One Covenant Church Sermons

Sermon series: 1 John: Knowing You Are Alive John shows how someone “does the will of God” and “abides forever”. This involves knowing how the Father has loved us, and loving Him in return. And we love Him by turning our hearts away from things that are not from Him and that will pass away. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 3 August 2025

Sermon series: 1 John: Knowing You Are Alive In a world of spiritual confusion, the apostle John assures his readers that they can truly know God. It is made possible through the atoning work of Christ, who is our Advocate before our Father. As we grow in obedience, love for fellow believers, and Christlikeness, we see the evidence of God's work in us, giving us confidence that we do know Him....

Sermon series: 1 John: Walking in the Light As believers, we know that we have communion with the triune God through the reality of walking in the light. It begins with knowing God as holy, which helps us to grasp why we need the Gospel in the first place. In light of this, we are called to fellowship with one another as the fruit of our fellowship with God, as well as to live with humble integrit...

Sermon series: 1 John: Knowing You Are Alive John writes to assure believers that their faith is real—not just for certainty’s sake, but so their joy may be complete (1 John 1:4). He calls them to trust the reliable witness, receive the eternal Word, and enter the genuine welcome of God’s people and of the Triune God Himself. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 13 July 2025

Sermon series: Topical As followers of Jesus, we are called to enter into one another’s sorrows and carry each other’s burdens with Christ-like gentleness and care. This is never easy. But we can do this because Christ has carried our ultimate burden—our guilt, shame, and sin—and now empowers us by His Spirit. Preacher: Gideon Teo Date: 6 July 2025

Sermon series: Nehemiah: Rebuilding and Being Rebuilt As the book of Nehemiah draws to a close, we encounter a surprising and sobering conclusion to Israel’s great revival. Despite a season of spiritual renewal, the people return to their old ways, leaving Nehemiah visibly frustrated and heartbroken. This ending compels us to grapple with the painful truth of how fragile and incomplete human refor...

Sermon series: Nehemiah: Rebuilding and Being Rebuilt In light of the spiritual renewal that God's people experienced, Nehemiah 11-12 looks at the fruit of this revival. This is seen through the repopulation of Jerusalem, the joyful worship of God's people, along with the setting up of necessary structures to ensure continuity of worship. All of these are only possible because of God's...

Sermon series: Nehemiah: Rebuilding and Being Rebuilt In the process of being rebuilt, the people have their part to play. They come back to God to renew their covenant commitments. They do this by confessing their sins, celebrating the faithfulness of God, and committing afresh to fulfilling their covenant obligations. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 15 June 2025

Sermon series: Nehemiah: Rebuilding and Being Rebuilt The walls have been rebuilt, but the people are in shambles. God needs to rebuild the people too, and He does so by preserving them, instructing them, and giving them joy. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 8 June 2025

Sermon series: Nehemiah: Rebuilding and Being Rebuilt In the process of restoring the walls, we discover that God is also in the process of restoring His people. In the place of injustice He gives them integrity. He gives them discernment against deceit, and perseverance to finish what they started. Preacher: Aaron Akins Date: 1 June 2025

Sermon series: Nehemiah: Rebuilding and Being Rebuilt In these chapters, we find the actual rebuilding and repairing of the city walls by God's people, under the leadership of Nehemiah. As a result of opposition, along with the difficult work of rebuilding, God's people were overwhelmed by the task at hand. However, through trusting in a great and awesome God who fights for them, they see...

Sermon series: Nehemiah -- Rebuilding and Being Rebuilt Crises are inevitable. Nehemiah shows us how to walk with God through them—by praying, discerning His hand, and acting wisely. But our true hope lies in the greater Nehemiah, Jesus, who prayed in Gethsemane, submitted to the Father’s will, and gave Himself for us. Because of Him, we can trust God is with us in every crisis—and move forward in...

Sermon series: Means of Grace: God's Help for Sinners and Sufferers We often think of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper as rituals—but they are so much more. They are visible signs of God's invisible grace, given by Jesus Himself to assure us of His love. In our doubts, struggles, and failures, the sacraments speak louder than words. Through them, God says to us, “I am your God, and you are my people”...

Sermon series: Means of Grace: God's Help for Sinners and Sufferers Prayer is one of the gifts God has given us to increase and strengthen our faith. In this passage, we see that prayer is possible only because of Christ, that it is for the Spirit to move our heart’s gaze to Christ and His blessings, and that we might have power to live as God’s people in all areas of life. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze...

Sermon series: Means of Grace: God's Help for Sinners and Sufferers God has given us His authoritative Word, the Bible, so that we may know salvation in Jesus Christ, as well as how we can please our Lord. On top of that, He has blessed us with the gift of preaching so that we may hear what God has to say to us today. All of these point us to the greatest treasure Himself, Jesus Christ, who wa...

Sermon series: Making Sense of Jesus' Death and Resurrection The resurrection of Jesus is a fact attested by historical evidence. Yet more than just a historical event, it is a compelling truth that has the power to renew our hope, remove our fear, and redefine our lives in such a way that we no longer just live for ourselves but for something and someone bigger. The resurrection helps us beco...

Sermon series: Making Sense of Jesus' Death and Resurrection In the final moments of Jesus’ life before His death, the supernatural darkness of God’s judgment fell on Him. It was a judgment He did not deserve as the sinless Son of God. Yet, the darkness fell on Him as our substitute. And because Jesus took our place, His death, dispels our darkness, draws us near to God, and defeats our death...

Sermon series: Trusting the Saviour: Luke 7-9 In our concluding story for this sermon series, Jesus’ disciples argued among themselves as to which of them was the greatest in the kingdom of king Jesus. Their dispute reveals how deeply rooted their unbelief was. Greatness is not something we earn, but a gift from God which we receive and is expressed through humble service. Through this, we partici...

Sermon series: Trusting the Saviour: Luke 7-9 After their mountaintop experience with the transfiguration, Jesus and His disciples returned to the throes of ministry as they encountered a young boy, possessed by an unclean spirit. The disciples' failure to heal the boy exposed their unbelief concerning what Jesus said about their authority over demons. In light of their unbelief, Jesus exhorte...

Sermon series: Trusting the Saviour: Luke 7-9 In the account of The Transfiguration, Jesus shows His glory. In doing so, He reveals that He supersedes Moses and Elijah who were the greatest of Israel’s prophets. He is the divine Son, the Chosen One. Through His death, He brings about a new exodus, delivering God’s people from slavery to sin and death. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 30 March 2025

Sermon series: Trusting the Saviour: Luke 7-9 In a society where there were various ideas of who Jesus Christ is, He clarifies what it means for Him to be the Messiah. In light of His identity, Jesus calls His disciples, saved by grace, to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him. What we have in Jesus is satisfaction that is greater than anything or anyone on earth can possibly give u...

Sermon series: Trusting the Saviour: Luke 7-9 Jesus took 5 loaves and 2 fishes from His disciples and multiplied it to feed a multitude numbering the thousands. From this account, we learn that Jesus provides because His heart is filled with compassion for people, when they are weak and cannot provide for themselves, and by multiplying what they already had. All of this points forward to Jesus’ gr...

Sermon series: Trusting the Saviour: Luke 7-9 Jesus sends his 12 apostles out with the power and authority to preach the gospel and to heal. The apostles have a unique role (Ephesians 2:20) and are therefore endowed with special gifts (2 Corinthians 12:12). While we do not have the same role, or have the same gifts, there are similarities. We too are sent by Jesus, sustained by Jesus, and shaped l...

Sermon series: Luke 7-9: Trusting the Saviour Jesus heals a woman who had suffered from a 12-year illness and raises the 12-year-old daughter of Jairus, the synagogue ruler, from death. Both Jairus and the woman reached the limits of their own power, yet Jesus demonstrates His superior power over sickness and death. He does for them what they could not do for themselves. These remarkable miracles...

Sermon series: Luke 7-9: Trusting the Saviour The story of the demon-possessed man is well-known to many yet it can often feel far removed from modern readers. While demon possession is a central feature, the story is really about how Jesus' compassion and authority meet the oppressed and needy. This story challenges us then to consider how we would respond in light of this. Preacher: Chua Si...