The Truth Church

The minister continues a series on apostolic authority, focusing on Ephesians 4:11-14, which lists five ministry offices: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. He emphasizes that these are distinct positions with specific duties, all necessary for the perfecting (equipping) of saints. Using the analogy of a rocket needing constant course correction to reach the moon, he argues th...

Pastor Hilton opens with Matthew 7:7-8, focusing on "seek and ye shall find." He distinguishes seeking from mere looking—just as one can hear without listening, one can look without truly seeing. Seeking requires intentionality and purpose, not passive observation. Drawing from Jeremiah 29:13, he emphasizes that wholehearted seeking is essential. He references Jesus' question to the crowds about J...

Bishop Riggen preaches on the primacy of prayer, emphasizing that it is the first responsibility of every believer. Drawing from 1 Timothy 2:1, he stresses that prayer is essential for salvation and maintaining a relationship with God; a backslidden life inevitably begins with a broken prayer life. Using Daniel as a model, he notes that effectual prayer requires consistent devotion, not just petit...

Bishop Riggen examines Romans 11:29, focusing on the distinction between gifts and callings. He emphasizes that while gifts are given to serve the calling, the calling itself is higher. Every believer is called to be a saint, a calling with four parts: salvation, separation, stewardship, and service. He reviews service gifts like helps and governments, which are distinct from the nine spiritual gi...

Pastor Hilton preaches from Mark 5:1-6, the story of the demoniac of the Gadarenes, and from Judges 13-16, the life of Samson. He identifies a person living on 'the wild side'—one whose life trajectory was set with divine promise but has been derailed by compromise and sin. Using Samson as a case study, he shows how God set Samson apart as a Nazarite with a holy purpose, yet Samson repeatedly vent...

The minister examines Psalm 127, arguing that it is often misapplied because readers ignore its context. He explains that the psalm is not about the church but about building a family, or 'a house,' with God at the center. The passage emphasizes that children are a heritage and gift from the Lord, given with a divine purpose. Drawing from his studies of the Hebrew Bible, the minister identifies a...

Bishop Riggen continues his study on gifts and callings from Romans 11:29-32, clarifying that gifts and callings are distinct. He emphasizes that all gifts, whether spiritual or service-oriented, are given to help fulfill one's calling, whether the universal call to be a saint or the selective call to ministry. Using 1 Corinthians 12:28, he identifies two service gifts—helps and governments—which...

Reverend Ferrell preached from 2 Timothy 4:2-3, warning of a time when people will not endure sound doctrine but will heap to themselves teachers with itching ears. He connected this to the Israelites in Exodus 16, who, after being delivered from Egypt, grew dissatisfied with the manna God provided daily—calling it 'just manna.' He argued that believers today similarly develop spiritual malabsorpt...

Pastor Hilton preaches from Exodus 33:18-23, where Moses prays, 'Show me thy glory.' He emphasizes that while God's goodness, grace, and mercy are essential, there is something more—the glory of God itself. He connects this to the prayer that God would fill someone with the Holy Ghost. The glory of God is His possession, which He does not give to another (Isaiah 42:8). In the Old Testament, God pl...

Bishop Riggen continues his series on gifts and callings, rooted in Romans 11:29, emphasizing that gifts and callings are distinct and without repentance. He stresses that every believer is called to be a saint, and this primary calling must take precedence over any talent or spiritual gift. The first aspect of this call is salvation—God chose us and drew us out of darkness. Second, we are called...

Pastor Hilton preaches from Deuteronomy 8:1-3, focusing on God's provision of manna in the wilderness as a type of miracle bread. He explains that God's commandments and principles are given so that His people may live, multiply, and possess the land, not merely as arbitrary rules. The manna was a daily miracle, but the Israelites grew accustomed to it, even complaining and longing for the leeks,...

Pastor Hilton opens his message from Proverbs 24:16, 'for a just man falleth seven times and riseth up again.' He emphasizes the distinction between the just and the wicked is not that both fall, but that the just gets back up. He then explores the biblical concept of 'arising,' noting that when Jesus arose in the Gospels, He was about to exercise His power. Citing Matthew 8:23-26, the storm on th...

Reverend Hilton draws from the preacher G.E. Patterson's music to reflect on powerful moves of God, emphasizing that God is not done and has more in store. He recounts several recent testimonies of divine healing at Truth Church: a woman's healing from migraines, a child's broken femur healed within two weeks, a deaf woman's restoration in the bathroom after a heart attack, and a coworker's swolle...