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.

8th December 2024: Advent 2 - Prepare the Way

Malachi 3: 1-4

Luke 3: 1-6

How do you prepare to welcome a King? Revd Stacy asks what we should be thinking about as we prepare for the coming of Jesus. What does that look like in our lives and in the world around us?

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15th December 2024: Advent 3 - What should we do?

Zephaniah 3: 14-end
Luke 3: 7-18

John the Baptist preached repentance but when the crowds asked him what they should do with their changed hearts, his answer was maybe not what they expected. Revd Abby asks what this means for us?

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1st December 2024: Advent 1 - Are you ready?

Luke 21: 25-36

In Advent, we often focus on the countdown to Christmas. But it's also a time when we need to prepare ourselves for Jesus to come again. Revd Abby looks at the signs Jesus spoke about and how to be ready.

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24th November 2024: O Come let us adore him - the gift of God's presence

Exodus 33:12-23
Luke 23: 39-47

In theory, God is far too holy for us to approach. But he is willing to give us the gift of his presence and draw us to himself. Lou Peet thinks about what that means as we worship him.

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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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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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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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