Sermons from All Saints Church, Wokingham
By All Saints Church Wokingham
Sermons from All Saints Church, WokinghamMar 24, 2024
Righteous anger
Rev'd Becky Medlicott speaks about why Jesus overturned the tables of the money lenders in the temple.
Jesus predicts his own death
Listen as Rev'd Colin James preaches on John 12:20-33 where Jesus predicts his own death.
Palm Sunday
Listen as Rev'd Becky Medlicott preaches on Palm Sunday about the impact of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey.
The Controversial Kingdom
Revd Hannah Higginson preaches this sermon on Mark 1:9-15 exploring Jesus' proclamation of the Kingdom of God on the first Sunday of Lent, 18th February 2024
John 3:16 Exploring God so Loved the World...
Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson on 10th March 2024 exploring the famous bible verse John 3:16, she looks at the meaning of the world in this passage, and of eternal life, and what it means to believe in Jesus in this context. Bible passage John 3:14-21 and Eph 2:1-10
Faithfulness to God
Revd Hannah Higginson explores the faithfulness of Simeon and Anna and their ability to see God's salvation in the face of Jesus, for Candlemas on 28th January 2024. Readings Luke 2:22-40 and Hebrews 2:14-18
Treasure in Jars of Clay
Rev'd Becky Medlicott looks at the idea of the Imago Dei - the image of God - using John 1:14 and Colossians 1:15-20.
Inclusive God
Sermon from Peter Barrett for Inclusive Church Sunday 21st January 2024, based on readings from Galatians 3:26-28 and Luke 15:1-10
Born to you
Sermon from Christmas 1 (31st Dec 2023) from Revd Hannah Higginson on the response of the shepherds to the good news from the angels , Luke 2:8-20
Epiphany
Listen to the sermon preached by Rev'd Becky Medlicott on the Feast of Epiphany thinking about what the journey of wise men has to say to us today.
The Annunciation
Listen as Rev'd Colin James talks about the angels visit to Mary on our third week in Advent.
Preparing to receive God in our lives
Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from Advent 2, Sunday 10th December 2023. Based on readings from Mark 1:1-8 and Isaiah 40:1-11, Hannah explores the call of John the Baptist in preparing people to receive God and what we might learn form that today
Watching and waiting together
Listen to Rev'd Becky Medlicott as she speaks on the first Sunday in Advent about waiting for Christ's return together.
Christ the King
Listen to Rev'd Colin James as he preached at our service on 26th November - Christ the King!
We are All Saints
Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from All Saints Sunday 5th November 2023
Bible Sunday
Listen to Rev'd Colin James, talk at our service on Bible Sunday.
We will remember them
Listen to the sermon delivered by Rev'd Becky Medlicott on Remembrance Sunday based on the parable of the 10 bridesmaids found in Matthew 25:1-13
Harvest Festival
Listen as Rev'd Becky Medlicott talks about celebrating Harvest, and the call not to forget the Lord who has given us all things.
The gospel we proclaim
Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from Sunday 8th October, based on the readings from Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Vineyard, and Isaiah 5:1-7, exploring the good news that we have to proclaim.
Food Insecurity
Sermon from Colin James for Sunday 24th September, based on readings from Matthew 20:1-16 and Exodus 16:9-15, exploring how God sees the world and exploring the issue of food security
Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors
Listen as Rev'd Becky Medlicott talks about the parable of the unmerciful servant in the context of Creationtide.
Seeing creation as God does
Sermon from Area Dean Richard Lamey at All Saints Church to begin creationtide - 3rd September 2023, based on the readings from Exodus 3:1-15 and Matthew 16:21-28
Responding to the climate crisis as people of faith
How can we respond to the climate crisis as people of faith? The second sermon in our series for Creationtide 2023, by Revd Hannah Higginson on 10th September. Focused on readings from Romans 13:8-14 and Matthew 18:15-20.
Has God abandoned Israel?
A challenging and reflective sermon from John Boylan on the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, from Sunday 20th August, based on Romans 11 v1–2 and v29–32 (and Matthew 15v21-28)
The Parable of the Sower
Sermon from John Boylan from 23rd July 2023 based on Matthew 13.24–30,36–43 the parable of the sower
Encountering God when we hit rock bottom
Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from 13th August 2023 on the readings Matthew 14:22-33 and 1 Kings 19:9-18
The Feast of the Transfiguration
The Feast of the Transfiguration is a Christological Feast. Listen as Rev'd Becky Medlicott talks about its significance and what it can mean for us today.
What kind of soil are we?
Listen to Reverend Becky Medlicott as she reflects on the parable of the sower Matthew 13.
Sharing a yoke with Jesus
Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from 9th July 2023, based on Matthew 11:16-19 and 25-30 exploring what it means to be yoked with Jesus and for his yoke to be easy
Welcoming God in his witnesses
Sermon from Revd Colin James from Sunday 2nd July, based on the reading from Matthew 10:40-42.
The call to serve
Who was St Barnabas?
On Sunday 11th June we observed the feast day of Saint Barnabas, hear from Revd Hannah Higginson a bit about who he was and why we might all be challenged to be a bit more like him (reading from Acts 11:19-30)
Living as those baptised in the name of God the Holy Trinity
The Power of the Spirit
The Space Between
Listen to Rev'd Becky as she talks about what we can learn from the disciples as they respond to the ascension of Jesus, as she ponders how we wait for God's promises to be fulfilled.
Living, sharing and growing in community
Reverend Becky talks about the early church community and draws lessons for today especially as we are about to embark on the next phase of Spaceforall.
'We had hoped...'
Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson on the Road to Emmaus, exploring the hopelessness felt by the disciples following Jesus' death, their inability to recognise him as he walked alongside them, and finally his revelation to them in response to their welcome to the stranger. Based on Luke 24v13-35. Recorded on Sunday 23rd April 2023.
It's all about Jesus.
The Centurion's Tale
Hear what the Roman centurion at Jesus' crucifixion felt about what happened, in his own words.
Simon of Cyrene
Simon of Cyrene is mentioned in three of the Gospel accounts as a man, forced to help Jesus carry his cross to Golgotha. We don't know anything else about his story but here are some thoughts about his actions that day.
The Naked Young Man
Based on verses from Mark 14:51-52 - who was the young man who followed Jesus when he was arrested but then fled, naked, into the night? And what significance do these verses have as we reflect on the night of Jesus' arrest. Refection by Revd Hannah Higginson
Caiaphas the High Priest
John Boylan explores one of the figures of the story of Jesus' final week before his crucifixion,. A man we hear less about but whom nonetheless played a critical role in the events of that week - Caiaphas the High Priest.
The Maidservant's Tale
A maidservant recognised Jesus's disciple Peter when he was keeping warm by the fire in the courtyard outside the High Priest's house during the interrogation of Jesus. What did she see and hear - what was her story?
The Passion and Compassion of God
A sermon for Passion Sunday by The Reverend Colin James, based on the gospel story of the raising of Lazarus by Jesus.
Mothering Sunday sermon - inspiring mothers in the Bible
Sermon from Mothering Sunday 2023 from Revd Hannah Higginson, Hannah explores Moses' mother and Jesus' mother and the challenges they faced, demonstrating great courage and strength
Who are our Samaritans?
Becky talks about how Jesus sees the Samaritan Woman at the well and draws lessons for how we should treat the 'Samaritans' in our lives.
How can we believe in God in 21st century Britain?
Entering the desert places
During the first week of lent we read about Jesus' time in the desert. In this episode, Becky shares about the importance and value of desert experiences.
God's Light in a Dark World
Sermon from Revd Colin James on 19th February 2023, based on the reading from Matthew 17:1-9 the Transfiguration of Jesus. Colin reflects on Jesus the Light of the World as we approach Lent and the events of the crucifixion.
How much money should I give to the church?
A sermon by the Reverend Canon David Hodgson. This is the last of the 4 sermon series on Giving. It tackles the question of how much money a church member should give to the church. The bible readings referred to are The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 8: 8-14 and the Gospel according to St Luke Chapter 21: ! -4