Davao City Outreach @davaocityoutreach@dingdash.com

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.

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.

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.)

Remember how the social media giants ganged up on Parler and beat it to death for supposedly not removing bad content?

Of course all of those giants have far worse amounts of bad content that they refuse to remove.

Example: A victim of child porn asked Twitter repeatedly to removed videos of him performing sex with another minor. Twitter kept refusing as the video's views passed 167,000, and retweets were well over 2200.

I have flagged porn, including child porn, on Facebook several times over the years, and most of the time Facebook rejected my efforts and said the posts were OK.

https://nypost.com/2021/01/21/twitter-sued-for-allegedly-refusing-to-remove-child-porn/

Headlines from here in the Philippines...

This verse is difficult to say "amen" to:

"Well, I pledge my son to Heaven for the gospel.
Though he's kicked and beaten, ridiculed and scorned.
I will teach him to rejoice, and lift a thankful praising voice,
And to be like Him who bore the nails and crown of thorns."
(I Pledge My Head To Heaven, Keith Green)

Here in the Philippines, parents keep their kids from serving in missions because they want the kids to support them financially.

In the USA, parents keep their kids from serving in missions because they want their kids to visit every holiday, and they want their kids to always be comfortable and have lots of stuff.

I'm so glad the Father in Heaven did not prevent his Son from going on mission.

Many of us didn't know it before they crushed a good website, but Amazon is also a tech giant.

This video gives excellent insight about the prophetic purpose of OT priests:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srh1SfiWSRc

Please click on these articles before you buy any of these deceitful books:
https://www.gotquestions.org/Passion-Translation.html
https://www.gotquestions.org/Mirror-Bible-Word.html
https://www.gotquestions.org/The-Message-MSG.html