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.
12th April 2026: Easter 2: Thomas sees the risen Jesus
1 Peter 1: 3-9
John 20: 19-end
Neil Masih looks at the story of how Jesus appeared to the disciples and how Thomas couldn't believe it until he saw it with his own eyes. How are we holding our own silent doubts and fears and how will Jesus meet us with his wounds of love?
2nd April 2026: Maundy Thursday Vigil service
Psalm 116: 1-17
John 13: 1-17, 31b-35
Revd Mary considers what it means that Jesus took the love he felt for his disciples and the whole of creation and expressed it in washing feet, and leaving his followers with bread and wine to remember him. How are we receiving that love this Holy Week?
5th April 2026: Easter Sunday Celebration service
Jeremiah 31: 1-6
Matthew 28: 1-10
Revd Mary looks at Matthew's account of the Resurrection of Jesus and the drama unfolding in it. How are we being called, like the women who went to the tomb, to come, see, go and tell?
29th March 2026: Palm Sunday - Jesus enters as King
Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-end
Matthew 21: 1-11
Revd Abby thinks about how Jesus entered Jerusalem as a very different kind of King on the first Palm Sunday. How he arrived that day is highly significant and was no accident. What does it mean for us that every action was intentional?
22nd March 2026: Letters from Jesus 4: The Pure Church
Revelation 2:18–29 & 3:1–6
Matthew 7:15-23
Revd Mary asks what the letters to the churches in Smyrna and Thyatira have to say to us today. They are uncomfortable to read but how should we be letting them speak to us about remaining holy and free from false prophecy?
15th March 2026: Letters from Jesus 3: All-in for Jesus
Revelation 3:7–22
Luke 24: 13-32
Jo Cleary thinks about the letters to Philadelphia and Laodicea. Why is being "lukewarm" such a problem? And if we need to, how can we turn our spiritual temperature up, so we can be all-in for Jesus in every part of our lives?
8th March 2026: Letters from Jesus 2: Faithful in the fire
Revelation 2: 8-17
Mark 8: 34-38
Revd Abby looks at the letters to the churches in Smyrna and Pergamum - both in very challenging contexts. What is God saying about staying faithful, even when things get hard? And what are the dangers of getting comfortable but compromised?
1st March 2026: Letters from Jesus 1: Love that Lasts
Revelation 2: 1-7
Starting a new series for Lent, Revd Abby thinks about the letter to the church in Ephesus. What did Jesus have to say to them about their priorities? How can they remember and go back to their first love, Jesus, and his message of truth?
22nd February 2026: First Sunday of Lent
Romans 5: 12-19
Matthew 4: 1-11
Bishop Sophie joins us for the first Sunday in Lent and thinks about the story of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. How did Jesus resist the temptations put in front of him? And what does that tell us about how to draw closer to God ourselves?
15th February 2026: The Transfiguration
Exodus 24: 12-end
Matthew 17: 1-9
Rosie Lee considers what the Transfiguration of Jesus might mean for each of us. What does it mean to be transformed by the light of Christ? How can the story of what happened on that mountain change how we live?
8th February 2026: From groaning to glory
Romans 8: 18-25
Matthew 6: 25-end
What does "hope" mean in the bible? Revd Mary thinks about what it means to really hope and where that hope comes from. How can we stay confident in God's faithfulness and his bigger picture, regardless of what we are experiencing right now?
1st February 2026:
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
Luke 2: 22-40
As the Christmas season officially ends in the Church year, Revd Abby asks what it meant for Simeon, Anna, Mary, Joseph and Jesus to all present themselves at the temple. How is God asking each of us to present ourselves for his service and how will we respond?
Archived sermon series
Catch up with whole sermon series at the following links, as this page changes each week....
Autumn 2023: The 5 Rs - key values for discipleship
Spring 2024: Journeys of Faith
June/July 2024: Faith Works - lessons from the letter of James
July/August 2024: Feast - what can we learn from stories of food in the bible
Autumn 2024: Rooted and established in love
Autumn 2024: O Come Let Us Adore Him
Early Spring 2025: The God Story
Early Summer 2025: Living Generously
Autumn 2025: Restoration Nation
