Sermons

Choral Mattins Advent 1

Last Sunday, the Rector of Emmanuel Baltimore preached a challenging and inspiring sermon on gratitude: he wove together themes of thanksgiving with a vision of God's Kingdom.  Christ's reign, as he put it, is marked by justice, compassion and equity. It breaks into our lives now; we long for… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 1st December 2013

Cathedral Eucharist Advent 1

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Sermon by Nancy Ford on Sunday 1st December 2013

Bishop of Guildford's Farewell

Today is the tenth anniversary of my Installation and I stood in this pulpit and preached from 1 Peter on the Church – you – as ‘living stones’.  (I was probably the only person in the building who had never actually bought a brick for this Cathedral!).  You were… Read more

Sermon by Christopher Hill on Saturday 30th November 2013

Choral Mattins Christ the King

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Sermon by John Mitchell on Sunday 24th November 2013

Choral Evensong Christ the King

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Sermon by David Martin on Sunday 24th November 2013

Eucharist Christ the King

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Sermon by Dianna Gwilliams on Sunday 24th November 2013

Eucharist Prisons' Week

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Sermon by on Sunday 17th November 2013

Choral Mattins 2nd Sunday before Advent

Our New Testament lesson today presents us with two vital and decisive aspects of being a Christian: the Kingdom and discipleship, and just how intimately they are related. The life of the Kingdom is the way of discipleship, and discipleship schools us in the way of the Kingdom. In three parables… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 17th November 2013

Choral Evensong 2nd Sunday before Advent

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Sermon by Nancy Ford on Sunday 17th November 2013

Eucharist at St John's Holland Park

In yesterday's Guardian Giles Fraser reflected in his typically provocative and unequivocal  style on the impact of the financial squeeze on the church in the inner city.  The writing on the wall for him was the quarter of a million required to carry out urgent work in a grade-II listed… Read more

Sermon by on Sunday 17th November 2013