Divine Savior Church-West Palm Beach

Chapter one of Jonah confronts the persistent reality of the Old Adam within the believer, who seeks to flee from the presence of the Lord when his will conflicts with personal comfort or prejudice. Although Jonah was sent to proclaim God’s message to bring an entire nation close to him, the prophet’s own heart was far away from God and his purposes. Jonah’s running from God was not merely a rejection of a task, b...

At times, we might raise doubts about or throw accusations against God’s love. Suffering, injustice, and personal pain can cause confusion regarding God’s great love. John affirms that God is love. This is not sentiment. It is action—demonstrated supremely through the sending of his Son, Jesus Christ, to be the Savior of the world. This perfect love of God drives out fear. Our fear of judgment can be replaced with...

Agape love—the selfless, sacrificial love modeled by Jesus and made possible through His resurrection carries unbelievable power. While friendship in the church is a blessing, God calls believers to something deeper: love that acts, gives, and sacrifices for fellow Christians. This love is not merely based on feelings or mutual benefit but is rooted in Christ’s example of laying down His life. We can challenge our peopl...

This week we explore how being united with Christ through His resurrection gives believers eternal confidence and the power to live a fruitful life of authentic morality. Jesus’ victory over sin and the devil is not just historical—it’s personal and transformative. Believers are not merely labeled as children of God; they are truly adopted into His family. This identity shapes both our future hope and our present ...

This week centers on the crisis of sin, embracing the power of Jesus’ resurrection, and living in fellowship with God. We must openly confront the reality of human darkness and separation from God, and allow God’s light to expose our sin. There is a solution to this crisis: Jesus’ sacrificial death and resurrection, which cleanse us from sin and restore our relationship with God. The resurrection is not only histo...

Maybe you have thought of “religion” as trying hard to live up to the Bible’s teachings, and it has left you stuck and frustrated. You wish you were a better person. But you still lose control and make mistakes you're ashamed of. That’s why Trinity Sunday matters so much. The Father did not abandon this broken world. The Son stepped into it, living the life we should have lived and dying the death we should ...

Life is a race. We have to run it. And like any race, it has its difficulties and agonizing moments. How do we get through them? In a race, you keep your eyes on the finish line. In the race of life, we keep our eyes on Jesus. The sufferings God allows along the way will make us stronger. Our Heavenly Father wants what is best for us, and wants us to finish the race even more than we do! And we do not run alone. On Pentecost, we ce...

As the saying goes, there are only two things you can count on in life: death and taxes. No matter how good or hard life feels, death still waits, and any escape from pain is only temporary. We need something more, something that actually holds. And that’s exactly what Jesus gives. Not just a story, but a living Savior who died, rose, and now reigns. On Ascension Sunday, we see that the risen Jesus hasn’t left us, he ru...

Living the Christian life isn’t just about trying to be good or trying to do better. That will just lead to frustration. We have to understand how serious a problem we have. Guilt and shame are real, and without Jesus, we have no way to deal with guilt or shame. The only way to pay for guilt is with sacrifice. Forgiveness always costs… someone has to pay. The awesome thing about our God is that He doesn’t demand ...

Life can be a kind of “trial” in which you are trying to prove to others and yourself that you are good. We so desperately need to know what we look like and how we measure up when compared to others. That’s why we need an advocate, someone who can speak for us. Jesus is the advocate we need. He doesn’t plead our case to God. He demands justice for us from God because He already made the payment for us. Jesu...

We live in one of the most workaholic cultures in history. Technology makes it possible for us to work around the clock. We never escape our work. We get our identity, value, and worth from our work. It is hard for us to get real rest. Even when we take “vacations,” our focus and thoughts are on what we should be doing. God created us as human beings who need rest. Real rest is important. Real rest is a declaration of f...

A brother is someone who will come and help you, even when it isn’t safe for him to do so. When life gets difficult, let’s fix our eyes on our greatest brother, Jesus. He is our brother who came to help us, even at the cost of his life. A brother stands in front of your bully for you, fights your fight for you, puts himself between you and your enemy, even puts his life on the line for you. Jesus did this as our brother...

Life isn’t always easy. It’s like being on a difficult journey, looking forward to rest. Along the way, we need to know we aren’t alone. We need to know someone is with us. It is so helpful to hear someone’s voice… to know you aren’t alone. Jesus is how we know we aren’t alone. Jesus is how God lets us know He is with us. Jesus is how God speaks to us. He’s the first and last thing w...

It certainly looked like the end. The hammer falls. The sky darkens. The body of Jesus hangs broken on a cross. For his disciples and the women who watched from a distance, every hope seemed to collapse. The One who opened blind eyes
now closes his own in death. The One who called Lazarus from the grave is laid in one himself. Good Friday forces us to face the question that rises whenever suffering crashes in and death seems to ...

Before Jesus gave His life for the
world, He gave His body and blood to His friends. In the Upper Room, He kneels. He washes.
He serves. And He truly gives Himself—His body, His blood. He knows Judas will betray Him.
Peter will deny Him. The rest will run. Still, He sets the table. Still, He calls them
"friends." This isn’t a meal for the worthy—it’s for the weary. Jesus unplugs the myth
that ...

Early Easter morning, a grieving woman stands outside a tomb. Mary Magdalene believes the story is over. The cross seemed like the final chapter. Death looked like the last word. And in the quiet confusion of that garden, she weeps because she thinks everything she loved about Jesus Christ has been taken away. But then a voice speaks her name: “Mary.” In that single moment, despair collapses and hope explodes. The grave...

There is always a strange tension this time of year. Holy Week is approaching, and yet nothing else seems to slow down for it. The calendar fills, the mind races, the heart gets pulled in a dozen directions, and right into that noise comes Jesus, not hurried, not scattered, not distracted, but steady. He rises from the table, leaves the upper room, and walks into the night, into betrayal, into suffering, into the cross. And if we a...

On the night before He died, Jesus prayed for you. He didn’t just pray for His disciples—He prayed for all who would believe. That we would be one. In a world of division, tribalism, and outrage, Jesus unplugs our addiction to self and prays for a Church that looks like heaven—diverse, unified, and rooted in His truth.

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Sin brings not only guilt, but shame, rejection, and reproach. Psalm 69 reveals a Savior who bears insults, scorn, and humiliation in faithful obedience to God’s will. Jesus carries the weight of disgrace that belongs to us, enduring mockery so that we might stand unashamed before God. This psalm reminds us that Christ’s cross covers more than wrongdoing—it covers dishonor and hurt. In this service, we see how dee...