Sermons
Below you can find transcripts of sermons our clergy and guest preachers have given at recent Abbey services. They deal with current theological issues, religion and world events, and the interpretation of biblical texts.
Where possible, we provide an audio and video recording of the sermon.
Address given at the National Harvest Service
Loving recognition of the gift before us can open us up to hopeful change.
The Right Reverend Dr Andrew Rumsey Bishop of Ramsbury, Diocese of Salisbury
Thursday, 16th October 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity 2025
Our job is not to judge, but to come into the space to which Jesus invites anyone.
The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector
Sunday, 12th October 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2025
Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.
The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Canon Rector
Sunday, 5th October 2025
Address given at a Service to mark the opening of the Legal Year in England and Wales
Wisdom is what our world needs more than anything.
The Right Reverend Dr Emma Ineson Bishop of Kensington
Wednesday, 1st October 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of St Michael and All Angels 2025
The angels are at the service of the living God, whom they worship day and night.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner
Monday, 29th September 2025
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2025
The joy of being wrong.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 28th September 2025
