True Focus

True Focus and Terry King are two separate entities.

The sole purpose of True Focus is to 'expand God's Kingdom'.
The method used here to accomplish that, is to broadcast the Word of God all day and all night, with a few breaks filled with teachings.
Terry King is the teacher I have chosen to provide those teachings.

I've been to many churches in my lifetime.
When I was in my later teen years, I went to a church called 'Faith Chapel' in an old theater in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland.
Terry King was the pastor there.

It was exhilarating.
Terry was so full of excitement for Christ, and that sincere enthusiasm spread to his congregation.
You could meet any one of the church members through the week and sometime in your conversation, the phrase, "Are you going this Sunday to get your batteries charged up?" would come up in some form or another.

That is what Faith Chapel was like - Charging your batteries.

Well, I went in the Army, and Terry had a calling from God to go to Africa.

About 35 years later, we reconnected, meeting for lunch several times a year.

I can't say that the years of disconnection from him were years that I walked with God.
I didn't.

But when I decided to take my spiritual life more seriously, Terry was there as a mentor, teacher, pastor, accountability guru, and friend.

His guidance has helped steer my footsteps down the path of Truth.

So let me tell you a little bit about Terry from my point of view;


Terry King has taught me that a true leader is someone that encourages, and equips others with the knowledge, wisdom, skills, and tools that they need to succeed.
A true leader is not about their selves.
Their whole drive should be to help others.

We are all human, and as subjects to a leader, we should never hold those over us to standards that as humans, they are not likely to achieve.
Leaders can make mistakes.
They can be self-centered at times.
They can be arrogant at times.
And, they can suffer the same pitfalls the rest of us experience in life.

The question one should ask however, is, "Does the main drive of this human being seem to be self seeking, or is it to promote others?"

I can't say that I've ever seen a bad side of Terry King.

I'm not saying that he is perfect, and I wouldn't try to hold him to that standard.

What I can say, is that every encounter with him, has had an overall sense of wanting to see me succeed in my walk with God.

That ranks high on my idea of good leadership.


It has been said that knowing a person's heart can be revealed by their wallet - what they do with their money and how important that money is to them.

For several years now, leadership in Christianity has, (many times rightfully,) been accused of it's leaders becoming rich off of donations.


Terry certainly is not about money.
He lives in a moderately humble home, drives a probably lower than average vehicle, and lives a simple lifestyle.
If you drove down the middle class rural road where Terry lives, his house would not stand out from any other.


I've personally seen what Terry does with his money;
The more he makes, the more he either gives away, or uses to minister in more ways.

I suspect that giving him a millions of dollars would produce a struggle for him, as he wouldn't know how to give it all away.

I know of one story where someone gave him a slight excess of money, and he quickly gave it to someone else at the Spirit's direction.


He does travel a lot, but not on vacations.
He actually goes all over the country and the world, helping to start churches and training leaders.

I liken him to a modern day Paul, as his life mimicks the drive and ministry that Paul had.

I have no problem supporting his work, or his life while he accomplishes that work.


Mr. King has also taught me that I do not need to 'fix' other people, or their problems.

I am a sinner.
I am saved by God's Gift, and by Jesus' sacrifice, but I am still a sinner.
(I have repented, but I'm not yet perfect, and as long as I'm human, I am still subject to sinning.)

Forgive me if I accuse you of sin in saying this if you happen to somehow be perfect, but, 'we are all sinners.'

If we are going to have eternal life with God, then God needs to accept us in order for Him to open the door to that eternal life.
As He will not let anything that is not perfect to reside in His presence, we will need to be without sin and perfect.
This is why He gave us Jesus - To cleanse us from our sin and make us perfect in His eyes.

In the day that He resurrects us, God will only the see the blood of His perfect Son, not our sin, and say, "Come on in."

Again, we all have sin.
As humans, we tend to apply a scale to our sin, and then compare our sin to the sins of others.
Then we become judgmental.

Being forgiven is a gift to everyone who repents, asks for it, and surrenders their will to God.

For the rest of our lives, we will be surrendering our will.
For the rest of our time in these bodies, we will be fighting the will of our flesh's desire for self-preservation and self-happiness.

We have forgiveness as a gift, but under that forgiveness, we are still guilty of the same thing (sin) that everyone else is guilty of.
Pointing out other people's sin, or trying to fix other people's sin, is not what we are called to do.

Prophets in the Old Testament were sometimes call to do this, but since Christ came to Earth and offered us forgiveness, God's calling for our lives is to offer others the knowledge of the bliss of having Christ as Lord of our will.

We are not called to protest abortion clinics, or to tell someone that who they copulate with is sinful.

We are called to offer them knowledge, and specifically, the knowledge that Christ died so that they don't have to.

Terry King teaches that fixing other people is not what I am here to do, but rather, I am here to offer them Christ.

His insights, understandings, and ability to verbalize examples are only superseded by his patience and non-judgmental attitude.

Most importantly, he has proven time and time again, to be obedient to the beckoning of the Spirit.

He is a true leader, friend, and brother in Christ, and I am honored to know him, and to have had him as my mentor and teacher.

Hence, this is the reason I have chosen him as our featured preacher here at True Focus.