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Pastor Jem, Iloilo City (2026)

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

31/12/2025

Goodbye 2025, Hello 2026!

Happy New year to everyone. 🙏😇

02/12/2025

Without God you are nothing, with God you have everything. ♥️

01/12/2025

STOP STEALING!!

Then Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and honor him. Tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.” Joshua 7:19

Achan is punished for stealing from the Lord. The Lord had said that everything in Jericho belonged to him. But Achan from the Judah tribe took some.

Thus, are you hiding something under your “tent” right now? Do you think you are enjoying it because you think people don’t know that?

When Jonah causes problems when he ran away from the Lord, Achan causes problems because he stole something and many people suffers of God’s anger because of his action.

Don’t be happy for a temporary happiness and receive a life time consequences. Just because you’re enjoying it now that doesn’t mean God is not angry with your wrong decision!

Be careful! Be careful! When you steal something from the Lord, you will suffer from the consequences!

Stop stealing! Stop stealing! Don’t wait until God is angry so you will stop stealing!

Don’t wait until you experienced the pain consequences so you will stop stealing!

Be careful with your action!

Pastor Jem

23/11/2025

REHOBOAM — THE MAN WHO LOST A KINGDOM BECAUSE HE LISTENED TO THE WRONG VOICES

Some kings fall because of enemies.
Some fall because of war.
Rehoboam fell because of something far more common:

He listened to people who fed his ego, not his wisdom.

Solomon built an empire with discipline, strategy, and divine insight…
and his son shattered it in three days because he lacked one thing every man should have learned to master:

The strength to choose the right counsel — even when it hurts your pride.

Rehoboam is every modern man who surrounds himself with noise, not truth…
comfort, not correction…
validation, not conviction.

This is his warning.

THE KING WHO INHERITED POWER BUT NOT WISDOM

Rehoboam didn’t earn his throne — he inherited it.

And that is the danger:

What you don’t build, you rarely protect.

When the elders — men who served Solomon, men who understood responsibility and leadership — advised him to rule with humility and balance, Rehoboam rejected them.

Why?

Because he preferred the voices that made him feel strong over the voices that would make him wise.

This is the modern condition:

Men who prefer flattery over growth.

Men who choose hype over discipline.

Men who seek validation instead of direction.

Rehoboam wasn’t weak because he lacked strength.
He was weak because he lacked discernment.

THE SEDUCTION OF IMMATURE COUNSEL

Rehoboam surrounded himself with young, reckless advisers — men like him: emotional, arrogant, untested.

They told him exactly what his ego wanted to hear:

“Show them your power.”
“Be harsher than your father.”
“Dominate. Intimidate. Control.”

And he obeyed them.

Not because it was wise…
but because it made him feel powerful.

Here is the philosophical truth:

A man who needs to prove he is strong
is already weak.

Rehoboam didn’t understand leadership.
He confused fear with respect.
He confused loudness with authority.
He confused aggression with strength.

And because of that?

Ten tribes walked away in one day.
His kingdom shattered.
His legacy collapsed.

Not from war.
Not from women.
But from immature men whispering foolishness into an untrained mind.

THE KING WHO LOST EVERYTHING BY FAILING TO MASTER HIMSELF

Rehoboam’s story is not about kingship
it’s about manhood.

Every man has a kingdom:

Your purpose.
Your work.
Your peace.
Your future.
Your relationships.

And many men lose their kingdom the same way Rehoboam did:

Not because they are evil…
but because they refuse to mature.

They choose ego over wisdom.
Noise over stillness.
Emotion over clarity.
Comfort over discipline.

And eventually, the same thing happens:

Their kingdom collapses from the inside out.

FINAL WORD FOR MEN

Rehoboam’s life is a brutal reminder:

Your destiny is determined by the voices you allow to guide you.

If you surround yourself with men who hype your pride,
you will make emotional decisions that destroy everything you’re trying to build.

But if you surround yourself with men who challenge you,
who sharpen you,
who speak truth even when it hurts…

You become unstoppable.

Here is the masculine truth:

A man who cannot reject foolish counsel will never become a king in his own life.

A man who cannot master his ego will always be ruled by it.

A man who listens only to himself will eventually destroy himself.

Rehoboam didn’t lose his kingdom because he lacked strength
he lost it because he lacked the courage to choose wisdom.

So learn from him

Guard your ear.
Guard your circle.
Guard your mind.
Guard your leadership.

Because a man rises with the voices he accepts… and falls with the voices he obeys.

Pastor Jem

31/10/2025

Time to rest, time to reset!

17/10/2025

THE PASTOR WHO STOLE 1000 PESOS,

A couple invited a Pastor from their Church for dinner in their home.

After the Pastor left, the woman said to her husband; "I think the Pastor has stolen the 1000 pesos that I kept on the table of which I had the intention to give him".

Angrily her husband exclaimed; "if he takes peoples' things without their knowledge then he is a thief''.
There is no need to invite him again. We shall from henceforth be attending service in another church".

Two months later, the woman met the Pastor in the street and was courageous enough to face him and said: "Good morning Pastor, you have surely realised that we no longer attend service in your church. This is because we're very angry with you. The day you ate in our house, there was a 1000 pesos note on the table. It disappeared while we were eating. You were the only person who visited our house at that time".

The pastor said to her, "yes, I took the money. I put it in the Bible to avoid spilling the sauce on it".

The woman got so confused and asked the pastor to forgive her.

Back in her house, she took up the Bible and found the 1000 pesos note which had been there for two months.

For two months, she had not opened her Bible to reflect on the word of God,

For two months she and her husband falsely accused the pastor,

For two months, the incident had tortured them.

Are you not at peace with yourself, for any reason whatsoever?

Is it because you have not opened your Bible for a long time?

READ YOUR BIBLE EVERYDAY!

Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

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