St John's Hartford

Matthew 4:1-4 - Jon Teasdale expands upon the metaphor in Matthew 4:1-4 and other Scriptures, of how the Word of God is our spiritual food.

John 15:1-8 - James looks at three of the Church of England's Articles of Religion together, a group of articles all concerning Good Works. They are numbers 12 to 14: of good works, of works before justification, and of works of supererogation.

Mark 12:41-44 - Using Mark 12:41-44, Jon Teasdale explains how giving more is not just about monetary value.

Micah 6:8 - Jon recaps some points from last week's talk, then explains Article XI which is about our justification by faith. The slideshow includes a photo of the flipchart that Jon used during the questions at the end of his talk.

1 Corinthians 3:1-23 - From 1 Corinthians 3, Mike Smith explains how it is God who brings about growth in his church, and in his people into the likeness of his Son.

Romans 8:1-8 - Article number ten - Jon tackles the subject of free will and how we are saved by grace alone.

Matthew 5:1-8 - With the help of verses 1, 2 & 8 from Matthew 5, James Doo helps us understand how we can look forward to seeing God face to face.

Psalms 51:1-12 - In our series on the Articles of Religion of the Anglican Church, James examines article number nine, 'of original sin'.

Isaiah 40:1-8 - Mike Smith shows how the Word of God has transforming power in our lives using 1 Peter 1:22-2:10.

Romans 10:4-13 - In the first Rooted service of 2026, Mike resumes our series on the 39 Articles with Article 8 - the faith we confess.

2 Timothy 3:10-17 - Jon Teasdale begins the new series asking "What is the Bible?", using 2 Timothy 3:10-17 to show how it is trustworthy.

Luke 2:15-21 - Looking at Luke 2:15-21, Jon Teasdale asks "What can we learn and apply from those events of the first Christmas?".

Jeremiah 29:4-14 - Jeremy Hunns reflects on the mixed events of 2025 and reminds us of God's promise in Jeremiah 29 to prosper his people.

Isaiah 9:1-7 - Christmas Eve service of Holy Communion, with Jeremy preaching from Isaiah and Luke.

John 6:35-12:36 - Mike Smith explains the Christingle service using the sayings of Jesus about himself in John's gospel.

Matthew 16:21-28 - Lewis Li challenges us with this big question, based upon Jesus words in Matthew 16:21-28.

Luke 2:25-38 - Mike takes a look at Christmas - should we celebrate it? Or just cancel it? You may like to download the slideshow for links to the videos played or mentioned during the talk by visiting sermons.stjohnshartford.org

Matthew 16:13-20 - David Charlton shows how this was a momentous event in Matthew 16:13-20, when Jesus explored the disciples' understanding with this pivotal question.

Luke 12:49-53 - James preaches from Luke 12:49-53 where Jesus declares 'I have come to bring fire on the earth'.

Matthew 16:1-12 - Using the Pharisees' demand for a sign from Jesus in Matthew 16, Mike Smith asks "What are the signs of the times?" and "How do we guard against dangerous teaching today?".

Revelation 21:1-8 - Having spoken about the certainty and the necessity of suffering, Mike concludes this series by looking at the brevity of our suffering.

Matthew 15:29-39 - James Doo focuses on how the feeding of the four thousand shows us God's compassion, which is for everyone.

Romans 5:1-10 - The second of Mike's series on suffering - this week the title is 'the necessity of suffering'.

Matthew 15:21-28 - Following on from the diagnosis of our unclean condition (Matthew 15:1-20, 02/11/25), James Doo examines verses 21-28 to determine what we need to do about it.

Genesis 3:1-19 - In the first part of a new Rooted series called "Sharing in His Sufferings", Mike considers why we suffer.