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Yeah, I can't believe it.
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Mas nakaka-nervous ba yun dito kaysa yun sa malaking crowd?
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Precisely. Mas nakaka-nervous dito.
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Mas nakaka-nervous dito.
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Ay nasa LA tayo, sa Convention Center, para sa isa sa pinakamalaki na crusade.
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Maganda yung mga crusade kasi nafe-feel mo yung energy ng mga tao.
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Yung longing nila, yung hunger nila for that void na gusto nilang ma-feel sa buhay nila, di ba?
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And it's both a very exhilarating experience and also quite emotionally taxing.
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Because we are living in a generation.
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That is spiritually, emotionally exhausted.
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They are fatigued, regardless of their social, economic status.
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And all they care about is a message and an event where, at least for a moment,
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they can have some sense of direction and hope.
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But the crusade is not just something that is emotionally uplifting sa kanila.
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I believe that the gospel,
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the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, is the first and final solution to all our problems.
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Our church has been preaching the gospel in different forms, in different places.
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But during the pandemic, as you all know, you know, everything stopped, including the preaching.
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And I thought na it wasn't only COVID-19 that was pandemic.
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Even hopelessness.
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And even paranoia.
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Iyon ang nagiging pandemic.
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And people are at a loss as to what should we do now?
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Where should we go for answers?
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And I've realized that the answer is right in our hands all along.
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And that is the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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We created the home free.
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And I said that even though people are confined and boxed in,
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they can experience freedom.
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They can move on and they can proceed with their life.
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You do not need to be defined ng iyong mga anxiety.
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You can be able to navigate ba?
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And you can be better.
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You can be made whole.
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And so that is what Christ is offering.
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And that comes from having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
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Kaya kahit may bagyo sa buhay mo,
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you can be at peace.
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21 years old kayo nung nagsimula kayong mag-head ng church
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o mag-start ng church?
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I was 21 years old when I first opened up a church sa Zamboanga del Norte
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And ako'y nagagalag dahil sa hanggang ngayon yung church ay doon pa rin.
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So, in the words of my parents, I got their priestly blood
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because I'm a second generation preacher.
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Yes, dahil ang daddy po ni Bishop ay apostle, pastor din.
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An apostle means an ambassador of Jesus.
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It's not just one person.
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We are all ambassadors.
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We can all be ambassadors for Christ.
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That is why the church is apostolic.
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Because everyone else in the church is an ambassador of Jesus.
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Isa sa mga, kung hindi siya preparation,
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I guess the biggest test of your faith is your eldest.
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She was diagnosed to be a Down syndrome baby.
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Oh, you were 30 years old nun, no?
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First time magiging daddy, tapos yun ang unang news.
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Imagine. Imagine the shock.
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Up until this time, when I think about it, it sends shivers up in my spine.
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Although I was trying to prepare for that, but I just thank God.
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Nag-question ka ba nun?
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Why? Bakit I'm serving you? Bakit ganito ang naging result?
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I would be lying to you, Toni, kung hindi ko sabihin na hindi ako nag-ask.
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And I never prayed so hard in my life.
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Sabi ng mga doctors, okay, you have about several days to wait for the test.
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The longest wait.
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The longest wait.
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The longest wait.
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It's just by the grace of God that I was able to navigate that.
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So, nung umuwi na ako sa California, tumabog kami sa doctor.
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And then the doctor said, congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Feriol.
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You are going to have a very normal baby.
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And right now, we call her Miracle.
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Kasi ang original name niya ay Dawn.
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And then one afternoon, okay, patulog na ako nun.
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I heard a voice, not in my ears, like my whole body got the message.
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And the voice says, call your baby Miracle.
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I love being a father. It's the most amazing experience.
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How do you become a father to your two daughters and then a father to your congregation?
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Basically, what I do to my daughters,
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is something that I just translate it to the congregation.
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I love my daughters. I love my family.
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But I also love the people of God.
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I don't see the people as work.
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I see them as a blessing of the Lord.
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Kung gusto mo mag-enjoy ng life, you do not only pick and choose the good ones.
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You go through them. You cry with them.
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You carry their burdens. You identify with them.
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And that is how I carry my pastoring.
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Because that's how my father did his ministry.
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Walang oras na hindi siya pastor.
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Wala rin oras na hindi ako pastor.
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I'm always a pastor.
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In and out of the house?
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In and out of the house, 365 days a year, 24-7.
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And this is what I am doing right now.
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I'm using the biggest stage in the world in order to reach as many people as I can.
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In the fastest way I can and in the most efficient way I can.
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That is the legacy, actually, Tony, of my father to me.
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So what's your message sa kanila?
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Whatever it is na inyong pinagdaraanan, always remember that God sees.
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Never, never think or contemplate that you are forgotten.
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And God is always looking for the opportunity to really reach out to us.
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And all we need to do,
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is make that step of faith and to just reach out to Him.
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And when you are with God, you will be just fine and alright.
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So what can they expect sa home free crusade natin sa March 16, Bishop?
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Music that is so uplifting.
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Music that will speak to your soul and to your spirit.
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You will hear testimonies from people.
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And then, of course, I will be preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ for about 40 minutes or so.
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And then I will call for people to accept Jesus and to receive baptism.
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And right there and then, they can be baptized at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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Yes! This is an event that you wouldn't want to miss.
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So if you want to be blessed, if you want to be baptized,
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if you just want to have a good time and feel the love around the place,
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around the people, around you,
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if you're looking for hope, if you're looking for inspiration,
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if you want to be uplifted,
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you're going to be at the LA Convention Center on March 16 with Bishop Jonathan.
