Divine Savior Church-Sienna

We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, and He is both fully God and fully human.  This confession of the person of Jesus Christ is so important because it wages war on hell itself. It is the assault against Satan, his temptations, the accusations he hurls at us, and the very prison to which he would enslave us. All because Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God. So we combat th...

We believe there is only one God, who has been and will always be. He exists in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and He created everything.  This truth gives us incredible comfort and promises on which we can rely. It also calls us to worship and honor him alone as the God of all creation. God is both infinitely powerful and intensely personal.  Support the show ~ Changing lives with Je...

"I believe" may seem to carry a connotation of personal truth in a very relative world. Yet, when we say, "I believe" as Christians there is a far stronger, far deeper connotation. We profess our confidence of the truths of the Bible. We take our stand on these words from our lips, because of the conviction of our very hearts and souls.  What is The Apostles Creed? Who wrote it...

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.  Support the show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna

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. Support the show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna

Are you a Christian fanatic? We probably don’t want that label. But Paul was willing to be called “crazy” for Jesus’ sake. He saw himself and everyone else from a new perspective. That new perspective gives our lives purpose: to be Christ’s ambassadors.  Support the show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna

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. Support the show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna

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.  Support the show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna

Sometimes people inquire about Sunday School or Christian education because they want their children to “get religion.” What they’re really looking for is a place where their children can learn right from wrong. Yes, that’s important. But the church has something much more glorious to share—a Savior who takes all our wrongs and makes them right. Support the show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebo...

The church recognizes we have deep spiritual needs, such as repentance, forgiveness, and reconciliation. It is understandable then that living together as a community of believers can become a messy business. 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. Support the show ~ Changing live...

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? Support the show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna

On Easter Sunday, the first time Jesus appears to the women looking for Him, and his disciples who had run away from Him… He wanted them to be no longer afraid. His FIRST words to them were: “Do not be afraid!” Those words sum up the whole message of the Bible! That is what God’s story for us is all about. This phrase changes our lives! Do not be afraid! Why? Jesus is risen! Support the show ~ Cha...

On Good Friday we hear Jesus commit himself into his Father's hands.  His sacrifice and his trust in his heavenly Father give us the confidence, the courage, and the comfort to entrust ourselves into the hands of our Heavenly Father.  Support the show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna

Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week. This is the week when Jesus went to Jerusalem to die on the cross for the sins of the whole world. On Palm Sunday, Jesus rode in to Jerusalem as a King, but somewhat different than the king we might expect. What kind of King do we really have? Who is this “King” on this donkey? What does he bring. This king brings us the peace for which we long.  Support...

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 show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook |...

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...

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...

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...

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 w...

In his book Making Sense of God, author Tim Keller quotes postmodern novelist David Foster Wallace, who is an atheist: “In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is no such thing as…not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.”  Is this true? If so, what implications does this have for the choices we make in life? Our relationships? Our attitudes? Does it r...

By nature, we seek after glory in our lives. Achievement, accomplishments, and accolades that we can affix to our name are prized. So we live with a view towards glory. Naturally. Biblically, our estimation of glory is changed. Our Biblical worldview causes us to see the glory of Christ - a clear glory, which he laid aside and from which he stepped down in order to save us; to serve us; to love us...

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...

Am 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 wo...

Who 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? A scriptural world-view makes no bones about it. The Creator calls the shots. And the Creator is good. God's goodness means morality is about protection, j...

Am I just here by chance, a random lucky draw of the straw? Is there nothing special about me other than the fact that the genetic mutations of my ancestors produced the “me” I am today? God says “No.” God says that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wow! That changes everything.  Support the show ~ Changing lives with Jesus! Facebook | YouTube Instagram @dscsienna