Agape Baptist Church Singapore

It’s Gift To The King Sunday! As we come to give towards the Church Planting Fund (CPF), we want to return to a heart of true generosity: giving that is without presumption, humble, and from the heart. Ps Johanan brings us a familiar yet beautiful story from  Matthew 26:6-13 , in Giving From Grace.

Every sincere Christian desires to do something for God, to be of use to Him, and to somehow build His kingdom. One of the simplest ways we do that, is by giving financially to His kingdom work. But what does it mean to “give” to God? What is God looking for in our giving? And how does our giving truly build the Kingdom of God? Ps Johanan begins a new series on giving, titled: LAVISH: Making a Gif...

“I’m not that bad!” We sometimes use this statement in response to feedback that we felt was unfair. But have we ever used this statement to also justify our sin? Have our hearts been dulled to the Word of God? In a standalone sermon, ”The Cure for a Dull Heart”, Daniel Loke will show us from Isaiah 6 the only hope for a dull heart to be made new.

Have you ever found yourself angry with God's decision? In Jonah 4, we see Jonah the pouting prophet so angry with God's decision to spare the Ninevites that he said he wanted to die. Why was he so angry? How did God help him to process his anger? Pastor GL will share with us how Jonah's interactions with God reveal God's plan to lead His people towards greater growth in compassion...

"Sometimes in life, your wrong direction is your coping mechanism." What do you do when you sense you are headed in the wrong direction, but you genuinely struggle to turn? In the book of Jonah, we find hope in the divine compassion of God who gives second chances to both Jonah the prophet, and the Ninevites. In this first sermon of the two-part series on Jonah, An Encounter with Divine...

Did you know Agape Baptist Church hasn't always been at 1 Dorset Road? Guna Raman, the founding pastor of Agape Baptist Church, shares the history of Agape as sojourners and the amazing story of how Agape eventually settled at 1 Dorset Road.

The detour comes to an end. What is God’s purpose for it? How is courage rewarded? While courage is itself noble and needed - what do we stand to gain by being courageous? Pastor Johanan closes this series with 'Whispering Courage into Flame' from Joshua 2:14-24.

We have many plans, many goals for 2024 - but life is full of detours. Detours are often frustrating yet humbling: we are not in control. How do we deal with detours? Pastor Johanan continues the opening series of the year with, Courage like a Mustard Seed from Joshua 2:1-14.

Courage is one of the most underrated qualities of life - especially with Singapore’s relative safety & stability. But how far along can we get in life - especially the Christian life - without courage? Pastor Johanan begins the opening series of 2024 with, “Be Strong & Courageous!” Greeting 2024 as an Emboldened Church.

Many people, including Christians, struggle with the idea of trusting God. Furthermore, to obey His commandments may feel like wearing a straitjacket. We obey grudgingly when we think we have no choice. But this view of trust and obedience is not Biblical at all. In this standalone sermon, Ps Too will show us from Proverbs 3:1-12 that God calls His people to trust and obey Him not to restrict or t...

Lillie O Rogers is a Southern Baptist Missionary who came to Singapore in the mid-90s. Among many of the churches she helped plant was Agape Baptist Church. Guna Raman, the founding pastor of Agape Baptist Church, shares her life and legacy with us in his own personal life and Agape's.

We all want manageable lives but how do you live a life that is often not within your control? The characters from the first Christmas found their lives suddenly going out of control but it was the very unmanageable nature of their situation that led them to experience joy and peace on earth. This Christmas Eve, discover how you can find stability amidst life's uncertainties as Pastor Guna bri...

In  John 3:16-18 , we hear the most widely-known words from the Bible regarding God’s love for the world through the gift of His Son for our salvation. Pastor GL will complete the three-part sermon series by unpacking for us how we should regard God’s love for humanity in the sermon, “The Gift Of The Saviour”.

In Luke 2:1-20, we hear the story regarding the uniqueness of Jesus' birth that brought us "good news of great joy" (Luke 2:10). What can we learn from Jesus' unique birth? What implications does his birth have for mankind? Pastor Tom will unpack these truths about Jesus for us in the sermon, “The Birth Of The Saviour”.

This 3-part sermon series entitled: Christmas Chronicles: A Saviour Like No Other will explore the meaning of Christmas. Ps Too will begin with the first sermon in the series, “The Promise Of The Saviour” ( Isaiah 9:6-7 ). Why is the promised Saviour, not a mighty warrior but a child? What is the implication of this child on the world and us? Ps Too answers these questions in this message. 

“Christians are too nice to do justice.” In a world that’s growing increasingly vocal on crisp, immediate justice - Christians still hold to ‘outdated’ values like mercy and grace. Is it true that there’s no room for mercy when pursuing justice? We continue with part 2 of the aftermath of David’s bloody affair. Ps Johanan brings us God & His Justice from 2 Samuel 12:13-25.

Many of us struggle with advocating for justice - especially when it’s against those in authority over us. We dive into the aftermath of David’s bloody affair with Bathsheba. We’ll look at 2 Samuel 12:1-12, and see how Nathan confronts King David’s injustice. Ps Johanan brings us the second in this 3-part series: ”The King & His Injustice”.

We live in a world that’s grown in concern for justice. This has had a mixed reaction from Christians: Should we (like the world) be interested in pursuing justice? Does the way we understand and address justice, be any different from the world? start a new sermon series On Justice: Insights into Justice from the story of David and Bathsheba. Ps Johanan opens with a topical, foundational sermon on...

In this first episode, Guna Raman, the founding pastor of Agape Baptist Church, gives insight into the beginnings of Agape Baptist Church. This podcast session was recorded live at Camp Honour in June 2023.

Agape turns 39! This Sunday, we celebrate the work of the gospel in our church family, and as we commit ourselves to grow further still in the gospel! Preaching from  Philippians 2:1-11 , Ps Johanan will bring us ”Still In Need of the Gospel”.

How do you view God primarily? How do you see yourself in relation to God? In Galatians 4, we learn that God is the Father of all who believe in Him. Understanding this truth deeply will transform our worship, prayers, and outlook of life. It will help us as His children to live the life that God is calling us to. Andrew will share these precious truths in his sermon, *The Father Heart of God* fro...

How we wish life was black-and-white, uncomplicated, and simply straightforward! Unfortunately, it’s not. Life is utterly messy. How does God relate to such a messy world? How does God intervene in our messy lives? Ps Johanan makes sense of the interplay between the consistently holy God and our irregularly messy lives in 'Ehud and the Gospel' from Judges 3:12-30.

The good news of Jesus changes everything! Over the next two Sundays, we will look at the lives of the first 2 leaders from the Book of Judges. Their stories show the amazing steadfast love and mercies of God. We begin the first sermon “Othniel and the Gospel” ( Judges 3:7-11 ). We will see how quickly God comes to the rescue of His people from their self-inflicted troubles. This story is our stor...

Is your prayer-life sporadic, inconsistent, and quite boring? What would it take to experience fervent, sustained prayer? Ps Johanan looks at Matthew 6:10 and brings us ”The Lasting Way to Pray”. This is the final sermon in the series, Priestly Prayer: Savouring God-ward, God-centered, God-directed prayer.

“Why doesn’t God seem to answer my prayers?“ “Is there something missing in my prayers?” “Why does it feel like God is so far away when I pray?” Have you been asking yourself such questions? In Matthew 6, Jesus answers these questions for us. Ps Johanan brings us The Best Way to Pray.