One Covenant Church Sermons

Sermon series: Deacons: Caring through Serving The church needs Deacons to meet practical needs so that the Gospel can continue to be spread and enjoyed. God uses the leaders and the whole congregation to select the right Deacons. With Deacons, the church becomes all that God wants it to be. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 30 April 2023

Sermon series: Deacons: Caring through Serving The call to serve is not merely for a select few; it is for all believers who profess Jesus Christ. Service is based on Gospel truths, which we are called to speak lovingly to one another, and it involves building one another up with our spiritual gifts. We serve one another in order to reach spiritual maturity in the form of Christ-likeness. Preacher...

Sermon series: Deacons: Caring through Serving The office of Deacon is an ‘office of compassion and service modelled after Christ’. And so, our series begins by uncovering God’s heart for the poor and needy, and our calling as His people to love and serve the poor and needy. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 16 April 2023

Easter Sunday 2023 Having promised to seek out and save the lost during his earthly ministry, on the day of his resurrection, Jesus sets out to do just that. He gives the women, who were marginalised in their day the great privilege of being the first witnesses of his resurrection and of proclaiming his resurrection to his male disciples. He also seeks out the male disciples who had deserted him....

Good Friday 2023 Jesus Christ is the fulfilment of the silent, messianic sheep in Isaiah 53:7. He was silent before his accusers. He was silent even as he suffered in pain and humiliation. Eventually, he faced the ultimate silence in death so that he may conquer it once and for all on our behalf. Preacher: Joel Sim Date: 7 April 2023

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour Jesus overcame the temptation of the devil to obtain legitimate things in illegitimate ways. As the one who overcame temptation on behalf of those who haven’t, Jesus reveals God’s love for sinners in a way that moves us to overcome temptation. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 2 April 2023

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour The genealogy of Jesus establishes for us the identity of Jesus as the Son of God. He is a unique person like no other and yet familiar with the mess of human relationships, a unusual king who is regal and acquainted with poverty, and he is on a universal mission to draw all types of people everywhere to God. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 26 March 2023

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour John the Baptist came into the scene in this passage as the last of the Old Testament prophets. His message of repentance challenged the presumption of the religious people in his day. Ultimately, this prepared the way of Jesus Christ, the Messiah who identified with His people in His baptism. Preacher: Joseph Tern Date: 19 March 2023

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour The only childhood account of Jesus in the Bible shows us that Jesus knew clearly who he was and what he had come to do. He, being like us in his humanity, and yet completely unlike us in his divinity came to give us life to bring lost sinners back to the Father’s house. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 12 March 2023

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour In this episode which features the infant Jesus, we see how everything revolves around this baby through the lenses of three groups of people. Through Joseph and Mary, we find hope expressed in a faithful God through obedience. Through Simeon, we discover how Jesus gives us hope in the face of death. Through Anna, we observe how it's possible to have hope amids...

Sermon series:  Like No Other Saviour Luke shows us that the birth of Jesus is not myth or legend, but anchored in history. Jesus really did come with the authority and power of God to save. We make this personal by believing in Jesus and acting on our faith. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 26 February 2023

To be a follower of Jesus is to change for the better. And one of the ways we are called to change, is to become more childlike. To be childlike is to be dependent on God, and to trust him. Preacher: Tim Mountfort Date: 19 February 2023

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour In the story of redemption of Zechariah, we learn that God's path to redemption often goes against social and cultural convention. It is his prerogative to redeem, and those he is redeeming are to respond in faith and obedience. God's redemption is sure because it is firmly anchored in the ancient covenant promises he has made to his people. And finally, God's...

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour In the ‘Visitation’ of Mary to Elizabeth, we are shown God’s amazing grace in bringing together people of different backgrounds. His Spirit fills all who believe in Christ. His promise to Abraham is for all the families of the earth to be blessed. And all of these produce endearing praises in the hearts of all his people. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 5 February...

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour The angel Gabriel made the announcement to Mary that she will bear a child, who will become the Saviour of the world. She was chosen by grace for this purpose, and she will conceive this child through the miraculous work of the Spirit. Her act of faith, even as a teenager, gives us much to learn from trusting the God of the impossible. Preacher: Joel Sim Date:...

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour One reason why we might lose "certainty" (Luke 1:4) or confidence in our lives is because we have lost hope through disillusionment or disappointment. God can renew our hope through the unlikely story of the conception of John the Baptist. In this story, we see God's plans prevail over pain, unbelief and impossible circumstances. The path to renewing our hope i...

Sermon series: Like No Other Saviour In the opening prologue to his Gospel account, Luke the physician helps us to see why the story of Jesus Christ matters. It is a story that is reliable, redemptive and reassuring. At the end of the day, it shows us a Saviour that we can love and trust in. Preacher: Joel Sim Date: 15 January 2023

In church membership, we are bringing together personal conversion and the communal embrace of the church. This gives us a full and rich experience of the grace of the Gospel. Through membership in the local church, we are able to obey God together. We have assurance of truly being his, and we grow together in maturity as individuals and as a community. Membership is for those who recognise that t...

As a Christian community, we are the people of God, the body of Christ and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. In community we witness to the reality of God and the gospel, mature in our faith, and experience God in a way we cannot on our own. To experience community, we need to belong to the community practically by being an active member of a Community Group, and believing deeply in the gospel th...

Sermon series: Rediscovering Christmas In this prophecy, Isaiah speaks of good news that will bring joy to God's people in Zion. The proclamation of this good news was fulfilled in the angels' announcement of king Jesus' birth in Luke 2:8-14. It is through faith in Jesus that we are saved and able to experience true joy and peace. Preacher: Joel Sim Date: 25 December 2022

Sermon series: Rediscovering Christmas In the uncertain times we live in, Christmas shows us that we can have a sure and certain hope. God has promised light, joy and peace in place of our darkness, anguish and gloom. He has the power to fulfil his promises, and does so by sending Jesus. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 24 December 2022

Sermon series: God's Good News In our irreducible weakness, the apostle Paul assures us that we are more than conquerors through Christ. We have the assurance of the Spirit's intercession, salvation in Christ, and security in the loving hands of our heavenly Father. Indeed, nothing in all of creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Preacher: Joel Sim Date: 18 Decembe...

Sermon series: God's Good News The Holy Spirit gives assurance to believers by reminding us of who we are as adopted children in Christ. Though we are still living in a creation subjected to futility, yet there is the hope of glory that awaits us when Jesus Christ comes again. Believers, along with the rest of creation, shall become free from sin and corruption when we see Christ face to face in H...

Sermon series: God's Good News The apostle Paul turns in chapter 8 to look at what serving in the new way of the Spirit looks like in the believer. As Christians, we are no longer condemned on account of what Christ has done for us. Instead, the Spirit frees us from the flesh so that we may obey God. He also empowers us so that we may bear spiritual fruit in the lifelong process of sanctification....

Sermon series: God's Good News Even though God’s law is not a system by which we can obtain acceptance with God, God’s law is still good and relevant to followers of Jesus. It makes us know our sin, makes us reckon with the state of our souls, and drives us to Jesus our Saviour. Preacher: Tan Huai Tze Date: 27 November 2022