Sermons and teaching

Sermons and Teaching

Want to catch up on sermons you may have missed from St Paul's? 

Or just want to go back over something? 

We are recording lots of talks from our Sunday services, as well as other teaching we offer, to help go back over what God might have to say over the weeks. 

9th August 2026: Great Adventures - David and Goliath
 

 

 

 

1 Samuel 17: 32-45  

 

Revd Mary thinks about all the things that make us fearful and how that can stop us doing what God is calling us to do. What can we learn from David's willingness to step out in faith and face Goliath, knowing that God is faithful and could be trusted?

 

 

16th August 2026: Great Adventures - Jonah
 

 

 

 

Jonah 1, 2 and 3 

 

Jonah was sent on a great adventure to preach repentance to Nineveh but he didn't want to go! Sharon Rodman thinks about what this story teaches us about God's faithfulness and trustworthiness, even in the middle of storms, detours and discomfort.

 

 

2nd August 2026: Great Adventures - Moses
 

 

 

 

Exodus 14: 5-29  

 

Rosie Lee looks at the story of Moses leading God's people out of Egypt and to the edge of the Red Sea. As all seemed hopeless, how did God provide for them and what does that tell us about how we can trust him in similar storms in our lives? 

 

 

26th July 2026: Great Adventures - Abraham
 

 

 

 

Genesis 12: 1-9  

 

Revd Abby starts our All Age summer series by looking at the adventure that God sent Abraham on to "Go!". All the things that God told him to do seemed totally impossible and yet Abraham had the faith to obey. What can we learn from his story today? 

 

 

19th July 2026: Practising the Way 7: The rule of life
 

 

 

Colossians 2: 6–7
John 15: 1–11    

 

Revd Mary considers how Jesus called us to remain rooted in his love so that we can remain fruitful. How do we actively stayed rooted in him and continue to go deeper in our relationship with him? And how will this make a difference? 

 

 

12th July 2026: Practising the Way 6: Do what Jesus did
 

 

 

1 Peter 2: 21-25

Luke 4: 16-21     

 

Revd Abby looks at how Jesus presented himself at the synagogue in Nazareth and declared the prophecies from Isaiah to be fulfilled as he started his ministry. What was saying he was here to do and how can we follow his example today?

 

 

5th July 2026: Practising the Way 5: Sabbath Rest
 

 

 

Genesis 2:1–3 
Mark 2:23–28     

 

Jo Cleary thinks about the importance of rest and spending time with God. How are we taking Sabbath rest seriously in our own journeys and are we making space in the midst of the busyness?

 

 

28th June 2026: Practising the Way 4: Transformation 
 

 

 

Colossians 1: 21-28
Luke 6: 36-40         

 

Revd Abby looks at what Jesus says about his followers becoming like him and thinks about the lifetime of transformation that he offers as we let him change us. What does that life's pilgrimage journey with Jesus look like for each of us? 

 

 

21st June 2026: Practising the Way 3: Healing 
 

 

 

James 5:13–16
Mark 5:21-34         

 

Revd Mary considers the story of Jesus healing the woman who had bled for 12 years and asks how he did more than physically heal her illness. On Father's Day, what does it mean for him to call her daughter and what does that mean for us? 

 

 

14th June 2026: Practising the Way 2: Prayer
 

 

 

1 Thessalonians 4:10b–12
Mark 1:35–39          

 

Jane Williams looks at the story of Jesus taking himself away from the crowds and spending time with his Father. What can we learn from his example about prayer and how can we take his example and let it speak into our own daily lives?   

 

 

7th June 2026: Practising the Way 1: Apprenticeship
 

 

 

          

Matthew 4: 18-22             

 

Revd Abby starts the new sermon series thinking about what it means to be a disicple - or apprentice - of Jesus. What tools do we need and how should we use them as we spend time with Jesus, learning from him and becoming more like him?  

 

 

31st May 2026: Gifts of the Spirit 6: Spirit and Character
 

 

 

Galatians 5:16-26          

John 16:5-16             

 

Revd Abby ends the series on the gifts of the Spirit by considering what the Spirit can and does do in us to make sure that our character is good and that we are building our lives on solid foundations.  

 

 

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