Sermons from All Saints Church, Wokingham

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from Easter Dawn Service, 20th April 2025 based on resurrection account in John 20:1-18 when Mary mistakes Jesus for the gardener

Sermon from Revd Colin James from Maundy Thursday 17th April 2025, based on reading from John 13.1–17, 31–35

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from Palm Sunday 13th April 2025 based on Luke 19.28–40

Sermon from Revd Colin James from 6th April 2025 reflecting on readings from John 12:1-8 and Philippians 3.4b–14 

We hear from guest speaker Carol Miller visiting from charity USPG, based on reading from Luke 13.1–9 adn Isaiah 55:1-9, sermon from 23rd March 2025

Sermon from Authorised Preacher Peter Barratt for Lent 2, 16th march based on Luke 13:31-35 and Psalm 27

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson for the first Sunday of Lent 9th March 2025 on identity - based on reading from Luke 4:1-13

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson for Ash Wednesday - 5th March 2025 - on the 3 R's of Lent, based on readings from Matthew 6.1–6, 16–21 and Joel 2.1–2, 12–17

Sermon from Revd Colin James on 2nd March 2025 based on readings from Luke 9.28–36 The Transfiguration

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from 23rd February 2025 based on Luke 8:22-25 when Jesus calms the storm

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson for 9th February 2025, based on Luke 5:1-11 and Isaiah 6:1-6 - we are all called by God and when we glimpse his power and awesome-ness what can we say but Here I am - send me!

Sermon from Revd Colin James on 2nd February 2025, for Candlemas based on Luke 2:22-40 and Malachi 3:1-5

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson on 26th January 2025, on Luke 4:14-21 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Sermon from visiting preacher Nick Barnett, CEO of youth charity Soulscape, on the Wedding at Cana John 2:1-11 on 19th January 2025

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from 12th January 2025 The Baptism of Jesus

Revd Hannah Higginson explores the concept of Jesus as King and why that can make us feel uncomfortable at times. Reading from Revelation 1:4-8 and a sermon for Christ the King Sunday 24th November 2024

Sermon from Revd Colin James for Safeguarding Sunday 17th November 2024, this follows the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury in light of the Makin report. Colin reminds us that God is a safeguarding God, this issue is very close to God's heart, and we are all responsible for safeguarding. Reading from Matthew 18.1–7 

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson on Remembrance Sunday 2024 exploring the story of Desmond Doss and the peace that no guns can win

Sermon from Revd Colin James for All Saints Sunday on the call for all of us to be saints, by the God who loves and welcomes us all. 3rd November 2024

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson as we think about living out the vision in the world - called to bring a gospel of healing and to live sacrificial lives, following Jesus' example. 27th October 2024

Sermon for Harvest from Revd Hannah Higginson encouraging us to look to nature and heed Jesus' words, 'do not worry' - 29th September 2024

Sermon from visiting preacher John Boylan, on care of creation, 22nd September 2024

Sermon from Revd Colin James on care of creation, 15th September 2024

Sermon from visiting preacher LLM and president of the environmental charity John Ray Initiative, Mike Morecroft on care of creation, 8th September 2024

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson about dreaming as God does, and being empowered to think beyond human expectations 20th October 2024