Sermon Archive: 2025

Ascension Day | Lifted Up, Sent Out, and Empowered

I love Ascension Day; a vital yet often underappreciated celebration in the Christian calendar. Forty days after Easter Day, we remember and rejoice in the Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven—that profound and triumphant event marking the completion of His earthly ministry and the beginnin… Read more

Sermon by Bob Cooper on Thursday 29th May 2025

64th Anniversary of Consecration and Community

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Well, here we are, once again worshipping God on a spring day in the Easter season 😊 Today there are signs and metaphors of new life everywhere we look – and I, for one, am feeling thankful. This weekend we are al… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 18th May 2025

First Evensong of George, Martyr, Patron of England

Psalm 111, 116 Jeremiah 15.15-end Hebrews 11.32-12.2 On occasions, in a moment of weakness, I have been known to try a McDonalds’ meal…and it never fails to disappoint - the mismatch with that appealing picture on the board.  The crisp lettuce, the melting cheese, the sh… Read more

Sermon by Steve Summers on Sunday 27th April 2025

Surely Not I

John 13: 1-17; 31b - 35 Surely not I I feel very blessed by the gift that we received from Durham, just a few months ago, in the form of a new Dean. He’s brought with him the rich Christian heritage of the North and the deep wisdom it has to teach us in the South about being disciple… Read more

Sermon by Paul Davies on Thursday 17th April 2025

Passion Sunday

Its true to say that most organisations today have a strap brand line of sorts, and the Diocese of Guildford has a very catchy one ......... Hands up if you can remember it !! Sorry, I forgot myself for one moment, in that I am not in a classroom full of teenagers!! And in fairness its still ve… Read more

Sermon by Paul Thompson on Sunday 6th April 2025

Genesis 1

May I speak in the name of the Living God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. I love the poetry and form of Genesis 1. It has flow and beauty; it reflects forward into the prologue in John’s Gospel and resonates with the overarching theme of scripture that God is at the heart of His creat… Read more

Sermon by Bob Cooper on Sunday 23rd February 2025