Agape Baptist Church Singapore

“Life is a journey.” Journeying through life in the 21st century is complicated. We journey trying to ‘find ourselves’, to make sense of purpose and meaning in life. In Genesis 2:4-25, we learn that God has created us with identity, purpose, and needs. And these are meant to guide us on our journey. Pastor Johanan brings us the third sermon in the series: We Weren’t Always Travellers!

“Life is a journey.” These few days have proven just how true this statement can be. Plans change. Hope wavers. Nothing is for certain. The Bible is all too familiar with the journey that life is. In light of all the ups, downs, and turns in life - the Bible calls us to rest. In this second sermon, Ps Johanan brings us Rest Is A Must, from Genesis 2:1-3.

“Life is a journey.” This popular mantra has become all the more relatable due to the many transitions and adjustments over the past year. The Bible agrees that we are sojourners and exiles, perpetually on travel - until we arrive at our Promised Land. But how can we last the journey? Pastor Johanan kicks off the sermon series 'Truths for The Travels' with the message 'First Things First'.

Reverend Terence will bring to us a sermon based on Colossians 1:15-23, through which he will invite us to consider what brings us peace in and through challenging times of our lives. Through this sermon, we will come to appreciate the heart of the letter of Colossians, from which everything else flows, both in the letter and also in our lives. If we believe firmly what Apostle Paul wrote to the C...

Why can’t we simply watch Sunday worship services via Livestream in the comfort of our own homes? Does it really matter whether we join the worship service alone or with a group of believers? Is it worth the trouble to travel to someone’s home or go onsite to Dorset? In this sermon, Pastor Too addresses these questions and more by taking us through Hebrews 10:19-25 to see how God calls His people...

In this sermon, Pastor Guoliang will examine the nature of worship from Psalm 34:1-3 and explain to us, based on related parts of Scripture, how true worship in its most fundamental sense, is about exalting God in our hearts and actions.

In this message, Pastors Guna will preach from 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 where the sermon will look at the evidence that proves the resurrection of Jesus Christ and how the resurrection changes our lives.

Have you ever thought about the kind of songs that Jesus had sung? What kind of songs had stirred His heart during His time on earth? As we look at the Holy Scriptures, we discover that Psalm 118 is one such memorable song that was profoundly meaningful for Jesus. In the concluding sermon in the series 'Psalms of the Saviour,' Pastor GL will be preaching from Psalm 118, and he will reveal to us th...

Injustice inhabits the world we live in. Whether it’s injustice experienced personally at the workplace, or genocide committed within a nation - we all wonder: ”Will injustice go unanswered?" In this sermon, Pastor Johanan will unpack Psalm 110 to help us see that the cross is the assurance and guarantee that we will see justice.

What do we do with passages that talk about the ‘fullness of joy’? Do we see such joy as being part of the Christian life? Or just something we hope to taste in heaven? In this sermon, Pastor Johanan will unpack Psalm 16 to help us see that it is at the cross that certainty triumphs over despair, life triumphs over death, and JOY triumphs over sorrow.

Many people would readily agree that they have experienced kindness from others in their lives. Yet clearly, not all expressions of kindness have the same impact. Some acts of kindness are easily forgotten, while some others are so impactful that they are literally life-changing. In 2 Samuel 9, we discover such incredible, life-changing kindness. In this story, King David very intentionally seeks...

n this final sermon on DESIRE, Ps Guna leads us to look at Psalm 73. There are seasons in our lives where we feel like the goodness of God is drying up on us because things are just so hard. But at the same time, we wonder why life is going so well with those who are not trusting the Lord like we are. The psalmist gives us the answers for such times of struggle in Psalm 73 by leading us to Desire...

God is not against wealth and riches. 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19 surfaces two dangers that come with the love of money - apathy and anxiety. In this message, Ps Guna will unpack both dangers and show us how to desire wealth without distorting our hearts.

It was Charles Spurgeon who said that, “He who would be happy here must have friends; and he who would be happy hereafter, must, above all things, find a friend in the world to come, in the person of God.” In other words, everyone needs friends both horizontally with fellow men and vertically with God. Do you know that having friends is not a luxury but a necessity? However, it is not something we...

In Luke 16:1-15, Jesus gives the parable about the dishonest money manager who was praised by his master for his shrewdness. In this message, Ps Guna will unpack this parable to show how the way we manage our wealth is so tied to the spiritual revival we seek for our life, family, church, and city.

God has placed many good desires in us but those desires have been distorted by sin. How do we redeem our desires? How do we desire what God desires for us? Taking from the two short parables in Matthew 13:44-46, Ps Guna opens this new series on four sermons called DESIRES. In Desiring the Kingdom, he begins by looking at how sin has distorted desire and how Jesus restores us to desire rightly.

Although most people know that life is not a bed of roses, we are not well prepared to deal with a bed of thorns. When we face challenges, we are not sure if God still cares about us. We wonder, if He is truly a good God, why doesn’t He make things better. The current sermon series will conclude with the final sermon titled “Challenging Circumstances: God Still Cares”. Ps Too will help us see how...

“Would you consider serving the church?” For some of us, this question provokes fear, inadequacy, and a desire to keep the church community at a safe distance. For others of us, this question makes us feel noticed, wanted - and we relish the opportunity for our skills or talents to be made known to the larger church. But how should we respond to this question? How is serving in the church, differe...

The Christian life can often feel slow, uneventful, and unexciting. We often hope to look upon the Christian life and see fireworks - but sometimes it feels like watching grass grow. Is there any way around this? What encouragement can we receive from God’s word? In the sermon titled “Christian Ordinaries: God Still Hears”, Pastor Johanan will unpack Mark 11:12-26 for us to see how vital & non...

Most communities are united by common interests. Members enjoy each other’s company while pursuing their interests as autonomous individuals. But Christian communities are united by the gospel. We come together even if the members have very little in common. In such a community, the members are highly interconnected, interdependent - like different members of a body. In the sermon titled “Communit...

Are you ready for 2021? Most of us have some kind of plans for the new year. Personal. Career. Family. Spiritual. Yet what are the areas that God is calling us as His children, and as His church, to invest in? Pastor Johanan brings us The Word: God still speaks from Jeremiah 23:16-17, 28-29.

At the heart of the Christmas story, is life. But what’s the big deal about life? Some people live long, comfortable lives. Others live short, exciting ones. Length of days, quality of living - who is to say which kind of life is better? Many of us feel that way - until we find ourselves staring down the jaws of death. Or, until we are presented with the very real offer of eternal life. Pastor Joh...

Did you know that the Christmas story is a love story? For many people, love is a feeling and an emotion. It is something that we fall into or fall out of. With love, there comes immense joy and intimacy. But love is where we also open our hearts to intense pain and shattering betrayal. But Christmas love comes from the God who so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes i...

Why celebrate Christmas? The bible says that we celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas because, through Him, we have a relationship with God. We celebrate because we enjoy the light, love, and life that Christmas often demonstrates. In this sermon, Thomas (an elder in Agape) will explore the reasons why God gave us Christmas the way He did, by looking at the gospel of John chapter 1 verses 1 th...

What happens after one has had a God-encounter? How does one change? What are the marks? In this sermon, we continue with the story of Naaman in 2 Kings 5:2-3, 15-27 to see how he demonstrated the marks of one who has encountered God. At the same time, we look at Gehazi, Elisha's servant, who was religious but missed that God-encounter. And finally, we look at the 14-year old girl who had suffered...