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.

10th November 2024: O Come let us adore him - in good and bad

Job 1: 13-22

Matthew 14: 25-33

Can we worship God even when things are going wrong? Revd Abby looks at the story of Job and asks what worshipping can do for and in us, even as we grieve and struggle.

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17th November 2024: O Come let us adore him - with whole-life worship

Romans 12: 1-18
John 4: 19-24

Revd Matthew shares a last sermon with us, asking what it means to use our whole lives as acts of worship and service. Where is God calling us to use our gifts to give him glory?

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3rd November 2024: O Come let us adore him - Called to worship

Exodus 3: 1-12

If we're created to worship, why does God need to call us to worship him with our whole lives? Revd Matthew asks the question and thinks about Moses and God's call to him.

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27th October 2024: O Come let us adore him - Created to worship

Isaiah 43: 5-12

Mark 12: 28-34

Beginning our new series on Whole-life worship, Revd Abby looks at how we were created to worship God and what happens when we put other things above him.

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13th October 2024: Rooted and established... Mission

Jeremiah 1: 4-8

Luke 10: 1-9

What does it mean to be called to get involved in God's mission in the world around us? Sharon Rodman thinks about Jesus's words about this and challenges us to follow the call!

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29th September 2024: Rooted and established... Discipleship

Ephesians 4: 1-13
Matthew 4: 18-22

As we celebrated a baptism, Revd Abby thought about the journey we all embark on when we choose to follow Jesus. What does being a disciple mean for us at St Paul's?

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22nd September 2024: Rooted and established... Prayer

Psalm 23
Matthew 6: 5-14

Our prayer team (RISE) led our service, thinking about what prayer is (and isn't!). Rosie Lee spoke about the importance of prayer and encouraged us to keep praying!

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15th September 2024: Rooted and established... Worship

Acts 2: 42-end
John 12: 1-8

Our sermon series looking at the priority areas of work at St Paul's begins with Worship. Ron Ruddock looks at what whole-life worship might mean for us.

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8th September 2024: Rooted and established in love

Ephesians 3: 14-21
John 15: 1-8

Revd Matthew introduces this new sermon series, thinking about what it means to be rooted and established in God's love, and how that might look as we work to share that love with others here at St Paul's. How are you being called to get involved?

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1st September 2024:
Feast: The feast of bread and wine

1 Corinthians 11: 23-26

Mark 14: 22-25

Every week we feast together, alongside Christians all over the world - that ordinary but extraordinary feast of bread and wine at the Lord's table. Revd Abby asks why Jesus called us to share bread and wine together.

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25th August 2024:
Feast: The Wedding Banquet

Matthew 22: 1-14

Revd Matthew looks at Jesus's parable of the Wedding Banquet - are we ready to accept God's invitation to the amazing feast he is preparing for us? But are we willing to change for Jesus? Where do we need his transformation in our lives?

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18th August 2024:
Feast: Raisin cakes, fig cakes and grain

1 Samuel 25: 2-19, 23-35

Sometimes a wonderful feast can be no more than a tool in a bigger plan. Revd Abby looks at how Abigail used food as a key part of her plan to reduce tension and make peace with David, when he was set on revenge. What can we take from her story?

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