Sermons from All Souls Church

Jez continues our series in Acts, looking at how the Spirit commissioned the Church as the heralds of the Good News of Jesus on the day of Pentecost.

Richard reflects on Jesus's ascension in the light of stories from Viva, our South American mission partner.

Richard introduces our new series in the book of Acts.

Jez looks at these two stories together, where Luke continues to explore the idea of "Where your treasure is there is your heart." We consider how our handling of money expresses and shapes our heart for or against the Kingdom, and how giving everything up for God offers more joy than our money ever could.

Richard explores these two parables Jesus tells about prayer, showing how Jesus wants us to be persistent in our requests and confident in God's grace and love.

Richard takes on these tricky and often misunderstood passages, and points us to a God who invites us to express his Kingdom in the here and now, trusting that he sees all that is going on in our lives and will one day restore all things.

Richard looks at the story of Jesus in the home of Martha and Mary, and asks us whether busyness or "just-not-the-done-thing" stop us from sitting at the feet of the Rabbi.

Jez looks at how we are sent into our weeks with a message of the incoming reign of Jesus, a message which is spoken and acted, with urgency and yet humility.

Richard considers Jesus's prediction of his own suffering, alongside his 'Transfiguration', showing how he is shown to be God's Reality, God's Rescue and God's Ruler.

Jez considers arguably Jesus's most dramatic miracle - the calming of the storm. Considering the cultural context, Jez explores how the story gives us confidence of Christ's authority, his presence with us in every corner of life, and his invitation to 'be still' in faith.

Richard looks at how the story of Jesus being anointed by a 'sinful woman' impacts the way we think about and look after the created world.

Richard explores the moment Peter hears Jesus call him to step out of the crowd and to join what God is doing.

As Jesus heads out on 'retreat' at the start of his ministry, Jez explores why the wilderness temptations are important, and how they help us when we go through testing times.

Jez introduces our new series in Luke, and examines how Jesus's baptism commissions him for both his kingly reign and the 'baptism' of his crucifixion.

Richard reflects on how, in a world which may seem hopeless, the gifts the kings gave to the infant Jesus remind us of the eternal hope that he brings.

Jez investigates the enigmatic Old Testament figure of the Suffering Servant (Isaiah 52-53), showing how he became central to how Jesus understood himself - the King who would suffer on behalf of his people.

Jon Wooden continues our advent series exploring Christ in the Old Testament. This week we look at Psalm 23 and John 10, considering Christ as the true Good Shepherd to whom King David pointed.

Richard looks at the story of Abraham as a foreshadowing of Christ, and a call to follow in being a blessing to the world.

Richard sets our sights towards the coming season of Advent, looking at the first indications in Scripture of the coming saviour.

Rachel Wooden considers how Jesus is the ultimate fulfillment of all we have been looking at in our series on wisdom, starting to point us to the coming season of Advent.

Richard tells the story of Jesus and the Ten Lepers in Luke 17, asking us what are the blessings we need to be grateful for at this harvest time, and how we will allow God to use those blessings for others.

Richard explores a godly perspective on success, from the Genesis story of Joseph.

Jez examines how the experience of failure can enrich our faith when handled with wisdom, reminding us of what is important, who is in charge, and how God loves us unconditionally. The video shown can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/76819739

Richard explores a foundation of biblical wisdom for how we think about families.

Jez explores the topic of friendship within the book of Proverbs.