Sermons

Christians believe the Bible is God’s written Word, so we try to listen to what it says and apply it to our lives. On this page you will find Bible-based talks and sermons preached at St.John’s over recent months. Click on a sermon title for the full text.

LATEST SERMON SERIES:  ADVENT & CHRISTMAS

• 30/11/25 – “The Day is near” (Matt 24:36-44)
• 7/12/25 – “John’s message” (Matt 3:1-12)
• 14/12/25 – “John’s greatness” (Matt 11:1-15)
• 21/12/25 – “The Light of the World” (Jn 1:1-18)
• 28/12/25 – “The naming of Jesus” (Lk 2:21-40)
• 4/1/26 – “Three Wise Men” (Matt 2:1-12)

FORTHCOMING SERMON SERIES:

JUDGES

• 11/1/26 – “Introducing Judges: Sin and salvation” (Jdg 2:6-23)
• 18/1/26 –“Ehud: A surprising saviour” (Jdg 3:12-30)
• 25/1/26 – “Deborah: A formidable woman” (Jdg 4:1-16)
• 1/2/26 –  “Gideon: A victor against the odds”  (Jdg 6-7)
• 8/2/26 –  “Samson: A promised redeemer” (Jdg 13:1-24)
• 15/2/26 –  “Samson: A tragic hero” (Jdg 16:1-31)

RECENT SERMON SERIES:

DANIEL

• 2/10/22 – “The forbidden food” (Dan 1:1-17)
• 9/10/22 –“The difficult dream” (Dan 2:26-45)
• 16/10/22 – “The fiery furnace” (Dan 3:13-27)
• 23/10/22 –  “The writing on the wall”  (Dan 5:1-12)
• 30/10/22 –  “The lions’ den” (Dan 6:1-23)
• 6/11/22 –  “The Son of Man” (Dan 7:9-14)

1 PETER

• 16/4/23 – “A living hope” (1 Pet 1:1-12)
• 23/4/23 – “Being holy” (1 Pet 1:13-2:1)
• 14/5/23 – “Suffering for doing good” (1 Pet 3:8-22)
• 21/5/23 – “Shepherds and their flock” (1 Pet 5:1-11)

GENESIS

• 11/6/23 –  “God’s promises to Abram” (Gen 12:1-9)
• 18/6/23 –  “The Lord appears to Abraham and Sarah” (Gen 18:1-15)
• 2/7/23 – “The testing of Abraham” (Gen 22:1-14)
• 9/7/23 – “Isaac and Rebekah” (Gen 24:1-28, 58-67)
• 16/7/23 – “Jacob and Esau” (Gen 27:1-29)
• 30/7/23 – “Jacob’s marriages” (Gen 29:15-28)
• 20/8/23 – “God’s family go to Egypt” (Gen 45:1-15)
• 3/9/23 – “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob” (Ex 3:1-15)

JOHN’S GOSPEL

• 3/12/23 – “In the beginning was the Word” (Jn 1:1-5)
• 10/12/23 – “The witness of John the Baptist” (Jn 1:6-8, 19-28)
• 14/1/24 –  “Jesus calls his disciples” (Jn 1:29-51)
• 21/1/24 – “The wedding at Cana” (Jn 2:1-12)
• 28/1/24 – “Jesus cleanses the Temple” (Jn 2:13-25)
• 4/2/24 – “Jesus and Nicodemus” (Jn 3:1-21)
• 11/2/24 – “Jesus and the Samaritan woman” (Jn 4:1-26)
• 3/3/24 – “Jesus, the bread from heaven” (Jn 6:1-35)
• 10/3/24 – “Jesus and the man born blind” (Jn 9:1-41)
• 17/3/24 – “Jesus and Lazarus” (Jn 11:1-44)
• 31/3/24 – “Jesus, the risen king” (Jn 20:1-18)
• 21/4/24 – “Feeding sheep” (Jn 21:15-25)

JOB

• 13/10/24 – “Job’s Plight” (Job 1:1-2:10)
• 3/11/24 – “Job’s God” (Job 38:1-41:2)
• 17/11/24 – “Job’s Perseverance” (Job 42:1-17)

1 CORINTHIANS

• 12/1/25 – “The Wisdom of the Cross” (1 Cor 1:1-19)
• 19/1/25 – “Holy Living” (1 Cor 6:9-20)
• 2/2/25 –  “The Body of Christ” (1 Cor 12:12-31)
• 9/2/25 –  “True Love” (1 Cor 13:1-13)

1 & 2 KINGS

• 4/5/25 – “King Solomon’s Wisdom” (1 Kg 3-4)
• 11/5/25 – “King Solomon’s Temple” (1 Kg 6-8)
• 25/5/25 – “King Solomon’s Sin” (1 Kg 11)
• 15/6/25 – “The one true God” (1 Kg 18)
• 22/6/25 – “The still, small voice” (1 Kg 19)
• 6/7/25 – “Swing low, sweet chariot” (2 Kg 2)

COLOSSIANS

• 13/7/25 – “Fruitful for Christ” (Col 1:1-14)
• 20/7/25 – “The Supremacy of Christ” (Col 1:15-28)
• 3/8/25- “A Total Transformation” (Col 3:1-11)
• 10/8/25 – “A healthy church” (Col 3:12-17)
• 17/8/25 – “Effective evangelism” (Col 4:2-6)

1 TIMOTHY

• 14/9/25 – “God’s saving grace” (1 Tim 1:1-17)
• 21/9/25 – “The priority of prayer” (1 Tim 2:1-7)

LUKE’S GOSPEL

• 5/10/25 – “Mustard seed faith” (Lk 17:5-10)
• 12/10/25 – “The shrewd manager” (Lk 16:1-13)
• 19/10/25 – “The persistent widow” (Lk 18:1-8)
• 9/11/25 – “Resurrection hope” (Lk 20:27-38)