Divine Savior Church-North Collin County

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Better Than What Might Have Been Series: Hearts Made Ready Scripture: Genesis 19:15-17, 23-29 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: The question in the back of our minds when we make a decision about one thing over another is whether or not what we chose is really better than what might have been. That same question can sneak its way in...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: The Dawn That Ends Our Darkness Series: Hearts Made Ready Scripture: Luke 1:67-69 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Advent is a season of waiting. We wait for Christmas to come, and we prepare our hearts as we wait for Jesus to return. And waiting is difficult. It is especially difficult when we’re waiting and unable to change our p...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: God's Mercy Gives You a Song Series: Hearts Made Ready Scripture: Luke 1:39 -55 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: How does our God work? He is attentive to the humble, but scatters the proud. He brings down those seated on thrones and lifts up those bowed low. He fills up the hungry but sends the rich away empty. He makes himse...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Build the Highway: Here is Your God Series: Cause & Effect Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Today kicks off the season of the church year called “Advent.” During the season of Advent, we prepare our hearts for the coming of our Savior. In the same way that believers eagerly awaited the Lord’s first com...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Paradise With the King Series: Cause & Effect Scripture: Luke 23:35-43 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: This Sunday is the last Sunday of the Church Year. Throughout the year, we have seen how Jesus is a King who is very different from the rest of history’s kings. Christ’s unique reign takes center stage as the Church Year draw...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Relief Is Coming Series: Cause & Effect Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Many people assume that judgment leads to conflict, not peace. However, lack of judgment is not something we can afford. Our world is full of victims of abuse, violence, and oppression, and in many cases, evil goes unnotic...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Grace Says, "I Must Stay With You" Series: Cause & Effect Scripture: Luke 19:1-10 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: An organization’s mission statement attempts to articulate what makes it what it is. It spells out why it exists, what it has to offer, and what sets it apart from others. What makes our God who he is? Wh...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: A Sight That Refreshes the Saints Series: Cause & Effect Scripture: Revelation 21:1-6 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Today we celebrate “All Saints Day.” God grants the status of “saint” to every believer. It might appear that status is of little practical value. If you achieve the status of “billionaire” your life will most...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County!  Theme: Captive to the Word - Free in Christ Series: Cause & Effect Scripture: John 8:31-36 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE:  Many people believe that freedom means being able to do whatever you want. Jesus teaches us that is absolutely false. “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Because He Promised Series: Cause & Effect Scripture: 1 John 5:13 -15 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Though, in some respects, prayer is a natural impulse in the heart of a believer, we have much to learn from Jesus about prayer. We need Jesus to teach us to ask for those things that our Father in heaven promises us. We need...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Mercy Received; Thanksgiving Returned Series: Wounds That Heal Scripture: Luke 17:11 -19 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Gratitude is the appreciation we feel when someone does something kind to us or for us. There are two factors that effect the intensity of gratitude. First, the deservedness factor. If we are undeserving of an a...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: One Is Worth Everything to Jesus Series: Wounds That Heal Scripture: Luke 15:1-10 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Left to ourselves, we have no more ability to find out way to Jesus than a wandering sheep or an inanimate coin. In fact, our natural, lost condition manifests itself in our denial of that condition. We want to be left...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Sit Down and Count; Stand Up and Follow Series: Wounds That Heal Scripture: Luke 14:25 -35 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Following Jesus will involve making difficult decisions. Like anything we consider important, our relationship with Jesus will put us in situations where we must decide where our love for him and his Word rank...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: The Family of Faith: Protecting, Forgiving, Serving Series: Wounds That Heal Scripture: Luke 17:1-10 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: As someone rises through the ranks at work, there are typically benefits: higher salary, more authority, better benefits, raised expectations. So, if someone is offered a promotion, they might ask, “...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: The Narrow Door is Open in Christ Series: Wounds That Heal Scripture: Luke 13:22 -30 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: When it comes to the uncomfortable topic of who goes to heaven and who goes to hell, it is natural to want to avoid the issue. We’ll often distract ourselves with questions like “How old will we be when we get to he...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: The Cross Divides to Bring Real Peace Series: Wounds That Heal Scripture:Luke 12:49 -53 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: We often divide humanity into groupings that are not really all that significant: this ethnic group versus that one, men versus women, wealthy versus poor. Yet, every ethnic group is under God’s law. That law equ...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: What if I Don't Want To?!: God is Patient With You, Not Wanting Anyone to Perish Series: Trustworthy Scripture:Jonah 1 Pastor Matt Vogt ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: “If only God would just tell me what to do!” Have you said those words? They are not uncommon from the lips of Christians. We think it would just be easy if God just told us wha...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: You Have Put Your Hope In The Living God Series: Trustworthy Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:6-10 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: What are you putting in your body? Paul says, “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales.” The myths of our world are endless but they’re all just what Paul says: godless. They may look attracti...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County!  Theme: The Mystery That Produces Godliness Is Great Series: Trustworthy Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-16 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE:  Take a good, long look at the qualifications that are included for leaders in God’s church in our second reading today. They are qualifications that are not only applicable for leaders, but it is a call fo...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County!  Theme: Real-Life Sinners Have a Real-Life Savior  Series: Trustworthy Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE:  The apostle Paul never forgot how he had been an enemy of Christ and had savaged the church of God by persecuting Christians. He had nearly shut down the Jerusalem church, reducing it to a handful of Christ...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Your Mission Immersion Series: Undivided Attention Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:12 -14 Pastor Justin Steinke ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Where does mission work happen? Today we have the privilege of hosting a missionary from the Philippines! It might seem that mission work is something that happens in a faraway place by faraway people. And it is...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: Do Not Be Afraid, Little Flock Series: Undivided Attention Scripture: Luke 12:22 -34 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: Last week, Jesus warned us against over-valuing earthly wealth. This week, Jesus warns us against undervaluing heavenly treasure. This week might be the bigger challenge! When it seems that we are lacking in our dai...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County!  Theme: God Is Your Loving Father Series: Undivided Attention Scripture: Luke 11:1-13 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE:  Of all the various facts of Christian living, we might be inclined to think that prayer is the one thing that comes naturally to us – something that just comes from our internal impulses. We want to ask. We hurt, so we c...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County!  Theme: I'm All Set In Christ  Series: Undivided Attention Scripture: Luke 12:13-21 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE:  Money. Possessions. Perhaps more than anything else, those things have the power to turn our attention away from what is truly important. It is no surprise, therefore, that Jesus frequently teaches about wealth. Chris...

Welcome to Divine Savior Church - North Collin County! Theme: To Whom Can I Become A Neighbor Today Series: Undivided Attention Scripture: Luke 10:25 -37 Pastor Caleb King ABOUT THIS MESSAGE: We tend to think of focus and distraction as opposites. If someone is focused, they are not easily affected by the random events and encounters that come across their path. Apart from Christ, that kind of foc...