The Word for Everyday Disciples with Dave DeSelm

Who are you? How do you know who you are?  

The World bases your identity on appearance, achievements, acquisitions, and associations. It’s a matter of how you look, what you do, what you get, and who…

The letter to the Ephesians starts like this: “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus...”

Right away, Paul makes a striking …

Losing someone you love to death is incredibly painful. The grief you feel isn’t something you get over quickly. But for those who have a relationship with Jesus, there is actually hope in the midst …

Jesus‘ ministry was characterized by three things: 

·       WORDS:  He taught with authority.

·       WAYS:  He chose disciples in whom to invest.

·       WORKS:  He healed the sick and oppressed.

And Hi…

When it comes to healing,  it’s one thing to deal with the physical brokenness in our bodies or the emotional brokenness in our minds.  However, there are occasions when beneath all of that is someth…

The people of Israel looked forward to the day the Kingdom of God would be revealed, ushering in an era of shalom – complete wholeness in body and soul. 

Blind eyes are going to see.  Deaf ears are go…

There are certain regrets in life that fall under the category of what might be called, “If only I’d known…”  But the ultimate regret story is the one Jesus told in Matthew 25.

Nearly all of Jesus’ pa…

We are told right from the start why Jesus told this story. He wanted to motivate His followers to pray and never give up. 

In this story, there are two characters. First, there’s a widow. In the Bibl…

Whenever you deal with people, there will inevitably be conflicts. People will hurt you.  You may be facing that right now – in your family, your neighborhood, your job, or your church.  

And our resp…

It happened at a dinner party. Jesus’ critics tried to lay a trap for Him, but Jesus turned the tables on them. How? He told them a story. 

A man planned a banquet and sent out the invitations. RSVPs …

We are treasuring creatures. The question is not if we treasure, but what we treasure.  

Jesus said, “where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matt. 6:21)

Now the Lord didn’t say this t…

Many of the lessons we learn in life come through stories. No one knew this more than Jesus.  So, as He began to share with people about this Kingdom that He was launching, He told stories to capture…

Worship does many things.

Worship…

• gives praise to the One who is above your circumstances.
• provides perspective in your circumstances. 
• breaks the power of the forces of darkness behind your circumstanc…

In Ephesians 6, the Apostle Paul tells us that the battles we face in life are not against flesh and blood humans. The real battle is against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefor…

We live in a world at war. A spiritual war that is being felt in the lives of people since the fall of man.

But the incarnation of Jesus Christ was an invasion.  The Son of God dropped down from above…

One of the strategies used by special forces teams is called H.A.L.O. – High Altitude, Low Opening. In order to minimize their exposure to enemy gunfire, these expert parachutists jump from a plane a…

If there was ever a prophet of hope in the OT, it was Isaiah. And yet he recognized that, as a diamond is best displayed on a black background, hope is best seen in the midst of despair.  

The voice s…

Near the end of his life, the Apostle Paul wrote these words to his protégé, Timothy: “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.”  (2 Tim. 4:7) 

Each of us has a r…

I have four audiences in mind for this message. 

1.     Youth
You who are in junior high school or high school face the challenge of making the faith your own faith. 

2.     Young Adults
You are the Chur…