City Harvest Church Weekend Sermons

Does it feel like God is taking a really long time to fulfil the promise He has given you? Be encouraged by this sermon by Pastor Lin Jun Xian. Some of God’s promises come to pass immediately, most take longer than we like—there is a process in the promise. When we go through this challenge of waiting, the evil one tries to break our relationship with God and His promises. Pastor Jun Xian shares three ways to hold on to God while we wait. One, release our past to God. The past has to pass before the future God has in store can come. Two, rebuild our present in God by returning to the ways of God. Finally, rejoice in the timing of God. Continue praising Him even through hard times, knowing our God will never lose sight of us. Listen to the testimonies and be reminded that God’s heart is always for you.

Koinonia means communion, partnership or joint participation. In this sermon, Pastor Bobby Chaw unpacks what koinonia or fellowship in the Holy Spirit is: it is having everything in common with the Holy Spirit and the body of the Church. Where there is koinonia, there is unity and peace. Pastor Bobby teaches there are three things that we share as believers: one, we have a common inheritance and that is Jesus Himself. It is crucial not to lose our fellowship with God, but to participate in what He is doing and celebrate when God blesses a fellow believer. Two, we have a common ministry, and that is to preach the Gospel to all the world and experience the joy Jesus felt seeing sinners saved and redeemed. Finally, we have a common duty which is to receive and give to one another, to remain in the house of God and in cell group, to gather and build one another up. Let this message encourage you to enter into koinonia with the Holy Spirit and your church family.

Faith may take you far in your quest with God, but love is what sustains you in your journey with Him. In this sermon, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain teaches us that as we mature in our walk, we may have to endure tests of love, just as Abraham did when God instructed him to sacrifice his son Isaac. God never gave a reason why, but Abraham reasoned that the Lord could raise his son from the dead. How can a Christian reach that level of trust in God? Pastor Aries spells out two things that are necessary: one, we must be fully convinced of God's love, even when He is silent. Jesus' death on the cross speaks of God's love louder than words can. Two, we must be awakened by God's love, even when He seems to be asleep. We may understand with our mind that our suffering is not a sign God doesn't love us, but our hearts may still hurt. In such times, only a genuine encounter with the love of God can turn head knowledge into a revelation of the heart.

What does it mean to be on fire for God? An on-fire Christian is one who is consumed with zeal for God and His house. Fire spreads and sets everything it touches ablaze. In this message, Pastor Wu Yuzhuang teaches two ways to catch the fire of God. One, stay close to the fire. Having time alone with God is important, but it is equally crucial to be in the body of Christ to stay on fire. Two, watch out for wood that is wet. We cannot be on fire for God if our hearts as "wet" with a sinful lifestyle or unforgiveness. Furthermore, fire naturally dies out if it is left unattended. Three ways to keep the fire burning are to feed the fire with prayer, worship and Word; to fan the fire even when you don't feel like it; and to guard the fire against busyness and distractions. Let us remember all that God has done for us, and set up our altar so that He will set us ablaze once more.

Do you feel discouraged by the bad things that have happened in your life? Are you emotionally trapped by the pain of the past? In this encouraging sermon, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain reminds us to surrender our pain to God, for He will use our past failures as ingredients for our future success. Teaching from Joel 2, Pastor Aries teaches that God wants to bring restoration to us in two areas: first, He will restore to us the years that the swarming locust has eaten: by the power of the Holy Spirit, we will have power to do new things, break through new ground, experience divine intervention and miracles. How will He do this? By drawing us to a deeper communion with Him, until we realise He alone is enough for us. Second, God will restore to us our fruitfulness. Even if you feel you have lost everything, do not lose heart; keep planting and God will bring you the harvest. Listen to this message and the powerful testimonies within, and turn to the God of restoration.

On this Father’s Day weekend, Ps Bobby Chaw exhorts all fathers to observe four ways in which they can bless their children. The first is by teaching them to see life through the Father’s eyes; that no matter what life throws at us, we can still bring forth the fruit of the Spirit because God is always working behind the scenes.Secondly, fathers can teach their children to live out the reality of God in their lives. Children imitate what they see, not what they hear. As a father encounters God, his children will also be drawn to Him. The third way in which fathers can bless their children is to speak words of affirmation over them. Just as how God never spares words of affirmation over Jesus and over His children—fathers, speak words of blessings over your children!Finally, fathers can show the way by setting their hearts on eternity. Fathers, let’s believe God for our children’s future and for their eternity in the Lord.

The 40th day after Easter, Jesus ascended into heaven—His final act on earth. In this sermon, Pastor Wu Yuzhuang presents three reasons why the ascension of Jesus Christ is so important: one, it marks the completion of His earthly work for us. He came from the Father, and He returned to the Father, the first time Man returned to the presence of God since Adam was banished from the Garden of Eden. Two, it signals the sending of the Holy Spirit. Jesus lived life entirely by the Holy Spirit, and after His ascension, He sent the Holy Spirit to be every Christian’s helper, to lead us as He was led. Three, it signals Christ’s continuing work through us. Jesus’ earthly work ended when He ascended, and now His work was and is to be continued through believers. As Jesus was blessing the disciples when He was taken up to heaven—that blessing is a prophetic statement for every Christian of what God will do in and through your life. Listen to this message and be empowered by the Holy Spirit to continue Christ’s work.

The key to a victorious life for every Christian is to know (Gr. ginosko) the Holy Spirit. In this bold message, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain exhorts the believer to repent and come into an intimate, experiential knowledge of the Holy Spirit. Like the 120 disciples on Pentecost, our ministry is most effective when it comes out of our relationship with the Holy Spirit. Pastor Aries spells two ways to have this: one, be filled with the Holy Spirit, that is, be constantly aware of His presence and allow Him to be your chief influence in life. Don’t disregard, disrespect or mock the things of God; beware of putting up defences against the Holy Spirit’s call to repentance. Two, constantly experience the Holy Spirit, don’t allow your heart to grow cold, but pay the price to build your personal devotion to God. Listen to this message and be encouraged to cultivate an ever-growing relationship with the Holy Spirit.

In this encouraging Mother’s Day message, Pastor Kong Hee draws four characteristics of a godly mother from the unlikely example of Bathsheba. Despite the abuse and tragedies she endured because of King David (2 Samuel 11), Bathsheba clung on to God and kept her consecration, resulting in her being listed in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:6). Pastor Kong teaches four things a godly mother does: one, she reads the Bible. It is believed that Bathsheba’s words to her son Solomon formed Proverbs 1 to 10. Two, a godly mother prays and trusts the Lord (Prov 3:5). Three, a godly mother loves unconditionally (Prov 3:3-4) and four, a godly mother forgives unceasingly. Mothers, listen and be strengthened by the word.

All throughout the Gospels, we are called to repentance. Matt 5:4 says that blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Mourning is repentance that brings a great heavenly joy. What is repentance? It is godly sorrow, a change of mind and a change of direction from the sin that the Holy Spirit convicts us of. The Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) illustrates how we must neither condemn ourselves like like prodigal son, nor grow complacent like the older son. Let this message draw you to repentance in the Holy Spirit.