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City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Wilderness According to Mark’s GospelAre you facing a season of wilderness, challenges, and uncertainty? From Mark’s Gospel, we can learn powerful lessons from Jesus’ time in the wilderness. Discover how God uses the wilderness experience as a process for promotion and a place of encounter. Every trial has an expiry date, and God is with us in our struggles. May we trust His providence and embrace the wilderness as a season of growth and deeper encounters with the Holy Spirit.2025-03-191h 01
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: : No Cross, No GloryGod’s glory is best demonstrated through our pain and suffering. While we often seek miracles to escape our struggles, true faith calls us to persevere through them. Suffering and problems are meant to refine us, transform us, and reveal God’s glory through us; so we must never doubt His love, even when we do not feel it or understand what we are going through. In Christ, may we find grace to endure suffering and become who God calls us to be.2024-09-1155 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Prayer To The FatherJesus taught His disciples to pray, “Our Father …” This focuses on recognising that God is our loving Father. While we can boldly ask for our needs, our prayers should align with God's will, trusting in His timing and wisdom. Within this framework of a Father-child relationship, we can come before Him with our needs and have confidence that not only does He hear our repeated prayers, He will answer in ways that develop our character and faith. 2024-08-2140 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: True WorshippersAs believers, do we worship God because of the blessings He can provide, or do we worship Him purely out of love and devotion? From the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4, we can learn what it means to be a true worshipper—one that worships God in truth, and from the heart. May we be true worshippers, living our life conformed to God's Word, empowered by the Spirit, and expressed in genuine love and devotion to Jesus.2024-08-1342 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Power of the SeedThe power of God's Word is likened to seeds sown into various types of hearts (grounds). It emphasises that despite our heart condition—whether hardened, thorny, or shallow—God continuously sows His Word, preparing us through breakthroughs and crises. The Word, like rain and snow, nourishes and transforms us even in difficult times. As we open our hearts to receive from God, may His Word bear fruit in our lives, yielding 30-fold, 60-fold, and 100-fold!2024-07-3139 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Race of FaithEndurance and resilience were the hallmarks of Jesus’ ministry. As Christians, our lives must likewise be defined, not by our achievements, but by how we overcome failure, keeping an attitude of never giving up and always desiring to bounce back from setbacks. Preaching out of Hebrews 12:1, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain teaches that while supernatural miracles are great, if we only look out for the spectacular, we may miss out on the “ordinary” revelation from an extraordinary God. Two truths: one, we are called to run a race of faith that is given by the Lord, not our own “fantasy run”. The race o...2023-09-202h 06
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: It’s Not A Dead EndAt some point in life, every person will encounter a problem that seems insurmountable but with God, all things are possible. In this faith-building message, Pastor Aries Zulkarnian brings us to Mary and the other women who wanted to anoint Jesus’ body and were worried how to enter the tomb, but when they arrived, they found the stone had already been rolled away. When we face problems, let us be reminded to look up (Col 3:1). Two things that give us the right spiritual mindset towards failure: 1) Believe in the resurrection power of Jesus in you. We must decide to ac...2023-08-1535 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Valuing Our Relationship With GodDo you value your walk with God, or do you value His blessings? In this sermon, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain challenges the believer to examine his attitude towards God, drawing from Exodus 33. God told Moses He would still bless the children of Israel as they continued their journey toward the promised land, but He would not go with them. The Israelites had taken His love for granted. What about us? How can we measure how much we truly treasure the Lord? Pastor Aries lists three questions we must ask: one, do we still value God’s presence in our lives? Ar...2023-07-061h 03
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Spiritual AppetiteTo have cravings, desires and aspirations is not wrong. What is important is the kind of food—natural, mental, spiritual—that one consumes. In this thought-provoking message, Aries Zulkarnain likens the appetite one has for food to one’s spiritual appetite for God. Just as one can spoil one’s appetite by eating junk food, making nutritious food undesirable, one can also ruin one’s desire for God by feasting on carnal content. Pastor Aries urges the listener to desire for Jesus’ food, which is to do the will of Father God (John 4:34). He presents the way to do this in a “t...2023-03-1555 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Laying The Foundation For SuccessAs we exit 2022 and enter into 2023, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain gives us keys to laying the foundation for success in the new year. While God’s plans towards may not always be easy, they are always for our good. In order for us to be successful in Christ Jesus, God wants us to be established in His identity, giving Him the glory in good times and in bad times. God wants us to be in partnership with Him, and be willing to put our hands in to work alongside Him. Finally, God wants us to encounter Him daily in this ne...2023-01-0454 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Temple Of The Holy SpiritIs it good enough to continue watching weekend services from the comfort of your couch at home? In this sermon, Aries Zulkarnain encourages Christians to gather in person for church services now that the worst of Covid is over. The main reason to do come back to the house of God is to ensure that believers do not replace community with self-directed religion, which makes one prone to self-deception. No man can grow spiritually in isolation. Pastor Aries cites how Jesus went to the temple and cleansed it (John 2:13, Matt 21:12). From that, he teaches two things: one, believers must...2022-09-281h 01
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Test Of LoveFaith 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...2022-07-131h 10
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The God Of RestorationDo 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...2022-06-291h 10
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Being Personal With The Holy SpiritThe 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 mo...2022-05-2559 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: A Better YearIn this Chinese New Year message, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain offers up food for thought on what makes for a better year. Most people consider “better” to having more than the year before, but what is God’s idea of “better”? Preaching out of Haggai 1, Pastor Aries reminds us to “give careful thought” to our ways. He posits two key points. One, in your busyness, do not forget to enjoy God. After all, the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever; we are to delight in the Lord. Are we enjoying Jesus or are we simply going t...2022-02-0256 min
No Ordinary Story with Hellen LieEp 9 : Be Your Authentic Self with Ps. Aries Zulkarnain"Be Yourself. Everyone Else is Taken"-Oscar Wilde-There is a lot of buzz about being authentic and true to yourself. In a world where everyone has expectations of a public figure, how can a person who is revered as a Pastor can be true to oneself?This month of December, I spoke to Rev. Aries Zulkarnain, an Executive Pastor of City Harvest Church about his definition of being authentic especially as a pastor and an Indonesian in Singapore. His candid response and positive outlook in life shone brighter even as the organization...2021-12-2141 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Humanity of JesusAs human beings, from time to time, we’d wish we had superpowers. But let’s take a moment to consider that God, who is all-powerful and all-knowing, decided to put aside His powers to become human, to identify with our humanity and frailty—in order to save us.Jesus Christ came to give us salvation and grace needed for this life—to overcome difficulties, crisis and tragedy. As we learn to acknowledge our human limitations, God wants us to fully depend on Him; to work alongside Him and with Him.Pastor Aries shares 3 benefits we will...2021-12-091h 04
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Humanity of JesusAs human beings, from time to time, we’d wish we had superpowers. But let’s take a moment to consider that God, who is all-powerful and all-knowing, decided to put aside His powers to become human, to identify with our humanity and frailty—in order to save us.Jesus Christ came to give us salvation and grace needed for this life—to overcome difficulties, crisis and tragedy. As we learn to acknowledge our human limitations, God wants us to fully depend on Him; to work alongside Him and with Him.Pastor Aries shares 3 benefits we will...2021-12-081h 04
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Being Known by GodOne thing that is as important than knowing God is to be known by Him (1 Cor 13:12). In this thought-provoking message, Aries Zulkarnain unpacks the parable of Lazarus and the rich man in Luke 16, to show us what it looks like to be known by God. First, it’s someone who has his identity in Christ—Lazarus was named and the rich man was not, because Lazarus depended on God his whole life. Second, it’s someone who chooses to submit and obey God’s will: no matter what happens to us, what counts is how we choose to respond to God...2021-08-291h 03
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Crowd-Conditioned ChristianWhy 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...2021-07-071h 03
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Being Effective In The KingdomIn 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'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 u...2021-06-0955 min
NBC SingaporeThe Spirit of Faith ~ Ps. Aries Zulkarnain"For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world. And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." (1 John 5:4)2021-05-3039 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Jesus WeptIn this Palm Sunday message, Aries Zulkarnain explores the significance of the first—when Jesus turned water into wine (John 2)—and last of Jesus’ miracles before He was crucified, when He raised Lazarus from the dead. These two instances showed how Jesus is there for us in times of joy and of sorrow. Although it was not time for Him to reveal Himself, Jesus went behind the scenes at the wedding in Cana to solve the crisis, revealing that even if it’s not God’s timing, He is working in the background for our good. When Lazarus died, the Bible...2021-03-311h 03
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsCWK Weekend EditionAfter a time of spiritual retreat with the senior leadership of City Harvest, Pastor Kong recapped selected topics discussed during the retreat.Featuring pastors Sun Ho, Aries Zulkarnain, Bobby Chaw and Wu Yuzhuang, the conversation centred around the focus of the church and the responsibility of every Christian. Why do we need to define our doctrine? What is systematic theology? What kind of a church is City Harvest? How do we handle “hot seat” subjects involving society, ethics, morality and today’s culture? As we delve into understanding who we are as a church, clarity will be...2021-03-171h 28
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Love Like JesusA key element of CHC's Vision 2021 is to love unconditionally. In this message, Aries Zulkarnain shows how Jesus' disciple John was transformed from being a person of absolutes to the Apostle of Love through learning how Jesus dealt with sinners such as the adulterous woman (John 8:1-11), Simon Peter who denied Him (John 18:17-18) and the ones who put Jesus to death on the Cross despite His innocence (John 19). From Jesus, John learned that love is a balance of grace and truth, and a balance of forgiveness and restoration. Listen and enjoy more of Pastor Aries' revelations from the...2021-02-241h 09
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Having A Vision Of Jesus In Our LivesGod still has a purpose for each of us—as we begin a new year, Aries Zulkarnain encourages us to put our trust in Jesus alone. Pastor Aries shows us that when we have a vision of Jesus in our lives—just as Mary did when the Angel announced to her that she would be with Child—it will enable us to look beyond our own limitations and began seeing the possibility of doing the impossible. First, we must see what Jesus has become on our behalf, only then can we be set free from thoughts that enslave us, just a...2021-01-1852 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Facing Our Fears & DoubtsBelievers will go through darkness, but they do not have to stay in it. This year may have filled you with anxiety and fear—how do you deal with your emotions? In this sermon, Aries Zulkarnain teaches that we should pray through our emotions, processing them in the presence of God, and not bypass them. Drawing from King David’s example when he was faced with fear and anxiety, Pastor Aries shows that it is important to pray to see from God’s perspective: God’s shield of protection only works when we face danger instead of running away; and relo...2020-12-1649 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Loving Your Neighbor As YourselfIn this companion sermon to "Becoming A Person Of Truth And Love", Aries Zulkarnain teaches what it means to be a person who obeys God's command to love his neighbor as yourself. "Gospel neighboring" is three things: to show love to anyone unconditionally, to exercise humility and self-awareness and to demonstrate radical, sacrificial love. All this is only possible when we manifest Jesus in our hearts through the power of the Holy Spirit—only when He is Lord over our lives, including our beliefs, values and spiritual reality, can we love like He does.2020-11-1152 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Becoming a Person of Truth & LoveIn the post-truth world that we live in, Christians must first become people of God's truth and of God's love before being able to effectively speak the truth in love. Aries Zulkarnain's pivotal message on spiritual dexterity alerts believers to the stark difference between the manipulated "truth" of the world and God's truth. Like Abraham, who established altars every place he built his tent, we must also establish the immovable truth of God and not exchange it for "cultural truths" which can be easily altered. Pastor Aries also demonstrates from Apostle Paul's life how to be a humblie, holistic...2020-09-3048 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Technology TrapHas the convenient “new norm” of doing church online replaced your commitment and sense of community? In this thought-provoking sermon, Aries Zulkarnain challenges the church to beware letting technology become a substitute for God. When technology has distracted us to the point where we no longer examine it, it has power to enslave us. Being more tech-savvy will not make you a better Christian, even though it can be a tool to help you in your walk with God. Pastor Aries issues us a timely reminder to use technology in service of, and not to replace the embodied life of t...2020-09-0949 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Purpose in the MiddleIn this season, being stuck in the middle, unable to fully resume life as we know it, can make Christians feel like their faith has been left hanging in mid-air. In his weekend message, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain comforts and inspires the listener to find purpose in “the middle”. There are two ways to relook at our situation. One, our loss of purpose is more important than our loss of provision. If we don’t lose sign of God’s purpose in our lives, that gives us hope, which leads us to take practical steps towards God’s promises. Two, in the mid...2020-07-2241 min
Gepz Youth2. #PerubahanHidup Ps. Aries ZulkarnainKetika seseorang bertemu dengan Tuhan Yesus, hidupnya tidak pernah sama lagi. Pertobatan itu menjadi titik awal perubahan hidupnya. Namun, masihkah pertobatan adalah hal yang relevan? Ataukah perjumpaan dengan Kristus sudah menjadi lagu lama sehingga saat ini jarang lagi diperdengarkan? Kisah #perubahanhidup inilah yang akan kita gali kembali, melalui orang-orang yang mengalaminya sendiri.
Ikuti #perubahanhidup Ps. Aries Zulkarnain, bagaimana #perubahanhidupnya memimpinnya menjadi seorang yang menginspirasi #perubahanhidup dalam diri orang lain.2020-07-0848 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Father's Day 2020—Lessons From Our Earthly & Heavenly FathersIn this Father’s Day message, Aries Zulkarnain celebrates fathers and our Heavenly Father. The Bible exhorts us to honor our father and mother, that we may live long in the land the Lord is giving us. When we honor our father, we are blessed and we gain access to his gifts. Sharing a powerful personal lesson he gained watching his own father handle a big business crisis, Pastor Aries shows how a father’s leadership skills are caught, not taught. The other Father to celebrate is our heavenly Father God, who wants us to not be a servant, but...2020-06-2445 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Navigating Through CrisisOur world is filled with uncertainties and disruptions, and the future may look scary. But God promises His people a future and a hope (Jer 29:11). Preaching out of the Book of Jeremiah the prophet, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain encourages the church with a powerful message about living by faith and not by sight, so that we are prepared for whatever the future brings. Jeremiah received two visions from God: the branch of an almond tree—symbolizing the end of a season; and a boiling pot—evil will come, but it is contained. Listen to this sermon and learn to stop overe...2020-04-2951 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Rhythms of Grace (Part 2)In this follow-up sermon to his message on the unforced rhythms of grace, where Christians exchange their burdens for the rest of God, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain explores the act of stepping into the rhythms of grace, for we are saved by grace not works. This is the art of waiting on the Lord until your soul finds rest in Him; then blessings, deliverance, salvation come. But waiting is not a mindless, idle act: we are to pray and wait for God to move first. Often, believers want to know how they will blessed, but the answer to their blessing...2020-03-2559 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Rhythms of Grace (Part 1)This season of Lent, it's time to focus on Jesus and to be reminded that He came to take your burden away and to give you rest. In this encouraging sermon, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain takes us through a study of what resting in God truly means: looking to Jesus when the world is filled with anxiety, as it is during the current COVID-19 outbreak; and understanding that faith is not a reward-based system: God's blessings can't be earned. The currency of this great exchange is learning the unforced rhythms of grace—submitting to God to receive His rewards for us...2020-03-1949 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Mustard Seed FaithWhat did Jesus mean by faith as small as a mustard seed? In this sermon, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain challenges the believer to achieve the bare minimum: to believe and act on his faith. Often we forget that the presence of a storm does not mean the absence of Jesus—we are stumbled by our unbelief. What stands in the way of our ability to believe God? Often it is the lack of forgiveness, which is not a matter of faith, but of duty—it is our responsibility to forgive someone who sins against us and repents. Listen to this podc...2020-01-221h 18
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: From Eternity with LoveChristmas marks the birth of Jesus, who came from eternity into time because of God's great love for man. In this Yuletide message, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain presents two reasons why Jesus came: one, He came so that every bad beginning can be turned into a beautiful ending. Two, He came to bring us out of darkness into His marvelous light. Be encouraged by two powerful testimonies of church members who have experienced the life-giving and liberating power of Jesus in their lives.2019-12-2654 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Eat Your Way to ChristmasAs we draw near to Christmas and prepare to invite our friends to church, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain highlights Jesus' strategy to win the lost: through building personal relationships. Drawing examples from the Bible, such as Jesus dining at Zaccheus' house and eating with prostitutes and tax collectors, Pastor Aries encourages us to "turn our dining table into our mission field" because it achieves three things: one, fellowship allows for encouragement; two, we encounter Jesus when we fellowship and three, we reveal the love of Jesus through fellowship. Listen to this sermon and start planning your Christmas meals!2019-12-111h 00
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Maturity—Fully Developed Within & WithoutIn this continuation of his message on Christian maturity, Pastor Aries Zulkarnain addresses what it means to be fully developed as adults in the faith, within and without (Eph 4:10-13). Drawing from the example of the prophet Ahitophel, Pastor Aries teaches about the perils of not guarding one’s heart - if one fails to deal with the issues of the heart, they can resurface and cause great grief. Listen and learn the two big lessons that will help you face reality and mature healthily.2019-11-201h 12
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Maturity—Balance is the Key to LifeGod's goal for believers and for the church is that they grow into spiritual maturity. Preaching out of Ephesians, Aries Zulkarnain explains that to be mature is to be fully developed inside and out, and to be fully alive like Jesus Christ. This requires the believer to be balanced—able to embrace the spiritual and the earthly simultaneously. Balance allows a Christian to expect a miracle from God and, at the same time, embrace the mystery of God. God may not meet our expectations, and the reason for that could be that He wants to exceed it. Discover how to...2019-10-301h 17
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Beautifully BrokenIn this message before CHC's 30th anniversary, Aries Zulkarnain examines the value of brokenness. The Japanese art of kintsugi involves mending a broken vessel with lacquer, and covering the cracks with 24K gold powder. The finished product is more beautiful than the original "perfect" one. So it is with the Christian: God doesn't lose interest in you when you're broken; to Him, our brokenness is beautiful and to be displayed with pride. It is when we are broken that God's divine mercy shines through our cracks. So it is with the church—when people see our "jar of clay" (2 Co...2019-10-091h 08
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Breaking Ceilings, Breaking New Ground (Part 2)In this second part of his sermon on breaking new ground, Aries Zulkarnain goes into the "how" of breaking ceilings and taking new ground. He details three ways: one, to start interceding for the needs of this generation, and that begins with identifying with their struggles and interacting with them. Second, when they can't get into your world, go up into theirs. This means shifting our perspectives and shedding our prejudices to obtain unity. Finally, if you can't get in, dig deeper. If we want sustainable evangelism, we need to dig deeper for fresh revelation and zeal so that...2019-09-181h 12
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City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Breaking Ceilings, Breaking New Ground (Part 1)In Luke 5, the friends of the paraplegic man broke through the roof to deliver him to Jesus to be healed. Aries Zulkarnain points out that ceilings are meant to be broken: it brings in a new standard, so that Jesus can remain accessible despite the evolving needs of society. However, in meeting society’s needs, we are to be the light of the world, to usher in the presence of God, not to seek cultural approval by compromising. Listen and find out how we can obtain the substance of God in our lives collectively; only then can the church ch...2019-08-211h 12
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: God is Doing Something NewJesus often withdrew to a lonely place to pray after he had been healing the sick and performing miracles all day. In this encouraging sermon, Aries Zulkarnain explains why Jesus did this and why every believer should follow His example. Success is often deceptive: one can be lured into attempting to replicate success by doing the same thing. However, God is always doing a new thing. There are two key benefits to withdrawing to pray: one, prayer increases capacity in a person to handle more; and two, praying opens one's heart to hearing what new thing God wants to...2019-06-121h 11
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Power of His ResurrectionDeath is not the greatest loss in life; the greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live. Defeat, doubt, disappointment, disillusionment, grief, fear—the disciples were "dead" inside after Jesus died. In the same way Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene, one of the three Marys who sought to remain close to Christ after He died, Jesus will show up in the midst of your emotional death and resurrect you. This encouraging sermon shows you three things Matthew 6 says that pave the way for the power of resurrection. One, your "dead-end" is really a set-up for a...2019-04-301h 11
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Great CommissionThe most innovative companies in the world have one thing in common: BHAG (a big, hairy, audacious goal). Jesus also gave all believers a BHAG and that is the Great Commission. How to achieve this huge goal? Listen to this sermon and discover that it begins with asking God the right questions and you will receive revelation. Recognize that you have been given all authority by Jesus. If you can have the faith to see it, God’s power is always available to perform it. Remember that the Great Commission is great because the one who commissions it is gr...2019-04-171h 16
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Making Room For God – Selah (Part 3)Do you want to live a power-filled Christian life? In the final sermon in his “Making Room for God” series, Aries Zulkarnain challenged all of us to make 2019 the year that we rebuild our altar to God and spend time communing with the Holy Spirit. Solomon had the riches to build the temple, but Zerubbabel rebuilt it not by might nor by power, but by the Holy Spirit (Zech 4:6). The secret of power is the Holy Spirit coming upon a believer and resting upon him. Let's be transformed by the renewing of our mind as we listen to this serm...2019-02-261h 11
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Making Room For God – Selah (Part 2)What God wants to do through you is more important than what you want to do for Him. This revelation lies at the heart of this powerful sermon by Aries Zulkarnain, which continues his earlier message on Selah—resting in God. The table and chair in the room that the Shunammite woman prepared for prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4:8-16) symbolize the importance of stopping and sitting down to fellowship with God. Drawing from the stories of Martha in Luke 10 and King David in 2 Samuel 7, Zulkarnain shows how both of them were too busy trying to impress God to sit down an...2019-01-291h 19
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Making Room For God – Selah (Part 1)In this first sermon of 2019, Aries Zulkarnain preaches a powerful message about the importance of Selah: resting in God. While the popular belief is what’s new is best, not all change leads to growth. It may not be “new” that we need, but “renew”. Find out how to stay true to your current assignment with a new anointing that can only come when you put God first.2019-01-081h 12
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Making Room For ChristWhen Mary went to Bethlehem to give birth to Jesus, the innkeeper had no room for them. In this sermon at CHC’s Candlelight service, Aries Zulkarnain noted that it was the innkeeper who missed out on the greatest blessing of his life because he didn’t make room for Jesus. It’s not that God can’t find a room to stay; He is looking for empty lives to fill with purpose, hope and dreams. Hear two powerful testimonies about how God lights up your life with a dream you have forgotten, and how He is ready to turn the...2018-12-191h 41
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Compassion For The HarvestHow can you be an effective soul winner? In this rousing message, Aries Zulkarnain shares from John 4 that we are to look up and put on the spiritual perspective of soul winning. Learn to see God’s heart towards the unsaved and show extraordinary love and grace towards the unchurched. As Christmas approaches, let us be compassionate laborers for Christ by learning how to gain God’s compassionate heart for the lost and giving up our prejudices, so that there will be goodwill to all men.2018-12-041h 16
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: A Balanced FaithA Christian’s life is not free from trouble. We will face the storms of life. Aries Zulkarnain taught a valuable lesson of how our faith for deliverance must be balanced by our faith for perseverance. Since God puts no limits on our faith, how far can we go? How big can we dream? As long as we keep our eyes on JESUS, we like Peter, can walk on water and experience the miracles of life! This is the balance of faith!2018-11-051h 06
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Redemptive Work of the Cross – The ChurchIn this age of technology, there is a rising trend of Christians “attending” church online. With the launch of The CHC App, it is now easier than ever for City Harvest members to tune in to the live webcast of the weekend services—but can that replace actually being in church? Aries Zulkarnain explains how the church is a timeless truth, even in the digital age, because Christians are called to come together as the Body of Christ, as Hebrews 10:25 exhorts: “Let us not neglect our meeting together”.2018-10-2356 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Kingdom EngagementIn this second of three messages that mark City Harvest Church’s 29th anniversary, Aries Zulkarnain addresses Kingdom engagement. What does it really mean to be part of a church in today’s world? In the midst of major cultural and technological shifts, the concept of going to church embraces online attendance along with physical presence. Embrace the experience of doing church online via The CHC App. This message takes you through the key features specially built into the app to let you immerse in the presence of God in your quiet time and as you commute and travel.2018-10-1630 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Work of Faith, Labor of Love, Patience of HopeAs we draw near to our 29th anniversary, Aries Zulkarnain pays tribute to the church’s members in this sermon. Just as a nation is only as strong as its people, a church is only as strong as its members. CHC has remained resilient through many difficult years because of God and His people. Learn how God honors the heroes of faith, both seen and unseen, as they trust that He has a great future for those who love Him.2018-10-0948 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Pit StopWhen God gives us a dream, we like to think He will clear the way for us to achieve it without any obstructions. But more often than not, the road is paved with many "pit stops"—what we view as inconvenient God views as necessary. In this sermon, Aries Zulkarnain takes a new look at Joseph, who went from being a dreamer to a redeemer of nations, from the pit to the right hand of the Pharaoh.2018-09-171h 05
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Growing Up in SpiritualityReligion is not synonymous with spirituality: just because you behave like a spiritual person doesn't mean you really are one. In this thought-provoking sermon, Aries Zulkarnain shows how Jesus set the perfect example for growing up in spirituality. The Lord grew in His spirituality by aligning with God in all His decisions; by agreeing with the Father in His words and by subjecting Himself to the authority of the Father. 2018-08-131h 12
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Mystery of "I Don't Know"There are times in every Christian's life when he hits the brick wall called "I don't know what to do anymore". In this sermon, Aries Zulkarnain delves into the difficult subject of what to do when you don't seem to be getting anywhere with a problem; when breakthrough eludes you despite all the fasting and praying you have done. Zulkarnain offers three truths to encourage the believer to keep keeping on, to stay faithful to one's current assignment, because growth, deliverance and results come from the Lord alone.2018-07-231h 00
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: IdentityIf you don’t define who you are, someone else will define it for you (Edwin Louis Cole). In this final Emerge Conference 2018 sermon, Aries Zulkarnain drives home the importance of knowing one’s identity which comes from God and can be found in His Word, not in the world. An intimate relationship with God is both the beginning of our identity and the ultimate end of our destiny. To take hold of our true identity, we must understand that God is love, and He can only love and bless who we really are—not who we pretend to be. When w...2018-07-161h 05
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Hezekiah SyndromeOur God is a transgenerational God—He rules and reigns over generations that come after us. In this sermon, Aries Zulkarnain establishes the important roles that parents and children have to play in ensuring that faith and anointing are carried down from generation to generation. The greatness of a family, a church, a culture is determined by longevity, sustainability and continuity. Zulkarnain lists three key ways to continue the revival for generations.2018-07-0959 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Inside OutWe're at the halfway point of 2018—how can we move forward wisely and end the year strong? Aries Zulkarnain delivers a practical lesson in setting priorities in this sermon. When we are under pressure we tend to focus on what is urgent but not what is important. Time, money and energy become priorities, when they should be the resources we use to grow our lives. Drawing from the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25, Zulkarnain shows how a Christian can live his best life resetting his priorities.2018-07-0252 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Growing Up On PurposeYou have the talent and the opportunity, but what is the missing ingredient that will take you to the achievement of your destiny? Aries Zulkarnain shows that between Luke 2 and Luke 3 exists 18 years in Jesus' life that is not talked about. From the time he was a 12-year-old who remained in the temple to ask questions, to the year He turned 30 and began His earthly ministry, Zulkarnain proposes that Jesus was preparing Himself for His purpose. Listen to this podcast and find out how He did it, and how you can too.2018-05-211h 09
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: OvercomeDo you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. We are not sprinters but long-distance runners. The presence of a storm doesn't mean the absence of Jesus. We will outlast our personal storms because TEN-A-CITY is the kind of faith that upholds CHC and each one of us!2018-04-161h 02
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: The Resurrection Power of ChristIn Easter, we are reminded that every suffering has an ending and every waiting has an expiry date. Because we serve a risen Savior, God will ensure a day of resurrection and victory for all believers! Easter is a reminder that there is hope in Jesus, even in the face of sickness and suffering.2018-04-0254 min
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Context for the SeasonWe often think that those who have it all in life are the most difficult ones to evangelize to. We all know of someone or some people who we think will never want to accept Jesus Christ as Savior. But everyone needs Jesus. Yes, including that one person you think will never ever come to know the Lord. As long as you are willing to believe and work with God. Jesus said, with man its impossible, but with God all things are possible!2018-03-261h 13
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: SamariaWhere is God leading us to next? What’s in store for us in the next few years? Moses marched the children of Israel out of Egypt by faith, not knowing the outcome of their future. Friends, when you can’t see what lies dimly in the distance, do what lies clearly at hand. What lies at hand is a generation that needs the Lord. The gospel needs to reach the lost. So let’s rise up to be the catalyst for change in this generation!2018-03-051h 14
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Valentine's DayRelationships are meant to complement ... they don't complete us. Our sense of completeness comes from God alone. Wholeness begins when we know that no amount of human relationship can ever fulfill us. Only God can!2018-02-121h 04
City Harvest Church Weekend SermonsAries Zulkarnain: Momentum2018-01-221h 10