All throughout the Bible, God calls His people to be loving and generous to the poor, the fatherless, the widows and the slaves. In this continuation of last week’s sermon, Kong Hee delves deeper into what it means to be a disciple of Jesus: it means that one must go through what Jesus went through. The Book of Mark tells us that we must deny ourselves and take up our cross; and anyone who wants to be first must be the very last and the servant of all. Pastor Kong explains that the path of a disciple is one of suffering and service—Jesus went to the cross to show us how to suffer without losing our faith. Listen and find out how CHC’s Jesus for All Minds Service serves the intellectually-challenged community, and how an outreach to youth at risk has transformed lives. Be inspired to make a difference through Church Without Walls.

City Harvest Church Weekend Sermons

Kong Hee: The Kingdom Of God (Part 7): The Kingdom & The Poor (2)

In 1996, City Harvest Church embarked on a mission to be a “Church Without Walls”, reaching out to the poor, needy and marginalised of society with the love of Jesus. In this sermon, Kong Hee explains that Christlikeness is loving God and our neighbor (Mt 22:37-40), and believers are called to do like Jesus, who demonstrated His “upside down way” of authentic discipleship, primarily valuing and caring for those who cannot fend for themselves, particularly children. Pastor Kong calls CHC to answer the call once again to be a church without walls, by helping children and the elderly in volunteer efforts the next five months. Listen to the powerful testimonies by those lives have been transformed by CWW and decide to make a difference today!

Kong Hee: Kingdom of God (Part 6): The Kingdom & The Poor

In this wrap-up to his series on the Kingdom Of God, Kong Hee shares the three foci of City Harvest Church members from Mt 28:18-20. One, be a disciple of Jesus, that is, live your life as Jesus would, exercising perfect purity, honesty and love, and having no anger. Two, be immersed in the presence of the Trinity, which is to be fully saturated in the love of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Three, out of the overflow of that love, do mighty exploits for the Lord. Understand that the vessel in 2 Cor 4:7 are the things and programmes the church does, but the treasure is the spiritual life of the church. Let this message encourage you to grow daily in Christlikeness, to know and be fully known by God.

Kong Hee: Kingdom Of God (Part 5): Jesus' Final Words

In this sermon, Jeremy Choy teaches that putting God in remembrance evokes gratitude, intimacy and hope. Illustrating with impactful testimonies, Pastor Jeremy spells out the power of remembering what God has done for you, what He is doing and what He will be doing for you. Remembrance is part of the process through which we are transformed to be more like Christ. Listen and be encouraged by this message to remember God daily.

Jeremy Choy: Putting God In Remembrance

Why is CHC going through this season of silence and solitude? In this sermon, Aries Zulkarnain reveals that silence and solitude is necessary for us to realise what we need to repent of. Repentance is submitting one’s mind and will and following Jesus—not just giving up sins but putting an end to dead works. Pastor Aries poses this thought-provoking question: have we become so used to following the crowd that we no longer remember what it means to have a personal walk with God? Just as the temple leaders had become so used to the crowd using the temple as a marketplace in John 2:13-16, have we become raised up subliminal defences that blind us from the change that is required in our lives? Let the light of Jesus reveal to you what to repent of as you listen to this message.

Aries Zulkarnain: Crowd-Conditioned Christian

In this special message on Father’s Day, Kong Hee shares six qualities—forming the acronym F.A.T.H.E.R—that every father should develop. A father is his child’s first friend and their friendship should last a lifetime. A father is also advisor to his child, the one who imparts values and wisdom. A father is the teacher who trains his child in the way he should go. A father is also his child’s healer, the one who treats both physical and emotional wounds. A father must be an example to his child, remembering that his family comes under his spiritual covering and are subject to attack if he habitually sins. Finally, a father has to be reliable, just as Father God is consistent and faithful. A father’s word is his bond. This message will encourage and strengthen every man appointed to be a father figure in someone’s life.

Kong Hee: F.A.T.H.E.R

Levi was a tax collector who received the call of Jesus (Luke 5), and was transformed into a disciple of Christ called Matthew, the writer of the Gospel. In this message, Bobby Chaw shows what it means to surrender our lives to Jesus. First, it is God who draws us to Himself—we cannot come to Him unless He does. We must therefore make time and give God space to draw us in and speak to us. Second, we must respond immediately to His invitation, just as Levi did—he rose up and followed Jesus right away. The disposition of our hearts must be right: Levi had a complete change of mind; he surrendered himself to Jesus unconditionally and absolutely. Pastor Bobby urges us not to take our relationship with God for granted—let’s not ignore Him when He knocks on the door of our hearts. Listen to this sermon and let yourself be drawn into an intimate relationship with Jesus, our greatest reward.

Bobby Chaw: All For Jesus

In John 14:12 Jesus told His disciples, “he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do.” We must understand the function and type of work Jesus speaks of: the function of work is to bear witness to Who Jesus is, so that people will believe in Him; the type of work is ergon (Gr), which doesn&apos;t just mean miracles, signs and wonders, but the everyday occupations we undertake in the marketplace. In this encouraging message, Aries Zulkarnain assures us that through the power of the Holy Spirit in us, even the smallest things we do with excellence in our everyday lives are able to bear witness to Jesus and bring glory to God. In this age of COVID we may feel like we are limited in so many ways, but we can remain effective witnesses for Christ in our actions and our attitude.

Aries Zulkarnain: Being Effective In The Kingdom

In this message, Kong Hee delves deeper into the importance of intentionally seeking silence and solitude. To be Christlike, we must make Jesus our role model. All through the Gospels, we see that no matter how intense Jesus’ preaching and healing schedule got, he always carved out time to be in a lonely place with God. Jesus lived an unhurried life: there were things He left undone to maintain His priority, which was intimacy with God. That must be every Christian’s aim, for God’s greatest desire is intimacy with us. Pastor Kong lists three blessings that we get from silence and solitude: one, we start hearing clearly from God when we come with no agenda. Two, the real “you” will surface, and you will be completely honest with God and be healed. Finally, the power of the world is detached from you. Only in silence and solitude are we “weaned” from a needs-based relationship to loving God for Who He is.

Kong Hee: Kingdom of God (Part 4): Silence & Solitude

As Christians we know that we must put God first, instead of being entangled in the ways of the world. But, many of us suffer from the “curse of busyness”—we are too preoccupied with the things of the world to stay spiritually hungry. To be spiritual is to pay attention to the spirit within, through silence and solitude. Solitude is the furnace of transformation—your true self surfaces before God: the good, the bad, the ugly, the buried truths. Like Jesus, we are often tempted in three aspects: the gratification of self-desires, self-pride and self-ambition. We are ambitious to see our own visions come to pass, but the true source of our vision must be the Holy Spirit. Only when God gives the vision, then we are assured of the provision to bring it to pass. This raw and honest message from Kong Hee will challenge you: is being with God enough of a destiny for you?

Kong Hee: Kingdom of God (Part 3): Spirituality Of The Kingdom

The Kingdom of God is eternal life, a future reality. But it is also a present reality: it is the knowledge of God, our relationship, fellowship and experience of God. In this second installment of his teaching on the Kingdom of God, Kong Hee focuses on spirituality, that is, paying attention to the life of the spirit. The result of spirituality is when Christ is formed in us. The desire of spirituality is to integrate  all aspects of our lives. The process of spirituality is to place our real self in the presence of God.  This is eternal life: knowing God and letting Him change you.

Kong Hee: Kingdom Of God (Part 2): Life Of The Kingdom

Mothers are often patient and kind to their children but not to themselves. In this encouraging Mother’s Day message, Sun Ho shares candidly about feeling inadequate as a mother. But she has learned that every mother has what it takes to be the mother God has called her to be. In the book of Ruth, there was much tragedy in Naomi’s life, but she went from being a mother, to mother-in-law to Ruth, to being foster mother to Ruth’s son who was a forefather to Jesus. So, mothers, trust God with your child, and do the best you can.

Sun Ho: To The Imperfectly Perfect Mum

Bobby Chaw continues on the theme of desiring more of Jesus in this message. Today Jesus is calling you to follow him wholly and unreservedly. To do so we must renounce two things: sin and self. We must be ruthless with sin and unrighteousness - no compromise. Repentance is a change of heart that transforms our lives. Second, we must deny ourselves and follow Christ. Without Him we can do nothing. Let this powerful message create in you a desire to press in to Jesus.

Bobby Chaw: Yes, Lord!

From conception to resurrection, Jesus lived every moment of His life by the Holy Spirit. In this moving and powerful message from Bobby Chaw, we are reminded that as Jesus is, so must we be. The anointing and power of the Holy Spirit are absolutely necessary for every minute of our life, as they were for Jesus. But reality is that familiarity breeds contempt: are you still desiring more of His Kingdom today or has it been years since you witnessed the power of the Holy Spirit? Pastor Bobby encourages us to follow in the footsteps of the widow of Zarephath who was broken, recognising that there was nothing she could do to save herself, and Naaman, who humbled himself and obeyed the instruction to dip himself in Jordan seven times. Let this message draw you to desire more of the Holy Spirit in your daily life.

Bobby Chaw: More Of You, Lord

Welcome to City Harvest! Here you will find the audio version of the messages from the weekend services at CHC. We hope you will be blessed and encouraged by the message from God’s Word. If you have a testimony to share, write to us at connect@chc.org.sg.

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City Harvest Church Weekend Sermons

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