Divine Savior Church-Sienna
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Even to the End | Mission Possible
October 10, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThe 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 our own...
Celebrate the Harvest | Mission Possible
October 03, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBIf 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 ...
Go With a Purpose | Mission Possible
September 26, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBJesus 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 ...
We've Got Power | Mission Possible
September 20, 2022 01:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBTelling 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 dis...
I Could Never | Mission: Possible
September 12, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBTell 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 ...
Offended | Help, I Feel So...
September 06, 2022 01:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBOur 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 i...
Confused | Help, I Feel So...
August 29, 2022 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBThe world we live in is changing at a blinding pace. Truth has become as flexible as a rubber band. What is acceptable today will not be acceptable tomorrow. Those who used to be admired are now vilified and hated. What used to be considered good is now considered despicable. Bad behavior is rewarded and applauded. It's enough to make us all live in a constant state of confusion, not knowing what to believe or how to live! Confusion turns to clarity, however, when the sound doctrine of the W...
Ashamed | Help, I Feel So..
August 22, 2022 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWe 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. We may feel shame because of the actions of someone close to us. Sadly, because of social media, our mistakes can easily end up in the feeds of many people, which only adds to our personal and public shame as they share and retweet. The Twelve experienced a heavy load of shame on Thursday of Holy Week. By their actions, they brought shame on themselve...
Anxious | Help, I Feel So...
August 15, 2022 19:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBFeeling stressed? You're not alone. Anxiety is something everyone deals with to some degree. In fact anxiety is at an all-time high. In this chaotic, uncertain world, there are lots of reasons why. The good news is lots of people in the Bible struggled with anxiety too. Yet, operating from a full-time place of anxiety isn't great for you. Anxiety doesn't accomplish anything fruitful. And the truth is God has a better path forward for facing life's challenges and uncertainties. As one Christi...
Inadequate | Help, I Feel So...
August 08, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MB"Just do it." "The power is within you." "You have the power to rise above whatever is trying to keep you down." "Go out there and crush it you animal!" Cliches like these are often what you'll find online or in the self-help section of Barnes and Noble. But what happens when you have that gnawing feeling anyway, that feeling that growls, "I'm not enough"? This is the feeling of inadequacy. It's especially prevalent in performance-driven places where expectations are high and it can sometime...
Josiah: Doing What's Right Even Though It Won't Change A Thing | Reality Check
August 01, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBDo you ever get frustrated when you do the right thing and in the end it doesn’t change a thing? Reality Check: Do you ever get angry with God? Have you ever felt that it’s just not fair that you do everything by the Book and still struggle, while people who completely disregard the Word and will of God prosper? Check out this young man who did everything right and still couldn’t save his nation. Support the show
Josiah: Doing What's Right Even Though It Won't Change A Thing | Reality Check
August 01, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBDo you ever get frustrated when you do the right thing and in the end it doesn’t change a thing? Reality Check: Do you ever get angry with God? Have you ever felt that it’s just not fair that you do everything by the Book and still struggle, while people who completely disregard the Word and will of God prosper? Check out this young man who did everything right and still couldn’t save his nation. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
Manasseh: Reconstructing Our Own Religion
July 25, 2022 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBWhen the true LORD, the God of mercy and grace, is removed from the picture, there’s a spiritual vacuum that forms. And it’s amazing—no, it’s frightening—to see what people will fill this vacuum with. Reality Check: What is the Baal worship of today? The “sacrificing of our sons in the fire”? Have we somehow reconstructed the true religion into a religion of our own devising? Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
Hezekiah: Putting Our Problems in God's Hands | Reality Check
July 18, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBLet go and let God. It should be simple enough. God is in charge. He’ll work everything out for good. Just give all your problems to him. Reality Check: Doesn’t happen, does it? We worry…and question. This week God’s Word shows us what can happen if we just lay our problems before the Lord. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
Hoshea: Ignoring God's Words of Warning
July 11, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBMedical professionals talk about warning signs. Heeding them could save our lives. So why wouldn’t we? Reality Check: And yet, it happens all the time. What’s worse is that we often fail to heed the spiritual warnings God shares with us in his Word. May God’s Spirit give us humble hearts—hearts that heed his loving rebukes. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
Jehu: Purging Only Part of Our Idols | Reality Check
June 27, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBAre our hearts divided? When it comes to our love for God, we’d say, “Absolutely not!” Wouldn’t we? Reality Check: Yet, is it possible that, while we are zealous for God, we are still holding on to our own personal idols? Thank God for a Savior who loved and served the Lord alone! Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
Ahab: Making Life All About Me | Reality Check
June 20, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBHow we detest people who are all into themselves. And yet, we often fail to detect the many ways selfishness manifests itself in our own lives. Reality Check: As long as we live we’re going to battle the part of us that’s stuck on ourselves. The answer is found in the self-sacrificing love of God in Christ. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
Jeroboam: The Pivotal Pull of Power | Reality Check
June 13, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBAre control issues and power struggles limited to those in positions of authority? Reality Check: Take a look at the people you work with. Watch your kids at the playground. These are real issues we all deal with. Yet, why are we grasping for power and control when God’s already got everything in hand? Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
Listen to Jesus | 5 Habits of a Disciple
June 01, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBOut of all the habits we’ve talked about, which is the most important? The truth is that while everything we’ve talked about in this series is important, there is only “one thing that is needed” according to Jesus himself. This is meant to be a great comfort to every disciple, including us. Why? Because the “one thing that is needed” is not our giving. It’s not our doing. It’s simply our receiving from our Savior. What a comfort to know that “all that is needed” then is not something we must...
Pray For and With Others | 5 Habits of a Disciple
May 24, 2022 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB“Is there something I can pray about for you right now?” This is a powerful question to ask not just because almost everyone has something serious going on in their life. It’s powerful also because God promises to hear our prayers! A healthy spiritual life is kind of like breathing. We breathe in deeply and receive from God the “oxygen of faith” – the Gospel. Then we breathe out and talk to God who has promised to listen to us. In the Bible, this regular practice or habit is called prayer. W...
Talk to People | 5 Habits of a Disciple
May 16, 2022 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBOne way we see the love of Jesus is in how he interacted with people from all segments of society. He talked with them. He listened to them. He asked them questions. He taught them. Our human tendency is to be comfortable only with people from our social circles, those we would happily already call our friends. Perhaps this is why “talk to people” is something we need to, well, talk about in church! Don’t worry though, this isn’t just for those who we might call “extroverts” – people who mig...
Do Good | 5 Habits of a Disciple
May 09, 2022 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBLife can be extremely difficult sometimes. That is true even for disciples of Jesus. Yet difficult circumstances in life often provide excellent opportunities to show the love of Christ by doing good to others. Jesus showed love and did good, so we reflect Christ by showing love and doing good even though our best efforts will always be imperfect. Yet even our imperfect efforts, when motivated by the love of Christ, can provide opportunities to tell people why we want to help—because we have...
Eyes Open For Oppotunities | 5 Habits of a Disciple
May 02, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBDisciples are those who are connected to Jesus Christ by faith even though we could never do anything to deserve this. Yet just like with his first disciples, Jesus sends us out to share this good news with others so that they might become his disciples too. The power to do this is not in ourselves. It is in the promises of God who is at work through us. So where and how are we to do this? It starts with developing the habit of “walking slowly” and having our eyes open for opportunities. Our...
What Is a Disciple? | 5 Habits of Discipleship
April 25, 2022 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB“What is a disciple? “Am I a disciple?” These are important questions for those who seek to follow Jesus. While the resurrection of Jesus on Easter changes our entire outlook on death and the life to come, we also need to ask ourselves, “What does it change for my life right now if I’m going to call myself a Christian or a disciple of Jesus?” As we answer this question we’ll see that being a disciple is not and cannot be something that we simply do externally, as if Jesus and his teachings a...
A Lot Can Happen In Three Days | Easter 2022
April 18, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIt's an emotional life. Nothing hits our emotions harder than death. Yet, there is a remarkable emotion that Easter gives us even in the face of death: joy. Joy because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and what his resurrection promises us. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
Someone to Defeat Death | The Jesus We Need
April 04, 2022 20:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBIf there's one thing that is sure in this world, it is the fear of death. No matter who we are, death is coming for all of us and it is terrifying. Many people spend lots of money looking for anyway to prevent death. We look to those earthly saviors hoping and praying that we can keep death at a distance. While they may prevent death, they can never save from death. We need a Savior to defeat our greatest enemy. Jesus demonstrates his power over death as he raises Lazarus. This event gives u...
Someone to Suffer For Us | The Jesus We Need
March 28, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThe 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 a servant an...
Someone to Meet Our Needs | The Jesus We Need
March 22, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBWhat the man needed in John 9 was obvious. He was born blind and needed to be healed so he could see. However, the man had an even greater need: forgiveness of his sins. As we consider the needs we have, the list is pretty long. How great would it be to have a Savior that takes care of all our needs? Often times we want a genie more than a Savior. However, what we find in Jesus is a Savior we need; Savior who meets our greatest need of all as he grants us forgiveness. Support the Show. ~ ...
Someone to Seek the Lost | The Jesus We Need
March 14, 2022 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBThe woman at the well was lost. She was searching for something or someone to quench the thirst of her soul. She searched for so long that she was now lost. We know what its like to go searching for something to quench the desire of our hearts, but nothing ever does. Like this woman, we eventually get lost and we don't know where to look. The good news? We have a Savior who has been searching too. But he hasn't been seeking for someone or something to quench his thirst. Instead, he's been lo...
Someone to Withstand Temptation | The Jesus I Need
March 08, 2022 18:00 - 13 minutes - 9.49 MBIn 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 in the wilderness, tha...
God Is Willing to Have the Tough Conversations | Ash Wednesday Message 2022
March 04, 2022 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.47 MBWe are often afraid to approach people and have a tough conversation because we don't want to upset them or hurt them. God is unwilling to avoid the hard conversations with us, because he knows it is important to rescue us. Support the show (https://pushpay.com/pay/divinesaviorchurchsienna/)
God Is Willing to Have the Tough Conversations | Ash Wednesday Message 2022
March 04, 2022 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.47 MBWe are often afraid to approach people and have a tough conversation because we don't want to upset them or hurt them. God is unwilling to avoid the hard conversations with us, because he knows it is important to rescue us. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
A Life of Generosity | A God-Lived Life
February 28, 2022 21:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBThe 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. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
A Life of Hospitality | A God-Lived Life
February 22, 2022 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBMotivated by Jesus’ life for them, the early believers naturally lived hospitable lives, sharing their possessions, meeting in their homes, showing what God looks like. And others took notice. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
A Life of Serve | A God-Lived Life
February 14, 2022 06:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBDorcas demonstrates what a God-lived life looks like. She lived for others and the people saw God’s love in her. They showed the apostles the “robes and other clothing” she had made for them. What are your “robes and other clothing” —the ways that show you are living Jesus’ love? Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna
Stopping to Remove the Taskmasters | The Rest of God
February 07, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBWork has been hard for us ever since our first parents rebelled against God. Work has caused sweat and stress ever since we were kicked out of Eden. Sabbath is the opportunity to return to Eden. To the rest of God. Sabbath is about being free from slavery. God has set his people free from slavery, from being driven by taskmasters. Sabbath is the refusal to go back to Egypt. Sabbath is being human beings again instead of human doings. Taskmasters don’t like rest. They create a culture where r...
Stopping to Number Our Days Aright |The Rest of God
January 31, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBTime is so important to us. Seconds are ticking off the clock while you read this. We are people of calendars, dates, times, schedules. We are driven to get as much done in the time we are given. But do we actually leave time to do what matters? If someone needs you to pray with them, do you have time to do it? Sometimes our drivenness erodes our purposefulness. No one lived with a higher and greater purpose than Jesus. And yet, it seems He never lived one day by a schedule or calendar or cl...
Stopping to See God's Bigness | The Rest of God
January 24, 2022 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBThe worst thing busyness does to us is fool us into thinking we are God. “All depends on me. How will all the right things happen at the right time if I am not working, pushing, pulling, watching, and worrying?” Unless we trust that God is in control, we won’t dare risk Sabbath…rest. In sleep, we become utterly vulnerable, completely defenseless, totally dependent. Not in control. That kind of trust is rooted in a deep conviction God is good and God is in control. The more we grow, the more ...
Stopping to Find What's Missing | The Rest of God
January 17, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBWe are always busy. We are always in a hurry. And since we are always in a hurry, we miss important things. We think our busyness and efficiency in getting to everything helps us experience more, but we actually experience less. We try to do it all and end up really doing nothing When we get too busy, we either dread things or rush to get done with them and check them off a list. We get bored with the familiar and threatened by the unfamiliar. Busyness makes us stop caring about the things w...
Stopping to Think Anew | The Rest of God
January 12, 2022 01:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBMost of us feel completely wiped out. Endless demands on our time crush us. Even our “vacations” are manic. If we only had more time! We have forgotten the ancient wisdom of Sabbath, rooted in God’s own rhythm of work and rest. Sabbath means rest. The gift of Sabbath (rest) is essential to our full humanity and faith. Since God knows that, and also knows how easily we might neglect it, made it a command. We’ve neglected it anyhow. We’ve lost the rest of God. But nothing really changes until ...
Promised Peace | Experience True Peace | Christmas 2021
December 25, 2021 18:00 - 8 minutes - 5.57 MBThis Christmas, are you excited to have a moment of reprieve from everything that has tired and frustrated you? Are you ready to set aside the tension caused by politics, race, and viruses? We plan to forget and hide it with tinsel, trees, lights, and gifts. Is that enough? Experience true peace this Christmas. This peace isn’t' for the moment of the day or even the year. This is for all time. It is the true peace brought by Jesus. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook...
The Prince of Peace | Experience True Peace | Christmas 2021
December 25, 2021 02:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBThis Christmas, are you excited to have a moment of reprieve from everything that has tired and frustrated you? Are you ready to set aside the tension caused by politics, race, and viruses? We plan to forget and hide it with tinsel, trees, lights, and gifts. Is that enough? Experience true peace this Christmas. This peace isn’t' for the moment of the day or even the year. This is for all time. It is the true peace brought by Jesus. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook...
A Kept Promise | My Grown-Up Christmas List
December 20, 2021 20:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWe get frustrated and disappointed when companies don’t deliver on what they promise. But it really hurts when someone we care about breaks a promise they made to us. And we have broken plenty of promises ourselves. A promise gives us something to look forward to. To hope for. That hope is the energy source that powers us to do what we do. We need hope! We need promises to come true! In a world where promises are broken every day, hundreds of promises were made about a Savior who would come ...
A Real Freedom | My Grown-Up Christmas List
December 13, 2021 17:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBLiving in the country we do, freedom is important to us. We don’t like to be held back. We don’t like to be told what to do. There are worse things that hold us back and restrict our freedom though… weaknesses, fears, uncertainty, lack of trust, hopelessness, insecurity, anger, grudges, guilt… All of these things restrict our lives and keep us from living in the freedom God designed us to live in. But long ago, the prophets spoke of Someone who would come to proclaim a real freedom! When Jes...
A Second Chance | My Grown-Up Christmas List
December 06, 2021 06:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBNo one’s perfect. How many times have we made the rude comment that hurt feelings we wish we wouldn’t have made? 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 com...
We Strive to Be More Like Jesus | Get Used to Different
November 22, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBThe Roman world was full of many temptations just like ours is today. Casual sex was a way of life for many. Finding a Christian spouse was difficult. Being lazy and freeloading off of others was commonplace. It wasn’t easy to live a sanctified life pleasing to the Lord. But that didn’t stop the Thessalonians from trying. More and more with God’s help they learned what God’s will is and through the power of the Holy Spirit living in them they found the strength to strive after holiness. With...
We Support Each Other Like Family | Get Used to Different
November 15, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBTo 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 work strengthening us and causi...
We Take God's Truth Seriously | Get Used to Different
November 08, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBWhen 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. Support the Show. ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Inst...
We Thrive on More Joy Than Guilt | Get Used to Different
November 01, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThe 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 more joy than guilt just like the Th...
Putting the Gospel on Video | Battle For Our Hearts
October 27, 2021 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBThere 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. They are vying for our attention. But so is our gracious God, through his Word. Through the Holy Spirit. Which voice are we going to listen to? Which volume are we going to turn up? Wh...