The Truth Church

Bishop Riggen examines Acts 5:12-16, where the early church experiences great revival, miracles, and healings. He emphasizes that this revival followed the judgment on Ananias and Sapphira, which brought the fear of God upon the church (Acts 5:11). The central teaching is a warning against becoming satisfied with spiritual 'shadows' — passively hoping to receive a blessing from someone else's anoi...

Reverend Stewart preached from Proverbs 17:22, 'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit dryeth the bones.' He introduced the Japanese art of kintsugi, which repairs broken pottery by filling cracks with gold lacquer, making the piece more beautiful and valuable than before. This illustrates how God works in believers' lives—not hiding brokenness, but transforming it into some...

Reverend Prince centers the message on God’s revelation of His name as "I AM" in Exodus 3, emphasizing that this name declares God’s self-existence and His power to bring things into being. He contrasts Moses’ initial focus on his own inadequacy—asking "who am I?"—with the proper focus on who God is and His promise to be with His people. The sermon argues that just as Israel’s time in Egypt was di...

Bishop Riggen preached from 2 Kings 13:14-19, focusing on the dying prophet Elisha and King Joash. When King Joash came to Elisha, he wept and called him 'the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof,' acknowledging Elisha as Israel's greatest defender, more vital than their entire army. However, Elisha refused to dwell on his past role and immediately directed the king to take bow and arrows. W...

Pastor Hilton preaches from Isaiah 6:8, focusing on the phrase 'Here am I' as a response to God's call. He breaks the message into three parts: awareness, attention, and availability. Awareness involves recognizing God's voice, as seen in Abraham's sensitivity when God called him to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham's awareness allowed him to hear God's second command to stop, preventing a tragedy. Attenti...

Bishop Riggen teaches from Romans 11:29 and Ephesians 4:11 on the gifts and callings of God, emphasizing that ministry offices are gifts to the church for perfecting the saints. He clarifies that 'perfecting' in scripture means spiritual maturity and completeness according to one's spiritual age, not flawlessness. The bishop argues that pastors and teachers are likely the same office, as both Timo...

Reverend Goff examines the story of Jonah to challenge believers to stop running from God’s call. Jonah was commanded to go to Nineveh, a wicked city 718 miles away, but he fled 2,500 miles in the opposite direction toward Tarshish, a place of wealth and exotic goods. God had been preparing Nineveh for years through plagues, an eclipse, and an earthquake that shook both Israel and Assyria. While I...

Pastor Hilton preaches from James 2:17-24, emphasizing that faith without works is dead. He clarifies that James is not teaching salvation by works but that genuine faith is demonstrated and perfected through actions. Using the example of Abraham, who was justified by his completed faith—shown when he offered Isaac—Pastor Hilton stresses that works are the evidence of faith, not the basis of salva...

Pastor Hilton preaches from Genesis 18:24-32 on the word 'peradventure,' meaning 'through what must happen' or considering unforeseen scenarios. Abraham intercedes for Sodom, negotiating with God from 50 down to 10 righteous, yet God remembers Abraham's heart and rescues Lot. The message contrasts human uncertainty with divine certainty: while we exhaust possibilities and worry, God declares 'veri...

The minister uses Ecclesiastes 4:12 as his text — 'a threefold cord is not quickly broken' — to launch a teaching on the unity of the Spirit. He brings out a physical rope to illustrate that the three strands, though distinct, are twisted together for a single purpose. He then turns to John 17, where Jesus prays four times that believers 'may be one,' emphasizing that this oneness is not optional...

Pastor Hilton opens Acts 8:1-4, where persecution scatters the Jerusalem church except for the apostles. He emphasizes that those scattered 'went everywhere preaching the word,' turning suffering into gospel advance. The sermon centers on the legacy of a martyr, drawing first from the early church's first martyr, Stephen. Stephen is introduced in Acts 6 as full of faith and the Holy Ghost, and in...

Bishop Riggen teaches from 1 Timothy 2:1-2, emphasizing that prayer must be "first of all" in the believer's life and that those in authority should be a primary focus of prayer. He urges the congregation to pray for the nation's leaders gathering that afternoon, not as a political statement but as a biblical command, that believers may lead quiet and peaceable lives. Using Esther 4:11 and Psalm 6...

Bishop Riggen continues his series on Apostolic Authority, teaching from Romans 11:29 that the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. He focuses on the distinction between gifts and callings, emphasizing that the calling is the highest priority, and moves into the manifold positions of ministry from Ephesians 4:11. Having covered apostles and prophets, he now addresses the office of the...