St Paul's Camberley - Sermons: Recent Episodes
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A Theology of Climate Justice by Jo Herbert-James
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Recording includes entire service due to sound failure on livestream.
From minute 39 Lis Ricketts reflects on messages from Christmas to take forward into 2026.
Rev. Ben Perkins speaks on Isaiah 43: 16-21,25 to further outline our new vision for St. Paul's Camberley
Roddy Porter speaks on the lessons of the recent Paris Olympics. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 & Philippians 3:12-14
Audio recording of the last minutes of the Election Hustings following the power failure which terminated the live stream
Bethany explores the gifts of the spirit (and celebrates Father's Day)
Complete service uploaded in lieu of livestream!
Roddy Porter explains the role of worship.
Full service recording due to lack of livestream
Lis Ricketts talks about 'praying like a child' using The Lord's Prayer as a framework.
Tim Cross reflects on comparing the story of the good Samaritan with the world we live in today (and ourselves)...
Sophie and Ben explore the feeding of the 5000 from the point of view of the disciples and the boy with the packed lunch
Tom Darwent, our vicar compares Nehemiah 9 with our church today, after which Oli Deeks talks about motivation, ability and prompt to help changing behaviour and hence habits, ensuring we put Jesus at the centre of our daily routines.
Ben Barnes, our Youth Pastor leads through the way our lives can be enriched by the bible.
Sophie Lovesmith talks about Nehemiah taking the risk of asking the king of Babylon to allow him return to Jerusalem.
Simon Strachan is talking about the need to be revived by God as a plea to help heal ourselves and the world.
Will van der Hart, founder of the Mind and Soul Foundation, gave an excellent talk and participated in a Q&A session on the effects of the pandemic on people's mental health when he joined our special seminar on 16th July.
This sermon was held as a send-off service for Louisa Adams, our Children's outreach worker who was a cornerstone of our children work for the last 7 years, and specifically during the pandemic.
Lis Ricketts preaches on behalf of Tom, who had to self-isolate. It's about reflecting on what impact the pandemic had on each of us and how coming back to Christ helps overcome it.
At the end of the service prayers for healing were offered.
Sophie Lovesmith our Associate Pastor talks about how we need each other in Christ for support and fellowship.
In this (last) sermon of Geoff Andrew, he talks about how church family is the key to keeping and bringing the Spirit into the world.
Tom Darwent our vicar is talking about the hope arising from Jesus' life and death, and how Christians should be the pillars for the communities we live in.
In this sermon, Tim Cross talks about how we can become a community of courage and, like anyone else, bravely express the/our truth !
Lis Ricketts is talking about the belonging to two kingdoms: the one on your passport and the one in heaven, and what difficulties this can bring with it...
Simon Strachan is talking about unconditional love and ways to stay routed in Jesus to show to show this love to others...
Sophie our curate talks about how being 'rooted' in Jesus (the vine) helps us to grow and flourish as 'branches'.
After the reading, Geoff Andrew talks about our place at the table of the Holy Trinity, and how in this broken world we can do our part to uphold (inject) the Holy Spirit around us.
In this sermon, Tom Darwent, our vicar, reminds us of how the fear and freedom of the disciples correspond with our life today.
Jesus and Peter restored.
Claire Isherwood preaches on her last day as a member of St. Paul's on Jesus' command to Peter and reflects on her church life at St. Paul's over the last 30 years.Â
Tom Darwent our vicar talks about that Easter morning, and how Mary Magdalene and the disciples experienced this first, very important day of Christianity.
Philippians 4: 4-9.
Richard talks about his role in hospital chaplaincy, about sharing Communion, the Cross and the Lord's Prayer with people in times of often great difficulty.
Tim reflects on attitudes in current culture, including the church, in the light of what the bible has to say.
Oli Deeks, Centre Director for Camberley Youth for Christ, joined us to talk about the impact of social media not just on our young people but on all of us, and the habits we form around our use of social media.
In this sermon, Lis (one of our Lay ministers) is exploring the blessings and challenges of becoming old(er) and how we all might continue to 'bear fruit' whatever our age.
Christ & Community - Tom Darwent - Commissioning the team to plant St. Barbara's Church in Deepcut
In this sermon, Simon Strachan, one of our Lay ministers, talks about the time of Advent as a time of waiting, like the waiting of Jesus coming again...
In the light of the upcoming General Election, Tom discusses how we, as followers of Jesus, might consider how we behave and be an influence; thinking globally and acting locally.
Lis Ricketts talks about the causes of stress and how we can root our basis on Jesus to overcome this.
Philippians 2:1-13. Sophie shares her thoughts on humility, integrity and sacrifice, and how we, as followers of Jesus, are seen by and influence the cultures in which we live.
In this sermon, Tom our vicar uses examples in our current world and links it to 3 principles, based on what we can learn from Philippians 4:1-9.
Daniel Natnael examines how well we have obeyed God's instructions to us, and how we can better fulfil our responsibilities to the world.
Colossians 1: 15-23. Tim poses this question and challenges us to seek an answer in the light of our christian belief and hope.
In this Sermon, Geoff Andrew (one of our Lay ministers) links the destruction of planet back to our Christian task of preserving the earth using examples of choices and impacts.
In this sermon, Geoff (one of our Lay ministers) addresses the dark side of technology and how we as Christians can shine as a light in this darkness.
In this pet service, Tom our vicar explains how our pets unconditional love for us compares to the love God has for us...
In this sermon, Sophie our curate shares her story of a lost and found child in India, and compares it with the story of the prodigal son and how we can always feel welcomed in the fathers arms.
In this sermon, Daniel Natnael continues to explore the gospel of Luke and how we are in the same shoes than the original disciples: unsure of our place in the kingdom and our ability to help make it grow. He specifically focuses on the opportunity of helping to plant our new church in Deepcut and its new community Mindenhurst.
In this Easter Sermon, Tom our vicar talks about how we can move from despair to hope using examples from today and Jesus' death and resurrection.
Using the passage in Luke 10: 38-42, Paloma Vince (soon to be Paloma Lee) challenges us about the Priorities, Patterns and Practices in our lives.
Apologies, in the middle of all the new technical setup at St Paul's, recording started a bit late...
Simon Strachan preaches on Luke 9: 18-36, on taking up our cross and finding our identity in Christ, taking our strength from Him.
Where Is Your Faith? Congregation participation drama, let by Geoff Andrew and Sophie Lovesmith
In this sermon, Lis tells us that God's love is limitless and He chooses to use us to be a beacon of that love to others through faith.
In this sermon, Sophie our curate talks about how to remind ourselves to be forgiving and not to judge using her own story and background.
In this sermon, Claire Isherwood explains using Luke's gospel who we are here for: The ones society excludes, friends, sinners and the spiritually sick.
Simon engages in a bit of 'myth busting' and goes on to identify a few truths regarding the story of the Wise Men.
Geoff Andrews and his wife Anne tell the story of Jesus - foretold, born, crucified and resurrected as a reminder that the "Well Good" story isn't over, but continues...
Geoff Andrew talks about what service means or could mean these days and gives practical examples of how this can unfold in everyday lives...
Against the Odds - The Grip of Gambling on Great Britain. Justyn Rees Larcombe speaks from personal experience, having lost everything through online gambling and talks candidly about restoration through rediscovering his faith.
Neither medication nor mediation - a prayerful introduction to daily meditation to improve your relationship with God.
Tom our vicar talks about how 5 principles of a cheerful giver (time, effort or money) helps us to become a fruitful church, and how our vision supports this effort.
In this sermon, Tom talks to us from Deuteronomy 30: 11-20, about Moses' final command, to choose life.
In this sermon Grozdan Stoevski talks about the diversity of ministry using own examples from across multiple countries and challenging us to think about our own position, environment and purpose...
In this sermon, Sophie our curate talks about how today we can pull away our own curtain, like the one that used separate the Israelites from God.
In this sermon, Geoff Andrew describes how from the Garden of Eden through to today our view of where God lives has changed through the events of the bible, specifically what the Tabernacle meant and how it was structured.
Tom recounts the story of the Golden Calf from Exodus 32 and draws some lessons about 'idol worship' in the modern time. Do we have 'idols' and what might they be?
Tim continues with the story of the people of Israel as they journey through the wilderness and God gives guidance to them through Moses.
Tom preaches on faith and choice, looking at the story of the plagues and the Passover.
Simon recounts the story of the growth of Israel from small family to a nation ready to move to the promised land.
Kate recounts the story of Leah and Rachael as we progress through our series on Genesis and Exodus.
Simon explains the story of Abraham and how we can be considered his off-springs too...
In this sermon, Tom highlights how we - being part of Gods creation - should choose to walk with him.
In this evening service, Hattie explores our own 'Road to Emmaus', sharing her story of coming to faith and the struggle that can come with it.
Claire expands this Good Friday in two parts on what the cross meant and means to Jesus and all of us. - Part 1
Claire expands this Good Friday in two parts on what the cross meant and means to Jesus and all of us. - Part 2
Claire talks about the key elements of the Gospel and how we can use them to talk about our faith.
Simon talks about the calling of Mathew the Tax Collector and deepening our relationships and conversation.
Tim speaks about evangelism and the need to tell people about the salvation that comes only through faith in Jesus Christ.
Tom talks about how the desire for our faith in Jesus should lead us to connect with others, putting the focus on outside the church and help us all grow in this way.
Tom talks in this sermon about the Good News (The Gospel) underlining that staying true to the Word is key to be able to boldly step out and make St. Paul's an 'infectious' church !
Simon begins our Advent sermon series - Characters from the Christmas Story - with a look at Mary.
Tom explains the new Vision for 2020 for St. Paul's and how it relates to the early church in Acts 2.
Geoff asks if we are being 'salt and light' in our community, and if not, what are we going to do about that.
Claire explains the story of the rich farmer who stored things for himself only, and she highlights how Knowing JESUS is more important than all material things...
Samara Levy, the founder of Samara's aid talks about how god can call ordinary people to do extraordinary things - like she did. The main thing to overcome is your inner 'BUT' that prevents you from stepping out of your comfort zone...
Tom encourages us to celebrate the gifts god has given us and to use them in his service.
Claire talks about the story of Moses' and her own call, and challenges everyone to stop staring at the sky and listen to what they/we might be called by God to do...
Paul White give an insight into what Psalm 22 means to him in both his persona life, and his professional life as a Paramedic.
Lis talks to us about God & Hope using the bible reading from Romans 5:1-8 and how we as modern day Christians can still find hope even when there seems to be 'nothing'
Using 1 John 4:7-21, Paloma talks to us about the variety of relationships we have in life and how God is related to each of these
Claire describes the ways in which as Christians we can win over our 'Bad Wolf' with the help of Christ.
James Woolley who works with the IJM discusses justice and injustice with his work and how it relates to the bible.
Tom speaks to us about how to grow our church by going out and show Gods love anywhere we can...
In this sermon, Geoff Andrew is talking about entering a Place of Worship when leaving church and how to transform our relationships wherever we are 'at work'.
Tom talks to us about time: whose is it, and how do we use it in the context of eternity
Tom Darwent talks about the meaning of the empty tomb, how we're forgiven and through following Jesus and his friendship have hope for the future.
Simon describes the Biblical approach to giving, based on the generosity shown in Mark 14:1-11, as the basis for the annual Gift Day.
Tom challenges us to face adversity and be bold in our faith, stepping out and take on difficult tasks...
Tim continues our current series from Mark's gospel. Mark 6: 1-13. 'Move out and Move on'!
Lis Ricketts talks about Jesus and the Law, linking the role of the Pharisees and their difference to the way of Jesus to our church today.
In this second part of the series, Claire Isherwood talks about Jesus, a man with authority and how this authority applies to our own lives. Mark 1:21-34
Tom brings us Paul's letter to the Philippians - 4: 2-9 Is the World a Better Place? Do you worry about the future?
Lis brings us her favourite passage and asks the questions - What's stopping you believing? What's stopping you growing?
Simon Strachan brings us his favourite passage from the bible. (Note there is some prayer and worship at the end of the recording.)
Simon Strachan speaks to us from John 13: 1-17; using the gift of service in the community.
Russ preaches his final sermon at St Paul's before moving to his new post as Vicar of Rowledge Church.
At our monthly evening service, Jan Ransom speaks of using the gift of faith and recounts some of her personal experiences through the ministry of Flame International. 1 Cor 1: 22 - 2: 5
Tom speaks from Luke 5: 1-10; an amazing catch of fish! There is also quite a bit about chairs - listen to find out more...
Tom Darwent continues the prayer course series with a discussion on the topic of praying for ourselves.
Russ Gant introduces the beginning of our next six weeks sermons on prayer by looking at 'Adoration'.
From Luke 24:1-12; John 12:23-24;John 3:16 Tom brings us understanding of the gift of everlasting life.
After the feeding of the 5000, Jesus asks his disciples, "Who do they say I am?" and then, "Who do you say I am?" Claire shares some thoughts on how they answer. How do you?
Revd Russ looks at the feeding of the five thousand as an example of helping those in need. Includes a discussion with Samara Levy about the charity she set up - Samara's Aid, and the outcome of our recent appeal on it's behalf.
Lis Ricketts opens our new Spring sermon series with some thoughts on Jesus' meeting with Simeon and Anna at the Temple.
Tim Cross continues our Advent theme as we light the second advent candle to represent the peace of God.
Revd Claire opens up the Advent sermon series with reflections on the solid expectations of Christian Hope - past, present and future.