Bishop Jonathan S. Ferriol is the Deputy Executive Minister of the PMCC (4th Watch) and the visionary behind the Home Free: Global Crusades. Here, he sheds light on the purpose of their initiative and the essential message that people need to hear. The Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ Home Free Global Crusade Christ The Peacemaker Tour Los Angeles Date: March 16, 2024 Time: 3:00PM-8:00PM Venue: Los Angeles Convention Center Address: 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA Admission is free Make your reservation here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-free-crusade-15-la-feat-rachael-lampa-toni-alex-gonzaga-tickets-817580002797?aff=oddtdtcreator

Video Transcript / Subtitles:( AI generated. About AI subtitles » )

* AI ("Artificial Intelligence") subtitles on Tagalog.com are generated using "Whisper" by OpenAI (the same company that created ChatGPT and DallE2). Results and accuracy may vary.
* The subtitles do include errors occasionally and should only be used as a tool to help with your listening practice.
* You can request this website to create a transcript for a video if one doesn't already exist by clicking the "Request AI Subtitles" button below a video. Transcribing usually takes 30-40% of the length of a video to complete if there are no other videos in the queue. For example, a 21 minute video will take 7-8 minutes to transcribe.
* Running a super fast cloud GPU server to do these transcriptions does cost money. If you have the desire and financial ability, consider becoming a patron to support these video transcriptions, and the other tools and apps built by Tagalog.com

Hi, Bishan!

Hi, Tony!

It's great to see you.

Good to see you.

You look awesome.

Parang kay Bishan, parang normal na lang ito mga crusade-crusade na ganito, di ba, Bishan?

Well, mayroon pa rin butterflies in my stomach.

Oo, no.

Just like today.

Ah, talaga?

Yeah, I can't believe it.

Mas nakaka-nervous ba yun dito kaysa yun sa malaking crowd?

Precisely. Mas nakaka-nervous dito.

Mas nakaka-nervous dito.

Ay nasa LA tayo, sa Convention Center, para sa isa sa pinakamalaki na crusade.

It is.

Maganda yung mga crusade kasi nafe-feel mo yung energy ng mga tao.

Exactly.

Yung longing nila, yung hunger nila for that void na gusto nilang ma-feel sa buhay nila, di ba?

And it's both a very exhilarating experience and also quite emotionally taxing.

Yes.

Because we are living in a generation.

That is spiritually, emotionally exhausted.

They are fatigued, regardless of their social, economic status.

And all they care about is a message and an event where, at least for a moment,

they can have some sense of direction and hope.

But the crusade is not just something that is emotionally uplifting sa kanila.

I believe that the gospel,

the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, is the first and final solution to all our problems.

Our church has been preaching the gospel in different forms, in different places.

But during the pandemic, as you all know, you know, everything stopped, including the preaching.

And I thought na it wasn't only COVID-19 that was pandemic.

Even hopelessness.

Depression.

Depression.

Anxiety.

And even paranoia.

Fear.

You know, fear.

Iyon ang nagiging pandemic.

And people are at a loss as to what should we do now?

Where should we go for answers?

And I've realized that the answer is right in our hands all along.

And that is the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Yes.

We created the home free.

And I said that even though people are confined and boxed in,

they can experience freedom.

They can move on and they can proceed with their life.

You do not need to be defined ng iyong mga anxiety.

You can be able to navigate ba?

And you can be better.

You can be made whole.

And so that is what Christ is offering.

And that comes from having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Kaya kahit may bagyo sa buhay mo,

you can be at peace.

21 years old kayo nung nagsimula kayong mag-head ng church

o mag-start ng church?

Yes.

I was 21 years old when I first opened up a church sa Zamboanga del Norte

in Dipolog.

And ako'y nagagalag dahil sa hanggang ngayon yung church ay doon pa rin.

Ah, galing.

Yes.

So, in the words of my parents, I got their priestly blood

because I'm a second generation preacher.

Yes, dahil ang daddy po ni Bishop ay apostle, pastor din.

Yes.

An apostle means an ambassador of Jesus.

It's not just one person.

We are all ambassadors.

We can all be ambassadors for Christ.

That is why the church is apostolic.

Because everyone else in the church is an ambassador of Jesus.

Isa sa mga, kung hindi siya preparation,

I guess the biggest test of your faith is your eldest.

Yes.

She was diagnosed to be a Down syndrome baby.

Oh, you were 30 years old nun, no?

Diba, Bishop?

Yes.

First time magiging daddy, tapos yun ang unang news.

Imagine. Imagine the shock.

Up until this time, when I think about it, it sends shivers up in my spine.

Although I was trying to prepare for that, but I just thank God.

Nag-question ka ba nun?

Why? Bakit I'm serving you? Bakit ganito ang naging result?

I would be lying to you, Toni, kung hindi ko sabihin na hindi ako nag-ask.

And I never prayed so hard in my life.

Sabi ng mga doctors, okay, you have about several days to wait for the test.

The longest wait.

The longest wait.

The longest wait.

It's just by the grace of God that I was able to navigate that.

So, nung umuwi na ako sa California, tumabog kami sa doctor.

And then the doctor said, congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Feriol.

You are going to have a very normal baby.

A healthy baby.

And right now, we call her Miracle.

Kasi ang original name niya ay Dawn.

And then one afternoon, okay, patulog na ako nun.

I heard a voice, not in my ears, like my whole body got the message.

And the voice says, call your baby Miracle.

I love being a father. It's the most amazing experience.

How do you become a father to your two daughters and then a father to your congregation?

Basically, what I do to my daughters,

is something that I just translate it to the congregation.

I love my daughters. I love my family.

But I also love the people of God.

I don't see the people as work.

I see them as a blessing of the Lord.

Kung gusto mo mag-enjoy ng life, you do not only pick and choose the good ones.

You go through them. You cry with them.

You carry their burdens. You identify with them.

And that is how I carry my pastoring.

Because that's how my father did his ministry.

Walang oras na hindi siya pastor.

Wala rin oras na hindi ako pastor.

I'm always a pastor.

In and out of the house?

In and out of the house, 365 days a year, 24-7.

And this is what I am doing right now.

I'm using the biggest stage in the world in order to reach as many people as I can.

In the fastest way I can and in the most efficient way I can.

That is the legacy, actually, Tony, of my father to me.

So what's your message sa kanila?

Whatever it is na inyong pinagdaraanan, always remember that God sees.

That He cares.

Never, never think or contemplate that you are forgotten.

And God is always looking for the opportunity to really reach out to us.

And all we need to do,

is make that step of faith and to just reach out to Him.

And when you are with God, you will be just fine and alright.

So what can they expect sa home free crusade natin sa March 16, Bishop?

Music that is so uplifting.

Music that will speak to your soul and to your spirit.

You will hear testimonies from people.

And then, of course, I will be preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ for about 40 minutes or so.

And then I will call for people to accept Jesus and to receive baptism.

And right there and then, they can be baptized at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Yes! This is an event that you wouldn't want to miss.

So if you want to be blessed, if you want to be baptized,

if you just want to have a good time and feel the love around the place,

around the people, around you,

if you're looking for hope, if you're looking for inspiration,

if you want to be uplifted,

you're going to be at the LA Convention Center on March 16 with Bishop Jonathan.