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
189 episodes
Return to Sender | It All Belongs to Him (Matthew 25)
Everything we have — our time, talents, and treasures — ultimately belongs to God. We’re not owners, but managers of what He’s entrusted to us. When we understand that truth, it changes the way we handle everything in life. This week, we’ll see...
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Better Together | Bodybuilding Together (John 17:20-26)
This week ties together the themes of spiritual growth and mission. It shows how the church equips believers to mature in faith and love, building up the body to reach the world. It emphasizes the collective pursuit of maturity and the church’s...
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Better Together | Beginning a Journey Together (1 Thessalonians 3)
This week focuses on the joy and longing for fellowship within the church community, reflecting Paul’s desire to see and strengthen the faith of believers. It connects to Baptism Sunday by celebrating the inclusion of new believers into the chu...
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Better Together | A Body Put Together
This week establishes the church as the body of Christ, where every member is uniquely placed by God to contribute to the whole. It emphasizes unity, diversity, and interdependence, highlighting why believers are “better together” in pursuing G...
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Epiphany Day | Threat or Throne? (Matthew 2:1-12)
Jesus is the Christ, the Anointed One — “Christ” is not the family name of Jesus. It is a title. The Greek word “Christ” and the Hebrew word “Messiah” both mean the same thing: “The Anointed One.” Anointing was the practice of pouring liquid ov...
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Festival of the Holy Innocents
This week, we celebrate the Festival of the Holy Innocents—remembering the massacre of the innocent baby boys King Herod had ordered in search of the threat to his throne…Jesus. We remember the children God calls for us to care for, protect, an...
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Christmas Letter from Home 2025
From eternity, Jesus has been God, holy and majestic. When we look tenderly at the holy infant, we are looking at the same God who once told the prophet Moses, “No one may see me and live.” Yet, Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds all saw their hol...
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Hearts Made Ready | Through Hope (John 1:29-42)
John pointed to Jesus and said, “Look—the Lamb of God!” He pointed to the one who actually takes away guilt and gives real hope. Through Jesus, God brings forgiveness, peace, and a future we can trust. This Christmas, our hearts are made ready ...
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Hearts Made Ready | Through Confidence (Luke 1:67-80)
Zechariah’s voice had been silent for months, yet when he finally spoke, he celebrated God’s faithfulness. God had kept his promises and was bringing salvation to the world. His song reminds us that we don’t have to face life’s uncertainties al...
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Hearts Made Ready | Through Praise (Mary's Magnificat)
Mary wasn’t rich, powerful, or famous. She was an ordinary young woman. Yet through her, God brought his Savior into the world—the one who would lift up the humble and bring hope to all people. Mary’s story reminds us that Christmas isn’t about...
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Hearts Made Ready | Through Repentance (Luke 1:5-25)
The Christmas season often leaves us feeling scattered and stretched thin. But what if the best preparation isn’t about doing more, but about coming home? John the Baptist’s birth was announced as part of God’s plan to turn people’s hearts back...
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Bonus Episode | What Is That to You?
Friends, as we approach Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s — those weighty, silent moments of reflection when the room grows still and our hearts start to whisper “why me?” — this episode offers a different question from the lips of Jesus:...
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Ruth: The Beauty of Belief | The Importance of Faithfulness and Character (Ruth 3-4)
How often have you been willing to use others for your advantage? How often have you tried to manipulate events and situations to benefit yourself? Without caring how it will impact others? It can be too easy to do this. The real test of faithf...
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Ruth: The Beauty of Belief | Girl Meets Boy (Ruth 2)
Today’s installment of our story is the heart-warming meeting of a girl and boy, Ruth and Boaz. God is bringing them together for a very important purpose. God has been bringing men and women together since the beginning of time… for very impor...
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Ruth: The Beauty of Belief | A Dark and Stormy Night (Ruth 1)
It’s a classic opening to a tragic short story… “It was a dark and stormy night.” That opening line usually leads to all the challenges and hardships that are making things “dark and stormy.” In the beginning of this story, death separates thre...
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Satan's Sleight of Hand | It's All About Performance (Romans 3)
We’re told from every angle—school, work, even church—that our worth depends on how we perform. But this Reformation Sunday, we remember the truth that set the Church free: you are saved not by performance, but by grace. As we celebrate 175 yea...
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Satan's Sleight of Hand | God Just Wants Me to be Happy (Hebrews 11)
We all crave happiness—but what kind? The kind that fades the moment life gets hard? Or the kind that endures even in pain? This week, God challenges the popular belief that his highest goal is our short-term comfort. In Hebrews 11, we see an e...
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Satan's Sleight of Hand | THAT Sin Can't Be Forgiven (Matthew 27)
In a society that has almost tried to get the word “sin” out of circulation, it’s fascinating that self-loathing over unresolved guilt and anger over unexpressed forgiveness is still one of the largest drivers of behavior. This week, we look at...
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Satan's Sleight of Hand | A Loving God Would Never Send Anyone to Hell (Matthew 25)
Modern America is what philosophers might call a “soft closed religious society.” What that means is that it’s technically not illegal to discuss matters of faith in public, but it’s considered socially inappropriate. Particularly inappropriate...
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Satan's Slight of Hand | Religion Doesn’t Belong in the Workplace (Daniel 1)
Modern Americans are very familiar with the practice of the privatization of faith. But if good news is, in fact, good, then how private can you truly keep it before you insinuate it’s not all that life-changing? This week, Jesus shows us that ...
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Satan's Sleight of Hand | If Your Marriage Isn't Happy, You Should Leave" (Matthew 19:1-12)
“If your marriage isn’t happy, you should leave.” It sounds reasonable—even compassionate. But Jesus speaks a better word. In Matthew 19, he challenges not just our decisions, but the lies we believe about happiness, commitment, and love. This ...
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Satan's Sleight of Hand | "Your Faith Is Just Between You and God" (Ephesians 2:19-22)
Researcher Robert Bellah wrote in Habits of the Heart that 81% of Americans believe that you should come to religious conclusions APART from any religious organization. In other words, the majority of people believe you don’t find God in commun...
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Satan's Sleight of Hand | More Money, More Happiness (1 Timothy 6:6-10)
Most philosophers and religious leaders throughout history have suggested that contentment is the secret to happiness. And yet, modern research also seems to suggest that $34k/year income is a threshold, and $75k/year is another income threshol...
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Trustworthy | Never Forget! (2 Timothy 2:1-13)
It is not a matter of “If suffering will happen… It’s a When?” The better question then is “how do you experience the suffering?” Do you throw pity parties and live as a victim moping around in the darkness? The final secret to a great life is ...
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Trustworthy | The Greatest Life Hack (1 Timothy 4:6-13)
Unlike the fleeting hacks for lunches, cleaning, or relationships, there is a life hack that when we live it and strive to daily implement it, will radically change our lives. It will transform how you live, impact your health, wellness, emotio...
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