The Truth Church

Pastor Hilton teaches from Hebrews 6:1-3, urging the congregation to 'go on unto perfection' and build upon the solid foundation already established. He explains that the church must move beyond foundational doctrines like repentance, faith, baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection, and eternal judgment, and progress toward spiritual maturity and completion in God's will. He draws a parallel to a house being built: after a foundation is laid, walls and structure must rise quickly. He warns against competitive growth and emphasizes the difference between numerical and spiritual growth. Tracing church history from the simple, Spirit-led New Testament church through layers of institutional hierarchy, ceremony, and formalism, he calls for a return to authentic, apostolic, Spirit-led gatherings where every believer participates. Pastor Hilton stresses the necessity of balance—between the word and the Spirit—noting that the letter kills but the Spirit gives life. Using 1 Corinthians 14, he shows that genuine moves of the Spirit are orderly, edifying, and decent, and that believers have control over spiritual manifestations. He challenges the congregation to grow up in understanding, avoid extremes, and apply balance so that all things are done to build up the church. Ultimately, his message is a call to be led by the Spirit, allowing God to move authentically in every service for the sake of reaching the lost and bringing the body to perfection.

Pastor Hilton draws from Proverbs 1:8-9 and Proverbs 6:20 to explore 'the law of my mother,' emphasizing that every mother establishes unique household rules shaped by her personality and love. He illustrates this with personal memories, such as the strict rule never to walk on a freshly mopped kitchen floor, and the careful selection of a green switch for discipline, showing that maternal laws instill lasting patterns. He contrasts this with a troubling cultural shift where generations have been raised under 'no rules,' leading to rejection of all authority—a root cause of societal issues like transgenderism. He insists that parents have a God-given obligation to rule their homes and that children must obey until they can establish their own households.

The sermon connects earthly motherhood to the New Testament church as our spiritual mother in Jerusalem. The house rules of this church are unchanging: repentance, water baptism in Jesus' name, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues, as found in Acts 2:38. These are not arbitrary restrictions but promises—'for the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off' (Acts 2:39). Similarly, holiness and separation from the world (Hebrews 12:14) are not for their own sake but to draw believers closer to the Father, free from worldly distractions. The laws of our Mother are motivated by love, designed to lead us into an eternal relationship with God, reminding us of His promises and guiding us to a purposeful, protected life.

Pastor Hilton preached from Psalm 51:10, 'Create in me a clean heart, O God,' emphasizing that God's creative power did not end on the sixth day; He still creates in believers today. The sermon argued that humanity's inherent wickedness, as seen in Genesis 6, requires divine intervention. Using Acts 17:30, the pastor stressed that while God once winked at ignorance, He now commands all men everywhere to repent. From 2 Corinthians 7:10-11, he distinguished between worldly sorrow, which produces death, and godly sorrow, which leads to genuine repentance and salvation. He detailed seven fruits of authentic repentance from verse 11: carefulness (diligence in seeking correction), clearing of oneself (obtaining a defense for past sins), indignation (anger at the enemy when forgiven sins are recalled), fear (dread of repeating the offense), vehement desire (earnest longing to please God), zeal (ardor in pursuing righteousness), and revenge (allowing God to punish the enemy for tempting the believer). He warned against a 'once saved, always saved' mentality among apostolics and cautioned that outward religious performance—like speaking in tongues—without heart repentance is worthless. He concluded by exhorting the congregation not to create their own limited image of God, which is modern idolatry, but to let the infinite Creator remake their hearts and minds, restoring their value and purpose.

Pastor Hilton opens with Hebrews 6:1-3, urging the church to leave the foundational doctrines of Christ and go on unto perfection. He explains that a foundation is not meant to be admired but built upon, and the church is now positioned to construct its house—its full spiritual life—on the sure foundation already laid. He warns against treating people as temporary scaffolding, emphasizing that every member is placed by God as a vital, permanent part of the body. He critiques modern Pentecostalism's overreliance on technology, institutionalism, and programmatic ministry, which can stifle the Spirit and reduce body-wide participation. Instead, he calls for a return to simplicity: gathering to pray, sing, study the Word, and care for widows and the poor. The core of the message is being led by the Spirit, as Romans 8:14 states, but with balance. He outlines three safeguards: the Word of God (Christ's and the apostles' examples), the pastor as a validator of spiritual impressions, and mutual submission among the saints. Using his own youth as an illustration, he shares how he submitted his call to his pastor for confirmation. He cautions that spiritual experiences must be checked against Scripture and submitted to spiritual authority, lest deception or confusion arise. The goal is authentic, balanced revival—neither quenching the Spirit nor allowing undisciplined excess—so the church can truly go on unto perfection, building a living, Spirit-led house on the foundation.