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. 

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? 

 

 

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?

 

 

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?  

 

 

25th January 2026: 
St Paul's Conversion

 

Acts 9: 1-22
Matthew 19: 27-end
 

Revd Mary thinks about the story of Saul meeting the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus. This was a man who had persecuted the first followers of Jesus but who was now commissioned - sent out - to tell others about him. How is Jesus calling us to follow him? 

 

 

18th January 2026: 
Jesus: Lamb of God

 

Isaiah 49:1-7
John 1: 29-42
 

Revd John Samuel joined us for the final time and thought about what it means for us to understand how Jesus was described in John - Chosen One and Lamb of God. And how we are called, like Peter, to tell others about him and be his body in the world.

 

 

11th January 2026: 
Baptism of Jesus

 

Isaiah 42: 1-9
Matthew 3: 13-end
 

Revd John Samuel took the story of the baptism of Jesus and looked at the history of baptism and what its purpose has been and is now. As we repent and choose to follow Jesus, how do we respond to Jesus's call to make disciples of all nations and teach and baptise new believers? 

 

 

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