Some churches make you feel good, some churches put you to sleep, some have great worship, some teach the basics, and some tell you you’re going to burn. Not so at True Light Ministries. At TLM we are training Christians to be EFCs—Effective, Forceful Christians.

Ask yourself this question: Why was the Bible written? A common knowledge answer might be that the Bible was written as a guide to how we should live and it teaches us how to have a relationship with God, Christ and the Holy Spirit. This is an acceptable answer, but we all notice how the Bible has a lot of information that many people have interpreted in many ways.

The bottom line is, what is your church teaching you that’s equipping you to handle the struggles of life, defend yourself against the attacks of the enemy, and preparing your soul for the coming Day of Judgment and eternity?

Now, ask yourself this question: What do I believe about the spirit realm? Many people selectively believe in the spiritual realm, while even more people just plain don’t want to know or talk about it. In response, most churches don’t spend a lot of time teaching about this dimension of existence and they often spend even less time training Christians for spiritual warfare. And yet, spiritual warfare is a very real part of the Christian’s daily walk.

At True Light Ministries a balance is taught between handling our daily lives on the spiritual level and knowing how to respond to daily circumstances from an intellectual, Word-based understanding of God’s expectations of us.Many people also tend to be selective with what truths they believe and accept from the Bible.

Every person must decide whether or not they believe the Bible to be the infallible Word of God. If you believe this book is the Word of God, then every part of the Bible is as real and relevant as any other part. We cannot pick and choose to follow only the parts of God’s Word that match our personal tastes and beliefs about life.Yet, by His grace, God gave us the ability to choose our own ways in life because He wants to see what we will do.  You can choose to get in the game and fight the enemy, you can sit in the stadium, or you can stay at home and do something else. As in everything, there are three ways to look at the choices we have. One is to say no, another is to say yes, and last is to do nothing at all. 

At TLM, Pastor Roberts addresses the whole Bible and how the books were relevant with the times in which they occurred. He also teaches how to apply these concepts and principles to present-time situations. What you learn from these teachings gives you a fighting chance to receive the victory God wants you to have in your life. Whether you choose to accept this truth or not, we have so much evil coming against us, and none of it is from God. He only wants what’s best for us.

God wants to bless us, and Pastor Ricky teaches us how to align our lives with the Word of God so we can receive the blessings of God. Every day there are forces at work trying to do whatever possible to keep us from this goal.

Pastor Roberts’ teachings can help you learn how to fight back and win against any attack. But be advised…this path may not be an easy one. You will encounter tests that will try even the strongest people of faith. The good news is you will learn there is hope and victory over the forces of darkness through the power and blood of Jesus Christ. And as you come through each victory you will have more of the tools and understanding necessary to combat the next power of darkness that may come against you. And you will not be alone. The cost of this education and understanding is dedication, obedience to God’s will, and time. It takes time to learn and master these teachings, and anything worth having comes with a price.

Whether people like it or not we are involved in a battle of good and evil that has existed even before we were created. The tests will come no matter what. The question is, Are you ready? You have to make a choice; one is to fight for and with God to do what is right according to the Bible, another is turn from God to a life of sin, and the last is to do nothing or as little as possible. Which will you choose?

Come to TLM and learn how to be an Effective Forceful Christian. You cannot stop the war, but learning how to not only defend yourself and your family but actually fight back and be victorious can bring you real peace. Remember, it is all according to God’s will, but you can’t win if you don’t know how to fight.

Time and again, I have wondered why the ministry has been so hard.  It has taken years to arrive at the point where we are at.  I have recently uncovered the problem.

The problem is the fact that I still hold on to the Doctrine of Imminence.   That the New Testament teaches Christ could return at any moment is a strong doctrine supporting the pre-trib rapture doctrine (see 1 Cor. 1:7; 16:22; Phil. 3:20; 4:5; 1 Thess. 1:10; Tit. 2:13; Heb. 9:28; Jam. 5:7-9; 1 Pet. 1:13; Jude 21: Rev. 3:11; 22:7, 12, 17, 20). Pretribulationists call this the doctrine of imminence. If Christ can return at any-moment, without the necessity of intervening signs or events, then it renders pretribulationism most likely and posttribulationism impossible. Imminence in relation to the rapture has been defined as consisting of three elements: “the certainty that He may come at any moment, the uncertainty of the time of that arrival, and the fact that no prophesied event stands between the believer and that hour.”

I have seen those who believe in the prophetic, healings, miracles, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit taken by some force other than by God away from the Doctrine of Imminence.   I have been pushed to deny the Doctrine of Imminence and to accept Dominion Theology, Latter Rain, and the Manifested Sons of God teachings.  I still stand firm against such teachings.  These teachings have almost taken the prophetic movement over.  They have seized the hearts of the saints making the saints look away from the Coming of the Lord to that of a now kingdom upon the earth.  

So as it were, there are two camps of the prophetic.  Those who follow still the Doctrine of Imminence and believe in the prophetic, healings, miracles, and the gifts of the Holy Spirit are faced with a up hill battle to have a ministry.  However, we can overcome this and promote and defend the Doctrine of Imminence.

On rare occasions, some have criticized the ministry and me personally as being too critical.  I disagree.  I have never been critical in my life.  However, when I see error, I have to address it.  When I see heresy, I must confront it.  When I see error or heresy, I also must preach or teach against it in a way that will deal with the error or heresy alone.  Then, it is not criticism at all, but a correct stance of the Gospel and a spirit of teaching and preaching the Word of God so that people can flee error and heresy.

I do not believe that the ministry is the only one that is of God.  I do not believe that I am only going to heaven.  But I do believe that Jesus Christ is the only means, and that few will make it.  I do believe that we are in the midst of great deception.  I do believe that many of the saints of God are weak, lukewarm, and defenseless.  I do believe that few of the saints of God have any power or authority.  We are being deceived into thinking that we are powerful when we are being torn down piece by piece. 

Martin Luther as a reformer became very unyielding and bold in his stance for Christ.  He wanted the church as she was when she was young and powerful.  The church as it is today is a shadow of her former glory.  I pray that God will correct His church, change His church, and empower her so that she can become a church of authority, anointing, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and that of power.

1. The beginning of our church is God, not human ability or activity (1 Corinthians 6:3).
2. God’s part is always supernatural (1 Peter 2:21; 1 John 3:16; Ephesians 5:18-20). He breathes life into the church and causes it to grow through the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 1:5).
   1. Man’s part is to abide in Christ and to rely on the Spirit to bring change (John 15:5; Galatians 5:18).
   2. We abide in Christ because we rely on the Word of God (1 John 2:24; 1 John 3:24; John 15:10).
3. Consequences for Church
   1. The church will be centered on God, not on man.
   2. The minister must understand that he or she is unqualified to minister to anyone.
   3. It is God alone who can qualify (2 Corinthians 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 3:6).
   4. It is God who equips us to minister, not ourselves (Romans 1:5).
   5. We can only do all things in Christ (Philippians 4:13).
   6. We must continue to abide in Christ (John 15:4-5).
   7. We must commit ourselves to the Word and prayer (Acts 6:4).
4. Our measuring stick is the Bible, nothing else (Isaiah 55:6-11).
   1. The Bible is inspired of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
   2. It is the final authority for Christian faith and practice.
   3. The Bible serves as the ultimate judge about what we believe as truth (John 16:13; 2 Peter 1:20-21).
5. Our focus is the moving of the Holy Spirit through His Gifts for breathing life into the saints to refresh them, bringing healings, miracles, deliverances, and other manifestations (1 Corinthians 12-13).
6. Our goal is for the church to be equipped with many mature Christians who are ready and willing to commit their lives to tearing down all strongholds whatever they may be (Ephesians 6:11-17; Colossians 1:28-29).
7. Mature Christians will have several other commitments:
   1. To Jesus Christ (Matthew 6:33).
   2. To family (1 Timothy 5:8).
   3. To the body of Christ (Galatians 6:10).
   4. To the work of Christ in the world (Galatians 6:10).
   5. Mature Christians are those grounded upon the Word, equipped with the necessary disciplines of the Christian faith, and equipped with prayer and with the manifestations of answered prayer. 
      1. Those saints who are willing to pay everything for Christ, sold out to Him, and willing to follow in obedience and faith to whatever He wants.
      2. Those who stand on their own faith.
      3. Those who can also pray for themselves.
8. Our atmosphere is for the Holy Spirit, His Holiness, and His glory (John 13:34-35; 1 Corinthians 12-13; Acts 1-2).
9. Our process is for saints to be reproduced into the realm of maturity (2 Timothy 2:2).