Calvary Chapel Davao Blog
(Notes taken from Service)

Do we need to please man all the time? Ahaz was the wicked king in Israel. Don't call Lord, Lord! if you are not doing what He commanded you. Do not pleased man and not doing what are right in the eyes of the Lord. Pleased God before man. Leviticus 18:21 Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD. Some of the people today want to have an abortion because they do not want responsibilities. Abortion is detestable in the Eyes of God. Some of us have problems all the time be it physically, mentally, emotionaly or spiritually. If you need help the source is God. We need to commit everything to God, as we remain faithless God will remain faithful. Remember to obey is better than sacrifice. God wants us to pleased Him, He doesn't require us to pleased man. Serve God but first be on the side of God. Search your heart and be right with the Lord you intentions of doing what is right. We are not saying to be

In order for any plant to grow healthy, the gardener should remove the weeds around it. As Christians we are all sinners but we must always try to "Remove the weeds" in our life. The weeds are our sins. Divide ourself to those "whom" don't have any relationship with the Lord. Allow God's word penetrate our hearts. Our faith came from Jesus not from us. Antipas was the person that would not renounce his faith and he was fried to death. For more information about Balaam look at Numbers 22:1-25 He was prophet of God who used a gift to earn money. 1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; Do not let your body to be an instrument for sin but offer it as living sacrifice to God an instrument for righteousness. Hidden Manna is from the book of Hebrew It is the true bread of life. White stone is the ticket or admission to feast, in other words our ticket to

Being excellent is more than being improving. Salvation in our relationship in the Lord is needed and also truly embracing Jesus in our life. What is the root of every evil? For the love of money is the root of evil and disobeying the law of God. James 4:1-3 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? 2 You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. Being prideful with our position is dangerous, thinking you have the power. Murder is not just you kill a person physicaly but it can be done if you have hatred in your heart. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Shallum - means Revenge Azariah - the Lord is my help Amaziah

This chapter talks about persecution in our lives. Those who live a godly life will be persecuted, we must suffer persecution if we want to grow. For us to endure hardship we must know Jesus Christ as He is eternal God the alpha and omega. Jesus Christ gives us assurance to whatever things we are experiencing - Jesus already know it. If we look to Jesus at the cross it will remind us that our burdens are light. (Compare to our hardship today from the persecution before are extreme.) If you try to please man then you are not a servant of God. Please God not man. If you are a worker your peer pressure are your co-worker whenever you prioritize your work before them. If you are a businessman your peer pressure will be your business partners, whenever they wanted you to cheat but you prioritize righteousness before them. Some of the persecution of Christians today are calling us "hypocrite". We are all sinners but when we correct the things we have done - we are not hypocrite by

Amaziah did right in the eyes of the Lord but not as his father David had done. David did commit sins but he was in constant "repentance" - that is more important in our relationship with God, to keep asking God for His love and repentance. We can be good and may please God but for some, do not do it whole heartedly. Be careful not to do the act of righteousness before man, you will not have treasure in heaven. We must be pleaser of God not of men as God sees what inside our heart. Be careful with your blessings. We should not take revenge, leave room for God to take revenge. Whenever we think of revenge it means we have pride in our heart which is wrong. In every relationship we must be careful with pride, and in our relationship with the Lord. Amaziah took revenge of his father. Knowledge puff up but Love builts up. Pride goes before fall. Don't be over confident. 2 Chronicles 25:25-27 25 Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jeh

Don't Neglect Our first priority our relationship with the Lord. "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: 2 I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. 5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of li

Revelation 1:3 Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. The book of revelation talks about judgement revelation in greek word means apocalypse, it is the book for those who are seeking the truth. James 5:7-8 7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. For us to endure hardship we need the Holy Spirit and let us be overflow with the Holy Spirit to endure everything as all strength are found in Jesus. When we are in the Spirit, it is easy for God to speak to us and hear God's voice. The seven (7) churches in Revelation: Ephesus Smyrna Pergamum Thyatira Sardis Philadelphia Laodicea Daniel 10:5-6 5 I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, wi

If you are aiming for a higher position then you must keep up the good work. This is the same with our relationship with the Lord, He wants us to finish the race. Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. We need to please God with our own body like avoiding sexual immorality, and other things that can damage our body for example drugs, cigarettes, too much alcohol, etc. Whether if your working in the ministry, office or at home, we need to please God and do everything in the glory of God. Complete honesty is required and be sincere with our work - work for God and not for people. The best way to express your love is spend your time. Spend time with God. Sometimes we are so relax and we don't have to sweat Spiritualy. Do Pray Trust In the Lord with all your heart Act with full confidence and be Thankful. God gives the power and we should serve Him the glory. ~~~