The Gathering Sermons

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 19th October 2025 Passage: Acts 13 Sermon Summary: We’ve seen the fulfillment of Jesus’ proclamation to the disciples in Acts 1:8, starting with the church in Jerusalem who first received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (2:1-11). Stephen’s death scattered the believers throughout Judea and Samaria, (8:1) and Philip brought great jo...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. Gabriel Wong Date: 12th October 2025 Passage: Acts 12 Sermon Summary: What can we say apart from praise be to God, who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think? (Eph. 3:20) The sharing from our Congo team set the scene as they talked about God’s supernatural providence with a specific SSD part that was missing, and doors o...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 5th October 2025 Passage: Acts 11:19-30 Sermon Summary: Just as Jesus declared at the beginning of Acts (1:8), we’ve seen the gospel travel around Jerusalem (Acts 2), Judea, and Samaria (8:4-8, 14-17). It even started to break Gentile ground with the Holy Spirit’s descent on Cornelius and his household (10:44-46). But it’s in An...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 28th September 2025 Passage: Acts 10:1-11:18 Sermon Summary: In Isaiah 55:8-9, the prophet records God’s declaration that His thoughts and ways are nothing like ours. They are far beyond anything we could imagine! Acts 10 shows us an example of this as God orchestrates an encounter between Cornelius the centurion and the apostle...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. Gabriel Wong Date: 21st September 2025 Passage: Acts 9:32-43 Sermon Summary: What’s your reaction when you come across accounts of healing in Scripture, such as Aeneas who was healed from his paralysis, or Dorcas who was risen from the dead? Perhaps it’s yearning or longing for an injury to be healed, or relief for a friend or family member batt...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang & Sam Leung Date: 14th September 2025 Passage: Acts 9:1-19 Sermon Summary: The story of Jesus’ confrontation with the apostle Paul is one of the most dramatic in Scripture: Paul, who then went by his Hebrew name Saul, was actively persecuting the church. He was breathing threats and murder against the followers of Jesus (Acts 9:1)...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 7th September 2025 Passage: Acts 8:26-40 Sermon Summary: This week’s account of the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26-40) shows us what can happen as we remain obedient and responsive to the Holy Spirit. It involves Philip, who we last saw bringing the word to Samaria (v.6-8; 14-17), and an Ethiopian eunuch, who seems to be searching for spi...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 31st August 2025 Passage: Acts 8:1-25 Summary: Although Stephen’s death sparked great persecution against the church (Acts 8:1b), it was also the catalyst for a great scattering. One of those who scattered was Philip, a fellow deacon who had served alongside Stephen. (6:5) Philip willingly entered enemy territory—Samaria being h...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. Gabriel Wong Date: 24th August 2025 Passage: Acts 6:8-7:60 Sermon Summary: Highlighted in last week’s passage as a man “full of faith and of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 6:5a), the deacon Stephen was “doing great wonders and signs among the people.” (v.8) But there were those who “could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which [Stephen] was...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 17th August 2025 Passage: Acts 6:1-7 Sermon Summary: This week’s passage of Acts 6:1-7 introduces us to the first deacons, “seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and…wisdom.” (v.3) All seven of the deacons have Greek names, suggesting a Hellenistic (Greek) background. This was perfect for the complaint that the Hellenisti...

Series: Questions About Faith Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 10th August 2025 Passage: Romans 8:18-30 Sermon Summary: If God is good, then why is there still suffering in this world? It’s not as straightforward as we think it is—on the one hand, God could eradicate terrorists, murderers, and criminals with just a snap of His fingers. But the problem of suffering would still exist. We exist, and we...

Series: Questions About Faith Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 3rd August 2025 Passage: Romans 1:19-22a Sermon Summary: Since the popularization of science during the Enlightenment era, faith and science have been pitted against each other. Reason replaced theology as the primary source of authority and legitimacy. Influential thinkers started to argue for a complete rejection of religion and religi...

Series: Questions About Faith Preacher: Ps. Gabriel Wong Date: 27th July 2025 Passage: Isaiah 43:1-13 Sermon Summary: According to the Westminster Shorter Catechism, the meaning of life—or the chief end of man—is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. Only God alone is everlasting, only He will truly satisfy. But what does it mean for us to glorify Him? How is this related to our enjoyment of Hi...

Series: / Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 20th July 2025 Passage: Mark 4:35-41 Summary: How familiar are you with the account of Jesus calming the storm? You might remember how He steers His disciples across the Sea of Galilee, but falls asleep at the crucial moment. (Mk. 4:35-38a) His disciples panic and try to shake Him awake—and they were filled with great fear after witnessing Jesus rebuke the...

Series: Questions About Faith Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 13th July 2025 Passage: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Series: Questions About Faith Preacher: Ps. Johnny Wong Date: 6th July 2025 Passage: John 14:1-7

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. Gabriel Wong Date: 29th June 2025 Passage: Acts 5:12-42 Summary: Sharing the good news of Jesus is tricky because we fear the consequences it will bring. We may not have the same threat of persecution as the early church, but we can still face rejection and opposition at times.   This week’s passage of Acts 5:12-42 is a perfect example of how we...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 22nd June 2025 Passage: Acts 4:32-5:11 Sermon Summary: The account given of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11 might be one of the most dramatic in Scripture—after receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit, members of the early church lived out their new life in Christ with a radical generosity. They felt compelled to sell their po...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 15th June 2025 Passage: Acts 4:1-31 Summary: One of the core principles of the Christian faith is the transformation that happens as we go to Jesus. He demands our everything—He should become our everything . This week’s passage of Acts 4:1-31 gives us an example as the Sadducees confront Peter and John. Annas, Caiaphas, and the...

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. Johnny Wong Date: 8th June 2025 Passage: Acts 3

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Joe Tang, Gabriel Fagbenro, and Josh Shum Date: 1st June 2025 Passage: Acts 2:42-47

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 25th May 2025 Passage: Acts 2:14-41

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Dr. Joyce Samoutou-Wong (New Sight Congo) & Ps. James Tang Date: 18th May 2025

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. James Tang Date: 11th May 2025 Passage: Acts 2:1-13

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts) Preacher: Ps. Gabriel Wong Date: 4th May 2025 Passage: Acts 1:12-26