City Harvest Church Weekend Sermons

Do you value your walk with God, or do you value His blessings? In this sermon, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain challenges the believer to examine his attitude towards God, drawing from Exodus 33. God told Moses He would still bless the children of Israel as they continued their journey toward the promised land, but He would not go with them. The Israelites had taken His love for granted. What about us? How can we measure how much we truly treasure the Lord? Pastor Aries lists three questions we must ask: one, do we still value God’s presence in our lives? Are we like Moses who refused to journey on if God’s presence did not go with him and the people? Two, do we value God over good? If you can only see God when things are good, then when bad times come, you will not be able to see the good in God. Finally, do we value God’s heart? God cares about our feelings, but do we care about His? Let this sermon teach you how to value your relationship with God.

Expounding on Psalm 121, Bobby Chaw shares an encouraging message about three things that the people of God were proclaiming whenever they sang this psalm, which is one of the Songs of Ascent. As the believers proclaimed this psalm, they were lifting their eyes to God with a fearless gaze of longing and expectation. Be strengthened in your heart as you realise how God's love is so tangibly present in every situation of your life!

In this encouraging message, Pastor Lin Junxian studies people throughout the Bible who were marked by God’s presence. In the Old Testament, Moses and the children of Israel refused to go anywhere until God was with them, guiding them as a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night. In the New Testament, Jews were surprised by the transformation of Peter, who had been with Jesus. Likewise for the church today: CHC’s pioneers built this church by the power of the Holy Spirit, and now the future lies in the hands of the new generation of believers who are marked by His presence.

This weekend, as Christians commemorate the Day of Pentecost, Bobby Chaw shares about how Pentecost reminds us that the Holy Spirit is present with us. One of the ways to live a life in the Spirit is through prayer, which cultivates in us an awareness of the Spirit's presence. As we pray, there are 4 things that the Holy Spirit brings to us. One, the Spirit assures us of God's love. Two, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. Three, the Spirit empowers us in spiritual warfare. Four, the Spirit reminds us of God's promises. As you listen to the anecdotes and encounters related to each of these points, may the Holy Spirit fill your heart with expectation for your personal "Pentecost"—a fresh infilling and outpouring of the Holy Spirit in your life!

Two months ago, Prof Doug Petersen of Vanguard University was weeks away from losing his sight to glaucoma. But he experienced a miraculous reversal days later following the fervent prayers of this church. In this beautiful sermon, Prof Doug takes us through 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 and defines 6 truths to learn from Apostle Paul’s experience of receiving divine comfort from the prayers of the Corinthians—a comfort he in return brought to them in its overflow. One, God is the source of all comfort, He cares about us and brings us divine comfort in the worst of times. Two, this comfort is a supernatural gift or charism. Three, this comfort can be transferred to others. Four, Christ is the channel of all comfort, not only salvation. Five, God is made strong in our weakness and we can be sure He will deliver us. Six, comfort, prayer and thanksgiving work together. If you feel your life is in a mess, let this message bring you God’s comfort.

Encounters with God are the turning points in our lives. Basing his message on Moses and the burning bush (Exo 3), Bobby Chaw teaches how a Christian can have an encounter with God. At the prime of his life, Moses thought he would lead God’s people into the Promised Land, but he took matters into his own hands and became a fugitive. When he was 80, God met him and his destiny was fulfilled. Pastor Bobby lists two key things: one, encountering God begins with a desire. When he saw the burning bush, Moses took time to note that the bush was not being burned down, and when he approached it, the Angel of the Lord spoke to him. If you have a desire for God, you will find Him. Two, encountering God is about experiencing His love. As Song of Songs 8:6 says, love is as strong as death, its flames are flames of fire. God wants us to remember His love for us and to abide in that love; He is not ashamed to be called our God (Heb 11:16). Listen to this sermon and stay hungry for God’s love.

Guest speaker Peter Paauwe, founder of Doorbrekkers Church in the Netherlands, delivers a powerful reminder that believers need to have faith and expectation. There are three things Christians need in order to develop unshakeable faith. First, we must hear the voice of the Father. A father draws close and speaks to His child when trouble is near. Be aware that Father God is not far—we are always moving and breathing in Him. Second, we must hear the voice of our Shepherd. John 10:2 assures us that Jesus knows every single one of His sheep. Besides staying close to the Shepherd, a sheep is safest when it is in the flock—even when you face challenges, as part of the flock you will move in the right direction with Jesus. Third, we must hear the truth from the Holy Spirit, and distinguish facts from faith. The promises of God are facts that cannot be argued against. The Holy Spirit will tell you the facts, and you need to stand on them and resist the devil daily.

Dr Younghoon Lee, Senior Pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church likens City Harvest Church to the Antioch Church in the book of Acts. The Antioch Church was the first church for Gentiles, and the most influential church in the Roman Empire. Dr Lee preached on four qualities of the Antioch Church: one, it has a Christ-centred faith. The church must have a clear goal to worship the Lord and to dedicate itself to Him. As “Christians” we are called to think, speak, act and live like Jesus. Two, the Antioch Church has Holy Spirit-centred faith: the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the turning point in a Christian’s life. Three, the Antioch Church has prayer-centred faith: nothing happens until we pray. Prayer is the “secret” to revival and church growth; it produces blessings and miracles in the church in the church. Four, the Antioch Church has mission-centred faith. Every Christian is called to win souls, to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth. Listen to this sermon and be revived in your calling to worship the Lord, be filled with the Holy Spirit, pray unceasingly and reach out to the lost.

In this message, Dr Younghoon Lee, Senior Pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church reminds the church that God always works with and through great men and women of faith, such as his spiritual father and mentor, the late Dr Yonggi Cho. Using powerful testimonies of faith at work, Dr Lee shares three things a Christian must have: one, believers must have great dreams and visions in Jesus Christ. It was through such dreams and visions that Dr Lee built a church in five years, debt-free and he and his wife conceived their child after 17 years of marriage. Two, believers must have a word of God-centred faith; they must meditate on God’s word day and night and listen carefully and obey the word of God immediately. Three, Jesus Christ is the centre of the believer’s faith, so believe in Jesus and trust in Him. The starting point of the Christian faith is the cross where Jesus conquered death. Let faith arise as you listen to this sermon!