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Divine Savior Church-Delray BeachDepression: God’s Word Gives Lasting Hope | Taboo | Pastor Ben KeurthDepression feels so overwhelming. Many times, there’s the feeling of having no hope. Here, we see the psalmist feel despair, his soul thirsting for the Lord. But then he talks to himself. Why am I so down? Even in this desperate situation, he is my Savior and my God. If only that was the silver bullet. However, depression can be like a yo-yo; wrestling match in the mind. One minute we know our hope is in God. The next moment, we are back to despairing. Keeping God’s Word in our mind, thinking about the hope we have, medit...2025-02-2430 min
Divine Savior Church-Delray BeachHow To Deal With Relationship Pain | Job: Finding Peace On An Unpredictable Path | Pastor Ben KeurthWhen things aren’t going your way, does your family help you? Or make it harder for you? Are you and your spouse a team who can be strong when the other is weak and regularly encourage each other? Or do you sometimes panic or lash out and make it even more difficult for the other? Different people react to the same difficult circumstances in different ways. Job and his wife had very different reactions to their difficult circumstances. Let’s see what we can learn from Job in how to deal with relationship pain and how can we lear...2024-09-1628 min
Divine Savior Church-Delray BeachDying Is Just A Part Of Life | Are You Sure That's What It Means? | Pastor Ben KeurthDying 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...2024-06-2428 min
Divine Savior Church-Delray BeachFirst is Last | Race To The Cross | Pastor Ben KeurthHow 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.2024-03-1139 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralSomeone To Suffer For Us | The Jesus I NeedA message on Matthew 20:17-28 by Pastor Keurth. The disciples wanted a Savior who was going to bring power and rule with authority. Since they were Jesus' loyal followers, they would of course have access to some special places next to Jesus where they would have some power as well. That's the Savior we want. A powerful one that will bring earthly power and influence. We want one that will be glorified here, rule here, and have power here on earth. The only problem? That's not the Savior we need. We need a Savior who would be...2022-03-2729 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralSomeone To Suffer For Us | The Jesus I Need | Pastor Ben KuerthA message on Matthew 20:17-28 by Pastor Ben Keurth. The disciples wanted a Savior who was going to bring power and rule with authority. Since they were Jesus' loyal followers, they would of course have access to some special places next to Jesus where they would have some power as well. That's the Savior we want. A powerful one that will bring earthly power and influence. We want one that will be glorified here, rule here, and have power here on earth. The only problem? That's not the Savior we need. We need a Savior who would...2022-03-2729 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralSomeone to Withstand Temptation | The Jesus I NeedA message on Matthew 4:1-11by Pastor Ben Keurth. In any great story, there's always a villain, victims that he takes captive, and a hero. Every story depicts the hero physically conquering the villain in order to free the people. Sometimes that's what we think we need, isn't it? Wouldn't it be better if the devil wasn't around to tempt us and cause terror in our lives? Wouldn't it be great if Jesus destroyed the devil and put an end to the hurt and the fear? Surely that's what we need! Except when Jesus met the devil i...2022-03-0626 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralA Life of Generosity | A God-Lived LifeA message on 1 Timothy 6:6-19 by Pastor Ben Keurth. The love of money and what it can buy can be destructive, but the shrewd use of the resources God gives can bring immeasurable blessing. God wants us to be rich in good deeds and generous.If you would like to learn more about us or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church Doral.Support the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoralFor more info about our church please visit our website: https://divinesaviorchurch.com/ds...2022-02-2731 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralStopping to See God’s Bigness | The Rest of GodA message by Pastor Ben Keurth. Support the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoralFor more info about our church please visit our website: https://divinesaviorchurch.com/dscdor/2022-01-2322 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralA Real Freedom | My Grown-Up Christmas ListA message on Galatians 4:4-6 by Pastor Ben Keurth. If you would like to learn more about us or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church Doral.Support the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoralFor more info about our church please visit our website: https://divinesaviorchurch.com/dscdor/2021-12-1224 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralA Second Chance | My Grown-Up Christmas ListA message by Pastor Ben Keurth. No one’s perfect. How many times have we regretted making a rude comment that hurt someone’s feelings? How many times did we think of our own selfish wants while trampling on someone else’s needs? Break a promise to our kid? Get caught doing something we shouldn’t do? Wouldn’t it be nice to get a second chance? We don’t live in a world where second chances or “do-overs” are too common. But we do have a God who offers us a “second chance.” His prophet Isaiah talked about the One...2021-12-0526 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralWe Support Each Other Like Family | Get Used To DifferentA message on 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13, 5:10-11 by Pastor Ben Keurth. To be a Christian in Thessalonica was not easy. They faced persecution and many trials. But they endured because life was different now. They knew they didn’t face these challenges alone. They had the encouragement of their church family. This made them want to stand firm in the Lord as they looked for ways to love and support each other. So too in our world, it’s easy to feel isolated and alone. But when we support each other like family we know that God is at wor...2021-11-1531 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralWe Take God's Truth Seriously | Get Used To DifferentA message by Pastor Ben Keurth. When the Thessalonians first heard the gospel, they realized it was wonderfully different than any message they’d ever heard before. That’s why they received it as they did—not as the words of mere human beings, but as God’s Word—life changing and worth holding onto for dear life. We also want to take all of God’s truth seriously because even in our modern world it’s the Word of God that still makes all the difference.If you would like to learn more about us or join us l...2021-11-0733 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralWe Strive On More Joy Than Guilt | Get Used To DifferentA message by Pastor Ben Keurth. The Thessalonians turned away from the idols they used to serve. Why? The power of the gospel! Idols are demanding. But Jesus is different! Unlike idols, Jesus is the only living God who, even when you fail him, will not punish you and doesn’t demand more from you. He is the only Lord who even when you fall short, forgives you freely by his grace. Live for him and you will never be let down in the end. The pure gospel of Jesus is why we can also live with mor...2021-10-3129 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralThe Danger of Us and Them | Battle For Our HeartsA message on Jonah by Pastor Ben Keurth. The last couple of years showed us more than ever how divided we are as a people. We are divided along racial lines, political lines, gender lines, religious lines, and economic lines. It is too easy for us to think in terms of “us and them.” We judge others on this basis, and we feel superior. We tend to emphasize the weaknesses of those on “their” side and minimize the weaknesses of those on “our” side. We spend lots of time at the “altar of pride” and feel superior in terms of mora...2021-10-1747 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralThey Must Be Doing Something Right | Battle For Our HeartsA message on Mark 9:33-37 by Pastor Ben Keurth. “They must be doing something right!” Have you ever thought or muttered that when someone roared past you in their sports car or fancy boat? Or while you were watching a professional sports contest or singing contest? Or browsing the blog or YouTube channel of a successful influencer? We spend lots of time at the “altar of influence” worshiping gods of people, celebrities, influencers, and culture. Wishing we could be more like them. Wishing we could have what they have. These false gods have an incredible influence on our world...2021-10-1032 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralWould You Do Anything For Love? | Battle For Our HeartsA message on Genesis 29:31-35 by Pastor Ben Keurth. Would you do anything for love? “Falling in love” with another person often keeps us from thinking straight. It takes a high place of importance. It isn’t hard for that kind of infatuation to take a place higher in our hearts than it should. We spend lots of time at the “altar of love” worshiping gods of romance, family, and our own ego. These things are actually good gifts and blessings from God but can step out of order in our hearts and become more important to us than the...2021-10-0330 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralKing of the Hill | Battle For Our HeartsA message on Mark 10:17-27 by Pastor Ben Keurth. We live in a world where everyone wants to be “King of the hill,” right? Climb the ladder. Be on top. Be the highest-paid whatever we are. We were made to worship God, but we often end up spending lots of time at the “altar of power” worshiping gods of success, money, and achievement. These false gods, which are so attractive to our world, keep us from the real relationship with Jesus that we need. We will look at God’s Word today to see how it can defeat these...2021-09-1927 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralHe's Jealous For Your Whole Heart | Battle For Our HeartsA message on Exodus 20:2-6 by Pastor Ben Keurth. There are false gods battling for the place of honor in our lives. We can’t live the life God wants us to live when we are pursuing something else. Behind the sins we struggle with, the discouragement we deal with, and the lack of purpose we live with, are false gods that are winning the battle for our hearts. We were made to worship God, but we often end up valuing and honoring the idols of success, money, achievement, food, sex, entertainment, romance, family, our own ego, and man...2021-09-1230 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralJudge the Living and the Dead | I BelieveA message on Matthew 25:31-46 by Pastor Ben Keurth.We believe Jesus will return and judge the sin of each person. Believers should prepare for and eagerly await this second coming. While our confession is of truth, it is belief in the truth God has revealed. We don't insist on all the details, but rely on the wisdom of God in his plan. If you would like to learn more about us or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church Doral.Support the showM...2021-08-0130 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralAscended into Heaven | I BelieveA message on Acts 1 and John 14 by Pastor Ben Keurth. We believe Jesus went to heaven after His resurrection. He rules and reigns over all things with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Are we there yet? As Christians, we certainly have a longing for heaven. We long for the complete removal of sin from our lives and the lives of those around us - its consequences and its nature. Perhaps because we long and trust, we also grow impatient with God's timetable. The creed gives us the symmetry we need to both long for heaven, and a...2021-07-2527 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralRose From the Dead | I BelieveA message on Matthew 27-28 by Pastor Ben Keurth. We believe Christ experienced death with us and for us. He descended into the grave but He defeated death and was resurrected. The creed reminds us that the war is over. Victory is complete. Let's remember to live in such victory, and carry ourselves with the triumph of Christ - his triumph over sin, death, hell, and Satan. If you would like to learn more about us or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church Doral.Support th...2021-07-1827 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralConceived by the Holy Spirit | I BelieveA message on Luke 1 by Pastor Ben Keurth. We believe Jesus was born of a virgin, Mary, and His birth came about through the workings of the Holy Spirit. We have the opportunity to look at a familiar narrative, but apart from all the trappings of modern, worldly Christmas. While those celebrations and embellishments of the season are enjoyable and serve a good purpose, as we look at the miracle of Christ's birth apart from them we are better able to witness the wonder and awe of Jesus' incarnation. If you would like to learn m...2021-07-0428 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralSurplus of Joy | Saved to ServeA message on 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 by Pastor Ben Keurth.When you realize how Jesus has saved you, you can't help but want to serve. When God fills you up, you can't help but overflow. It's no wonder that Christians love to be encouraged to live like no one else. We truly believe it is more blessed to give than to receive. If you would like to learn more about us or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church Doral.Support the showM...2021-06-0625 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralBold Love | Saved to ServeA message on 2 Corinthians 7:2-16 by Pastor Ben Keurth. Do you love someone enough to hurt them? Sometimes the truth hurts, and yet the people we love need to hear that truth.If you would like to learn more about us or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church Doral.Support the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoralFor more info about our church please visit our website: https://divinesaviorchurch.com/dscdor/2021-05-3028 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralOpen Wide Your Heart | Saved to ServeA message on 2 Corinthians 6:3—7:1 by Pastor Ben Keurth. Everyone is worried about good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. For our heart’s sake, we want more of the good and less of the bad. That’s true for our spiritual heart as well. To be effective in your service to Christ, open your heart to the truth and do all that you can to block out the false.If you would like to learn more about us or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church Doral.Support the sho...2021-05-2327 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralSeeing the Unseen | Saved to ServeA message on 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 by Pastor Ben Keurth. 'Serving in Christ’s Church can be discouraging. It is difficult to understand why everything doesn’t work out better for the Church. It is difficult to understand why faithful servants in Christ’s church suffer so much. What keeps us going in ministry is the unseen – the eternal glory and the heavenly home.If you would like to learn more about us, or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church DoralSupport the show...2021-05-0929 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralPower in Weakness | Saved to ServeA message on 2 Corinthians 4:1-15 by Pastor Ben Keurth. Physical strength, mental acuteness, outward beauty—these are the qualities that people look for to change the world. Jesus chooses frail clay jars like us to change the world to show that the power is not from us, but in the powerful gospel message we share. If you would like to learn more about us, or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church DoralSupport the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoralFor more info abo...2021-05-0229 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralResponding to Spiritual Needs | Saved to ServeA message on 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:11 by Pastor Ben Keurth. Because the church is about spiritual needs, i.e. forgiveness and reconciliation, living together as a community of believers can be a messy business. But as God causes our hearts to beat more and more at one with his, we will trust each other as we determine the best way to address each other’s spiritual needs.If you would like to learn more about us, or join us live for worship, find out more here: Divine Savior Church DoralSupport the show...2021-04-1832 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralComforted to Comfort | Saved to ServeA message on 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 by Pastor Ben Keurth. We’ve all wondered why God allows us to experience those difficult and painful days of life. Could it be that God is preparing and equipping us to comfort our brothers and sisters as they face their own challenges?If you would like to learn more about us, or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church DoralSupport the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoralFor more info about our church please visit our website: ht...2021-04-1131 min
Divine Savior Church-Doral“I Thirst” | Famous Last WordsA message on John 19:28-29 by Pastor Ben Keurth. The next “famous words” Jesus speaks from the cross are these: “I thirst.” What was He thirsty for? What are you thirsty for? Our bodies crave water, but what is your heart thirsty for? Love? Acceptance? Purpose? Jesus is the only One who can satisfy your thirsts. Thank God that Jesus went thirsty so He could quench the thirst of our hearts.Support the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoralFor more info about our church please visit our website: https://divinesav...2021-03-2123 min
Divine Savior Church-Doral“My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” | Famous Last WordsA message on Matthew 27:45-46 by Pastor Ben Keurth. We have heard Jesus speak words of forgiveness, words of compassion for his family and friends, and words of eternal salvation for a sinner. Today, we hear something very different from Jesus. We hear “Why?” There’s a word we would never have expected to hear from Jesus. Jesus cries out in the middle of his suffering: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Let’s hear what this means, and what this means for us. Its implications are huge!Support the showMoved to gi...2021-03-1422 min
Divine Savior Church-Doral“Today You will be With Me in Paradise” | Famous Last WordsA message on Luke 23:39-43 by Pastor Ben Keurth. How do you handle your guilt? Do you cover it up? Feel bad for a couple days? Does it keep you up at night? Depending on who you ask, there are many different ways to handle guilt. Psychologists might try to track it back to your childhood. Talk-show hosts might tell you to believe in yourself. But in the Bible today we are going to learn the only true way to handle guilt. It comes from the third word Jesus said from the cross, “Today you will be wit...2021-03-0726 min
Divine Savior Church-Doral“Dear Woman, Here is Your Son” | Famous Last WordsA message on Luke 22:66-23:16 by Pastor Ben Keurth. Many people have spoken “famous last words” before they died. What “Famous Last Words” would Jesus speak? His first words, instead of bitter words of anger, were words of love, asking his Father to forgive those who were wronging Him. In his second words from the cross, Jesus turns his love and compassion toward his family and friends. He wants to make sure they are taken care of in ways that are good for their bodies and souls. What tender love He shows, even while dying for us!Supp...2021-02-2825 min
Divine Savior Church-Doral“Father, Forgive Them” | Famous Last WordsA message on Luke 23:32-38 by Pastor Ben Keurth. Many people have spoken “famous last words” before they died. What “Famous Last Words” would Jesus speak when He was being killed mercilessly on a cross? You might expect bitter words of anger, with the way He was being treated. But… instead of bitter words of anger, He asked his Father to forgive those who were wronging Him! Who would have expected that? How can these words comfort us? What can we learn from this?Support the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoral2021-02-2122 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralGenerosity: So, How Do We Live?A message from Pastor Ben Keurth. Support the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoralFor more info about our church please visit our website: https://divinesaviorchurch.com/dscdor/2021-02-0728 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralDestiny: Where Are We Going When We Die?A message by Pastor Ben Keurth. Is there life after death? If there is, what will that life be like? From a completely human perspective it would appear as though this life is all there is. When you die, you’re dead. In the Scripture, however, we discover that death was not a part of God’s original plan for the world, that death is God’s judgment against sin. That makes death frightening and ugly, but God found a way to destroy death forever. We now look forward to Paradise restored!Support the showMo...2021-01-3140 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralMorality: What Is Good? | Soul SearchingA message by Pastor Ben Keurth from January 24th, 2021Who determines what’s right and wrong? Shouldn’t the individual have the right to determine that for himself or herself? That sounds good to me. But how is that actually going to work in the real world? Is morality subjective or objective?If you would like to learn more about us, or join us live for worship, find more here: Divine Savior Church DoralSupport the showMoved to give? http://dschurch.link/givedoralFor more info about our church plea...2021-01-2436 min
Divine Savior Church-DoralMeaning: Why Are We Here? | Soul SearchingA message by Pastor Ben Keurth from January 17th, 2021Am I here to have fun? Am I here to somehow make the world a better place? Is there no way for me to know why I’m really here? The answers we come up with aren’t really satisfying. In the end what I come up with seems so, well, meaningless. But when the Bible talks about why we’re here, it makes sense. I begin to see that I have meaning and purpose that reaches far beyond myself and this broken world.If you would...2021-01-1735 min
Divine Savior Church-Delray BeachGive Us Today Our Daily Bread | Best.Prayer.Ever | Pastor Ben KeurthFinally, it is time to ask God for the things we need for our physical life and health. Everything we have is a gift from God. He will give us what we need, even if we don’t ask. So we ask Him now for what we need today. We don’t need to worry about tomorrow. God took care of us yesterday. We know He will take care of us tomorrow. This is a prayer asking God for contentment… and the trust that what He gives us is for our best.2019-10-0630 min