith at some point, they will come back without a doubt. Unfortunately, that is not what Solomon is saying. By all means, baptize your children and teach them the Word of God starting when they are young! But recognize that although it is not an absolute promise from God that our children will persevere in the faith until the end, it is his wisdom that all Christian parents...
2024-06-0918 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThe Living Hope of Jesus | Follow Your Shepherds and Stand Firm (1 Peter 5:1-14)As sheep, we are prone to wander. We need a Shepherd over us and we need to shepherd one another. Let’s follow our shepherds, pray for them, and encourage them. We are all serving The Shepherd who gave his life for us. So we humble ourselves, but God will exalt us! There is no safer place in the universe than in God’s hands – so let’s cast all our cares on Him. We need his protection – the enemy is real! But we are safe with God. Forever. The world can take away everything… but it cannot take our identity...
2024-06-0223 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachI Have Come Down | Exodus 3:1-15Where is God? This is one of human beings' most frequently-asked and incorrectly-answered questions. We are tempted to believe that evidence of God's presence is found in outward circumstances. We equate good fortune with God's favor and bad fortune with his judgment. So, as long as nothing terrible is happening, God must not betoo angry with us, right? We are free to go on sinning. Such foolish assumptions must be crushed. Therefore, God must constantly remind us where he intends to be found—in the gospel. He makes himself present in Word and sacraments. Because he is al...
2024-05-2620 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThe Living Hope of Easter | Living For God (1 Peter 4:1-11)Jesus knows what it is like to be ridiculed, abandoned, and humiliated. He suffered for us and by doing that, gave us a reason to live for Him, even when that is hard or means suffering for us. The first enemy we have to fight is our own sinful self. It craves things that God knows aren’t good for us. Let God change our hearts and minds – which will begin to change our behavior. The best way to do this is living with the end in mind – especially when the going is difficult. Living for God includes self-control, wisdom...
2024-05-1919 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThe Living Hope of Easter | Don't be Surprised Life Isn't Easy! (1 Peter 4:12-19)It’s not easy being a Christian today. It never has been. Jesus said that would be the case. We need a deeper joy, a deeper hope to live for to make it through. Easter gives us that living hope. But don’t be surprised by the suffering. Jesus experienced it too. Rejoice in it! It’s proof you belong to Him! Don’t be ashamed – be honored! We have nothing to fear about the future – but everything to look forward to! We are in the hands of the God who loved us so much He suffered for us and gave his...
2024-05-1220 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThe Living Hope of Easter | Joint Heirs in Life (1 Peter 3:1-7)Christian husbands and wives are an object lesson to the world of Jesus’ love for us. They submit to one another and love each other the way Jesus loves the church. This isn’t always easy. And we don’t like to deal with words like “submit.” But there is a beauty here in how God uses husbands and wives, equal and joint partners, heirs together of his salvation and blessings, not only to love each other but to share his gospel with the world. It is a beauty that never fades. It isn’t weakness – it shows strength. This lesson wi...
2024-05-0523 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThe Living Hope of Easter | Follow in His Steps (1 Peter 2:13-25)We live in two different kingdoms – the kingdom of the world, and God’s kingdom. As citizens of this kingdom, we are called to submit to the governing authorities. It is part of how we honor God. But we do this remembering there is one true King, and He isn’t voted in. We honor our leaders, but we worship The King. Our submission shows worship to our heavenly King. The truth is, we are free. Free in Jesus – in the living hope of Easter. So let’s live as free people. But as servants honoring God. We aren’t the first...
2024-04-2823 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThe Living Hope of Easter | The Greatest Building, The Greatest Story (1 Peter 2:1-12)Jesus purified us and made us new! So it doesn’t make sense to keep living the way we used to. Let’s live new lives, imitating Him. Loving the hard-to-love. Let’s grow in our faith by continuing to be fed with his Word. Devour it! He is building us into a building – the greatest building – a spiritual building – His Church! The greatest building with the greatest story! He is the cornerstone and foundation. Our purpose is to glorify God in the world around us with our lives, our words, and our witness!Thanks for listening to Pastor Jo...
2024-04-2122 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThe Living Hope of Easter | How Then Shall We Live? (1 Peter 1:13-25)It’s not easy being a Christian in our world. The living hope of Easter makes it easier, it makes it possible. We learn how to think with hope and how to live with hope. The way we live shows what we are hoping in. God made us “strangers” in this world with the new home He has promised us. Do we live as strangers? Or do we forget that there is more than this? We won’t enjoy living with the love of God until we have the right fear of God. What Jesus did for us at Easter g...
2024-04-1420 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThe Living Hope of Easter | Joy in Suffering (1 Peter 1:1-12) It’s not easy being a Christian in our world. It never has been. Jesus said that would be the case. We need a deeper joy, a deeper hope to live for to make it through. Easter gives that to us. So does the fact that God was thinking about us since before creation! The God who chose us before time began isn’t going to let go of us now. The future we have to look forward to will make everything worth it. That gives us reason for joy. Our suffering isn’t meaningless – it focuses us ever more shar...
2024-04-0720 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachEaster | Hope Is Alive! (Mark 16:1-8)Jesus finished his race as he gave his final breath on the cross. We have run together with him as Mark announced each step of this race. Now Mark is elated to give us this final account. The account of victory - Christ is risen up from the grave. He was victorious. Because Jesus was victorious, so are you. His race is over, but yours continues. He tells you to run out into this world and declare his victory, and you won’t be alone - Jesus will always run with you! Hope is alive!Thanks for lis...
2024-03-3115 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachGood Friday | The Seven Words of the CrossThe finish line. The pain. The exhaustion. The final breath. The tired muscles that finally fail. This is what we witness at Jesus’ cross. There is tremendous agony and pain there, but he crosses that finish line for one, incredible, remarkable purpose - our salvation. The curtain stretched out and torn as he died on the cross, reminds us that the separation from God we would have suffered is no longer there. The pain, the exhaustion, the body laid to rest in a tomb means that Jesus' race is finished and there is the hope of glory ahead. Hope is...
2024-03-3018 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachHoly Thursday | For Many, For You (Mark 14:12-26)Jesus wanted his disciples to never forget his race to the cross. He wanted them to remember his race because of what he would do - for many, and for you. Jesus gave up his body and his blood to the cross for each one of us. As he institutes Holy Communion, he does so so that we remember and receive that assuring truth again and again in a special way - bread and wine, body and blood, for the forgiveness of our sins.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts...
2024-03-2920 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | The Final Stretch (Mark 11-14)They come around the final turn and now it is a sprint to the finish, but just because it is near the end of the race doesn’t mean the steps become less important - they become more important. Every stride takes the runner closer to the finish, closer to victory, but every step becomes more challenging, more difficult. The crowds may roar around the turn, but the celebration can’t fully begin yet. There is more to take in. As Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the crowds roar with praise, but the chants will turn by the end...
2024-03-2422 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | First is Last (Mark 10:17-31)How many of us easily buy into the thinking, “If you’re not first, you’re last.” The Kingdom of God flips this thinking around. Jesus turns the ways of the world upside down. Which is so good for us. We need Jesus’ revelation and teaching to help us with this. Worldly wisdom takes us the opposite direction and we’ll never finish the race. Jesus guides us in understanding what is truly valuable and important to pursue with eagerness and urgency.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!...
2024-03-1724 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | Make Sure You Have Salt (Mark 10:1-16)Family support is often a massive part in the story of an athlete’s success. In addition to physical talent, determination, and practice, a support system is necessary for success in competition and life. Jesus knows this better than anyone - he was part of the creative acts that instituted marriage and the family. So on his own race, Jesus speaks clearly and directly about the support system God has built - not for himself, but for our benefit. To live as God’s children is to raise up the next generation and disciple one another starting at home. This...
2024-03-1022 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | Losing to Win (Mark 8:27-35)No one likes to lose. No matter how much our competitive nature drives us, we still prefer to win. But sometimes you win by losing. If you want to follow Jesus you have to lose to win. You have to give up your life for Jesus in order that he can save that life. You have to deny yourself and follow him, just as Jesus denied himself to take up his own cross.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2024-03-0320 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | A Compassionate Teammate (Mark 7:31-37)When teammates train together, compete together, travel together, eat together, have fun together, they develop a deep bond. They may known each other better than anyone else, and because they know each other so well, they often are able to offer the exact encouragement needed. Jesus is our compassionate teammate and he knows us better than we know ourselves. He knows exactly what we need - every time! He knows how to meet all our needs. He does everything well.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!
2024-02-2515 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | Practicing Proper Form (Mark 7)Proper form makes all the difference in the race. How your feet hit the ground, the way your toes push off, the rotation of your legs, the pumping of your arms, the position of your chest, the focus of your eyes - it all matters. Runners practice proper form and technique for a purpose, but not just an external one. It is to ensure their whole body is in sync, including their lungs and heart. It all contributes to a successful race. Jesus reminds that when it comes to our spiritual race proper form in our hearts leads to...
2024-02-1821 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | The Point of No Return (Mark 9:2-13)Glory and celebration await the victorious runners of the race, but that glory never comes easy. It only comes through the intense agony of the pain, even suffering, as every step becomes harder and harder; every breath becomes more strenuous. Only through that pain can the runner gain the glory that is to come, if they finish. Throughout his life Jesus showed glory in his miraculous power, and on the mount of transfiguration he showed incredible glory, but his race wasn’t complete. His race needed to continue; to the cross. There was no turning back. It had to go...
2024-02-1117 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | Listen to the Coach (Mark 4:1-20)The coach observes his athletes, jots down his notes, compares the times, and then he speaks. He teaches. He gives important directions. Those with the humility to accept his instructions and encouragements will grow in their abilities. Those who think they know better will struggle and fail. Jesus is so much more than a coach. He is our God - our Savior! When he teaches and instructs us, it’s important we open our ears to listen to his Word and to put his words into practice. As Jesus instructs us with stories and illustrations, he asks us to li...
2024-02-0419 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | No Distractions (Mark 3:20-35)All along the course the runners find distractions. Some in the crowd cheer you on, some in the crowd cheer on your opponents. Some praise your form and skill. Some accuse you of cheating. But you can’t get distracted. You need to stay focused on what is most important. Jesus faced many distractions in his ministry, but he always stayed focused on the most important thing - drawing more and more to be closer and closer to God. He drew his disciples, he drew crowds, and he showed them how outsiders can become part of the family of Go...
2024-01-2821 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | Running on Forgiveness (Mark 2:1-12)What inspires you to get up each day? What allows you to live with joy? With the hardships and struggles we experience in this world, we need something to encourage us and empower us to live well each day. Money, philosophy, and technology might be tools we use, but they aren’t the reason we live. Jesus uses tools to bring his incredible and miraculous grace into our hearts. That grace can inspire us each day. That grace gives us joy each day. Because of the power in Jesus’ words, you can live with joy; you can live with purpo...
2024-01-2120 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | The Amazing Race (Mark 1:35-45)Some athletes are simply incredible. When they compete, you can’t help but stare in awe and wonder at the strength they exert, the focus on their task, the abilities with which they have been blessed, and what they are able to accomplish. It tells you something about their origin, their work ethic, their determination, and you wonder what drives them so hard. You can’t help but stare in awe and wonder at Jesus’ miraculous power. It is amazing! As he is determined to use that amazing power to help people in need, he shows his determination to contin...
2024-01-1420 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachRace to the Cross | The Starting Line (Mark 1:1-20)Every race has a start. As they prepare, and step up to the line, the competitors already have their minds and hearts on the finish line. They take their mark. There’s silence. The gun cracks and muscles instantly respond with action. The race is on! The eyes of the crowd are drawn in. Every race has a start, but it all began far before that moment. As did Jesus’ race to the cross. It began in time and history as God declared he would send a Savior. The preparations had been made, and now Mark describes how Jesus bega...
2024-01-0720 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachChristmas Day/New Year's Eve | A Letter from Home (Micah 5:2-5)Merry Christmas to you all! This week's podcast is written from the perspective of your Heavenly Father as we approach the new year. Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-12-3109 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachChristmas Eve | The Story of Home (Luke 2:1-20)Once upon a time, on the very first Christmas, Jesus left his heavenly home to live here on earth with us. He did that because he knows our homes aren’t always filled with happiness, laughter, joy, and love — even on Christmas. This Christmas, hear the true story of Jesus and our real home.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-12-2516 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThy Kingdom Come | God With Us (Isaiah 7:10-14)Have you ever asked God for a sign? Did he deliver? Today God tells us to ask for a sign - to test him. He tells us to pray: “Thy Kingdom come.” He wants us to see the signs of his kingdom. The sign of his holy Word preserved through millennia. The sign of water combined with that Word of God. The sign of the most fulfilling feast laid out upon his table. The signs that remind us that God remains "Emmanuel" - with us.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thou...
2023-12-1719 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThy Kingdom Come | Peace Out of Chaos (Isaiah 35:1-10)A barren landscape bursts into vibrant blossoms. What an amazing sight to witness, but Isaiah speaks of the miraculous and instantaneous power of God. God's kingdom truly does bring joy; everlasting joy. He miraculously works it out of the chaos we see in the world and the chaos that churns inside our own hearts. We are all blind, dead, lame, and mute in our own ways. Jesus changes everything, Jesus' kingdom delivers real, lasting peace.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-12-1018 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachThanksgiving | Remember You're Different!Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I pray the LORD guide you as you reflect on the many blessings he's given!Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-11-2218 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | Restoring Relationships (Assorted Proverbs)This week we focus on relationships. It’s easy to believe that relationships succeed (They’re so awesome!) or fail (They’re so miserable!) because of the “other” person. In contrast, the book of Proverbs teaches what’s in our heart determines the nature of the relationship. In the series this week learn what Proverbs has to say about the enemy of relationships, the source of healing for relationships, and the path to restoration for relationships.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-11-1921 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | Healing Heartache (Assorted Proverbs)This week we focus on heartache. We’ve all been there at some point in our lives. Loss of a job, friend, family member, savings, health, leisure, or ability creates a void capable of destroying the human spirit. Left unchecked a person can experience physical, emotional, moral, existential, and philosophical effects long after the event has occurred. In the series this week learn what Proverbs has to say about the true nature of heartache and the only thing that will remove it. Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text mes...
2023-11-1216 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | Learning Self-Control (Assorted Proverbs)This week we focus on self-control. In a world with limitless possibilities, self-control seems elusive. Overeating, underbudgeting, binge drinking, and living large are the norm. But if no one gets hurt, what’s the problem? In the series this week learn what Proverbs has to say about the need for self-control, the source of self-control, and how we learn to live with self-control. Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-11-0519 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | Putting Away Pride (Assorted Proverbs)This week we focus on pride. Pride is the conclusion in one’s thinking that a person, idea, or thing is better than another. This conclusion justifies any praise or humiliation in attitude or treatment that results from that thinking. It can be as quiet as a turned-up nose or as loud as a derogatory comment. All of it is detrimental to everyone involved. In the series this week learn what Proverbs has to say about the source, the destruction, and the antidote for pride. Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hea...
2023-10-2918 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | Eliminating Envy (Proverbs 23 and Psalm 73)This week we focus on envy. Envy is the awful feeling you have when you know you should celebrate someone’s good fortune but think it really should have happened to you instead. Envy makes it hard to rejoice with others. Soon it becomes hard to rejoice at all. The result is a complaining spirit that’s difficult to be around. In the series this week learn what Proverbs has to say about envy, how we eliminate it, and what will happen when we do.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thou...
2023-10-2219 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | Mastering Money (Various Proverbs)This week we focus on money. The evil of pursuing money at all costs and the injustices caused by greed are obvious. And yet, commerce and economy are core to our society. How can you deal wisely with money without it consuming you? In the series this week learn what Proverbs has to teach about a godly understanding of money and generosity.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-10-1519 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | Overcoming Anger (Various Proverbs)After 4 weeks of looking at the source of wisdom and the principles of its design for our lives, this series now applies wisdom from the book of Proverbs to the everyday “complexities of life”. This week we focus on anger. Is anger a good thing or a bad thing? Where does anger come from? What does it have the power to do and how can it be overcome? In the series this week learn what Proverbs has to teach about pursuing the path of wisdom in regard to anger.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love...
2023-10-0819 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | The Difference is Grace (Proverbs 3, 9, 16, 19, 20, 23, 28)Everyone likes a guarantee. It makes us feel safe. Hesitation in the gray zone of “what if” causes doubt, worry, and fear. We prefer confirmation, a stamp of approval, and the proven process that gives confidence, a sense of security, and builds excitement for what’s to come. The book of Proverbs shows that God’s path of wisdom gives us the confidence we’re looking for because it’s different than every other pursuit of wisdom. This week in the series learn what the difference is, why it’s important, and how it makes it easy to pursue wisdom God’s w...
2023-10-0116 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | The Reality We Live In (Proverbs 2:12-22)Everyone knows to get to the right destination you must start in the right place and head in the right direction. The same is true for wisdom. But whose way is right? Experts offer wisdom through short cuts, techniques, and formulas. Friends give advice from experience. Our own hearts lead with emotion. Artificial intelligence uses science and facts. But who’s right?Only Proverbs points to the right way by directing us to the One who is wisdom and designed the path on which to find it. This week in the series learn why pursuing the path Go...
2023-09-2420 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | The Wellspring of Life (Proverbs 4:11-27)Everything in your life flows out of what happens in your heart. The heart is your “wellspring” of life. What your heart decides it loves… determines the choices you make in life. If anything but God is the main love of your heart, you will be a fool. Wisdom comes from having God as the main love of our hearts. Our main problem in life is disordered loves. If we love other things more than God, we will never love those things well and will always be disappointed by them. Proverbs points us to the truth, so we can find t...
2023-09-1721 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachProverbs | The Path of Wisdom (Proverbs 3 and 8)Wisdom is knowing the right thing to do at the right time for any given circumstance-especially when there’s no “right” answer. But how do you get wisdom? Like walking a path, pursuing wisdom begins with knowing where to start, where to go, and what to expect along the way. This week we begin the series on Proverbs by defining wisdom, showing where to find it, and learning how to grow in it. Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-09-1025 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachDisciples: Peter: Solid as a Rock (Matthew 16:13-19)Made solid by the undergirding promises of Jesus, the apostle Peter acted boldly and courageously. Sometimes this acting-before-thinking disciple pushed the envelope of courage to its border with foolishness, but Jesus was always there to pull him back.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-09-0319 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachDisciples: John: The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved (1 John 4:7-12)Loved by his Lord, John expressed the same kind of love to his Lord and others. His writings in the Scriptures encourage followers of Jesus in that same love.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-08-2719 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachDisciples: Matthew: When Mercy Calls (Matthew 9:9-13)This tax collector turned apostle experienced firsthand the loving mercy of the Messiah, who came to save sinners. He turned around and wrote a lot about it in his gospel.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-08-2022 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachDisciples: Thomas: Blessed are Those Who Believe (John 20:24-31)He vacillated between the twin towers of unshakeable confidence and wishy-washy uncertainty. However, faith is as strong as on whom it rests, and Jesus' loyalty and love bless this apostle with a new resurrection conviction. Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-08-1319 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachDisciples: James: Son of Thunder (Mark 10:35-45)With the zeal of thunder, James has glory on his mind, both personal glory and ethnic/national glory and pride. Jesus' zeal to save and serve recovers and redirects this apostle to an evangelical instead of legislative zeal.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-08-0622 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachDisciples: Philip: Finding God"We have found the one," Philip proclaimed to Nathaniel, when Jesus actually found him first. Later Philip personally found a gracious Savior at the feeding of the 5,000 when Jesus taught him a lesson about faith. On another occasion Philip commented to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us," and Jesus went on to describe the mysterious unity of the Father and the Son. All of this helped Philip find others in search of a Savior.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!
2023-07-3023 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachDisciples: Andrew: We Would Like to See JesusAndrew showed care and concern for bringing others to Jesus. Ministry is one on one. Mission is one on one. Parents to children. Husband to wife. You to a friend, family member, or co-worker. We only know Peter, because Andrew sought out his brother. Mission work happens in backyards, picnics, bleachers, and cubicles. One of the main principles of our harvest strategy is "Everyone invite one." There is value in telling just one person.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-07-2317 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachVBS Sunday 2023: See Jesus as He Truly Is (Hebrews 12:1-3)Here’s a “Captain Obvious” statement for you: Life is crazy. You can have the best-laid plans, the most forward-looking strategies, and the best intentions, but things almost always go differently than you expect. We can easily feel flustered, frustrated, and forlorn in all these twists and turns. This is where Jesus changes the game. He directs our life’s path and he is always in control. It’s not worth trying to micromanage our existence. It’s so much better to follow Jesus, the Trailblazer of our faith joyfully!Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to...
2023-07-1619 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachDisciples: Thaddeus: Sharing Jesus with the World (John 14:15-27)Thaddaeus (also called Judas) asked Jesus, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the whole world?" Many ask this same question today, why some and not others? We marvel at God desiring all to be saved and his grace for all, and yet we see the sad reality that those who don’t know him, or who have rejected him won’t be saved. The attitude of Thaddaeus, "I want others to know," is the outward love for the world who do not yet know the heart of God behind the great comm...
2023-07-0921 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachKnow Greater Hope: Suit Up and Stand Firm! (Ephesians 6:10-24)Most people today think the “devil” is a joke. And make jokes about him. But the truth is, the devil is a real and vicious enemy of God and his people. He tempts us to doubt God’s Word. He wants to tear us away from God, and he did so. But Jesus came to defeat the devil. And He did! The church displays that victory in all we do! But the battles rage on… our enemy is real and the daily battles we face with him are too. So Paul reaches the dramatic finale to his letter: “Finally be strong...
2023-07-0219 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachKnow Greater Hope: A Marriage Made in Heaven (Ephesians 5:21-33)Marriage has been instilled into human hearts and human society by our loving Creator to stir up human longing and to prepare our hearts forthe love of Christ. Marriage conducted in God’s way by his people is a beautifuldemonstration of his plan to gather all things under Christ and make us one in Christ.Among God’s people, marriage isn’t a battleground, but a field of victory, where sinners can remain united to each other in the service of Christ. Marriage is a beautiful object lesson of how Jesus loves the people who be...
2023-06-2520 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachKnower Greater Hope: Live in the Light of Christ (Ephesians 5:1-20)The world we live in loves to live in darkness. What people do behind closed doors should be up to them, they say. The world is accepting of all kinds of alternative expressions of gender and sexuality. But the God who loves us created us a certain way to glorify Him. His Word is very clear on how He wants us to live. In the light. Not in the darkness. As we shine this light into the world, it isn’t going to want to hear it. It seems backward and outdated. It sounds unloving and unsupporting. But the tr...
2023-06-1822 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachKnow Greater Hope: Father, Give Me Strength! (Ephesians 3:14-21)When you get married, and that person you love moves in, two wonderful things happen: they start changing everything to reflect their character, and they fill the place with their love for you. That’s what happened when I got married. My ratty dorm furniture got replaced and the décor got cleaned and greatly improved! All these new things were wonderful because I felt loved! Same thing happens for every Christian. When the Spirit of Christ takes up residence in our lives, He redecorates our souls with his holy character. He fills our hearts with more and more of...
2023-06-1119 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachSee You in Two Weeks!Hey listeners! I'll be on vacation with family over the next two weeks. My prayers are with you as Jesus walks with you through life! The podcast will be back in action on June 11!Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-05-2203 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachKnow Greater Hope: The Mystery Revealed (Ephesians 3:1-13)Most of us enjoy the suspense of a mystery thriller. Books and movies keep us on the edge of our seats, as do documentaries about unsolved mysteries. Other mysteries are more personal – why is God allowing this suffering in my life? The only thing more compelling than a mystery is when the mystery finally gets solved. Today’s text reveals a mystery that had troubled God’s people for centuries – a mystery now solved in the most astonishing fashion by the coming of Christ. The solution to this mystery is displayed so all can admire God’s wisdom. The mystery? Th...
2023-05-2117 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachKnow Greater Hope: One in Christ (Ephesians 2:11-22)There is a depressingly relentless cycle of political strife and military conflict between peoples, nations, and religious cultures in our world. There is constant suspicion and segregation in our cities and communities between black and white, rich and poor, right-wing and left-wing. The list goes on. There is even tension between colleagues at work and cruelty and hurt in our homes. Is it possible for human beings to stop fighting? Can there ever be lasting peace within our communities and cultures? The answer is yes. There is a peace and unity that happens between people when they come to...
2023-05-1420 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachKnow Greater Hope: Death to Life by Grace (Ephesians 2:1-10)Death to Life by Grace: Why do Christians get so excited by “grace?” Why dowe sing about “Amazing Grace”? We name our churches after it. We name our children after it. What is all the fuss about? God’s “grace” is his undeserved love for us. But why is it so amazing? This text reveals why God’s grace is the most amazing gift we could ever have. We have a problem – we are spiritually dead. We can’t do a thing to make things right with God. We are captive to the ways of this world and how they squash...
2023-05-0728 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachKnow Greater Hope: Know Greater Hope (Ephesians 1:15-23)We probably have a lot of relationships that are shallow or even artificial. It is important for us to get to know people better. It is more important to get to know our spouse better. But even more important… is getting to know God better. That is the prayer today. That we might know God better. The more we learn about God and what He has done for us, the more we know the hope God gives us in Jesus. A hope that is based on his power to raise the dead to life! Grasp the awesome scale of Go...
2023-04-3017 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachKnow Greater Hope: The Good Shepherd Gives Hope (1 John 4:1-6)Every culture has the concept of an ideal citizen, someone who typifies its values. For the people of Israel, the farmer wasn’t their ideal citizen. It was the shepherd. Sheep were an invaluable source of clothing and food. But they were hard to keep in the Judean countryside. Its sparse grasslands are intermixed with desert. For sheep, food is sparse, but predators are plentiful. The survival of sheep was dependent on their shepherd. There he is. Weatherbeaten. Sleepless. Armed. In the dusk, he scans the land, counting his sheep, making sure they are all accounted for, every one of...
2023-04-1618 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachEaster Sunday 2023: You're Not Nameless (John 20:1-18)Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Every day we are confronted with the two major questions of life: "Who am I?" and "Why am I here?" Only Jesus can give you the identity and purpose you're searching for. Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-04-0917 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachPalm Sunday/Confirmation 2023: Follow the Humble King (Matthew 21:1-11)As Jesus stared down that road into Jerusalem, he knew what he would face: rejection, pain, and death. But he also stared into the faces of people he would save. He visualized the countless saints in heaven rejoicing his triumph on the cross for all eternity. Today, we celebrate our King coming to save us and we thank Jesus for our confirmands who are committing to following Jesus our King and relying on his grace their whole lives long.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!...
2023-04-0212 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachScandal: The Decision (Luke 23:13-25)How often in this life we see justice turned upside down. The innocent are condemned as guilty and the guilty are set free. But that is our story as we witness the scandal of the innocent One being condemned in our place.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-03-2613 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachScandal: The Alliance (Luke 22:66-23:12)The lies at his trial: He opposes payment of taxes! He’s like all those other riot-starting Messiah/Kings! The hypocrisy of the Sanhedrin to accuse Jesus of starting a riot and then starting one themselves. Pilate and Herod become friends. All of these opposing political forces working together in the end. This doesn’t smell right.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-03-1916 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachScandal: The Betrayal (Luke 13:1-9, Luke 22:47-53)Jesus taught that sin loves darkness. It’s no surprise, then, that his betrayal and arrest would take place in the cover of night. But Jesus forces the darkness of sin into the light. His words, “you betray the Son of Man with a kiss” reveal the scandalous truth that Jesus was betrayed by someone in whom he has put his trust, someone he loved.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-03-1217 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachScandal: The Plan (Luke 13:31-35, Luke 22:39-46)There are many times when it’s just best for us not to know the future. Yet, Jesus was fully aware of how God intended to redeem this world from its rebellion and sin. God’s plan is so scandalous (that the Father was willing to sacrifice his Son) that Jesus asks for another way. There is no other way and Jesus is resolute in his determination to move forward.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-03-0513 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachScandal: The Plot (Hebrews 4:14-16)Ever since the Enemy first rebelled, his greatest goal has been the destruction of everything and anything good that God has made. As a liar and deceiver, he has succeeded in leading us astray time and again. But now Satan has set his sights on the ultimate prize—the Son of God, the promised Savior of the world.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2023-02-2615 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachExperiencing Generosity: Our Generosity with Gifts (Romans 12:1-8)Not only has God been generous with us by giving us stuff. He has also given us time and talents. He has given us these spiritual “gifts” in order to use them to make a difference in the lives of others. Why? To reflect his light and love in the world around us. We offer our bodies and lives as “living sacrifices” to thank God for his grace and mercy to us! All of our gifts work together for the common good of all. When we are using our gifts generously for each other, the whole community benefits. So let’s us...
2023-02-1916 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachExperiencing Generosity: Generosity with Gold (2 Corinthians 9:6-15)Like a parent giving their children money so they can experience buying someone a present, God gives us gifts so we can experience generosity by experiencing being generous. We not only experience generosity from God as recipients. We experience generosity as God allows us to be in on the giving. We become channels through which God pours resources to meet the needs of others. When we give generously, we will never lack anything. The more we give the more we get. Our generosity not only gives God thanks, it honors Him and shows we trust Him. When we give...
2023-02-1214 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachExperiencing Generosity: The Generosity of God (Psalm 145:13-19)There are two things we can focus on: what we have, or what we don’t have. It is going to be a lot more helpful to focus on what we have. That opens our eyes to see the amazing generosity God has shown us! He has been generous to us in his creation, in his providence, in saving us, and in having mercy on us. God is generous with us even when you don’t think He is. Let’s stop focusing on what we don’t have, and give thanks for what we do have! Let’s celebrate...
2023-02-0515 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachNew Year, New You: Reconciled in Relationships (Matthew 5:21-37)This series has focused on you – how you can become a new you in this new year. You don’t live your life in a vacuum though. You have relationships with others – many others. You are interconnected with other people – your spouse, your children, your friends, your coworkers, your neighbor. All those relationships will be affected by what you do and what you don’t do. So, what will the new you do? Thanks be to God that his grace allows us to work through our relationships in repentance and forgiveness, restore and rebuild, and enjoy the blessings of the people...
2023-01-2915 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachNew Year, New You: Empowered by Baptism (Titus 3:1-8)To change your life for more than one month and for more than one year willrequire some serious power. The dedication necessary must come from a capable source. In your Baptism, which connects you to Jesus’ own, the miraculous power of the Holy Spirit has been at work to give you a rebirth and to renew you daily. This empowers you to be the new you that God has declared you to be through his miraculous power.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Su...
2023-01-2217 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachNew Year, New You: Set Free from the Law (Matthew 5:13-20)How can you live a new life that becomes identified as good and joyful by those around you? When you know that a burden of guilt and shame can no longer hang on your shoulders. When you aren't living to measure up to a perfect standard, but you live in the joyful understanding that that standard has been met for you by Jesus Christ. Then you are free - free to be a light shining that same grace to those around you.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts v...
2023-01-1517 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachNew Year, New You: Blessed in All Circumstances (Matthew 5:1-12)When you look ahead to a new year and the new you that you will be, do you hope external things will change? Do you hope that this year will be the one that is different? Do you find yourself saying, “This year will be better than last, and it has got to be better than the one before that. Easier, more fun, more relaxed, more enjoyable.”? What if the change that is needed isn’t external, but internal? Jesus spoke statements of blessing that may shock us at first, but they help us understand how the new perspective of faith...
2023-01-0816 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachNew Year, New You: Redeemed by the Lamb (John 1:29-41)Everyone’s talking about them and pointing them out: the latest and the greatest products, programs, and apps promise to transform your life in the new year, if you will just commit to them. The message of Jesus isn’t something new. It’s been spoken and reviewed for thousands of years, yet Jesus has the power to make you new. He does so as the lamb of God that John had to point out – the lamb of God who takes away sin. In Jesus, you know that it is your faithful God who has committed himself to make you new...
2023-01-0116 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachA Christmas Letter from Home (John 1)Merry Christmas! Even in our most weary moments, we know we have a Father who loves us with an everlasting kind of love. Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2022-12-2508 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachChristmas Eve 2022: A Weary World Rejoices (Luke 2)We live in a world filled with weariness. We search and search for the deepest things in life: peace, rest, identity, and joy. Is there a home where we can find such treasure? There is! Do you know where we find it? In a barn of all places!Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts via text message!Support the show
2022-12-2514 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWe Want to See Jesus: Time After Time (Nehemiah 9)As we get to the end of Old Testament history, we see how God never abandoned his people. They turned their backs on Him, but He continued to be gracious and merciful. They were unfaithful but He was always faithful. He kept all of his promises. And that is just what they needed to lead them to trust his BIG promise – sending Jesus into this world. During the Advent season, we need this same confidence that God will come as He promised. He always does, always shows mercy, time after time. He doesn’t abandon his people. He guides us...
2022-12-1815 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWe Want to See Jesus: The Lord Our Righteousness (Jeremiah 23:1-6)From the beginning, we have so often chosen to make our own standards of what is good and right. Our own codes of morality. No matter how well we might think that works, it won’t help us if it doesn’t line up with God’s standard of morality. We have fallen so far short and gotten so off track from that standard. Which created all kinds of damage in our lives and collateral damage in the lives of those around us. The influences we often listen to point us to live by our own codes of morality instead...
2022-12-0416 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWe Want to See Jesus: An Unexpected Discovery (2 Kings 22-23)We’ve heard stories about people discovering very valuable treasures that were right under their noses for a long time. They just didn’t realize it until they made an unexpected discovery. Can that be true about the relationship we have with the most valuable treasure we have on earth? Has it been sitting under our noses without us realizing it? I am talking about the Bible. The Word of God with which He reveals Himself and his good news to us with! An Old Testament king discovered this lost treasure and it changed his life. Why is God’s Word...
2022-11-2713 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWe Want to See Jesus: God is Present with Us (1 Kings 9)How often do you feel alone in life? More often than you should. God said from the beginning it’s not good for us to be alone. He gave us each other to be a community of people on earth. And He also promised us his presence. Throughout the Bible, we see the many ways God reminds us of his presence. Especially the visible way He reminded us of his presence with the Temple. But that temple pointed to the ultimate way He would be with us – in Jesus, the true Temple. And before He left, Jesus said He woul...
2022-11-2015 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWe Want to See Jesus: Fear the LORD, not the Unknown (Joshua 4)We aren’t always good at remembering, so we need reminders. Our photos apps and social media occasionally send us images as reminders of what happened 5, 10, or 15 years ago. We put pictures on the wall to remind us of beautiful memories. It’s important to do this! God taught his people the importance of remembering things by setting up physical reminders or even by giving certain names to people. We need daily reminders of God’s grace and love and salvation, and He gives us those in his Word. As He was saving his people through an Old Testament man na...
2022-11-1317 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWe Want to See Jesus: You Can Rest Now (Leviticus 16)Imagine having to pay back your debt to society… having to make up for everything you have ever done wrong. That would be frustrating and exhausting. The book of Leviticus shows us just how exhausting it would be, and how many sacrifices it would take. But Leviticus wasn’t put in the Bible to exhaust you or discourage you from continuing your Bible reading plan… it was put there to powerfully show you God’s solution for all we owe! In a beautiful and dramatic way, Leviticus shows us how God is going to give us rest! Right in the cent...
2022-11-0616 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWe Want to See Jesus: Remember the Lamb (Exodus 12)Maybe you have neighbors who celebrate Passover and you wonder what that is all about. It is a central idea in the Bible and a huge part of the worship rhythm of God’s people. The original feast helped God’s people remember how He delivered them from slavery and oppression. Year after year, they observed this to remember that. But at the same time, they were learning about a much greater future deliverance… their Passover lambs pointed to The Passover Lamb whose blood would save them for good. The ties between the two are impossible to dismiss. Jesus was th...
2022-10-3016 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWe Want to See Jesus: All In for the God Who's All In for You (Genesis 12)We live in a world where people believe that you have your truth, and they have their truth. Their thing is their thing, your thing is your thing. Jesus is for some, but not for everyone. Early on in God’s redemptive story, He showed clearly that Jesus would be a blessing for everyone! Jesus was the blessing promised to Abraham! No matter where you grew up, your nationality, or what religion(s) you have been a part of, Jesus was sent here for all. For you. That impacts and shapes your life in ways that bless you, and wa...
2022-10-2314 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWe Want to See Jesus: The Tale of the Three Trees (Genesis 3)A lot of people, including Christians, don’t seem to know the Old Testament very well. We might know a few of the Sunday School stories. But beyond that, we quit on Bible reading plans because we get bored by the time we get to Leviticus. It might be because we aren’t seeing Jesus in it. And He is there. Right from the beginning, the epic battle begins. And we need Someone to come and rescue us and win that battle for us. We need a Man who stands in the gap for us. A true King. And He i...
2022-10-1619 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachEven to the end...Jesus is with us!The school year may still feel somewhat fresh and new, but did you know? The end is near! No, not necessarily the end of this school year. The Very End. What does this mean? Jesus made it clear that there will be a harvest of souls at the end of time when he comes back. None of us knows exactly when that day will be. That’s why our mission of changing lives with the good news of Jesus is ongoing, necessary, and urgent even to the very end. But the good news is Jesus hasn’t left us on o...
2022-10-0914 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachCelebrate the Harvest: Jesus Shows Us What Success is All About!If there is rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who turns to the Lord (and there is!), then we want to celebrate too! We want to rejoice in the great work that God is doing here and across all our Divine Savior campuses as we change lives with Jesus through the gospel. So let the party begin! Why? Because God’s love is global! The Bible shows us how the gospel creates a new humanity focused on Jesus who died and rose for all. His forgiveness and love unites us even across different cultures and countries...and across all Di...
2022-10-0214 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachGo with a Purpose: Your Place in Jesus' Mission to Save the WorldJesus didn’t give us a great suggestion. He gave us a great commission. “Make disciples.” Literally, it’s a command. In other words, Jesus is saying, “Don’t just have good intentions, but also get this action done.” That begs the question, “How?” The good news is Jesus didn’t make this impossible. He actually made it doable! And not just for religious professionals like pastors and teachers, but for people just like you. This week we’ll learn about the doctrine of vocation and how that fits in well with our intentional strategy to carry out Christ’s great commission toget...
2022-09-2516 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachMission Possible: We've Got Power to Spread the Gospel!Telling others about Jesus is more about trusting God’s powerful word than trusting in our own knowledge or ability to share it. Once we get over ourselves we all can become people who love to “plant gospel seeds” even though we all have different gifts, abilities, relationships, and opportunities. The power isn’t in us, but we all have an important part to play so that the Holy Spirit can do his greater part of creating and growing faith through the gospel. Is it possible for us to make disciples? Yes, with the help of God! Than...
2022-09-1814 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachMission Possible: I could never...but together with Jesus, we can!Tell others about Jesus? Try and get them to change their mind? Convince them to believe? To many, that sounds intimidating, perhaps even impossible. It is certainly easier to assume that it might be best to just remain quiet. Lack of knowledge, insecurities, inexperience, doubts, fears…there are plenty of reasons to think, “I Could Never.” But what about all of us together? What about when Jesus comes to us as his disciples just as he said he would, meets us where we’re at, and answers our “I Could Never” with a great claim, “I have all authority”?Thanks for li...
2022-09-1115 minDivine Savior Church-West Palm BeachWhen You Feel Offended, Remember...You're DifferentOur society seems obsessed with the idea of creating a world where no one is offended by what others say. Safe spaces are created so that people can be free of bias, criticism, conflict or ideas that they don't personally like. Yet Christians always seem to be fair game for criticism. No one seems to care about offending us! Does anyone care if I am offended as a Christian? How should I react when I am offended? How can I live in a world like this as a disciple of Jesus? Jesus cares and he is my greatest example a...
2022-09-0418 min
Divine Savior Church-West Palm BeachFeeling Confused? Find Certainty in JesusThe world we live in changes at a blinding pace. Truth has become as flexible as a rubber band. What is acceptable or good today will not be acceptable tomorrow. It's enough to make us all live in a constant state of confusion, not knowing what to believe or how to live! However, confusion turns to clarity when the sound doctrine of the Word of God instructs our hearts, rebukes our sins, encourages us to fight the good fight, finish the race, and receive the crown of righteousness. Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to...
2022-08-2816 min
Divine Savior Church-West Palm BeachHow can you deal with shame? Look into Jesus’ eyes!We feel shame when we fail to live up to our own expectations or those of others. We may bring shame on ourselves or on others by our actions. The Twelve experienced a heavy load of shame on Holy Thursday. Their failures are all recorded for the world in the New Testament, but Jesus was not ashamed to call them brothers, made his power perfect through their weaknesses, and empowered them to live without shame and with a new identity: forgiven children of God.Thanks for listening to Pastor Jonny's podcast! He'd love to hear your thoughts...
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