June 11, 2025

Sunday Service on June 8, 2025

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.

June 01, 2025

Sunday Service on June 1, 2025

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