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A whole year has flown by. It’s been a year of transition. But God, in His goodness, has been leading us to find our rest in Him. This Anniversary Sunday is unique. After trekking through the Sermon on the Mount for much of this year, we finally hear Jesus’s concluding call from Matthew 7:24-27. What is King Jesus calling you to? How is King Jesus leading us, as a church, from here? Join us, as Pastor Johanan brings the rallying cry of the Sermon on the Mount to bear on the future of our church.

We all have some desire to know what the future holds, but sometimes the uncertainty of the future can become a source of anxiety and fear, especially when there are bad omens like a doctor’s visit or a retrenchment cycle “due to AI”. Thousands of years ago, King Nebuchadnezzar also had questions about his future, having received a troubling omen in a dream. What does the God of heaven have to say about our futures? What is our anchor when faced with an uncertain future? Join us, as Daniel takes us into these questions from Daniel 2.

After a lifetime of… identifying as a Christian, going to church every Sunday, participating in worship, enjoying the community, supporting the outreach — You finally arrive at the Kingdom of heaven. But what if there is no welcome? What if the Kingdom remains shut? This is the horrifying situation we are faced with, as Jesus brings His warning to its climax. Join us, as Pastor Johanan concludes this 5-part series with Matthew 7:21-23.

Embezzling funds. Sexual misconduct. Domineering leadership. Cult of personality. Promoting hatred & bigotry... When we think about the extraordinary ways that Christian leaders have fallen from grace, Jesus’s warning to “beware of false prophets” makes total sense. But does it make too much sense? - How do we gain a healthy discernment of our leaders, without descending into unhealthy suspicion against them? - How do we walk the way of the Kingdom with faith (not fear), and with joy (not wariness)? Join us, as Pastor Johanan brings us answers from Matthew 7:15-20.

How should Christians live the Christian life in today’s world? This is a challenging question. Here in Singapore, the Christian lifestyle can look almost identical to the non-Christian’s: we pursue the same things, spend our time the same way, enjoy the same things… Is this okay? In Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus reveals what makes the Christian life radically distinct and calls us to walk His “straight and narrow”. Join us, as Pastor Johanan unpacks this for us.

How nice if Christian righteousness was all about just going to church, reading the Bible, and praying. It would take some effort but it wouldn’t be too difficult. However, Christian righteousness boils down to relationships. And relationships involves unpredictable, inconsistent, inconsiderate, ungrateful, and ultimately sinful PEOPLE. (Ugh). How do we genuinely grow in Christian righteousness, without growing jaded or judgemental? Join us, as Pastor Johanan unpacks Matthew 7:7-12 to show us: - how to seek Christian righteousness - ⁠why this way works - ⁠and what the standard ultimately is

Do you have a role-model? - Is there someone you want to be like? - Is there a person whose life you want to emulate? - ⁠As a Christian, is there someone whose life of faith has become the standard you strive to attain to? Role-models matter. Having the RIGHT role-model matters tremendously. Having the WRONG role-model can be fatal. As Pastor Johanan begin a new series: Coming Down the Mountain: Nothing Is What It Seems. Join us, as Jesus interrogates our role-models for righteousness from Matthew 7:1-6.

What does it mean to grow older without fear—and to live today without wasting the years God has given us? Psalm 90 speaks with striking honesty about our brief lives, our hidden fears and the things we quietly depend upon for security. Yet it also gives us a hope stronger than ageing and death: God himself is our dwelling place. Whether you are young, in midlife, growing older, or caring for someone you love, this message is for you. Come and discover how Christ teaches us to number our days with wisdom, loosen our grip on what cannot last, and build our lives on what death can never take away. Join us as Ps Guna brings us the sermon When Dust Comes Home

Are you happy? After 3 weeks of digging deeper into our hearts — Jesus brings us into the topic of anxiety and calls us to a different way of living. Join us as Pastor Johanan wraps up this series with Matthew 6:25-34.

Behind every movie is a director. Behind every novel is an author. Behind every desire and decision of the heart — is a master. Whatever rules your heart, writes your story. Who or what rules your heart? Join us as Pastor Johanan brings us the next instalment of the series, from Matthew 6:24.

“The eyes are the window to the soul.” True? The reality is that whatever captures the “eyes of our hearts”, drives the way we live. So what has captured — and is capturing — the “eyes of our hearts”? How does the Kingdom of heaven offer a more compelling vision? These are the kinds of questions that Jesus deals with in Matthew 6:22-23. Join us this as Pastor Johanan unpacks these answers.

“Follow the rules” or “Follow your heart”? Which approach to life do you prefer? Having already dismantled the rule-obsessed approach of the Pharisees, Jesus now exposes the worldly, “me-first” approach of the Gentiles; both are foolishness. Is there a better way? We find answers in a new series beginning this Sunday, “From One Consumer To Another: Dear Singaporeans, We Need to Talk”. Join us, as Pastor Johanan opens with the first sermon from Matthew 6:19-21.

What is the greatest danger facing the church? Different people would give different answers. But as Paul closes his letter to the Galatians, he gives us a clear answer - one that points us back to the Cross. Join us as Pastor GL concludes our Galatians series with the sermon, What Really Counts: A New Creation from Galatians 6:11-18.

What does living in God's family look like in practice? And what motivates God's people to live this way? In Galatians 6, Paul paints a picture of how the gospel shapes believers to live together as brothers and sisters in the same spiritual family. As Pastor GL begins a new two-part sermon series on Galatians 6. He will explore God's beautiful design for His people in this first sermon, Life Together, from Galatians 6:1-10.

In our world today, there are few things worse than being called a HYPOCRITE. But what is hypocrisy? Where does it come from? And how do we rise above it? Join us as Pastor Johanan brings us the final sermon of the series from Matthew 6:1-18.