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.
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2025
They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy Mountain.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 17th August 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2025
Names matter, but all our hope, all our future and all salvation is in Christ.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle KCVO MBE Dean of Westminster
Sunday, 17th August 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary 2025
For the Mighty One has done great things for me, and Holy is his name.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner
Friday, 15th August 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2025
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
The Reverend Robert Latham Precentor
Sunday, 10th August 2025
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2025
God acts. But God has acted, once and for all, in Christ.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 3rd August 2025
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2025
“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival Sacrist
Sunday, 3rd August 2025
