Sermon series: Jacob -- Discord and Destiny

Jacob has failed God and his family grievously, and yet God, in his grace still gives him a new start: he renews him by speaking to Jacob and showing himself to him, and Jacob resolves to follow God, even though the reality of sin and sorrow remain.  We do the same, through Christ who is the word of God become flesh.

Preacher: Wong Yann

Date: 29 December 2019

Sermon series: Scandalous Christmas

Sometimes we forget just how shocking and scandalous the first Christmas was: a pregnant virgin giving birth to a Saviour child? It's a scandal to the sceptic revealing the supernatural, a scandal to the saint revealing that we cannot save ourselves by our own good works, and a scandal to the seeker revealing that it is God who must seek us out. But this is the scandal that saves the world.

Preacher: Tan Huai Tze

Date: 22 December 2019

Sermon series: Scandalous Christmas

Hannah is barren and longs to have a son. Her sadness and plight is a picture of a dark period of Israel's history.  More than just a child, Hannah and all Israel were longing for a King who could deliver them and lead them.  The fulfillment of Hannah's longings, was not ultimately the son that God gave her, Samuel.  It would be the son that God gives to all of us at Christmas, Jesus the true King who saves his people from their sins.

Preacher: Tim Lim

Date: 15 December 2019

Sermon series: Jacob -- Discord and Destiny

This passage chronicles the tragic account of the rape of Jacob's daughter Dinah, and the massacre of the Hivites.  This dark passage teaches us that neither fearful apathy nor furious anger are the right response to the injustice.  The Gospel soothes our fury and arouses us out of apathy so that we can take faithful action in the world.

Preacher: Tan Huai Tze

Date: 8 December 2019

Sermon series: Jacob -- Discord and Destiny

After leaving Laban, Jacob returns to his hometown to face the brother he fled from 20 years prior.  Jacob makes elaborate plans in an attempt to appease Esau, but something unexpected and mysterious happens to him instead.

Preacher: Wong Yann

Date: 1 December 2019

Sermon series: Jacob -- Discord and Destiny

Jacob and family take the perilous journey back to Jacob's homeland.  Laban pursues them and confronts them, but fails to cause them harm because God was protecting them. Ultimately, God protects us through the person and work of Jesus Christ: if we are in him, we have eternal life, we will never perish, and nothing can snatch us out of God's hand (John 10:27-28).

Preacher: Tan Huai Tze

Date: 24 November 2019

Sermon series: Jacob -- Discord and Destiny

Through Leah and Rachel's stories, this passage shows us that human affection and recognition will ultimately fail us.  Our true hope for love and significance is to be found in God, through Christ.

Preacher: Tan Huai Tze

Date: 10 November 2019