One Covenant Church Sermons

Sermon series: Easter Sunday In Psalm 118, King David is in distress because of his enemies, internal strife and a personal indiscretion. God rescues him and he leads his people to worship and praise God for all God had done for them. Jesus is the true and better King David who died and rose again so that we who have faith in Him might also delight in God’s rescue. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 31...

Sermon series: Good Friday Psalm 22 is a passionate portrayal of a righteous, believing man. It provides us with a model for how we can deal with grief and sorrow as believers. Above all, the psalm points to Jesus Christ and provides us with a vivid description of His suffering and agony on the cross. Through His death, Jesus, the light of the world, descended into the darkness so that we may be d...

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour The power to live Jesus’ Upside-Down Kingdom values is in knowing that it is also an Inside-Out Kingdom. The Kingdom has a generous and gracious culture that flows genuinely from the heart and is evidenced by hearing and obeying God’s Word. When our hearts are changed by God’s grace and generosity toward us in the Cross, we will live for Him from the heart. Preac...

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour In Jesus’s Upside-Down Kingdom, he calls us to love our enemies and do good to those who hate us. This is impossible to do in our own strength. Only seeing that God has loved us in Christ even when we were his enemies will fill us with the love that enables us to love our enemies. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 17 March 2024

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour In the beginning of his sermon, Jesus explains tells us the ‘upside-down’ values of his kingdom. He says that with him, even if you lose wealth, comfort, success and recognition you can still rejoice. But without him, even if you have all of those things, you will end up weeping because they are fleeting. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 10 March 2024

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour After recovering the true meaning of Sabbath rest (Luke 6:1-11), he now helps us recover the true meaning of work and mission (Luke 6:12-19). We learn the need for prayer, how Jesus assigns us to different vocations graciously and how in small and big ways we can take part in what God is doing to redeem souls and restore the world today. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Da...

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour In his conflict with the religious elite, Jesus reveals to us God’s original intention for Sabbath rest. It is for nourishment and restoration. A nourishment and restoration that can only be ours through the Gospel. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 25 February 2024

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour Jesus responds to the religious leaders who are questioning what His disciples were doing. In this passage, Jesus' teachings are emphatic: our old ways of self-righteousness are incompatible with the new ways of Jesus. As such, we need to lay aside our self-worked religion before we can receive the new wine of divine grace. Preacher: Joel Sim Date: 18 Februar...

Jesus called Levi to follow him. This is controversial because Levi is a despised “tax collector”, a traitor to his people, and one who is unscrupulous and dishonest. But as grace touches Levi’s heart, he leaves his former ways behind and now uses all his resources to celebrate Jesus and propagate the good news. On the other hand, the religious Pharisees who depend on their own righteousness grumb...

Deacons are appointed to preserve the unity and ensure the flourishing of the church. However, if we are not careful, we can distort their role and end up causing strife and disunity. God’s Word exhorts us to perceive the dignity of the role of Deacons, promote the peace and unity of the church, and pursue the honour of Christ so that we can truly flourish together in Christ as members, Deacons an...

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour Through this story that involves the healing of a paralytic, Jesus helps us to see our most important need: the forgiveness of our sins. It clarifies who needs forgiveness, why forgiveness is needed, and what forgiveness does to us. With this forgiveness, we have the strength and freedom to walk in the ways of Jesus. Preacher: Joel Sim Date: 4 February 2024

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour Jesus heals a man with leprosy. Leprosy meant that the man would have been socially, emotionally and personally isolated from others because he was unclean. To heal him meant that Jesus was also restoring him into a relationship with God and God’s people. This is what we all need. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 28 January 2024

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour When Jesus calls his first followers, Simon, James and John, he demonstrates his power and purity through the things he knows. He shows them their sinfulness and they are terrified. But he shows great grace is allaying their fears and calling them to become ‘fishers of people’. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 21 January 2024

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour As Jesus begins His ministry in Capernaum, Luke's emphasis turns from the content of the Messiah's message to what He did. As He preached the good news of the kingdom, Jesus healed the afflicted and exorcised demons as a demonstration of His power. All of these served to authenticate the kingdom message that Jesus came to proclaim. Preacher: Aaron Akins D...

Sermon series: Hearing the Saviour After overcoming the Devil's temptations, Jesus Christ began His earthly ministry in Galilee, where the focus is on portraying Him as a preacher, healer, and prophet. As Jesus ministered in the synagogue in Nazareth, He announced that He was the Spirit-anointed Messiah who came to proclaim the forgiveness of sins and liberate the poor and oppressed. Those who...

The author of the letter to the Hebrews exhorts and encourages the church to persevere in the spiritual race set before us. In order to run this race well, we need to fix our gaze on Christ, build fortitude through our life experiences, and encourage one another to be faithful in the church. This enables us to face new challenges ahead, even if they remain uncertain to us. Preacher: Joel Sim Date:...

Oftentimes, when things look bleak we gain comfort and strength from reminding ourselves of some basic and unchangeable facts. Christmas reminds us that God is real, salvation is by grace, and love can last forever. This is the comfort and strength that God offers all who embrace Christ. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 24 December 2023

Psalm 121 is a song of trust, similar to Psalms 23, 46, and 91, distinguished by their theme of confidence in God. As one commentator puts it, ‘This psalm affirms that those who are in relationship with the Lord are safe in his care. Their mountains may be great, but their Maker is greater. Their problems may be overwhelming, but his protection is ever available. Their hurts are inevitable, but hi...

Sermon series: God's Good News Romans 1-11 culminates in this hymn of praise to God for his infinite wisdom and generosity. God is wiser and more generous than we can imagine. Resting in God, and taking his invitation to find ourselves in His story, we find our highest joy as we seek his greatest glory. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 10 December 2023

Sermon series: God's Good Plan This passage presents the climax of the apostle Paul's argument which he has been building for 3 chapters. The doors of salvation are still open to Israel, and it shows in God's pursuit of them. This reality is rooted in God's Word, which shows forth His character as a faithful God. In light of His undeserved mercy to both Jews and Gentiles, we are ca...

Sermon series: God's Good Plan The stumbling of Israel was never intended to be total nor final. Rather, it was meant to facilitate the proclamation of the Gospel to the Gentiles. In turn, this would invoke jealousy within Israel so that they may desire the same salvation extended to the Gentiles. Salvation is by grace alone, whether for Jew or Gentile. Apart from reconciliation with God, salv...

Sermon series: God's Good Plan God's remarkable grace is seen in His salvation of a chosen remnant within Israel. The apostle Paul himself, as a Jewish believer, is living proof that God is still working in Israel. The flip-side of God's grace is seen in His judgment towards those who reject the Gospel with hardened hearts. Those who have tasted and seen God's grace are called to d...

Sermon series: God's Good Plan The gospel is the extraordinary message of God’s Son who came to live, die and rise again to save sinners. This news is spread through the ordinary means of ordinary people like us. The responses to this message can be surprising, with those we expect to respond not receiving it, and those we don’t expect to respond receiving it. Preacher: Paul Lee Date: 12 Novem...

Sermon series: God's Good Plan Paul tells us another reason why most of God’s Old Testament people did not believe the gospel was because they sought to get right with God through obeying the law, doing good works and being zealous for God. None of these things can really get them (and us) right with God. Only faith in the person and work of Jesus will do that. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 6 N...

Sermon series: God's Good Plan In this detour from his main argument, the apostle Paul seeks to address objections to the doctrine of God's unconditional election. Through this text, Paul demonstrates the mercy of God that is magnified through divine election. God's sovereign choice is also indicative of His authority as the Creator God, just as a potter relates to the clay at His disp...