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Pastor Jem, Iloilo City (2026)

09/08/2026

Sometimes we read the story and ask,
“Why did they set Barabbas free?”
He was guilty.
He deserved punishment.
He had done wrong.
But then it hits deeper…

Barabbas is not just a man in the Bible—Barabbas is ME.
I am the one who failed.
I am the one who sinned.
I am the one who deserved the consequence.
Yet, in the middle of my guilt…
Jesus took my place.
He stood where I should have stood.
He suffered what I should have suffered.
He carried the cross that was meant for me.
I walked free…

Not because I was innocent,
But because He chose to take my place.
This is not just a story.
This is grace.
This is love.
This is the Gospel.

So every time you feel unworthy,
Every time you remember your past,
Every time guilt tries to speak—
Remember this:
You were the one set free…
because Jesus chose the cross. 🙏

11/02/2026

WHO IS HE?

There is a man in the Bible who appears in only two verses. (Judges 3:31 & Judges 5:6)

No backstory.
No explanation.

The only thing recorded about him is his name—and his father:
“And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath…” — Judges 3:31

That detail is unusual.
Anath was the name of a Canaanite warrior goddess. This may suggest that Shamgar did not come from a traditionally Israelite or God-fearing background.

And then the verse concludes:
“…who killed six hundred Philistines with an ox goad; and he also delivered Israel.” — Judges 3:31

The Philistines were among Israel’s most violent and notorious enemies—renowned for their military strength and iron weapons.
Yet an ox goad was not a weapon.
It was simply a long wooden staff used in farming, usually tipped with a sharpened point to prod and guide oxen while plowing.

That is all Scripture tells us.
We do not know how he lived.
We do not know how long the battle lasted.
We do not know what became of him afterward.

All we know is this:
In one moment, through one man, and with one ordinary tool, God changed the course of a nation.

LESSON
The story of Shamgar reminds us that we do not need a great name, a high position, or a perfect background for God to use us.
God used what was already in his hand—a simple farming tool—to accomplish a mighty work.

Faithfulness in the moment God gives is far more important than being widely known. Even if the world mentions us only once—or not at all—we remain significant in the purposes of God.

Today, we are called to be faithful and willing, ready to be used wherever He places us and with whatever He entrusts to our hands.
For in the hands of Christ, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the unnoticed becomes an instrument of deliverance.

Pastor Jem

02/02/2026

SHE DOESN’T EVEN GET A NAME.

Scripture introduces her simply as a young girl, taken captive from Israel and brought into the household of a powerful Syrian commander. She is far from home, separated from her family, and living in a place she did not choose. Her life has been interrupted by violence, displacement, and loss. And yet this unnamed girl is positioned in the middle of a story God is about to tell.

She serves Naaman’s wife. Naaman is respected, honored, and feared. He has authority, influence, and favor with the king. But beneath all of that strength is a hidden weakness. He has leprosy. A condition no rank can heal. No wealth can reverse. No power can conceal forever. His body carries what his status cannot fix.

The little girl knows this. And she also knows something else. She knows there is a prophet in Israel. She knows where healing comes from. And instead of staying silent, instead of withholding hope, instead of letting bitterness have the final word, she speaks.

“If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” - 2 kings 5:3

It is one sentence. Quiet. Unannounced. Spoken in a private space. No stage. No microphone. No audience. But heaven moves on that sentence.

This is where the story becomes uncomfortable in the best way. This girl speaks healing for a man connected to her trauma. She offers a doorway to grace for someone who represents loss in her own life. She does not wait for justice. She does not demand fairness. She does not protect her heart by withholding truth. She simply speaks what she knows about God.

This is not because she is unaware of pain. It is because pain did not erase her faith. Captivity did not steal her trust. Displacement did not silence her hope. Her circumstances changed, but her view of God did not.

That single sentence travels. It reaches Naaman. It reaches the king. It mobilizes wealth, letters, and authority. Armies move because a young girl spoke honestly about what she knew. And the irony is striking. The most powerful man in the story is healed because of the faith of the least powerful person in the room.

Naaman almost misses the miracle. Pride resists simplicity. Status expects spectacle. He wants healing to look impressive. But grace often comes quietly, through humility, through obedience that does not match our expectations. And when healing finally happens, it traces back not to Naaman’s strength, but to a girl whose name history never recorded.

She never leaves the house. She never gets promoted. She never receives public acknowledgment. Scripture does not tell us what happens to her afterward. But her obedience of faith alters the course of a man’s life and changes how we understand God’s ways.

This story heals a pain many people carry quietly. The feeling of being unseen. The belief that your influence is too small. The assumption that your pain disqualifies you from being used by God. The lie that impact requires position.

It doesn’t.

God did not wait until her situation improved to use her. He did not wait until her wounds were healed or her freedom restored. He worked through her faith exactly where she was.

And here is the grace revelation hidden in plain sight. God often chooses voices the world overlooks to reach people the world applauds. He moves power through humility. He releases healing through quiet faithfulness. He builds redemption stories through people whose names never make headlines.

Your sentence may feel small.
Your setting may feel unfair.
Your voice may feel unnoticed.

But heaven hears faith when it speaks.

And sometimes, one sentence of trust is enough to change everything. 🤗🙏

Pastor Jem

02/02/2026

Big shout out to my new rising fans!

Phanice Orogo, Em Sandag

30/01/2026

THE NIGHT GOD REFUSED TO LET HIM RUN

Most people read the story of Jacob wrestling with God and think it’s about persistence. About praying harder. Holding on longer. Forcing a blessing out of heaven.

But that’s not what happened at all.

This wasn’t a wrestling match where Jacob proved his faith. This was a confrontation where God exposed his weakness. And that changes everything.

We’ve turned the story into motivation, hold on until God gives you what you want. But that interpretation is exhausting. Because some of you have been fighting your whole lives. Fighting for control. Fighting for approval. Fighting to survive. You don’t need another battle. You need surrender.

Jacob was a runner long before he was a wrestler. He ran from Esau. He ran from consequences. He ran from confrontation. He ran from himself. Every problem was solved with movement, manipulation, or escape.

So when God met him at the river, it wasn’t to test his strength.

It was to end his independence.

The Bible says God touched his hip, but the word is misleading. He dislocated it. He crippled him. For a man whose entire life depended on running, this was devastating. God didn’t wound him to punish him. He wounded him to stop him.

And here’s the part most people miss.

Jacob didn’t cling to God because he was strong. He clung because he couldn’t stand anymore.

He had no strategy left. No escape route. No strength to rely on. He held on because God was the only thing keeping him upright.

That’s the real meaning of the story. You are not the fighter trying to overpower God.
You are the runner God is trying to slow down.

Religion teaches you to push harder. To pray louder. To strive more.

But the gospel says something very different.

It says God loves you too much to let you keep running. He will break your self-reliance to save your soul. He will interrupt your strength so you can finally learn dependence.

That limp Jacob walked away with wasn’t a curse. It was proof he had encountered God and survived. It meant he would never walk alone again.

And maybe that’s where you are right now.
Tired. Worn down. Unable to keep pretending you’re strong.

Maybe God isn’t trying to make you tougher.
Maybe He’s trying to make you trust Him. So the question isn’t whether you can hold on long enough.

The question is this. Are you willing to stop running and let God change the way you walk?

Because sometimes the blessing isn’t in winning the fight. It’s in finally surrendering to the One who never meant to hurt you, only to heal you.

Pastor Jem

26/01/2026

YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE IS DYING BECAUSE YOUR S*X LIFE IS WILD
Some of you are not under spiritual attack.
You’re just trying to mix holiness with horniness.

Let’s talk like men.

1. You can’t be praying for power in the morning, then watching p**n at night.
What exactly are you expecting?
Heaven to bless you while hell is clapping for you?

You pray for purity, then scroll Instagram to find temptation.
You beg God for destiny, then chase someone’s daughter to a hotel.
You cry in worship, but moan in fornication by evening.

That’s not warfare — that’s contradiction.
You’re not growing spiritually because you’re feeding your lust more than your soul.

2. Sexual sin is a spiritual leak. It drains your authority, boldness, and closeness with God.

That’s why after s*xual sin:
You feel distant from God
You don’t want to open your Bible
You avoid real men of God
You start justifying what you once preached against
You struggle to worship like before

It’s not punishment. It’s separation.
Sin weakens your spiritual voltage.
You can’t sin boldly and still pray boldly — it doesn’t work.

3. Your fire is off because your zip is open.

The Holy Spirit does not dwell in a temple that keeps inviting lust in every weekend.
You can’t cry “Lord, use me” when you keep using your body to please strangers online.

Every time you watch p**n, you plant seeds of guilt.
Every time you ma******te, you fuel addiction.
Every time you sleep around, you dilute your spiritual oil.

Your anointing is not lost — it’s just buried under s*xual compromise.

4. You can’t chase God and girls at the same time. One will leave.

It’s either:
You die to flesh and grow in Christ
OR
You live in pleasure and die spiritually

Most brothers don’t lack calling — they lack consecration.
You want prayer and p**n. Fasting and flirting. Spirit and s*x.
That’s a recipe for spiritual paralysis.

5. God is not the problem — your lack of discipline is.

You cry, “God why don’t I feel you like before?”
But last week, you were on TikTok drooling over half-naked girls.
You ask, “God, why is my fire low?”
But you haven’t gone three days without “releasing” into your palm.

This isn’t spiritual warfare. This is self-destruction.
You’re killing your own intimacy with God — and calling it “dry season.”

6. Some of you are not weak — you’re just spiritually disconnected because your s*x life is out of control.

You’re losing your spiritual authority
Your dreams are now filled with lust
You’re no longer bold in the Spirit
You’re battling guilt, shame, addiction
You no longer hear God clearly

And guess what? It all started with that small “just once” moment.
One p**n clip.
One ma********on session.
One sneaky hookup.

Now you’re hooked.
And your fire is gone.

7. Freedom is not in “managing it” — it’s in surrender and discipline.

You don’t manage lust — you kill it.
You don’t reduce p**n — you delete it.
You don’t play with s*x — you flee.

You’ll never win spiritually until you cut off the things feeding your flesh.

Unfollow those lust pages
Block those sneaky links
Avoid the girl that only texts you at midnight
Cancel the sneaky “Netflix and chill”
Confess your struggles to real brothers who can help you stay accountable

It’s not shame — it’s spiritual survival.

FINAL WORD

Dear brother,
You’re not dry spiritually because God left you.
You’re dry because s*x has become your new savior.

But s*x doesn’t save — it steals.
Lust doesn’t build — it breaks.
P**n doesn’t relieve — it destroys.

Come back to fire.
Come back to purity.
Come back to spiritual sensitivity.

Your calling is too heavy to live with a careless zip.
Your future family, your ministry, your purpose — depends on this war.

Win it. ☝️🙏

Pastor Jem

23/01/2026

WHY SHOULD WE STILL GO TO CHURCH? WE STILL SIN ANYWAY.

Child: Pastor, why do we still go to church? We still sin anyway.

Pastor: Son, get a basket and fill it with water. Do this for three days, then come back to me. I will explain to you why worship is important.

Child: Pastor, the basket cannot hold water because it has holes.

Pastor: Your assignment is simply to pour water into it. That’s all.

Child: Alright, Pastor.

On the first day, the child poured water into the basket. Slowly, the water drained out because the basket had holes.

On the second and third days, the same thing happened.

Pastor: Son, how was your assignment?

Child: Pastor, it seems useless.

Pastor: Look at your basket. Is it clean?

Child: Yes, Pastor! Before, it was full of dirt and moss. Now it is very clean.

Pastor: That is how worshiping the Lord works.
We are not perfect, but little by little, through God’s help, we are cleansed, washed, and transformed.

(Moral Lesson of the Story)

Do not focus on people who keep attending church yet still seem to have faults.

Remember, the church is not for the perfect—it is for people like you and me: those who are seeking renewal, goodness, and forgiveness from the Lord.

And if you think your life is already broken or beyond repair, return to the One who created you, for He alone knows how to restore and make you whole. 😊🙏🏼

Brothers and sisters, worship the Lord. Do not fix your eyes on the stains of others; instead, pursue your own transformation in Christ. He alone can give true, sincere, and lasting change.

Isaiah 1:18
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow…”

Pastor Jem

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