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 recording of the sermon, which you can download as a podcast. You can also subscribe to our podcast to receive our latest sermons and lectures.
An address given at a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday 2019
Within all searching and reaching out, there lies a motivating factor, and that factor is hope.
The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) John Ellis QHC RAF Chaplain-in-Chief and Archdeacon, The Royal Air Force
Sunday, 19th September 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2021
Do we do any better than the Pharisees when it comes to hearing the ethical imperative?
The Reverend Mark Birch Minor Canon and Precentor
Sunday, 29th August 2021
Sermon given at Evensong on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2021
The future of humanity starts with a true conversion of mind and heart.
The Reverend David Stanton Canon in Residence
Sunday, 22nd August 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2021
The song that Jesus sings is a redemptive song—a song of love and mercy.
The Reverend Mark Birch Minor Canon and Precentor
Sunday, 25th July 2021
Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2021
Without darkness and weakness, how would the need for real humour arise?
The Reverend David Stanton Canon in Residence
Sunday, 4th July 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2021
St Paul himself wrote that in Christ there is no longer Jew or Gentile, male or female, bond or free. The old binaries are superseded.
The Reverend Mark Birch Minor Canon and Precentor
Sunday, 4th July 2021
