The Truth Church

Pastor Hilton preaches from Galatians 4:19–31, focusing on Paul's anguish that Christ be formed in believers. He warns against a "once saved, always saved" mentality that allows living any way after receiving the Holy Ghost, insisting believers must be born again repeatedly. The message centers on the allegory of Hagar and Sarah—bondwoman versus free woman—to show that true children of God are children of promise, not of the flesh. Pastor Hilton argues that just as God miraculously opened the wombs of barren matriarchs like Sarah, Rebecca, and Rachel to fulfill His covenant, He must perform miracles to bring forth spiritual children today. He emphasizes that human effort produces Ishmael, but God's intervention produces Isaac, the promised child. Drawing from Genesis 12–17, he shows that Abraham had to leave his father's house and receive a new identity before the promise could be fulfilled. The pastor applies this to the local church: it must not look to others for revival but expect God to work through its own bowels. He shares that God is ready to open the womb of the church, causing it to travail and bring forth promised children who genuinely love God. The sermon culminates in an altar call, urging those without the Holy Ghost to seek a fresh baptism and for all believers to travail in prayer until spiritual children are born.

First of All (Part 1)

Bishop Riggen opens with 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, emphasizing that Paul wrote so believers would not be ignorant of spiritual gifts. He stresses that ignorance does not mean stupidity but a lack of knowledge, and that such ignorance can destroy the church. The bishop warns that much of what is passed off as spiritual gifts today is showmanship and fakery, citing examples of staged miracles. He asserts that true spiritual gifts are supernatural enablements from God, not human talents, acquired skills, or abilities. They flow from the mind of God and are given by the Spirit as He wills, not as we will. Using the illustration of a jacket that cannot play a piano without the man inside, he explains that people are merely vessels—empty suits until God fills them. The bishop argues that spiritual gift tests are unbiblical because gifts cannot be measured by human means; they are sovereign distributions of the Holy Spirit. He connects this to the urgent need for the church to prepare for a coming dark time in America, stating that only the supernatural power of the Spirit will sustain the church through persecution and cultural decline. The message calls believers to earnestly covet the best gifts, to pray for the manifestation of the Spirit, and to seek God now while He is near, because without a true demonstration of the Holy Ghost, the church cannot impact its world or draw lost souls.

Pastor Hilton opens with John 20:24-29 and Hebrews 11:1, focusing on Thomas’s demand to see and touch Jesus’ wounds before believing. He argues that Thomas actually had more faith than he realized because, when Jesus appeared and invited him, Thomas did not physically touch Him—just seeing was enough to confess 'My Lord and my God.' Jesus then pronounces blessing on those who believe without seeing. The pastor also addresses Peter’s overconfidence in Luke 22 and the father in Mark 9 who pleaded, 'Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.' He emphasizes that every believer has been given a measure of faith (Romans 12:3) and that even faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains (Matthew 17:20). The sermon builds a pattern from Scripture: God increases what we bring—strength to strength, grace for grace, glory to glory, faith to faith. The preacher challenges the congregation to move from hoping to seeing with spiritual eyes before physical manifestation, citing the faith of Old Testament heroes who 'saw' promises they never received. He stresses that faith is the evidence of things not seen, and that God wants to do greater things in this generation through believing. The message concludes with an urgent call to bring whatever faith one has to the altar, trusting God to multiply it and perform what He has promised.

Reverend Ross opens with Acts 2:14-17, where Peter declares that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit is what was spoken by the prophet Joel. He defines revival as the reanimating of those who already possess spiritual life, restoring them from stagnation. Drawing from Exodus 33:3, he explains that the shock factor of God saying He would not go up with a stiff-necked people stirred the Israelites to mourning and repentance—showing that conviction, the shocking word, and instruction are essential for revival. He emphasizes that the apostolic church thrives in an atmosphere of the supernatural, not in dryness or dead religion. Using the fig tree parable from Luke 13, Reverend Ross warns that God seeks fruit from His people; the dresser’s plea to dig and fertilize the tree represents the work of revival—preaching, prayer, and patient labor. He stresses that revival requires unity as described in Psalm 133: a climate where love, lowliness, and long-suffering prevail. He draws from Ephesians 2 and 4 to show that the blood of Jesus unifies believers, breaking down walls of partition. The early church in Acts 2 experienced the rushing mighty wind because they were in one accord. Reverend Ross calls the congregation to cultivate this atmosphere of revival, where unity unlocks the power of the Spirit for signs, wonders, and deliverance, urging them to resist division and embrace harmony so that God’s presence can move freely.