Talk AUDEE VILLARAZA : We just studied Jonah. In the next three weeks, we’re going to do something special . We’re taking a break from our usual series. And we’re going to study a mini-series we titled Awaken. We’re going to talk about the power of the Holy Spirit . Because, you know, this is a beautiful time when we are celebrating the Coming of the Holy Spirit -- Pentecost Sunday. The title of the talk today is so good. And I do hope and pray that the Holy Spirit will use this message to convict you, to change you. Our message today is this: Reject the sin. We are celebrating, like I said, one of the most significant events that happened in a Christian’s life. And we’re talking about the Coming of the Holy Spirit. You know that 2000 years ago the Holy Spirit came. But if you are a Jesus follower, you know that this event was not just a random event that happened to a bunch of people back then. But it’s an event that’s still happening today. And it’s an event that will continue to happen for years to come-- until the end of our days. How many of you want to live an abundant life? I need you to know this: That there’s more to life than just working on a 9:00 to 5:00 job. There’s more to life than just waiting for that next big paycheck. There’s more to life than just waiting for that next breakthrough, or that next milestone. God wants you to live life. And not just life -- but life to the full. But how are going to do that? You need to stop sleeping through life. Some of us are sleeping through life. Some of us are alive but we’re not really fully alive. Like, you do certain things but there’s no purpose, there’s no significance. God wants to wake you up from your slumber. He wants to wake you up to His Presence. If you live through life sleeping, you are not going to know that the Holy Spirit is actually moving in your life. God wants you to know that He wants to work in your life. Novena to God’s Love First, let’s come to the Presence of the Lord. In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Practical, Powerful Message We take a page from the book of Acts where we read that the apostles had received the Holy Spirit -- and this is amazing. Peter was talking to the disciples . Let’s read Acts 2:38: Here’s the message: Let’s pray: Thank You, Father, for Your Word. We pray that it would come alive in the moments that we’re still here, listening, and breathing, and seeking Your wisdom. We pray that there will be a resurgence of wisdom that will be so practical, so powerful, but above all, will be so personal-- so that each one of us will

Talk Talk 5: When God’s Goodness Doesn’t Feel Good BO SANCHEZ: Hi, Everybody, God bless you. I’m not in the Philippines. I’m in the United Kingdom. We’re meeting the Feasters here, preaching at The Feast. Also talking to some Feast leaders from different countries in Europe. It’s been really an exciting time and I know that God is there with you. God will speak to you. God will change you. You’re going to have an amazing, amazing Feast. And this is the last talk of our Jonah series. Today, I want to preach the message—this is going to be a jarring message for all of us. Here it is: Nooooo! Three Messages from God May I tell you a story? Once upon a time, many, many moons ago, I was still wet behind the ears when it came to money, a friend of mine invited me to invest P200,000 in his business, and he promised 2% interest every month. Very attractive, you know, to me. I had P200,000 pesos—okay, a little bit more than that. But I told him, “You know what, I’m saving it because I want to start my own business.” When he noticed I was hesitant, you know what he did? On the spot, right there and then, he raised the interest to 3% a month. Now, that should have triggered alarm bells in my brain—with 300 red flags waving at me, right? But no. I just saw the 3% interest a month—whoa, I’m going to earn more! So, I gave him all my money—P200,000. My dear friends, I never, never saw that money again. There were times when I would bump into this friend of mine, you know, and then he would talk about this convoluted story that his business hit some snags, hit some roadblocks, but the solution is coming, and he’s going to pay me after that. And then in the next breath, he would say, “By the way, do you want to invest some more?” And I told him, “I gave you all my money. I have no more money to give you.” Later on, I learned the harsh, bitter, reality, that he was actually drowning in debt. When I met him and he got my P200,000, he was already drowning in debt. It was all a Ponzi scheme. He was just scamming people left and right—running, escaping, and it was horrible-- oh my gosh! I remember going home that day angry and afraid. Because that money was my source of security for my future. I was going to start my business… But thanks be to God, I have a relationship with Him…Spontaneously, I went into His Presence, poured out all my anger, poured out all my fear. And as I was doing that, I heard God give me three messages. No, it was not an audible voice, you know: “Bo, this is God…” Nothing like that. They were just thoughts than entered my mind, but they were so special, that I

TalkTalk 4: Reluctant Preaching vs. Repentant PeopleBO SANCHEZ: Jonah 3:1 says:Put your hand over your chest. Everybody say:Jesus, speak to me.Thank You for Your Word.I will change because of Your Word. I’m claiming it . I’m receiving it.The Word is powerful.Today, I want to preach the Word:MotivesHow many of you can tell me that in your life, bad things have happened? How many of you can admit that you yourself had done some bad things in the past?Now, this talk may not apply to you if you’re a very holy person. So, if that person beside you is very holy, just tell that person this talk may not apply to you. I want you to know that I am a semi -old man and one of the gifts, one of the jewels of being my age is I can look back at the past and really have perspective – the breadth of wisdom that I have. I love looking back at the past and looking at the lessons that I learned.Now, I want you to know that The Feast is 42 years old. Long time!And so, just looking back, and appreciating all that had happened, I realizedYes, I preached, yes, I wrote lots of books, yes,  I pioneered ministries… I did lots, and lots, and lots of stuff —good stuff.-- and this is confession time :But they were not always done with pure motives. I am a person who stands before you as a mixed bag of good and bad.So, this talk is for me.Fans ClubYou know, when I was a young preacher, I had a growing fans club— predominantly female. Because I was single. And my wife Marowe knows this. Before she became my wife, she was my secretary. And so, she received my mails. And she would go through them. And no, we were not in any kind of relationship. No.She was just my secretary, and she would come up to me and she would say, “Bro. Bo, maraming nagsusulat sa iyo ng mga love letters—Many are writing you love letters.”And she could not stand it. Not that she could not stand it…But she could not understand because she was not attracted to me at all. She would put the letters in front of me-- some of them were scented, folded in heart shape… And on occasions, I would receive wedding proposals.I remember distinctly one time, after my talk, a beauty queen —somebody who won the local beauty pageant-- came up to me.She says, Bro. Bo, can you pray for me?” I said, “Yes.”She said, “ Because I had a dream and I don’t know what the dream meant. I dreamt that I was getting married. But , Bro. Bo, I’m so embarrassed to say this, but you were the groom in my dream. What do you think is God saying —to us?”You know, those were the kinds of questions that you could …I don’t care if you’re the most intelligent person in the world —you just don’t

Talk Talk 3: In the Belly of the Beast BO SANCHEZ: Welcome home. Some of you are crying. Some of you are hurting. Some of you are grieving. Some of you are celebrating. Some of you. are very happy. But you belong here—both of you. This house welcomes everyone—no matter what color your shirt is. This house welcomes you. I want you to know that I have taken a stand. Every single election I take a stand. People were asking me in the recent campaign. “Bro. Bo, why don’t you make a stand?” I told them, I always take a stand in every election. I take a stand for the House that was built in 1980 —the first quote-unquote “Feast”. We did not call it Feast yet then . It was in the garage of my parents’ house. I was 14 years old in that very first Feast. I led the prayer meeting. It is God’s call for me to stand for that spiritual home—that is now in 26 countries. Thousands of people call it their home. I have no choice. In every election, I have to separate my personal choice from my public persona. Why? Because I’ve got children—many children. And I encourage them to wear a political color. To discern well. And even to campaign. And to go out into the street. When my daughter who wears pink and my son who wears red tell me, ‘Tay, ‘Nay, sama ka—Dad, Mom, join us.” I tell my son and my daughter—thousands of them: “Ako ‘yung Nanay. Kailangan may taong-bahay. Kasi darating ang araw, tapos na ang kampanya, tapos na ang eleksyon. At uuwi kayo—sugatan? Uuwi kayo – gutom? Uuwi kayo – pagod na pagod. ‘Yung iba masayang-masaya. Sino ang magpapakain? Kailangan may magluto.—I am your Mother. I have to stay home. Because the day you will come when the campaign, the election will be over. You will come home—wounded, hungry, tired. Some of you are very happy. Who will serve food? Someone has to cook.” My Stand I stand by this House. It’s a very difficult choice to stay non-partisan the whole time. Every single election. I came to know Jesus when I was 12. I started serving when I was 13. We started the Community— this Feast—when I was 14 years old. I’m 55 now. Do the math. I’m an old man. I’ve experienced regime changes. I’ve experienced elections. I stand by the same House. This House is your safe place. And all those doors are open for anyone—no matter what color your shirt is. Why? Nanay pa rin ako. I am still your Mother. You are still my child. Yung mga sugatan, yung mga malungkot na malungkot, halika, yakapin kita.—Those who are wounded, who are very sad, come, I will embrace you to comfort you. I want to weep with you. I want to grieve with you. I really do. Because I love you. I feel what you feel. And I am praying for you. I

Talk Talk 2: Sleeping on Stormy Seas  BO SANCHEZ: Thank you, Audee. Give a big hand to Audee Villaraza. Thank you, Worship Team. Thank you so much. Happy Mother’s Day! This day is very special because May 8 is the birthday of my Mom who is with the Lord. And it’s really, really special. If there’s one thing that I want to happen in our study of the book of Jonah, it is this: That we learn to read the Bible the way Jesus read His Bible. What does that mean? You’ll find out as the weeks go by. I pray that when you open the Word, you will hear God sing to you: I will open your eyes Take you wonder by wonder. I’m dedicating this song to my nephew Quino, 7 years old. And I pray that God will show you a new world. A fantastic point of view. It really is. I’ve got two messages I’d like to share with you today: No. 1: See God in the storm. No. 2:  God loves them more than you do. Prayer for My Sons I’d like to begin with a story. The timing is perfect: Mother’s Day. Mothers, you will resonate with what I am going to share. I have two sons. Bene, right; and Francis, below. When you have children, you pray for them         a lot. Mothers, Yes, or No? Yes. Fathers, Yes, or No? Yes. We do. Half of my prayer time is dedicated to those two gentlemen. Do you know when I started praying          for them? Even before they existed in the universe,         I started praying for them. They were but a dream in my heart. They were but an idea in God’s mind, and I was praying for them already. And then when my wife came up to me and showed me those two blue lines on a pregnancy test, my prayer intensified tenfold. Like, I would put my hand on the tummy        of my wife and I would pray, “Lord, bless my baby. Lord God, work on my son. Lord, Lord God, I pray, pray for my child.” And to the Holy Spirit, I would be praying fiercely. My wife would tell me, “Pag nagdadasal ka, Love, parang may hawak kang microphone—When you are praying, it’s like you’re holding a microphone and there are a thousand persons in front of you…when you pray intensely.” And I would say, “I can’t help it. I mean, I want my sons to be filled with the Spirit of God and God to work.” I would do that every day. I have a confession—I am embarrassed to say this-- When my kids were born, I tried my best to avoid changing diapers. I wasn’t very good at it. If there’s somebody who could do it, they would do it.  But if there was no one else, I’d do it. And when I did, there would be accidents—like major leakages that would cause the flood of Noah to

Talk AUDEE VILLARAZA: Welcome to the Feast, everybody! Today we are starting a brand new Feast talk series titled Depths of Mercy. Today, we’re going on a five-week journey and study the life of this Old Testament character Jonah, who ran away from God’s calling. Talk 1, titled The Prophet Who Won’t Preach, will blow you away. I wonder if there are prophets right now who feel like, “I’m not equipped to serve God. I’m not equipped to go on a mission.” That’s what we’re going to talk about today. And so, if you’re ready, let’s join our hearts right now as we signify the great symbol of love. In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Spirit. Everybody, stretch your arms out, and say this with me: Today, I receive all of God’s love for me. Today, I open myself to the unbounded, limitless, overflowing abundance of God’s universe. Today, I open myself to God’s Word so I become more like Jesus every day. Today, I proclaim that I’m God’s beloved, I’m God’s servant, I’m God’s powerful champion And because I’m blessed, I’m blessing the world. In Jesus’ Name. Amen. The Book of Jonah  BO SANCHEZ: Welcome to our brand new series, Depths of Mercy. We’re going to unpack the book of Jonah. We have two lofty goals today. The first one is to be able to read the book of Jonah. And the second: in learning to read the book of Jonah you will learn to read the Bible— the way Jesus read His Bible. Now, I want you to know that it’s very difficult to do that. I’ve been reading the Bible ever since I was 12 years old. And it changed my life. But you know, over the past 40 plus years now, of the things I’ve learned, foremost is: How can I read the Bible the way Jesus read the Bible? And we’re going to learn that through Jonah. Jonah is one of the most sophisticated, complex, intricately crafted writings in the entire Scripture— jam-packed in a typical one and a half pages That’s how short the Book is. Typically, in your Bible, it occupies about one page and a half and it was written by a brilliant Jewish writer 2,400 years ago. Now, let’s admit this: If, the moment you hear Jonah, the first thing that comes to mind is whale. Even if whale is not in the Bible. Whale was a mistake made 400 years ago by the translator of the King James version— putting the word whale in the Gospel where Jonah was mentioned. But no. My dear friends, let’s admit it: the way many people look at it, the Book of Jonah is a children’s story. It’s a tale with a nice ending. But this is not only a problem for Jonah. It’s a problem for the entire Bible. Many people still look at this Book as a collection of bedtime stories with good moral

Special Talk Follow Him AUDEE VILLARAZA: Come on, put your hands together. Somebody bring the praise to Jesus… I remember a very good friend, Feast Preacher George Gabriel Feast — remember him? He is all the way now in New Zealand with his family. George said to me, many years ago, he attended an international conference, and he asked a volunteer about a class — who the speaker would be. And the volunteer said, “I actually don’t know.” George asked, “Why?” And then this guy said the most beautiful thing. He said, “It’s because it’s not important who gives the message— what’s important is the message.” Yes. And I want you to know that you did not come here because you wanted to see Bro. Bo, or you wanted to see me, or you wanted to see Bro. Alvin, or Bro. Tony, or our regular preachers here. You came here because you love God. You came here because you want to hear a message from God. That’s why we have prepared such a fantastic message for you today And I hope that you get to lean in. Just lean in and let God speak to you today. Join me in praying our favourite prayer: NOVENA TO GOD’S LOVE Today, I receive all of God’s Love for me Today, I open myself to the unbounded, limitless, overflowing abundance of God’s universe Today, I open myself to Your blessings, healings, and miracles Today, I open myself to God’s Word so I would become more like Jesus every day Today, I proclaim that I am God’s beloved, I am God’s servant, I am God’s powerful champion And because I am blessed, I blessing the world. In Jesus’ Name. AMEN. My dear friends, allow me to introduce my dear, dear friend who has become part of my family, and I know you will be blessed by his message. I want you to give the same warmth, the same love that you extend to Bro. Bo, to me, every week, as we welcome, Bro. Doc Didoy Lubaton! DIDOY LUBATON: Please look into the message, not into the messenger. Altogether: Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.  Today’s one big message is: Reading from the Gospel of Luke 5:1-11: St. Luke says: 5 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee,[a] great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon,[b] its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” 5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night

Talks ALVIN BARCELONA: I’m going to read to you the Gospel verses that followed after the verses read in the Mass. From John 20:11-18: Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene 10But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you. 14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” 18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her.—John 20:11-18 ESV Big Question: Do You Want To See Jesus? Of course. But let’s learn from Mary Magdalene as we had already learned from Bishop Ted a while ago. Three important secrets: First Secret of why Mary Magdalene saw Jesus: She was present. You want to see Jesus? No. 1: Mary Magdalene was the first to go to the tomb of Jesus to anoint the Body of the Lord—after the Sabbath. He died on Friday. (The following day was Saturday, the Sabbath, and according to Jewish custom, the anointment ritual should not be done on the Sabbath because it was rest day, away from the cares of the world, a time of silence with God). Mary saw the tomb was empty. So, she ran to the apostles, specifically to Peter, and to the disciples whom Jesus loved. And then, they ran. The Gospel said that the disciple whom Jesus loved ran first. But it was Peter who went inside the tomb and saw the linen cloth. And then the disciple followed. But still, they did not see the Body. When they saw nothing, they already left. Tinge of Hope Mary Magdalene was left. Mary stayed. She was not just present, she stayed on. I know some who were present— just showed up, so their names would be checked on the attendance list, then went home already. But Mary stayed. Why? Maybe out of confusion, or despair. Remember this was the same Mary Magdalene who saw Jesus being nailed to the

Talk CAN everybody just say this: “God will fill us up.” Say that in Tagalog to the person beside you: “Bubusugin ka ni Lord.” Today is the last talk of our series, CITIZEN. But it’s not just a talk. We’re going to be praying for our nation. At the end of the talk, we’re going to turn over the Philippines to King Jesus. But before that, we need to have a clear vision of what the country will be if Jesus is King. Tha t’s what we’re going to clarify today. We’re going to ask the question: What will happen to a place when Jesus becomes King? What will happen to a country, a city, a province, a barangay, a home, a business, a company, a life—if Jesus becomes King? Remember the story, in Genesis, of Adam and Eve? They did not trust God. And because they did not trust God, they were banished from Eden. But from right there, from that moment, when they were banished, God was trying to bring us –all of us-- back to Eden. All throughout the history of Israel, the kings were trying to bring Israel back to Eden. But they did a horrible job. Why? Because they were far away from the Lord, and they were idolatrous, and they were corrupt. But there were beautiful, brief, moments.s What is Eden? Two meanings. I mean, I can talk about 10 things but I just want to focus on two meanings: No. 1: God and Man hanging out in the garden. Basically, it’s divine fellowship. Cross your two fingers. Twist those two fingers together. Show those crossed fingers to the person beside you, then tell that person, “Ganito kami ni Lord.”   That’s what Eden is. That is how beautiful Eden is : Divine Fellowship. But not only that. Here’s No. 2… No. 2: Man can enjoy the fruits of the garden: Abundance. Overflow. Excess. The kings of Israel tried to recapture th at. They could not-- most of the time. But there were brief, beautiful, shining moments when they were able to get a taste of Eden. A glimpse of Eden. So, here’s the reading: Put your hand on your chest and say this with me: Father, I want You to be at the center of my life. In Jesus’ Name, Be King. Amen.  Before David, there was a king named Saul. He neglected the Ark of the Covenant. They used it once in a while when they would go to battle. They would bring it—like an anting-anting, like an amulet. Do you know what happened? They lost those battles. You lose battles if you fight battles that God never sent you to fight. And what happens is, let me say this to you: that there is a huge difference between using God as a religious prop, and serving Him as King. Huge difference. I catch myself many times—using God as a prop. Going into battles that He never asked me to fight.

Talk WE’RE going to receive the Word of God. But I want you to do this together as one voice. This is our declaration of abundance that God is going to bless you today and this week. All right, let’s all come into the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirt. Amen. I want you to stretch those hands out and say this with me: Let’s give honor and reverence for God’s Word, as we all sing: Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet And a light unto my path. WE are on Talk 3 of this beautiful series called Citizen: How To Build a Nation. We want to give you a message that will encourage you to think of who to vote for, how you should vote, and what are the ways that God wants us to look at the political issues from the perspective of our faith. And so, our title for our talk today is not so much of a title but it’s more of a declaration. So, I want you to declare this message with me, with one voice, Everybody, say: We are world changers. It’s a little strange because none of us ever imagined that history would repeat itself. In the sense that… How many of you had ever seen that we would experience a global Pandemic? Like, we would experience being locked down at home. Did you ever wonder that we would go through that all? These are the things that we only read in the history books, right? Like the bubonic plague, and the Spanish flue, the influenza—but let alone us witnessing people don’t go before us. And we saw that in the last two years. We’re still seeing that now— the effects of the Pandemic. None of us imagined that we would experience another war in our lifetime—where two countries would battle it out and innocent people would have to suffer-- children, women… None of us even realized that we would also experience once again history repeating itself with our country being divided again because of politics. None of us imagined any of that. And somehow you’d ask: “What is the Lord doing in all these? Lord, what is the purpose of all these?” But you know, here’s what I believe: That in the midst of all these— the Pandemic, the war, death, suffering, elections, corruption—I still believe that God is good. I still believe that God is working. I still believe that God is blessing. I still believe that God is healing. I still believe that God is orchestrating blessings in your life. And you know, when you think about it, I still believe this: That since the beginning, since the Fall of Man, in the book of Genesis, God has still been recreating Heaven here on Earth—recreating Eden here on Earth. That’s our message for today. Our message today is this: God is calling you back to Eden. We’re going to study