Sermons from All Saints Church, Wokingham

Final sermon by The Reverend Canon David Hodgson as Rector of the parish of All Saint Wokingham before retirement.

Sermon for Trinity Sunday by Canon David Hodgson

Sermon on Pentecost Sunday by the Reverend Colin James,

This sermon talks about why the story of Jesus' life, his character his teachings and his promises are so important to the Christian community and faith By Canon David Hodgson on the Second Sunday of Easter 2023. Based on the gospel according to St John Chapter 20 verses 19-31.

Hear what the Roman centurion at Jesus' crucifixion felt about what happened, in his own words.

Simon of Cyrene is mentioned in three of the Gospel accounts as a man, forced to help Jesus carry his cross to Golgotha. We don't know anything else about his story but here are some thoughts about his actions that day.

Based on verses from Mark 14:51-52 - who was the young man who followed Jesus when he was arrested but then fled, naked, into the night? And what significance do these verses have as we reflect on the night of Jesus' arrest. Refection by Revd Hannah Higginson

John Boylan explores one of the figures of the story of Jesus' final week before his crucifixion,. A man we hear less about but whom nonetheless played a critical role in the events of that week - Caiaphas the High Priest.

A maidservant recognised Jesus's disciple Peter when he was keeping warm by the fire in the courtyard outside the High Priest's house during the interrogation of Jesus. What did she see and hear - what was her story?

A sermon for Passion Sunday by The Reverend Colin James, based on the gospel story of the raising of Lazarus by Jesus.

How a conversation between Jesus and a secret follower can inspire us to be confident believers in God. A sermon by Canon David Hodgson, Rector of All Saints Wokingham, based on St John's Gospel Chapter 3.

During the first week of lent we read about Jesus' time in the desert.  In this episode, Becky shares about the importance and value of desert experiences.

Sermon from Revd Colin James on 19th February 2023, based on the reading from Matthew 17:1-9 the Transfiguration of Jesus. Colin reflects on Jesus the Light of the World as we approach Lent and the events of the crucifixion. 

A sermon by the Reverend Canon David Hodgson. This is the last of the 4 sermon series on Giving. It tackles the question of how much money a church member should give to the church. The bible readings referred to are The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians Chapter 8: 8-14 and the Gospel according to St Luke Chapter 21: ! -4

This sermon started off a short series of sermons on the topic of  Giving at All Saints Church Wokingham during January and early February 2023. It is by The Reverend Colin James, Honorary Priest at the church,  and is based on Jesus' parable of the rich fool (Luke 12: 13-21)

A sermon by The Reverend Canon David Hodgson , Rector of the parish of All Saints Wokingham. This sermon explores the importance of giving in life and society generally and in particular in supporting the community of the local church. The life of society and communities would be poorer, if not impossible, without giving and receiving to sustain relationships outside of the economic nexus of exchange. Without giving local churches and All Saints Church Wokingham would not exist. It's service to the community would cease. Giving is part of the DNA of church communities. We receive life and blessings from God and we give back to God in thanksgiving. Every member of a church is involved in giving. The sermon is based on the story of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple by Mary and Joseph a few weeks after his birth, described in Luke's Gospel and focuses on the offering they made at that time. 

Sermon for Epiphany Sunday by Canon David Hodgson, Rector of All Saints Wokingham. This sermon draws out messages for living from St Matthew's story of the events surrounding the birth of Christ.

Beginning with a quote from a book by Gervais Phinn, Revd Hannah Higginson explores the naming of Jesus and the significance of names in the Bible in this New Year's Day sermon

The gospel reading of the day described the incident when John the Baptist asked Jesus if he was truly the Messiah.

This sermon by The Reverend Colin James on Safeguarding Sunday 2022 which was also the feast of Christ the King is a heartfelt call to all Christians and churches to recognise safeguarding is at the heart of the Christian gospel.