Saint Mary's Talks and Podcasts

Jon speaks on the famous Red Sea narrative, showing us how Israel’s deliverance is a reorientation of identity, desire, and faith. Yahweh moves His people from being used and dehumanised to being loved, led, and dignified, and where there is a temptation to return to the safety of the familiar, this passage calls us into risky, unknown obedience, inviting us to recognise our own “in-between” place...

Emily speaks on Try Church Sunday about the transformation power of the love of God.

Juliet continues our Exodus teaching series, showing us how the Passover teaches us what we are saved from, saved by and saved for.

Jon continues our series in Exodus by exploring the familiar yet complex passages that describe the 7 plagues Yahweh brings on Egypt and the hardening of Pharoah's heart, in which we ultimately find the answer to the question of "Where is God when it seems that evil is winning?"

Katy continues our Exodus teaching series by showing us how the pivotal narrative of Moses and the burning bush links back to the opening pages of Scripture, showing us how God turns places of wilderness to places of presence and encounter – a pattern ultimately fulfilled in Jesus.

Kicking off our new teaching series through the book of Exodus, Tom explores how the Exodus story echoes through the whole of Scripture - from Genesis to Revelation - until we meet the source of the sound in full volume on page one of the New Testament: Jesus of Nazareth.

On Pentecost Sunday, Katy concludes our teaching series on the gifts of the Spirit by looking at the often misunderstood and sometimes intimidating gift of Tongues - giving us an accessible How, What & Why, and encouraging us all to eagerly desire this powerful spiritual gift.

This week Emily takes us through not one specific but an overview of all the gifts, including those often given less attention like "helping", "administration" and "mercy". Here we see that we all have something to contribute as we play our part in the renewal of the city.

Sam speaks about healing, faith, and the power of the Holy Spirit, sharing personal testimonies alongside Jesus’ healings in Mark 5. He explores praying boldly for healing while learning to trust God in the tension of the “now and then” of His Kingdom.

Jon explores 1 Corinthians 14 as we look at the gift of prophecy.

Katy explores the what, why, and how of the gifts of the Holy Spirit; what they are, why they matter, and how we can begin to step into them in everyday life.

This week we begin our new six week teaching series on the gifts of the Spirit - So Much More/ Life in the Spirit. But before we consider the specific gifts, we spend some time in week one look at the gift giver, as Tom explores the foundational question of “Who is the Holy Spirit?"

Katy explores the encounter with Jesus on the road to Emmaus, inviting us to consider: do we see Jesus as we are, or as He truly is? What would life look like if we lived it through the lens of the resurrection?

An Easter Sunday message on life and hope.

Following the way of Jesus is both the cross and empty grave.

Tom kicks off our new Easter teaching series, exploring Luke 9 and the key moment where Jesus’ life and ministry turns toward Jerusalem and the events of Holy Week. In this first week, we explore what the Way of Jesus might mean for us as we look to live lives shaped by His.

Jon continues in part two of our vision talks on how we are called to be a people of wide and generous impact for God's kingdom across our city.

Against the wild backdrop of a chaotic and crazy world, we are simultaneously seeing the start of an extraordinarily move of God. What kind of people is Jesus forming us into for a time such as this.

Juliet spoke on Baptism Sunday about what it means to be alive in Christ, using Romans 6.

Listen back to the short talks that Jonathan and Eden gave during Team Preach at the 6pm gathering on Sunday 22nd February 2026.

Listen back to the short talks that Katie and Owen gave during Team Preach at the 10.30am gathering on Sunday 22nd February 2026.

Tom Teaches us to rediscover the "unbreakable link" between our physical bodies and our spiritual lives as we explore the forgotten practice of fasting. Join us as we learn how denying the body to feed the soul can unlock a new dimension of intimacy, holiness, and breakthrough in our walk with Jesus.

As we conclude our series on the Lords Prayer and head into Lent, Meg James unpacks the practice of fasting for our 6PM gathering, giving us four reasons to fast: To worship God, to amplify our prayers, to grow in holiness and to transform our community.

Trials serve as a revelatory testing ground that exposes whether our hearts are shaped by God’s kingdom or by our own impulsive desires. Rather than relying on fragile willpower, this prayer acknowledges our limits and surrenders our inner cravings to God's protective, saving presence.

In the fourth week in the series 'Teach us to pray' we look at the two lines at the very heart of the Lord's Prayer; forgiveness. We explored firstly the shape of forgiveness in Scripture, what forgiveness looks like, and finally at practically how we do it.