One Covenant Church Sermons

Sermon series: Shepherding God's People God calls Elders to be shepherds, overseers and examples for his people. Done well, this leadership leads to the good ordering of the church and the spiritual flourishing of her people. Elders can only serve in this way as they look to the chief shepherd, overseer and example, Jesus Christ. Preacher: 10 January 2021 Date: Tan Huai Tze

In Romans 1:1-7, the apostle Paul provides a summary of the good news of Jesus: it comes from God, it is centered on his son Jesus, it transforms the entire world, and it makes all Christians into ministers. Preacher: 3 January 2021 Date: Aaron Akins

Sermon series: Joseph -- Meant for Good In the final chapters of Genesis and the final moments of Jacob and Joseph's lives, we see that they trusted in God's promises and firmly believed that He will lead His people into the Promised Land. Though the book of Genesis ends with death, yet death will not have the last word. Death will be conquered by the promised Messiah from the line of Judah, and h...

Christmas is a time we celebrate God’s gift to the world, his Son Jesus Christ. Through this gift, he shows us that he is a God of love, that we are people who are perishing, but that he has given us a life-giving gift. When we embrace Christ by faith, we enter into a eternal relationship of love with God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Preacher: 24 December 2020 Date: Tan Huai Tze

Sermon series: Joseph -- Meant for Good In the last year's of Jacob's life, God shows us that he is not done with him yet. Though he is old and frail, he still has a significant contribution to the work God is doing. Jacob hears God, and obeys in going to Egypt. There, he is reunited with Joseph, and helps his sons establish themselves in Egypt. In all this, he anchors his hope in God's covenant p...

Sermon series: Joseph -- Meant for Good Joseph is now in power in Egypt, but he is estranged from his family. How will God bring about reconciling them? Through the famine crisis, God works on the hearts of Joseph's brothers, Joseph and even Jacob his father to bring them to a place where they are changed, and where they can forgive one another from the heart. At the heart of the story is the self...

Sermon series: Joseph -- Meant for Good Joseph moves from the prison to the palace, from being a prisoner to being the Prime Minister of Egypt. God’s undeserved favour was on him. And because of that Joseph could be faithful to God, and fruitful in his service of others. Preacher: 6 December 2020 Date: Tan Huai Tze

Sermon series: Joseph -- Meant for Good In Genesis 39, we see the beginning of Joseph's life in Egypt. Though it is important for us to flee from temptation, but the main point of this story is to emphasize how the LORD God was with Joseph in every high and stormy gale. God's presence is seen climactically in Jesus Christ, who is Immanuel ('God with us'), and He promises to be with us till the end...

Sermon series: Joseph -- Meant for Good Through the sordid tale of Judah and Tamar, God shows us how he redeems and changes sinful people who cannot and will not save themselves. Preacher: 22 November 2020 Date: Tan Huai Tze

Sermon series: Joseph -- Meant for Good Joseph was called by God to eventually assume a key role in the nation of Egypt. There, he would help preserve his family, prosper his nation and move forward God’s plan to save the world. But his path to greatness would involve despair, a despair through which God would form his character. Preacher: 15 November 2020 Date: Tan Huai Tze

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action James concludes his letter with a call to prayer. Prayer is God's vital means of bringing his healing and forgiveness to his people. We pray personally, we ask the leaders of the church to pray for us, and we pray for one another, trusting in God and his promises. In so doing, we are restored to God, and we restore others to God. Preacher: 8 November 2020 Da...

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action James exhorts those going through dark times to be patient, to stand firm and to endure. They can because Jesus is coming again to punish the wicked and reward the righteous. Because of that, we can live in peace with one another, speak God’s word to the world, and see God’s purpose at work even in dark times. Preacher: 1 November 2020 Date: Tan Huai Tze

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action We give our money to what we love and what’s important to us. Therefore, how we spend our money is an indicator of our love for God. James teaches us to use our wealth in light of the reality of our frailty, our responsibility to love and serve others, and our accountability before God to use our wealth well. Preacher: 25 October 2020 Date: Tan Huai Tze

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action James shows us that the root causes of fights and quarrels in the church are the selfish desires in our hearts. This results in a broken relationship with people and with God. The only way to fix this is through humbling ourselves to receive God’s grace. Preacher: 18 October 2020 Date: Tan Huai Tze

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action James tells us that there are two kinds of wisdom: the wisdom of the world and the wisdom from above. When we recognise that wisdom from above comes only by grace and we acknowledge our own lack of wisdom, we see that the sole way to get this wisdom is through faith in Jesus Christ, our true wisdom. Preacher: 11 October 2020 Date: Joel Sim

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action A mark of genuine and worthwhile religion is the ability to control our speech. But speech is a reflection of what’s in our hearts. Therefore for our speech to be changed, our hearts must be changed by God through the Gospel. Preacher: 4 October 2020 Date: Tan Huai Tze

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action James demonstrates that faith that does not impact our lives isn’t faith at all.  Using examples from the Old Testament, he demonstrates that genuine, living faith reveals itself through deeds. Preacher: Aaron Akins Date: 27 September 2020

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action James says that one of the reasons we don't love the poor is because we favour the rich. But God chooses the poor. Discriminating is incompatible with the Christian faith. It is only when God's mercy becomes real to us, that our discriminating ends, and God's mercy becomes real through us. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 20 September 2020

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action To mature, James says we need to be quick to hear God's word and receive it with humility. We also need to obey God's word, being a hearer and a doer. In so doing, God graciously moves us toward self-control, social action and separation from worldly values. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 13 September 2020

Sermon series: James -- Grace in Action On the path to wholeness, we face trials that test our faith and temptations that reveal our true desires. To press through to maturity, we need to see God's plan to mature us, seek his wisdom and help to get through, and sense that he is not just good, but good to us. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 6 September 2020

Sermon series: Ecclesiastes -- Making Sense of Life Qohelet draws Ecclesiastes to a conclusion by showing us how to make sense of life and why we need to make sense of life. To make sense, we need both the truth and beauty of God's Word. The goal of making sense is to stand in awe of God and obey him. That is what it means to be truly human. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 30 August 2020

Sermon series: Ecclesiastes -- Making Sense of Life Qohelet teaches the youth to rejoice all the days of their life and to remember God the creator before the days of suffering, ageing, and death. For those among us who are older, the gospel frees us from our past sins to rejoice in God. For all of us, we rejoice in the hope of the resurrection, a hope that transcends our age in the present world....

Sermon series: Ecclesiastes -- Making Sense of Life Although there are many things we are uncertain of in life, this does not mean we cannot live a full and generous life. In fact, Qohelet shows us that it is precisely because life is uncertain that we should give our all today, to reap eternal rewards. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 16 August 2020

Sermon series: Ecclesiastes -- Making Sense of Life Qohelet tells us how to live wisely by showing us what folly, the opposite of wisdom, looks like. It is ultimately a matter of one's heart and relationship to God. Because of this, Jesus calls us to be wise by standing on the solid rock of Christ and trusting Him so that we may move away from the path of folly to the path of wisdom. Preacher: Joe...

Sermon series: Ecclesiastes -- Making Sense of Life Qohelet teaches us that death is a certainty because of human sin, and the circumstances of life are uncertain. Yet, God graciously gives us food, drink, clothes, relationships and work to enjoy. Through Christ, all these things are a foretaste of the great feast God has for his people at the end of history. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 2 August...