St George's Epsom

Charmaine kicks of our sermon series for Term 2 looking at the seven signs of Jesus in John's gospel. Sharing from her own journey with her mother in South Africa, she reflection on the trial, the test, trust and the triumph of this sign.

Josh unpacks the deep mystery of our resurrection hope, which invites us into a journey of participating and belonging in the Easter story. The resurrection isn’t simply a promise of the eternal future; it is a calling for us to participate in and belong to.

Jeremy invites into the pathos of Palm Sunday, when we remember the crowd that shouted hosanna one day and crucify the next. In this context, we remembered the words of Jesus, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." Jeremy invited us into a time of prayer of forgiveness.

Josh Jones explores Jesus' yielding prayer: "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit" and the meaning for all of us.

Karen Spoelstra explores the twin sayings of Jesus from the cross to his mother and to John, knitting and restoring relationships even in his darkest moment.

The Reverend Iain Gow joins us to reflect upon Jesus' cry of dereliction on the cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" He shares his journey with his own experiences of forsakenness, and what it means to have a Christ who has experienced this with us.

Jeremy Woods shares how Jesus' acknowledgement of his physical and spiritual needs through his request, "I thirst" both comforts and challenges us to acknowledge our deepest "thirsts" and needs to God, and to be able to receive with humility the broken and feeble attempts of others as agents of God's grace to us.

Josh Jones begins our Lent sermon series looking at The Seven Sayings of Jesus from the Cross. We begin with the Jesus' words to the criminal next to him: "Today you will be with me in Paradise."

Jeremy Woods concludes our series through the Five Marks of Mission, looking at our calling to teach, baptise and nurture new believers in the faith. He reflects how we are often in search of the perfect 'technique' and weaves together three stories from Scripture of men seeking technique rather than simple obedience: Naaman, Simon the Sorcerer and Nicodemus.

Karen Spoelstra reminds us of our Christian calling to respond to human need with loving service, and how sometimes how we best do this can seem a bit unclear. Even so, we are called to follow the Jesus Way, take up the towel, and to serve.

Chris Clarke unpacks our missional call to Treasure the good gift of creation that God has given to us.

Josh explores our central calling as a gathering worshipping community, which is to be a sent people to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom through word and action in all the corners of our lives. He also gave our annual giving appeal - for all the donations go towards this end to make Jesus' name known and loved at home and abroad.

Jeremy kicks off our 2025 sermon series on the Five Marks of Mission looking at the call of the Church to Transform unjust structures and challenge violence and pursue peace and reconciliation. He invited us to consider that we can only transform unjust structures and challenge violence by pursuing peace and reconciliation.

Josh Jones explores how we navigate these challenging political times with wisdom and discernment rather than fanning the flames of division.

Josh explores the necessity of having eyes open in order to be able to see the wonder of Christ's presence in our lives.

Charmaine Braadtvedt explores the epiphany of Jesus' first miracle or sign, recorded in John's gospel, saving a wedding by turning water into wine. She unpacks what this reveals about the nature of God.

Stan examines the visit of the Magi and the violent fury of King Herod and the echoes throughout human history of the tension between the violence at the heart of the broken human condition and the longing for a prince of peace and a different way.

Stan unpacks the story of the 12-year-old Jesus who lingers in the Temple, "in his father's house." He explores the idea of how even Jesus had to go through a process of maturing as one who was fully human.

Josh Jones explores the rich carol 'O Holy Night' as he invites us to tune in to the more enchanting song of the angel voices, rather than all the dis-enchanting voices of our world.

Jeremy Woods explores the German carol 'O Tannenbaum' or 'O Christmas Tree' and the rich symbolism and Christian history of the Christmas Tree and how it tells the whole story of humanity and the gospel.

Charmaine unpacks Lauren Daigle's contemporary carol 'Light of the World' and Mary's Magnificat for our fourth Sunday of Advent. Note: The song has been removed from the recording to avoid any copyright infringement.

Josh explores the advent theme of joy through the Advent carol 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel' and his own Christmas Song 'This is the Day - Te Rangimarie.' He also explores the lyrics of Nick Cave's new song 'Joy' and its words: "We've all had too much sorrow, now is the time for joy."

Jeremy begins our Advent journey through the carols exploring the theme of hope through the carol 'It Came Upon a Midnight Clear' and Jesus' apocalyptic words about his return.

Karen Spoelstra explores the final of Jesus' I Am sayings looking at his exhortation to "abide" in the vine, or in the words of The Message, to make ourselves at home in Jesus. She encouraged us to reflect on our rule or rhythm of life as practices of abiding.

Chris Clarke unpacked Jesus' saying that he is the way, the truth and the life, exploring the importance of the definite article and the exclusivity of Jesus' claim which can offend our modern sensibilities.