Calvary Chapel Davao Blog
(Notes taken from Service)

David brought down the enemy - our flesh and Demon. (Remember Jesus, He prayed and fast for 40 days and nights.) Moabites - are the decendant of Lot. Lot - nephew of Abraham (Genesis 12:5) they lived in Sodom (Genesis 13) and Genesis 19:1-29 Always be on guard from the scheme of the enemy. God wants us to be dependent on Him. God words are real and genuine. The Lord gave David the victory as God promised. As Christians God will preserve and protect us. Psalm 23 1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and ...

What are the lessons in this chapter? We need to be careful as the enemy will introduce popular religion that can entice so many members. We need to have the spiritual discernment of what is the right teaching and wrong. And study God's word. Have the devotion. Jeremiah 31:31 "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. Jeremiah 51:7 Babylon was a gold cup in the LORD's hand; she made the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore they have now gone mad. Beast - Anti-Christ Dragon - Satan Horn - strength (old testament) Tower of Babel - tower of confusion Purple - ruler People are deceived these days they believe that if the church have many members then that is the right church or religion. A lot of religion today don't believe that Jesus is God that became flesh. We must be sincere in the truth. Babylon - the city of rebellion. Spiritual a...

A taxi driver who always shows favoritism, the driver doesn't want a poor passanger but only stop by a wealthy looking people. The driver passed by an old lady who look poor and stop by the younger ladies with "sexy and social" appearance, the ladies robbed all the money from the driver and even left him naked. The moral lesson of the story is to treat everybody with equallity and not to be biased as God didn't show favoritism. Favoritism is a sin of omission. Cornelius from the book of Acts was the first Gentile to became Christian and he proved that God didn't show any favoritism. Remember that, We are not serving men but we are serving God. Matthew 7:1 "Judge not, that you be not judged." Prison ministry, visiting the prisoners are hard ministry because they have foul smell, even though we must show compassion and equallity. Proverbs 14:21 He who despise his neighbor sins but blessed is he who is kind to the needy. We are serving not in our condition...

"Work for your salvation" Titus 3:1 Pastor Ken told us the story of baking a cake, we have to mix the right ingredients to make a perfect cake else it will not be like we wanted it to be... Surrender our will, our future to god and submit to God's control, give the control to Jesus/God. We can not be save by being obedient, go to the church every Sunday but to come to the Lord our God by faith and by mercy of Jesus Ready to do whatever is good (read Ep 2:9) Act and talk like Christians means we have to be concern of others. Every step we make, our relationship is a process with the Lord, ask to yourself where are you today with your relationship with the Lord? for example, a month ago you use to go to the church and practice good deeds but where are you now?... To slander no one, not to listen to any slander it is also participating with that sin. To truly love our neighbor is to watch themselves, we should live at peace to all men, even if they attack you, be NOT to hav...