Sermons from All Saints Church, Wokingham

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?

A sermon for Passion Sunday by The Reverend Colin James, based on the gospel story of the raising of Lazarus by Jesus.

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

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 a conversation between Jesus and a secret follower can inspire us to be confident believers in God. A sermon by Canon David Hodgson, Rector of All Saints Wokingham, based on St John's Gospel Chapter 3.

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.

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. 

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

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson from 5th February 2023 based on the reading from Luke 19:1-10, the story of Zacchaeus, exploring how we are all called to be good stewards of the 90% we keep as well as the 10% we are encouraged to tithe, or give away

This sermon started off a short series of sermons on the topic of  Giving at All Saints Church Wokingham during January and early February 2023. It is by The Reverend Colin James, Honorary Priest at the church,  and is based on Jesus' parable of the rich fool (Luke 12: 13-21)

A sermon by The Reverend Canon David Hodgson , Rector of the parish of All Saints Wokingham. This sermon explores the importance of giving in life and society generally and in particular in supporting the community of the local church. The life of society and communities would be poorer, if not impossible, without giving and receiving to sustain relationships outside of the economic nexus of excha...

Jesus is inviting us to 'Come and See' what he is all about and what he is up to for ourselves.  Listen to Revd Becky Medlicott talk about this Gospel reading from John 1:29-42

Sermon for Epiphany Sunday by Canon David Hodgson, Rector of All Saints Wokingham. This sermon draws out messages for living from St Matthew's story of the events surrounding the birth of Christ.

Beginning with a quote from a book by Gervais Phinn, Revd Hannah Higginson explores the naming of Jesus and the significance of names in the Bible in this New Year's Day sermon

The gospel reading of the day described the incident when John the Baptist asked Jesus if he was truly the Messiah.

This sermon by The Reverend Colin James on Safeguarding Sunday 2022 which was also the feast of Christ the King is a heartfelt call to all Christians and churches to recognise safeguarding is at the heart of the Christian gospel.

Revd Hannah Higginson's sermon from Advent 2 - 4th December 2022 - reflecting on the news that the percentage of Christians in our country has dropped to its lowest for 1500 years. What should our response be? And how does John the Baptist's message 'Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven has come near?' fit in with our response? 

Sermon for Advent Sunday by Canon David Hodgson about how the gospel hope for the return of the Lord inspires and sustains our faith in God's presence with us now.

Revd Hannah Higginson's sermon from 13th November on Luke 21:5-19 and Malachi 4:1-2 exploring Jesus' apocalyptic teaching and God's promise that although bad things will happen , God will always be with us and we are encouraged that one day God's peace and justice will conquer

A sermon for All Saints Sunday by The Reverend Canon David Hodgson

A sermon by Rev'd Becky Medlicott based on the gospel  of Luke parable of the persistent widow and the story in the Book of Genesis of Jacob wrestling with the angel of God.

How do we give thanks for life in the face of injustice?

Sermon from Revd Hannah Higginson at Harvest, looking back over Creationtide and reflecting on whether we should be celebrating or lamenting as we consider the climate emergency 2nd October 2022

A talk at All Saints Church Wokingham Parish Communion on 25th September 2022 by Rosemary Croft about her experience of being part of an eco-church team at her own church in Reading,  as part of the Season of Creation (12 mins) Followed by question and answer session with the congregation (9 mins).

Sermon by The Reverend Hannah Higginson about the climate and nature emergency on this Climate Sunday by the Reverend Hannah Higginson