Sermons

Easter 2 Sermon

This week, I came across a quote from an eighteenth-century atheist French philosopher called, Denis Diderot. In case you are wondering, that particular school of thought isn’t at the top of my reading list but, as I stumbled upon it in passing it provoked a reaction in me.  Diderot… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 27th April 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

A Sermon for Easter Sunday

Let us pray. This Easter Evening, help us O Lord to open our hearts and minds to what you would have us receive from you, and strengthen our faith in the power of your resurrection. Amen. As someone said, a lot can happen in seven days – and it has been quite a week here as, once again… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 20th April 2025

Easter Eve Confirmations

Luke 24:1-12 Easter Eve Confirmations, Guildford Cathedral, 19.4.2025 ‘So here are three things I’ve learnt’, she said, as she came to the end of a brief but rather harrowing description of her faith journey: ‘Life is hard. God is good. Heaven is real’. &lsqu… Read more

Sermon by Andrew Watson on Saturday 19th 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

Chrism Eucharist | Maundy Thursday

Chrism Eucharist 2025 Luke 4:16-21, 17.4.25, Guildford Cathedral Well, of course, I’ve preached on it many times before, and so have most of you. I’ve preached on it at confirmations, ordination retreats, as part of a sermon series, and every year that Luke comes around in the Le… Read more

Sermon by Andrew Watson 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

A Sermon for Mothering Sunday

I recall from when my now adult children were very young that dressing them could sometimes be challenging. They would need to be in the mood to be dressed and, as they began to learn to speak, gradually began to express their opinions about the outfits that had been selected for them. My wife, th… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 30th March 2025

A Sermon for Mothering Sunday | Choral Evensong

A few hundred meters from St Peter’s basilica, standing on the banks of the Tiber, is the Villa Farnesina. Cool in the summer heat of Rome, and with an excellent gelato and espresso provision in is a place of sanctuary from the Roman sun.  On the ground floor are two incredible frescoes… Read more

Sermon by Bob Cooper on Sunday 30th March 2025

Sermon | Lent 3 Choral Eucharist

I am not a big fan of figs. Fig rolls, oh yes, the Queen of biscuits in my book, bring them on, but figs themselves I can take or leave them. They are rather too sweet for my pallet. Plus, I have to say that watching someone eat figs can be a dangerous activity. Allow me to explain. One of the… Read more

Sermon by Bob Cooper on Sunday 23rd March 2025

A Sermon for Lent 2

Before ordination, I worked as a logistics and distribution planning manager for a major parcels company. It was fascinating. Whether I was dealing with road-borne parcel traffic, or express air parcels, the issues were the same: how to get the parcels to their destinations for the lowest cost tha… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 16th March 2025

A Sermon for Lent 1

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Every family in the land will know, or will have known, journeys by car in which from the back seat comes the plaintiff cry: ‘Are we nearly there, yet?’  The young travellers may know that, for example,… Read more

Sermon by Chris Hollingshurst on Sunday 9th March 2025