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 February 2025: The God Story - The Birth of a Nation

Exodus 33:12 - 34:10
Acts 7: 17-38

On Racial Justice Sunday, Revd Stacy looks at the story of the Exodus and God's freeing of the children of Abraham and "many other people" and how God's mercy and compassion is wider than the limits Moses wants to impose.

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16th February 2025: The God Story - Rise and Fall of a Nation

Joshua 24: 1-28
Acts 7: 37-51

As God's people claimed the land He promised to Abraham's descendants, they recall their roots, their place in God's story, and their victories and Joshua encourages their response. Lou Peet thinks about what this looks like for us now.

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2nd February 2025: The God Story - The Seed of Promise

Genesis 12 and 15

Once Adam and Eve chose to disobey God, the story of the bible becomes one of God showing that he keeps his promises, even when we don't. Revd Abby looks at how impossible his promises to Abraham looked but how he kept them!

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26th January 2025: The God Story - 70 years of our story

1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Luke 4: 14-21

As we celebrate 70 years since the consecration of St Paul's new building after the previous one was destroyed in 1940, The Very Revd John Witcombe, Dean of Coventry Cathedral, preaches on being who God has called us to be.

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19th January 2025: The God Story -
The Fall

Genesis 3: 1-23

Mark 8: 34-38

It only took a short while before humanity was persuaded by the enemy to push God away. Revd Abby looks at the account of how Adam and Eve sinned and the tragic consequences of that sin. How can we relate to this in our lives?

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12th January 2025: The God Story -
The Beginning

Genesis 1 - 2:3

John 1: 1-5, 9-13

Revd Abby began our journey through the bible with a look at what happened in the beginning. We can get hung up on the "what" and the "how" but have we spent time thinking about why God wanted to create such a beautiful world?

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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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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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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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