Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts)

Preacher: Ps. James Tang

Date: 1st March 2026

Passage: Acts 20:1-38

Series: The Birth of the Church (Acts)

Preacher: Ps. James Tang

Date: 22nd February 2026

Passage: Acts 19:1-41

Series: Chinese New Year Service

Preacher: Ps. Gabriel Wong

Date: 15th February 2026

Passage: Acts 17:22-34

Series: The Church

Preacher: Ps. James Tang

Date: 8th February 2026

Passage: 1 Peter 2:1-12

Sermon Summary:

We commonly assume that God’s priesthood is reserved for those called to full-time or vocational ministry. Like the Levites before them, God must have set these people aside for a special calling. This couldn’t be further from the truth: the call for all of God’s people to be part of His holy priesthood has remained the same over the ages. 

The heart of the priesthood is to create and maintain a space for people to encounter God. We see this in Genesis, where God called the first man and the first woman to rule over and subdue the earth, to have dominion over every living thing on it. (Gen. 1:28) We see this in the Israelites after they were brought out of Egypt, where they were asked to obey God and to keep His covenant. (Exod. 19:5-6) The apostle Peter tells us in the New Testament to put away all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander. No longer do we need to offer up animal sacrifices to God like the Levites did, since Christ’s sacrifice did this once for all when He offered up Himself. (Heb. 7:27) But Peter tells us to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God (1 Pet. 1:1-5), and the apostle Paul tells us to present our bodies as a living sacrifice. (Rom. 12:1)

We might not associate the call to God’s priesthood with the command to make disciples of all nations (Matt. 28L16-20), but the two are shockingly similar—in both, there is the command to observe everything Jesus taught us. We are to dedicate God’s people to Him by baptizing them in the name of the triune God. Because we are people ransomed by Him, we are to live holy, set-apart lives, lives that are different from those around us. 

Will you obey the command of the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations? Will you heed the included call to become part of God’s priesthood?

Series: The Church

Preacher: Ps. James Tang

Date: 1st February 2026

Passage: Ephesians 2:18-19

Sermon Summary:

Before the apostle Paul talks about the household of God in verse 19, he tells the early church that because of Christ’s sacrifice, they now have access through His Spirit to God the Father. (Eph. 2:18) That is why the church is now the household of God, no longer strangers and aliens but adopted into His family to become fellow citizens with the saints, members of the household of God. (Eph. 2:19; Rom. 8:15-17) That’s good news for us who were exiled from God’s presence, but what does it mean to be a member of the household of God?

First we must determine where we are: are we a guest, a friend, or a full-fledged member of God’s family? The church must be a family that warmly welcomes guests, like Christ before us. Some guests might stop by for various reasons, while others want to know more about Him. Eventually as those guests stick around longer so that they are known by the community, they become friends whom we get to know and spend time with. But still—as Paul shows us, the pre-requisite for becoming part of the family is adoption by God through Christ and His Spirit. That entails knowing not just His people, but also God Himself by abiding in His Word (Jn. 8:31-32) and becoming His follower, His disciple. 

And what about the household of God? Now that we are family, how do we commit to one another and uphold our responsibilities to each other? We can begin by loving one another with the same sacrificial love that Christ showed us. (Jn. 15:12-14) Moreover, we must be just as committed to human flourishing as the head of our household is. We can display that commitment by keeping Jesus’ commandments to us (v.10), and by seeking to bear His good fruit. (v.8)

Series: The Church

Preacher: Ps. James Tang

Date: 25th January 2026

Passage: 1 Peter 2:1-12

Sermon Summary:

“And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.” (Rev. 21:22)

We were always meant to have full communion with God. From the very beginning, in the Garden of Eden, there was no temple: the Lord God walked with man, and the fullness of His presence was with them. But because of sin—because we chose ourselves, chose control over His providence and paradise—we were chased out of the Garden. Chased out of His presence, because sin cannot exist in the presence of a holy God. 

There have been multiple iterations of the temple ever since: the tabernacle which traveled with the Israelites through the wilderness. The temple which David yearned to build, that Solomon brought to fruition. The smaller version of the temple that Zerubabbel rebuilt after it was torn down. The same system of elaborate offerings and sacrifices that God devised was used in each one, but it could only do so much to atone for our sin, to allow for God’s nearness and presence—that is, until Jesus. 

Peter tells us in 1 Peter 2 that we are now like living stones being built up as a temple. (v.5) Because of Christ’s sacrifice upon the cross, we can now take on the tasks and responsibilities that Adam and Eve were given: to be stewards of His creation, to help fill the earth with His presence. To proclaim His excellencies (v.9), and to glorify Him especially on the day when He returns for good. (v.12)

John tells us in the book of Revelation that there will be a day when the temple exists no more. Just like the Garden of Eden before it, this new garden-city of the new Heaven and Earth will have no temple, because its temple is the Lord God the Almighty. What are you doing, church, to prepare for that day? What can you do to point others towards that reality?

Series: The Church

Preacher: Ps. Gabriel with Jae Won Kim

Date: 18th January 2026

Passage: Colossians 3:16-17

Series: The Church

Preacher: Ps. James Tang

Date: 11th January 2026

Passage: Hebrews 10:24-25

Sermon Summary:

It is hard to love. We know this. Loving and looking beyond oneself is so antithetical to who we are, to what the world calls us to be, that we cannot hope to do it on our own. And yet, Scripture tells us we cannot flourish without human community. The Greatest Commandment compels us to love God with all our heart, soul and mind... Yet equally as important is the call to love our neighbor as ourselves. (Matt. 22:36-40)

This week’s passage of Hebrews 10:24-25 gives us encouragement for how we can do this, and why we should be doing this. Though the Mosaic law provided the Israelites with a system of sacrifices and offerings to atone for their sin, it would never be enough. (Heb. 10:11) Even the offerings themselves would serve as a reminder of the people’s sin that could never be fully wiped away. (v.3-4) But Christ, in His death upon the cross, acted as the perfect sacrifice to offer whole and complete forgiveness for all sin. (v.12-18) It is through His death for us and His gift of His Holy Spirit to us that we are fully reconciled to God, no longer slaves to sin but able to walk according to the ways and standards He has called us to.

We know that sin only leads to death (Rom. 6:23; Jas. 1:13-15) and separation between man and God. We serve and follow a holy God who cannot tolerate sin, which is why the author of Hebrews urges the early church to consider how they can keep the habit of meeting continually, how they can stir each other up to love and good works. (Heb. 10:24-25) The day is drawing near, where each will be judged according to his deeds. (2 Cor. 5:10) As we gather, let us consider how we can encourage, edify, and exhort each other, knowing that we are called to love God, His Church, and His world.

Series: The Church

Preacher: Ps. James Tang

Date: 4th January 2026

Passage: Acts 2:42-47

Series: / (End of Year Service)

Preacher: Ps. James Tang

Date: 28th December 2025

Passage: Lk. 24:13-35

Sermon Summary:

As you look back at 2025, what is it that you approach the end of the year with? Are you relieved that it’s over, or are you recovering from all that happened? Do you grieve not just our city, but the world with its injustices, crises, and natural disasters?

It can be tempting to ask God where He is in the midst of all this. The two strangers in this week’s passage of Luke 24:13-35 certainly did. There are hints to tell us that they were part of Jesus’ disciples: they heard from the women who had visited Jesus’ tomb that His body had vanished. (v.22) They knew where the eleven were, even though they were probably in hiding at this point. (v.33b) Yet Jesus still approaches them as a stranger, with gentleness and curiosity. He meets there where they are (v.17, 19), and takes the time to explain how all of Scripture points ultimately to Himself. (v.27) Though He leaves them just as suddenly as He joins them (v.31), their hearts and minds are changed. Not only do they recognize Him for who He is, but they also get up and go straight back to Jerusalem. Rather than leaving and walking away with heavy hearts of doubt, they manage to find the eleven and witness to them what they had seen, heard, and experienced. (v.34-35)

Church, when we meet Jesus—truly encounter Him, we are changed. Once we realize that Jesus is who He says He is—that He is the Son of God, sent down to die for our sins; that His death and resurrection changed everything—we become people changed. Even in the midst of the grief, we can have hope, peace, and joy because He is always with us. Church, as you look back at and reflect on 2025, would you allow Jesus to join you? Would you do so with the lens of His death and resurrection? Would you invite Him in to change you?