Our mission statement is:
“To guide America back to God through the teachings and Marriage Blessing of True Parents.”
We are a local branch in Durham, NC of FFWPU (Family Federation for World Peace and Unification).
We have Sunday service at 11:00am.
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on July 6, 2025
Music Offering
Sermon - Croutons (metaphorical bits of divine guidance)
The speaker presents a reflective and encouraging message about spirituality, connection, and finding meaning in life through small but significant “croutons”—metaphorical bits of divine guidance or insight that may not come in overwhelming, unmistakable forms but rather in subtle, digestible pieces. The speaker opens by addressing feelings of spiritual disconnect, where some people feel they do not experience God or divine communication as others do. Through a story about a man receiving a large, seemingly unhelpful gift (a bull) instead of something more manageable (like a steak or crouton), the speaker suggests that God’s communication might be subtle and fragmented rather than grand and obvious.
The concept of “croutons” is extended through personal anecdotes and teachings that the speaker has found meaningful, such as Erik Erikson’s psychosocial developmental stages, Dr. Gary Chapman’s five love languages, and core spiritual principles including unity and restoration. These ideas serve as practical “croutons,” small insights or tools that can help people navigate life’s challenges and relationships. The speaker also highlights the importance of music, community, and fellowship as additional sources of comfort and guidance. The message concludes with a prayer expressing a desire for divine love, unity, and the realization of a higher purpose in the world.
Highlights
Feeling disconnected from God is a common experience; spiritual communication may be subtle, not overt.
The metaphor of “croutons” represents small, digestible pieces of divine wisdom or support.
Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages explain essential developmental tasks across the human lifespan.
Dr. Gary Chapman’s five love languages reveal how understanding different emotional needs is critical for relationships.
Core spiritual teachings, like unity and restoration, form the foundation of faith but can feel overwhelming.
Music and community fellowship provide emotional support and spiritual upliftment.
Prayer is a way to express devotion, seek guidance, and foster love and unity within families and communities.
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on July 6, 2025
Music Offering
Sermon - Fulfilling The First Blessing
Speaker shares his journey of love, blessings, and spiritual growth, emphasizing the importance of fulfilling God's first blessing through unity with God.
Key Insights
Degrees vs. Spiritual Fulfillment: While academic achievements are notable, true spiritual progress and the fulfillment of God's will are paramount for our lives.
Love is Divine: The story of Ron and Connie illustrates that love, especially in the context of spiritual partnerships, transcends mere compatibility and is rooted in divine guidance.
The First Blessing: Understanding and committing to fulfilling the first blessing is essential for spiritual growth, emphasizing personal responsibility in our relationship with God.️
Heart as Teacher: True Mother’s advice highlights that our inner voice and heartfelt intentions guide us to connect with God, reinforcing the need for introspection.
Mind-Body Connection: Achieving unity between mind and body through God's love leads to authentic actions, emphasizing the importance of spiritual alignment over mere physical discipline.
Meditation for Connection: Meditative practices can enhance our ability to perceive divine love and presence, suggesting the significance of spiritual exercises in deepening faith.
Transformative Experiences: Personal testimonies from workshops reveal that genuine encounters with God's love can profoundly change lives, reinforcing the need for experiential faith rather than theoretical belief.
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on June 29, 2025
Sermon - Am I Pharisee or Tax Collector?
The sermon, titled “Am I Pharisee or Tax Collector?” draws from the parable in Luke 18:9-14, where Jesus contrasts a Pharisee and a tax collector praying in the temple. The Pharisee boasts of his righteousness, while the humble tax collector pleads for God’s mercy. Jesus concludes that those who humble themselves will be exalted. The speaker reflects on this parable to explore themes of humility, mindset transformation, and true faith in the modern era.
The speaker highlights that though people intellectually understand new spiritual eras—like the “year of the snake,” symbolizing rebirth and renewal—their fixed mindsets, formed by past experiences and societal influences, often prevent genuine transformation. Using examples such as soldiers returning from war or prisoners released from jail, the sermon illustrates how individuals may be physically free or changed but mentally remain trapped in old patterns. Similarly, many church members physically attend services but mentally remain attached to worldly concerns or old beliefs.
To truly evolve spiritually, the speaker urges adopting an open and flexible mindset, citing Columbus’s egg as a metaphor for innovative thinking and first-time achievements. The traditional ways of thinking—based on fixed “logic” or rigid patterns—no longer suffice in the contemporary spiritual landscape.
The Book of Job is invoked to emphasize humility before God. Job was a righteous man who suffered greatly and questioned God’s justice. After God’s rebuke, Job repents, realizing his limited human wisdom and embracing faith with his whole heart, not just intellect. This teaches that deep spiritual understanding comes through trials, not ease.
A testimony about a devoted Christian woman in the speaker’s church illustrates the parable’s application today. Despite her piety and love for God, she refused to receive a spiritual blessing of marriage, considering her love for God sufficient. In a dream, she saw herself denied entry to heaven because she was not part of a blessed couple. This story highlights how legalistic or self-righteous attitudes can hinder true spiritual growth.
The speaker honestly reflects on his own shortcomings, admitting to sometimes acting like the Pharisee by judging others, but aspiring to be a humble tax collector. Both Job and the tax collector share humility and trust in God’s mercy, contrasting with arrogance. The sermon stresses that God values sincere humility and faith over outward religious accomplishments or status.
The message is reinforced by another biblical story from Luke 7, where a sinful woman’s heartfelt repentance and love move Jesus to forgive her, despite the judgment of a Pharisee named Simon. The speaker underscores that God accepts repentance and a loving heart, not social standing or past sins.
Finally, the speaker encourages self-reflection, asking listeners daily if they live honestly, humbly, and with integrity. The core call is to embody the tax collector’s spirit—humble, repentant, and sincere—in order to receive God’s grace and blessing.
Highlights
Jesus’ parable teaches humility is key to being justified before God.
The “year of the snake” symbolizes rebirth and the need to shed old mindsets.
Fixed mental patterns can trap believers even when physically present in church.
Columbus’s egg metaphor encourages innovative, first-time thinking in faith.
Job’s story shows true faith arises through trials and humility, not intellect alone.
A devoted believer’s refusal to receive blessing illustrates dangers of self-righteousness.
God values sincere repentance and a loving heart over external religious acts.
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on June 22, 2025
Sermon - What brings heavenly parents joy?
Summary
The speech titled “What brings heavenly parents joy?” explores the perspective of valuing life and relationships through love rather than material wealth. The speaker discusses a unique understanding of God as a heavenly parent whose joy comes from the love, responsibility, and growth shown by their children—humanity. The talk addresses the problem of evil and suffering in the world, explaining that free will and the presence of devils play a crucial role, rather than blaming God entirely. It highlights the importance of accountability and taking responsibility for one’s actions, contrasting it with the common tendency to pass blame, as illustrated by the story of the Fall.
The speaker then shifts focus to what truly brings joy to heavenly parents — love, both for God and others. Citing biblical commandments, they emphasize loving God with whole heart, soul, and mind, and loving neighbors as oneself as fundamental principles. The relationship with heavenly parents is deepened by inviting them into everyday life, sharing emotions and experiences, and striving to build the kingdom of heaven internally before manifesting it externally.
A major theme is embracing personal uniqueness and potential, resisting conformity, and honoring individual talents and passions. The creation of the “channel sanctum,” a sacred physical place symbolizing divine presence on earth, is shared as a profound experience of connection with heavenly parents. The speaker stresses simplicity combined with hard work in loving relationships, especially within families, prioritizing partnership and children, and cultivating selflessness to counter inherent selfishness.
The talk concludes with practical advice for nurturing family love — spending quality time, communicating, nurturing growth in children, appreciating partners, and sharing abundant love beyond one’s own circle. The overarching message is that heavenly parents find joy when we embody love, responsibility, and growth, and when we carry these principles with perseverance despite challenges.
Key Insights
Value transcends wealth: The speaker rejects the idea that financial success equates to personal worth, emphasizing that unconditional love and inherent divine connection define our priceless value as heavenly parents’ children. This insight challenges societal norms and promotes a spiritually grounded self-worth beyond materialism.
Free will and evil coexist: Instead of portraying God as blameworthy for life’s hardships, the talk underscores human free will and the devil’s influence as reasons for suffering. This perspective encourages personal responsibility, acknowledging the complexity of moral choice—rejecting simplistic blame of divine entities.
Accountability as a divine expectation: Taking ownership of one’s actions and caring for those under one’s influence is portrayed as the most godly attitude. The reference to the biblical Fall narrative reveals how shifting blame has long been a barrier to spiritual growth and healing, encouraging audiences to break this cycle.
Love’s dual command: Highlighting Jesus’ commandments to love God and neighbor shapes the entire message of the talk—the fulfillment and joy of heavenly parents arise when their children foster genuine love extending both vertically (toward God) and horizontally (toward others), embodying compassion, respect, and empathy.
Celebrate individual uniqueness: Emphasizing that everyone is a unique, irreplaceable expression of heavenly parent’s love, the speaker advises against forcing conformity. Recognizing and nurturing individual talents and passions allows personal and spiritual flourishing, aligning with a divine plan of diverse yet harmonious creation.
Internal kingdom-building: The concept that building heaven starts from within encourages self-reflection and personal growth before outward manifestations like social change or charitable acts. Peace, love, and joy cultivated inwardly empower individuals to contribute more effectively to their communities and families.
Family as a microcosm of divine joy: The detailed focus on family life underlines that the greatest joy for heavenly parents comes from witnessing selfless love and healthy relationships—particularly in marriage and parenthood. Prioritizing family with dedication, hard work, and selflessness reflects divine principles in daily living, reinforcing the eternal nature of such bonds.
Sacred spaces and divine connection: The introduction of the “channel sanctum” highlights humanity’s ongoing spiritual connection with heavenly parents, symbolizing a reclaiming of lost divine presence. This physical and emotional experience confirms the longing on both sides for closeness, inspiring believers to deepen their faith and familial bonds.
Hard work in simplicity: While love is often viewed as effortless, the speaker stresses that sustaining loving relationships, especially family dynamics, requires intentional effort, sacrifice, and sometimes immense perseverance. This realistic perspective values grit just as much as goodwill in spiritual practice.
Love is meant to be shared: The call to share abundant love, blessings, and joy beyond immediate circles underscores a generosity of spirit. Heavenly parents’ joy increases when their children embrace inclusiveness and outreach, creating a ripple effect of kindness and divine presence in the world.
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on June 15, 2025
Music Offering
Sermon
It is a reflective and spiritually-charged sermon delivered on Father’s Day, focusing on the themes of the Fall of Humankind, deception, sexual abuse (both physical and spiritual), repentance, and resurrection. The speaker draws upon religious scripture, particularly the Bible and the Divine Principle, as well as psychological insights from working in betrayal trauma therapy involving men struggling with compulsive sexual behavior and women grappling with the heartbreak of deception.
The sermon opens by reframing the Fall of Man story not only in biblical terms but also through the lens of contemporary trauma, suggesting that the Fall represents a cycle of sexual abuse and deception perpetuated through generations. The speaker elaborates on the concept that sexual behavior and trauma often reenact deeper wounds experienced in early life, emphasizing the destructive cycle of abuse and shame.
Beyond physical abuse, the sermon introduces the concept of “spiritual sexual abuse,” a subtle but pervasive relational dynamic resembling abuse on a more intangible plane. This concept challenges conventional understandings of abuse, broadening it to include manipulative spiritual interactions.
The message progresses toward resurrection and renewal, drawing on biblical narratives such as the Prodigal Son, illustrating God’s unconditional love and grace for repentant sinners. The sermon critiques denial, minimization, and self-righteousness (exemplified by the Pharisees and the elder brother in the prodigal son story), urging listeners to confront and name abuses in their lives and to embrace God’s invitation to new life and celebration.
The speaker acknowledges the difficulties in admitting abuse—highlighting their own journey of realizing voyeurism as sexual abuse. Ultimately, the sermon calls for discernment, honesty, and openness to God’s healing, urging participants to be aware of two key pitfalls: minimizing evil or holding contempt. It encourages an honest reckoning for healing and connection with divine grace.
Key Insights:
Reinterpreting the Fall of Man as Sexual Abuse: The speaker insightfully interprets the Fall not just as a mythological concept but as a literal and ongoing cycle of sexual abuse and deception. This links ancient spiritual narratives with present-day trauma, highlighting the lasting impact of wounding passed down through generations. It invites listeners to see how original sin could be understood through the psychological and spiritual consequences of abused innocence.
The Role of Deception and Betrayal Trauma: The sermon illuminates the profound heartbreak that comes from deception in intimate relationships, especially regarding compulsive sexual behavior. Betrayal trauma creates a unique psychological pain that is often more devastating than the act itself, underscoring the complexity of healing and the need for compassionate collaboration between therapists and coaches.
Spiritual Sexual Abuse - Expanding the Definition of Abuse: By introducing the term “spiritual sexual abuse,” the sermon breaks new ground in understanding abuse beyond physical contact. Spiritual abuse often manifests through manipulative, coercive relational dynamics in religious or intimate settings, revealing an invisible but potent form of harm that requires recognition and healing.
Sexual Behavior as a Reenactment of Wounds: Drawing from Christian psychotherapy perspectives, sexual arousal and behaviors are often reenactments of past trauma, suggesting that healing sexual dysfunction or compulsive behaviors requires addressing the original wounds. This cyclical pattern reflects the “spiritual fall” reenacting physically in lives, stressing the importance of therapeutic interventions that recognize deep-rooted trauma.
Minimization vs. Contempt - Two Barriers to Redemption: The speaker identifies two psychological pitfalls that hinder spiritual and personal growth: minimization (denying or downplaying harm) and contempt (harboring hatred or disdain). Both maintain a form of “deadness” in spiritual life, keeping individuals from embracing God’s grace and restoration. Understanding where one falls on this spectrum allows for deeper self-awareness and healing.
Grace and Restoration in the Prodigal Son Narrative: The sermon draws on Luke’s parables to illustrate God’s readiness to welcome sinners back with joy. The tension between the prodigal son and the older brother highlights issues of self-righteousness versus grace. This story invites reflection on how resentment and judgment can prevent one from participating in the full joy of God’s celebration and forgiveness.
Personal Vulnerability as a Path to Truth: The speaker’s candid admission of struggling to label voyeurism as sexual abuse demonstrates the complexity of naming and claiming one’s truth. This vulnerability enriches the message and encourages others to confront uncomfortable realities honestly as a necessary step toward healing and genuine restoration.
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on June 8, 2025
Music Offering
Sermon
The speaker presents a heartfelt and reflective discussion rooted in spiritual teachings, faith, and personal testimonies, centered around the themes of divine growth, human potential, and the evolving understanding of God. The speaker shares a metaphor of humans as “diamonds in the rough,” describing our spiritual development as a gradual, generational process akin to shaping industrial diamonds. This metaphor highlights the challenges of personal growth but affirms the presence and guidance of a loving Heavenly Parent throughout life’s trials.Drawing from religious texts and experiences, the speaker explores the evolving revelation of God’s truth across history—from Moses’ Ten Commandments to Jesus Christ’s teachings of love, culminating in the “new age” that requires deeper spiritual insight. The speaker touches on the concept of “Heavenly Parent,” emphasizing the balanced masculine and feminine nature of God, and the need to recognize both the Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother in spiritual understanding. The dialogue includes reflections on how these teachings address previous shortcomings in recognizing the feminine divine, sparking a respectful exploration of language, tradition, and belief.Further, the content discusses the vision of world peace and restoration through the legacy of Reverend Sun Myung Moon and his wife, often referred to as True Parents. Their mission is portrayed as a continuation and fulfillment of Jesus’s work, now moving humanity towards the realization of the “Kingdom of Heaven on Earth” or the era of “Cheon Il Guk.” The speaker also features moments of communal sharing, encouraging participants to reflect on divine providence, God’s dream for humanity, and their personal spiritual journeys.The session concludes with a shared prayer of gratitude and hope, underscoring unity, faith, and the collective aspiration to embody God’s plan for eternal love and peace.Key Insights
Spiritual Growth as a Process of Refinement: The metaphor of humans as diamonds in the rough powerfully captures the ongoing, often difficult spiritual journey toward perfection. Like industrial diamonds, which require careful precision to be shaped, human beings need guidance, patience, and divine support to realize their full potential. This portrays growth as a long-term, intergenerational endeavor rather than instant transformation. It highlights the value of endurance through trials and the hope embedded in divine companionship.
Progressive Revelation Across Ages: The video illustrates how divine truth has been gradually revealed to humanity, evolving from rudimentary laws (Ten Commandments) to profound teachings of love embodied by Jesus Christ, and now toward an even higher truth suited to contemporary challenges. This progressive view encourages openness to new understandings while respecting history, suggesting that spiritual knowledge must expand and deepen as humanity evolves.
The Centrality of Prayer and Humility: Prayer is portrayed as the primary means to receive divine inspiration and understand the will of God. The speaker stresses the necessity of humility and openness, urging followers not to cling to fixed concepts but to be receptive to spirit and truth. This reflects a dynamic and living spirituality, which adapts to new insights rather than rigid dogma.
Recognition of the Divine Feminine: Introducing the term “Heavenly Parent” instead of solely “Heavenly Father” addresses theological gaps concerning the feminine aspect of God. The discussion reveals that acknowledging both the masculine and feminine qualities of the divine fosters a more complete and balanced portrayal of God’s nature, which enriches believers’ spiritual relationships and promotes gender equality in faith.
Legacy and Mission of True Parents: The role of Reverend Sun Myung Moon and Mother Han as embodying the fulfillment of divine providence connects past religious foundations with ongoing restoration. Their mission is presented as vital to establishing peace and the realization of God’s dream for humanity. This shows the movement’s belief in an active, ongoing divine plan that requires human participation.
Vision of the Kingdom on Earth (Cheon Il Guk): The concept of Cheon Il Guk, meaning “Kingdom of Heaven on Earth,” aligns with Jesus’s prayer for God’s kingdom to come. It symbolizes a hopeful, practical goal for global peace, justice, and spiritual fulfillment. The discussion pushes participants to personally engage with this vision, encouraging reflection on individual and community roles in manifesting this divine era.
Community and Dialogue as Spiritual Tools: The video highlights the importance of sharing insights and experiences through small group discussions. This collective approach supports newcomers and helps deepen understanding across diverse perspectives. It affirms that faith is both individual and communal, thriving through interaction, encouragement, and mutual respect.
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on June 1, 2025
Music Offering
Sermon - Heaven's Heroes
The speaker begins with a reflection on aging and imagination, noting how seniors often reconnect with childlike wonder through movies and games. This segues into a spiritual discussion grounded in biblical scripture, particularly Revelation 22:17, which invites all to drink freely of the "water of life" — a metaphor for receiving eternal life and divine grace through Jesus Christ. The speaker emphasizes the emerging reality of the "kingdom of heaven on earth," as recently highlighted by True Mother, who calls all people to be protagonists or heroes in this unfolding divine story.
Drawing on the children’s movie *The Never-Ending Story*, the speaker uses the character Bastion’s journey to illustrate the spiritual truth that everyone is the main character in their own life’s narrative and holds the power to shape reality through faith and imagination. Bastion’s incredulity at being the protagonist mirrors human doubt about their own divine potential. The speaker relates this to personal experiences, humor, and reflections on free will as expressed in the poem *Invictus*: "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."
The talk then compares different religious texts, highlighting the "Cheon Seong Gyeong" — a concise and profound text that articulates themes such as God, true love, the spirit world, sin, restoration, and the vision of God’s kingdom on earth. A key insight from that text is that created beings can be equal to the Creator in realizing God’s ideal of love, an empowering concept that places God "in me." The speaker connects this to the sacred marriage blessing, which bestows the lineage of the kingdom of heaven and asserts believers' role as saviors of the earth.
The speaker encourages living an exciting and purposeful life, whatever one’s profession, and acknowledges the decades of sacrificial service some have willingly committed to. Accessing God’s presence is discussed as a personal and varied journey: it might be through prayer, journaling, or humble service like cleaning bathrooms. The speaker shares personal moments of spiritual transformation and the fear of potential downfall that often follows public recognition, recounting reassurance from heavenly mother that divine support will never fail.
In closing, the call is to embrace the role of protagonists together in the "great epic" of heavenly parents’ direct governance, a fulfillment of biblical prophecy and restoration from the fall of Adam and Eve. The speaker ends with a heartfelt prayer, expressing readiness to fulfill this divine responsibility, acknowledging past efforts, and committing to the mission of saving the world, walking forward in faith and gratitude.
Key Insights
The Water of Life as Universal Invitation: The biblical imagery of the "water of life" from Revelation symbolizes an open, inclusive call to eternal life and spiritual rejuvenation. This underscores a fundamental theological motif that salvation and divine blessing are available freely to all who seek them, emphasizing grace over merit. Recognizing this can motivate individuals to engage more deeply with spirituality, knowing they are invited and welcomed without barriers.
Life as a Protagonist’s Journey: By likening life to a story where each individual is the main character, the speaker challenges listeners to see themselves as active agents in their spiritual and moral development, not passive observers. This perspective empowers people to take responsibility for their choices, embrace challenges as part of their narrative, and find meaning in their struggles and victories. It links well with modern psychological theories on narrative identity and positive self-concept.
The Evolving Scripture – "Cheon Seong Gyeong"’s Role: The introduction of the "Cheon Seong Gyeong" scripture as a modern text that clarifies and deepens foundational spiritual principles presents a critical insight into religious evolution. Unlike earlier doctrinal paths that may have been complex or circuitous, "Cheon Seong Gyeong" boldly affirms the Messiah’s presence and the possibility of equality with God. This modernization of spiritual text reflects how religions adapt to contemporary understandings and challenges, making faith more accessible and relevant.
Equality with the Creator as a Concept of Divine Potential: The notion that created beings can be equal to God in expressing true love is revolutionary because it demolishes traditional divides between the divine and human. It presents a theology of empowerment, suggesting humans are invited into co-creative participation in God’s ideal, not merely passive recipients. This idea redefines holiness and spiritual maturity as active engagement and moral responsibility, enhancing a believer’s sense of worth and purpose.
Excellence in Ordinary Life as Sacred Service: The exhortation to be the best in any role—whether a trash collector or a philosopher—democrat
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on May 25, 2025
Music Offering
Sermon
A sermon focusing on living under an open heaven, transformation, and divine purpose, urging listeners to embrace change and witness God's presence.
Key Insights
Divine Transformation: Emphasizes the need for personal change by presenting the idea of a "new man" emerging from past struggles. Transformation is essential for growth.
Living Under Open Heaven: The core message is that believers are now living in a realm of spiritual abundance, where blessings flow continuously.
Witnessing God's Presence: Individuals are called to testify and share their transformations, acting as witnesses to God's work in their lives.
Importance of Firsthand Experience: Highlighting that personal testimony carries more weight than hearsay. True experience cultivates faith.
Symbolism of Places: The journey from the stone (call) to the temple (witness) signifies progress in spiritual understanding and closeness to God.
A New Beginning: The sermon stresses that this is a pivotal moment for believers to embrace new opportunities for growth and connection with God.
Responsibility to Share: Encourages individuals to actively share their experiences of God's grace, making them agents of change in their communities.
The presentation provides a detailed overview of the Cheon Won Gung Cheonil Sanctum Entrance Ceremony, emphasizing its significance in the context of divine governance and the relationship between humanity and Heavenly Parent. It outlines the historic and spiritual implications of the ceremony, which marks a new era of direct governance by Heavenly Parent.
Introduction
On April 13, the Cheon Won Gung Cheonil Sanctum Entrance Ceremony was conducted, signifying a transformative moment where Heavenly Parent can directly govern. This event is portrayed as a culmination of a 6,000-year providential history, reflecting the deep gratitude and reverence of the participants towards Heavenly Parent.
True Mother’s Proclamation
True Mother proclaimed the importance of the day, expressing gratitude for the long wait of Heavenly Parent throughout history. She emphasized the emergence of a new generation committed to spreading the vision of a united earthly kingdom under Heavenly Parent's love and guidance.
Historical Context
The presentation discusses the historical absence of Heavenly Parent's direct presence among humanity, citing instances from biblical history where divine presence was obscured. It highlights that despite significant events such as the construction of Solomon’s temple and the crucifixion of Jesus, the true embodiment of Heavenly Parent was not realized until now.
The Role of True Parents
True Mother emphasizes the necessity of recognizing both Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother in the divine structure, asserting that the emergence of True Parents is essential for fulfilling the dream of a unified humanity. The document reflects on True Mother’s efforts to restore the understanding of Heavenly Mother, which had been hidden due to historical biases.
The Journey to Attend Heavenly Parent
The presentation outlines the seven-year course initiated by True Mother to establish a supportive environment for humanity to attend Heavenly Parent. This included changing the way God is addressed and proclaiming the Only Begotten Daughter, thereby reaffirming the feminine aspect of God.
Construction of Cheon Won Gung
True Mother envisioned Cheon Won Gung as a sacred space for the community to gather and attend Heavenly Parent. The construction of this sanctum began in 2013 and aimed to serve as a central administration for Cheon Il Guk, symbolizing the home where Heavenly Parent can settle.
The Entrance Ceremony
The Cheon Won Gung Cheonil Sanctum Entrance Ceremony consisted of three significant ceremonies: the Heavenly Victory Journey, the Ceremony to Reaffirm Heavenly Parent’s Sovereignty, and the Ceremony for the Inheritance of Heaven’s Love and Blessing. Each ceremony symbolized different aspects of victory, settlement, and inheritance within the divine governance framework.
Symbolic Items
During the ceremonies, sacred items were presented, including the Cheon Il Guk Flag and the Cheon Il Guk Royal Seal, which represent the authority of True Parents. These items signify the establishment of Heavenly Parent’s sovereignty and the commitment of the community to uphold this divine order.
True Mother’s Message
In her concluding proclamation, True Mother expressed profound gratitude to Heavenly Parent and highlighted the opening of the gates of Heaven, marking a new era of love and governance. She called for humanity to embrace and live as one family under Heavenly Parent.
Cosmic Significance
The presentation emphasizes the cosmic and historical value of the Entrance Ceremony, suggesting that it fulfills biblical prophecies regarding the new heaven and new earth. It asserts that this event is a pivotal moment in the providential journey initiated by Heavenly Parent.
Conclusion
The Cheon Won Gung Cheonil Sanctum Entrance Ceremony is portrayed as a monumental event that opens the gates to a new era of divine governance. It invites all humanity to participate in the realization of Heavenly Parent's dream for a united family on earth, marking the beginning of a transformative journey towards the kingdom of heaven on earth.
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on May 11, 2025
Faithful Is Our God - Hezekiah Walker
Sermon - Renewed Faith For A New Era
This powerful Mother’s Day message emphasizes the importance of renewing faith for a new era. The speaker reflects on the role of mothers and their significant contributions to society, underscoring how mothers embody faith and perseverance. The presentation outlines a journey of spiritual renewal, calling for a deeper connection with God and a recommitment to a righteous life through prayer and community support. Essential scriptural insights from Hebrews and Romans highlight the necessity of faith as an active and transformative force. The speaker urges the audience to exhibit their faith through communal engagement, personal action, and intentional living. She stresses the urgency of embracing one’s divine purpose in a transformative time, emphasizing that faith without works is lifeless. The call is for all to play their part in creating a new history grounded in deep faith.Key Insights:
Faith is Dynamic: Faith must be actively engaged and expressed through actions; merely believing is insufficient. This is akin to the idea that faith without works is dead—it’s imperative to demonstrate faith through tangible efforts in the community and one’s personal life.
Daily Spiritual Renewal: The speaker asserts that renewing faith should be a daily commitment, involving consistent prayer, Bible reading, and community participation. This daily practice helps maintain a vibrant spiritual life and allows one to embrace the presence of God consistently.
Understanding New Era: The notion that individuals are living in a new era of spiritual transformation indicates an evolving understanding of faith and its application to contemporary life. The speaker reminds participants of their place in history, encouraging them to see themselves as part of a significant spiritual evolution.
Role of Community: Faith is not an isolated endeavor; it relies heavily on the support and encouragement of a community. The message makes it clear: individual faith growth is enhanced through fellowship, mentorship, and collective worship, which fulfill both spiritual and emotional needs.
Intentional Living: The audience is called to live with intention and purpose, guided by the belief that fulfilling one’s spiritual gifting is not just a personal journey but a communal responsibility to uplift others in their spiritual paths.
Scriptural Authority: References to biblical teachings serve not only as testimonies of faith but affirmations of individual potential. By grounding the call for faith renewal in scripture, the message establishes an authoritative basis for the ideas presented.
Historical Impact: The idea that present actions are paving the way for future generations reflects a deep sense of responsibility and urgency. Engaging actively in spiritual and community initiatives is framed as a way to leave a legacy that transcends the current generation.
Triangle Family Church Sunday Service on May 4, 2025
Music Offering
Sermon - Hard Lesson (The Parable of the Talents)
The speaker centers around a spiritual lesson derived from the biblical parable of the talents, where the speaker emphasizes the importance of utilizing one’s God-given abilities and resources to serve others and glorify God. The parable illustrates how three servants are entrusted with different amounts of money (talents) by their master, representing the varying potentials or gifts bestowed upon individuals. The speaker explains that while the first two servants invest their talents wisely and earn returns, the third servant buries his talent out of fear, ultimately facing the master’s disappointment. This lesson extends beyond financial wealth, encouraging individuals to actively engage their skills and resources to foster spiritual growth and support others.
The talk also reflects on personal feelings of spiritual dryness and the challenges faced in maintaining faith amidst life’s struggles. The speaker shares insights from historical figures and contemporary church developments, arguing that despite predictions of declining religious adherence, there is a resurgence of interest in spiritual matters—indicated by positive trends among younger generations and even unexpected endorsements of faith from atheistic figures. Central to the message is a call for a reconnection with God through prayer, meditation, and engagement with scripture, reinforcing that individuals are not alone and can find strength in communal faith.
Key Insights
Utilizing Talents: The parable of the talents serves as a crucial reminder that success in life and faith comes from active participation and the responsible use of innate abilities. The first two servants capitalized on their opportunities to increase their talents, demonstrating that God rewards initiative and creativity in manifesting potential.
Spiritual Growth through Struggle: Spiritual periods of dryness and doubt are commonly shared experiences, reminding individuals that faith is not linear. The speaker’s candid acknowledgement of feeling distanced from God opens the door for others to reflect on their journeys, embracing both highs and lows.
Community Belonging: The emphasis on building true community among believers points to our need for emotional and spiritual support. This community cannot only offer solace during times of struggle but can also motivate individuals to pursue their divine callings collectively.
Revisiting God’s Will: Reflecting on sermons and spiritual literature, such as “God’s Will in the World,” rejuvenates understanding and dedication to one’s mission in life. The session discusses how consistent study contributes to combating spiritual lethargy and fosters a deeper relationship with God.
New Generations Seeking Faith: The resurgence of interest among Generation Z in mystical experiences and classic theological works illustrates a turning tide toward spirituality. This generation acknowledges a need for meaning beyond materialism, suggesting that the church can regain its foothold as a beacon of hope and morality.
Positive Church Trends: Contrary to common narratives that depict the decline of religious institutions, recent reports indicate that individuals are returning to the church, driven by a search for ethical grounding and community. Activities like the increased sales of Bibles imply a yearning for spiritual nourishment.
Cultural Christianity: Notable atheists like Richard Dawkins admitting the societal need for religion signifies a potential gap in secular solutions. This acknowledgment highlights the growing recognition that without a moral framework provided by faith, society may struggle with purpose and cohesion.
