Sermons

The Sower

13/7/2026

Readings:       Romans 8:1-11
Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23
Sentence:        “… the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” Matthew 13:23
Collect:           Praise to you, God, for all your work among us. Yours is the vigour in creation, yours is the impulse in our new discoveries. Make us adventurous, yet reverent and hopeful in all we do. This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Preacher: Richard Dyer

Are you the one?

6/7/2026

Readings:       John 7:14-24, Matthew 11:2-6; 16-24
Sentence:        “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. Matthew 11:4-5
Collect:           Holy and eternal God, give us such trust in your sure purpose, that we measure our lives not by what we have done or failed to do, but by our faithfulness to you. Hear this prayer for your love’s sake. Amen.
Preacher: Glen Ashworth

Receiving the Kingdom

29/6/2026

Readings:       1 Tim 4:6-16, Matthew 10:40-42
Sentence:        “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Mt 10:40
Collect:           Almighty Father, grant that we your children may never be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, but continue his faithful servants to our lives’ end; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Preacher: Glen Ashworth

The Kingdom has come near: pray and go

14/6/2026

Readings: 2 Timothy 4:6-8
Matthew 9:35-10:8
Sentence: Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.”
Matthew 9:37-38
Collect: Almighty God, by your grace alone we are accepted and called to your service; strengthen us by your Holy Spirit and empower our calling; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Preacher: Glen Ashworth
Audio: Unfortunately there were issues with the audio recording this week

Follow Me

8/6/2026

Readings:       Luke 5:27-32, Psalm 50: 7-21
Sentence:        After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up, left everything, and followed him. Luke 5:27–28
Collect:           Lord of the Church, you have called us to witness to every nation. May we do your work and bear your cross, await your time and see your glory. Hear this prayer for your name’s sake. Amen.
Preacher: Glen Ashworth

Go on being filled with the Spirit

3/6/2026

Readings:       Acts 3:1-10; Acts 4:23-31
Sentence:        I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these…. John 14:12
Collect:           Father, you sent your Son to bring us truth and your Holy Spirit to make us holy; open our hearts to exalt you, open our lives to reveal you, our one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This we ask through Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
Preacher: Miriam Taylor

Pentecost: This is That

25/5/2026

Readings:       Ezekiel 47:1, 3-5, 9-12, Acts 2:1-21, John 7:37-39
Sentence:        As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water. John 7:38
Collect:         Father, you have filled your people with the Spirit who rested first on your Son and united us in your Church; open the channels for your Spirit that we may freely work together, and your kingdom and your rule increase; for the glory of your holy name. Amen.
Preacher: Glen Ashworth

Holy Spirit Part 2: Power from on high

18/5/2026

Readings:       Acts 1:1–11, Ephesians 1:15–23, Luke 24:44–53
Sentence:        “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know...what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power.
Ephesians 1:17–19
Collect:           Christ our great high priest, you understand our weakness; you pray for us while we are sinners. Help us, through you, to find a new and living way to God; for the glory of your holy name. Amen.
Preacher: Glen Ashworth

The Parable of the Talents

4/5/2026

Readings:       Matthew 25:14-30, 1 Thess 5:1-11
Sentence:        His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’
Matt 25:23
Collect:        Eternal God, your Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life for all creation; grant us grace to walk in his way, to rejoice in his truth, and to share his risen life; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Preacher: Alastair Smith
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The Resurrected Life

28/4/2026

Readings:       2 Cor 12:7b-10, Col 1:24-29, John 5:19-24
Sentence:        I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.
Col 1:24
Collect:           Good shepherd of the sheep, by whom the lost are sought and guided into the fold; feed us and we shall be satisfied, heal us and we shall be whole, and lead us that we may be with you, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, where you reign one God for ever. Amen.
Preacher: Glen Ashworth