Davao City Outreach @davaocityoutreach@dingdash.com

@Amrono77

I heard a parent ask a 7-year-old sitting near me, "What is a holiday in February?"
She said "President's Day!"
Then she was asked, "What does President's Day mean?"
She replied, "President's Day is when Biden steps out of his basement, and if he sees his shadow, we have another year of Wuhan virus."

@TOIPEY Marxism increases atheism, which increases murder.

Don't allow some cleverly-edited video or some obscure website rob you of the Word of God in your language.

One of the dumbest false doctrines to ever corrupt the Church is the KJV-only foolishness. To think that God, who loves to reveal himself to his people, would keep his Word trapped in a language no one speaks.
It's the same lie that the popes told 400 years ago, when they persecuted those who were translating the Bible into various languages. The popes also wanted the Bible locked up in an archaic language (Latin).

Before and after photos. Society's acceptance of this man's sad delusion is further proof of our collective going downhill morally.

Joe Biden's Secretary of HEALTH and Human Services is profoundly UNHEALTHY psychologically.

@Knittinggrace "Alberto" is an infamous yet huge-selling comic book that Chick published. Alberto Rivera had Chick under his spell, and Chick published many other comics and tracts based on Rivera's fake news. I know there are many huge flaws with Catholicism, but Rivera wants us to believe there are tunnels between convents and monasteries where the nuns and monks have sex and bury their aborted babies. And all kinds of other stories.
Plus Chick was devoted to the KJV-only garbage, saying all other translations are of the devil.
Too bad; he was a talented artist.

Christian leaders insisting on using titles, having different clothes, using assigned parking spaces, or sitting in special seats during services... These might lead to a clergy/laity distinction in the minds of their people.
I don't think it's a sin to want to be called "Reverend" or "Pastor," but it is a mistake.
Where is the biblical precedent for that?
I am a pastor, but please call me "John." I'm no better than any non-pastor.

@Knittinggrace A few Chick tracts are excellent, but buying them helps fund the bizarre fake-news and the dangerous false doctrines in their other publications. Jack Chick is a false prophet.

If I preach on marriage, who cares for his bride better than Christ does? When we were estranged—seemingly hopelessly—Jesus is the one who acted sacrificially to reconcile the relationship, setting an example for all husbands.

If the topic is missions, was there ever a greater Missionary than Jesus? He carried his Father’s message from the most beautiful and holy culture into a sin-soaked and dreadful culture, and he gave his life for the people he was trying to reach.

If I seek to inspire humility, Philippians 2 tells us that Jesus’ descent from Heaven all the way to death on the cross is the greatest possible demonstration of humility.

Whether the sermon is about generosity, faith, perseverance, commitment, holiness, faithfulness, or love, I can think of no better way to illustrate the message than with our Lord giving his life for our sins.

And with topics such as healing, addictions, rejection, shame, guilt, or depression, Jesus dying for us brings hope to the suffering.

I’m one of those strange preachers who end every sermon with Jesus on the cross.
And why not? What topic can I preach about that doesn’t find its pinnacle in Christ being crucified?

We see Jesus’ death referred to constantly throughout the New Testament. In the Gospels, of course there are four detailed descriptions as well as several predictions. At least ten times it’s preached in Acts to lost people. Paul seemed obsessed with Jesus’ death in his writings. In Hebrews, it’s a main theme. In Revelation, we see the Lamb receive the reward for his suffering.

Preacher, how often do you hold up Christ crucified before your congregation?

“For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2)

Two troubling things about this chart:
--38%? The New Testament knows no such thing as discipleship "on my own."
--If you think spiritual growth is less than "very important," it's seems likely you're not even a Christian.

Biden probably forgot ever having such a conviction. October was so long ago!

"Attempt great things for God. Expect great things from God." -- William Carey

"Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves." -- Jesus

In 1992, a Los Angeles cop saw a brown Cadillac El Dorado illegally parked. He wrote a ticket, then he reached inside the car’s open window to put the ticket on the dashboard. (They did that in those days.) The cop ignored the man in the driver’s seat, and that man didn’t complain about the ticket…because he was dead. He had been shot hours earlier, but he was still sitting up, albeit slightly slumped forward. The cop was only focused on the wrongful parking and didn’t notice anything else.

Most people around us are “dead in transgressions and sins” (Ephesians 2:1). That’s what should get our attention, not the small offense that we often notice first. They don’t just need a citation, they need a resurrection. They need to be born again. It’s not wrong to point out a sinner’s sin, but only do it to show him his need of Jesus. Don’t just leave the ticket and walk away.
(I'm preaching to myself.)

@Knittinggrace Phillip visited us (Davao City, Philippines) a couple of years ago. Very passionate, very generous, very bold!