One Covenant Church Sermons

Sermon series: Haggai: Giving Careful Thought to Life In Haggai 1:12–15, God’s people hear His voice after 16 years of neglecting His house and everything changes. Out of a new allegiance, they obey and fear the LORD. He assures them of His presence and power, and awakens them with a zeal for Him and the work they had long delayed. When you truly hear God speak, He too gives you a new allegiance,...

Sermon series: Haggai: Giving Careful Thought to Life God, through Haggai calls us to give careful thought to what we are really building. God’s people had neglected His house while building their own. Yet Christ, the true temple, was destroyed and raised for us, calling us to give ourselves to building His body, the church. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 28 June 2026

Psalm 67 is typically described as a missionary psalm because it connects God’s blessing of His people with His purpose for the nations. The psalm begins with a prayer for God’s blessing, but it becomes clear that God’s blessings are never meant to end with His people. Rather, His blessings are meant to overflow to the nations. This psalm reminds us that global missions is not merely one ministry...

The early believers were called ‘Christians’ by outsiders because of their faithful witness. In the power of the Holy Spirit, who is also the missionary Spirit, the early church proclaimed the Gospel wherever they went, expressed in word and deed. The effects of this are seen in the makeup of the church at Antioch, which consisted of various ethnicities and cultures, even among the church leadersh...

Sermon series: Faith and Work Drawing this series to a close, this message draws on the work of David W. Miller to give 4 practical ways to integrate our faith and our work: ethics, evangelism, experience and enrichment. This helps us to work with integrity, purpose, witness and hope. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 7 June 2026

Sermon series: Faith and Work Worship is the way that God takes our theology of work and makes it part of who we are and how we live. To bring work and worship together, when we gather, we bring trumpets (thanksgiving), ashes (confession), tears (lament) petitions and fruits (offering) to God. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 31 May 2026

Sermon series: Faith and Work Tracing God’s story of work from Genesis to Revelation shows us that work is good because God made us to work, work is hard because sin has broken work, but that work is being remade through Christ's finished the work of salvation. This gives us a new identity, a new mission, and a new hope for our daily labour. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 24 May 2026

The Bible honours both marriage and singleness. They are each gifts from God to be enjoyed, and to be used to bless others with. In this passage, we see how singleness a unique opportunity for undivided devotion to the LORD, deep community and lasting joy in Jesus. This can only happen when the whole church community sees itself as a true spiritual family. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 17 May 2026

Sermon series: Luke 9-11: On the Road with Jesus In this passage, Jesus delivers a sobering series of woes as judgment against the Pharisees and lawyers, exposing the danger of outward religion without inward transformation. While Jesus did not leave room to save face, He graciously left a way out in repentance and pointed to Himself as the only true source of cleansing and righteousness. Preacher...

Sermon series: Luke 9-11: On the Road with Jesus Jesus responds to those who ask for a sign to prove that He’s the Messiah. He tells them they don’t need another sign, but rather to look at what is already there with different eyes. Eyes of eagerness, effort, faith and repentance. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 3 May 2026

Sermon series: Luke 9-11: On the Road with Jesus Jesus casts out a demon enabling a mute man to speak again. People respond in different ways: some question the source of his power, others ask for another sign, and someone praises Him. Through all of this, Jesus shows what it means to be on His side. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 26 April 2026

Sermon series: Luke 9-11: On the Road with Jesus Jesus teaches us to pray by giving us a pattern to follow, encouraging us to come boldly before our Heavenly Father, and to rest in His promise to us. We know He is kinder, more generous and loving that we are because He has given us His Son, so that His Spirit may dwell with us. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 19 April 2026

Sermon series: Luke 9-11: On the Road with Jesus In a world filled with noise, pressure, and endless demands, it is easy to be distracted by many things. In Luke 10:38–42, Jesus redirects our attention to what truly matters. Through His interaction with Martha and Mary, we are reminded that while service is good, it must flow from something deeper—communion with Christ. This is what it means to ch...

Sermon series: Dying and Rising with Christ On Easter, we remember the resurrection of Jesus. It’s is both proof that He is who He says He is, and power for living. Rising with us, Jesus gives us His light that pierces the darkness, His love that continues forever, and a life lived with vision, mission and certain hope. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 5 April 2026

Sermon series: Dying and Rising with Christ On Good Friday, we remember the death of Jesus. He died in our place as a substitute, but also in union with us as our representative (Romans 6:5). His death counts as our death. Because of that, He takes away our darkness, our disconnection and even our death itself when we trust in Him. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 3 April 2026

Sermon series: Luke 9-11: On the Road with Jesus This well-known passage tells the Parable of the Good Samaritan, where a question about eternal life exposes our tendency to justify ourselves and our failure to truly love our neighbour. Jesus reveals a standard of love beyond what we can achieve, pointing us to our need for a Saviour. The story ultimately directs us to Christ, who alone fulfils th...

Sermon series: Luke 9-11: On the Road with Jesus In this story, Jesus appoints and sends out seventy-two other disciples to proclaim the kingdom of God and heal people. What we find is a widening of the circle of ministry: it is no longer limited to the twelve apostles, but it extends now to other disciples of Jesus Christ. This shows us that a disciple of King Jesus is a messenger of this same ki...

Sermon series: Luke 9-11 On the Road with Jesus Jesus meets three people on the road—two volunteer to follow Him, and one is called by Him. In each case, Jesus exposes a hesitation of the heart and shows that following Him must take priority over comfort, custom, and compromise. Yet the One who calls us to follow Him is the One who gave Himself up for us. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 15 March 2026

Sermon series: Luke 9-11: On the Road with Jesus Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem and the cross. Rejected by those He came to save, He refuses immediate judgment and continues His mission of grace. To follow Jesus is to follow the rejected Saviour on the road to the Cross. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 8 March 2026

Sermon series: 1 Timothy: Under One Roof As 1 Timothy concludes, Paul the Apostle brings his charge into sharp focus. He contrasts false teachers who treat godliness as a means to material gain with the truth that godliness with contentment is itself great gain. He warns that the desire for wealth leads to ruin, but calls Timothy and the church to flee sin, pursue godliness, and fight the good fig...

Sermon series: 1 Timothy: Under One Roof When it comes to those in authority, we are called to neither blind submission nor blatant rejection, but to honour authority with accountability. Doing so will keep authority in check against abuse, and also ensure that we benefit from the purpose of proper authority i.e. that we would be guided, protected and helped to flourish. Honouring authority in the...

Sermon series: 1 Timothy: Under One Roof The church has a sacred duty to care for the needy among us. We are devoted to one another as God’s family. But precisely because we are family, this care must be carried out with discernment so that people are truly helped. The church must not be involved in subsidising sin and bad behaviour. We care in a way that preserves the personal dignity of the pers...

Sermon series: 1 Timothy: Under One Roof Paul spells out the essential role of the pastor in bringing the gospel to his people through his faithful pastoring. While they receive his ministry as a gift from God, their hope is in God, the Saviour of His people. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 8 February 2026

Sermon series: 1 Timothy: Under One Roof The apostle Paul shifts his attention to the congregation and calls the church back to what she confesses. The Gospel forms a people, guards us against spiritual drift, and frees us to live with thanksgiving rather than control. At the heart of the church's life is the mystery of godliness which we confess: the Gospel concerning the risen and ascended J...

Sermon series: 1 Timothy: Under One Roof As the apostle Paul transitions from his prior discussion on how public worship is ordered in the church, he focuses his attention on the qualifications of Elders and Deacons in the church. Jesus Christ is the head of the church, and He governs His church through delegating His authority to church officers. For this reason, it is important to look out for g...