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: STORIES JESUS TOLD 

• 6/9/26 – “The Parable of the Lost Sheep” (Matt 18:10-14)
• 20/9/26 – “The Parable of the Vineyard Workers” (Matt 20:1-16)
• 27/9/26 – “The Parable of the Two Sons” (Matt 21:23-32)
• 4/10/26 – “The Parable of the Tenants” (Matt 21:33-46)
• 11/10/26 – “The Parable of the Wedding Banquet” (Matt 22:1-14)
• 15/11/26 – “The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids” (Matt 25:1-13)

RECENT SERMON SERIES:

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)

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)

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)

JUDGES

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

JOHN’S GOSPEL

• 1/3/26 – ‘Being born again’ (Jn 3:1-17)
• 8/3/26 – ‘Living water’ (Jn 4:1-26)
• 29/3/26 –  ‘The Triumphal Entry’ (Jn 12:12-19)
• 5/4/26 – ‘The Resurrection’ (Jn 20:1-18)

ACTS

• 17/5/26 – “The Ascension” (Acts 1:1-11)
• 7/6/26 – “A generous church” (Acts 4:32-37)
• 14/6/26 – “A ground-breaking baptism” (Acts 10:1-48)
• 5/7/26 – “Timothy” (Acts 16:1-5)

ROMANS 8-12

• 12/7/26 – “No condemnation” (Rom 8:1-11)
• 19/7/26 – “Children of God” (Rom 8:12-25)
• 9/8/26 – “Sharing the good news” (Rom 10:5-15)
• 16/8/26 – “The glory of God” (Rom 11:33-36)
• 30/8/26 – “Love in action” (Rom 12:9-21)