Divine Savior Church-West Palm Beach
What is Jesus doing in your life? Often in our darkest moments, it can feel like God is distant from us. We need answers and we keep uncovering questions. If you need answers from God, this podcast is for you. Join Pastor Jonny Lehmann and Pastor Isaac Hayes as they bring you weekly devotions designed to bring the always-relevant truths of the Bible to life as you experience the world around you. Pastor Jonny and Pastor Isaac both serve at Divine Savior Church in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
Episodes
221 episodes
Discipleshift | Grow in Maturity (John 15:1-8)
Jesus’ completed work makes us holy and perfect in God’s sight. His goal for His followers is not expecting perfection in our calling, but maturing in it. Through the proclamation of Christ, God is actively forming His people—shaping how they t...
Discipleshift | Follow Him
Discipleship begins with a simple but life-altering invitation from Jesus: “Follow me.” Before the disciples understand everything, before they feel ready, Jesus calls them into relationship with Himself. A disciple is not defined by how much t...
Discipleshift | From Death to Life
Discipleship does not begin with self-improvement, moral effort, or religious sincerity—it begins with new birth. Jesus confronts Nicodemus with the truth that spiritual life cannot be achieved, inherited, or engineered. Apart from the Spirit’s...
Relentless Love | A God Who Is Who He Is
In chapter four the prophet’s anger reveals the hidden “worker hired first” or the "elder brother" in all of us who resents God’s grace when it is shown to the “worker hired last” or the "younger brother." This chapter explores the tension betw...
Relentless Love | A God Who Seeks The Lost
The third week focuses on the "God of another chance," as seen in the recommissioning of Jonah and the subsequent repentance of Nineveh. In this we see the truth that the Lord uses human beings to preach his powerful Word, which never returns v...
Relentless Love | A God Who Is Near (Jonah 2)
When we reach the end of ourselves—at the very bottom of the "sea" of our despair—God is not distant but is present to bring us back up and save us from our sinful ways. Jonah correctly sees the fish not as a place of punishment but as a womb o...
Relentless Love | A Prophet Far From God (Jonah 1:1-17)
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 mes...
Branches | Bearing Real Confidence (1 John 1)
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—demonstrat...
Branches | Bearing Real Love (1 John 3)
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 ...
Branches | Bearing Real Fruit (1 John 3)
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 persona...
Branches | Alive and Pure (1 John 1)
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...
Fix Our Eyes On Jesus | Jesus, Our King
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 Tri...
Fix Our Eyes On Jesus | Jesus, Our Finish Line
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 Go...
Fix Our Eyes On Jesus | Jesus, Our Resurrection (Hebrews 11)
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...
Fix Our Eyes On Jesus | Jesus, Our Sacrifice
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 wi...
Fix Our Eyes on Jesus | Jesus Our Advocate (Hebrews 4 and 5)
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...
Fix Our Eyes on Jesus | Jesus, The Giver of Rest (Hebrews 4)
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 whe...
Fix Our Eyes on Jesus | Jesus, Our Brother (Hebrews 2)
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 broth...
Fix Your Eyes on Jesus | Jesus, The Last Word (Hebrews 1-2)
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. Jes...
Good Friday | Is This the End? | Jesus Unplugged
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 eyesnow clo...
Holy Thursday | The Table Where Broken People Belong | Pastor Isaac Hayes
Before Jesus gave His life for theworld, 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 Hi...
Easter | This Is Not The End (John 20)
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 ...
Jesus Unplugged | Holy Week Preparation
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 Jesu...
Jesus Unplugged | One Heart, One Mission (John 15-17)
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 fo...
Covered By The Crucified | The Disgrace Now Covered (Psalm 69)
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...