Ranked #1
[Abiding presence]: Building one another up
[Abiding presence]: Building one another up
Donna considers liminal spaces - moments of transition - and invites us to reflect on how God gives gifts for us to enco... Read more
25 May 2020
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12mins
Ranked #2
Do you love me?
Do you love me?
We all make mistakes. Sometimes our intentions are right but we don't follow through then look back and regret. Peter ha... Read more
26 Apr 2020
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14mins
Ranked #3
He is risen
He is risen
Donna causes us to pause on angelic visitations - they appear like lightening, are frightening and come with clear instr... Read more
12 Apr 2020
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11mins
Ranked #4
Acts 2:25-26 Pitching your tent in the land of hope
Acts 2:25-26 Pitching your tent in the land of hope
Lockdown week 2 (in the UK) and a soundtrack intro from Donna as she reflects on the tunes we each might turn to as we c... Read more
31 Mar 2020
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11mins
Ranked #5
Matthew 28:16 - 20 With us always
Matthew 28:16 - 20 With us always
On his last Sunday as vicar Richard reached out to 150 "locked rooms" of those listening and watching to All Souls' firs... Read more
22 Mar 2020
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12mins
Ranked #6
[Everyday faith]: Genesis 28:10-22 Awakening and response
[Everyday faith]: Genesis 28:10-22 Awakening and response
Do you have a "holy place"? Somewhere the gap between us and ultimate reality seems thinner... Richard considers the mom... Read more
19 Jan 2020
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20mins
Ranked #7
Isaiah 11:1-10 Celebrating the right thing
Isaiah 11:1-10 Celebrating the right thing
Rachel ponders this enigmatic passage and draws out its implications for us now. She explains how Jesus is all over the ... Read more
8 Dec 2019
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26mins
Ranked #8
[Walk in the light]: 1 John 5:1-12 Jesus and the PewDiePie effect
[Walk in the light]: 1 John 5:1-12 Jesus and the PewDiePie effect
"Whoever tells the story defines the culture" announces Fi as she focuses on the importance of telling the right stories... Read more
17 Nov 2019
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16mins
Ranked #9
[Walk in the light]: 1 John 1:5-2:2 The God who rescues
[Walk in the light]: 1 John 1:5-2:2 The God who rescues
Richard considers life, leaning ladders and the wall in this sermon on 1 John. Will the ladder bear your weight? Is it l... Read more
15 Sep 2019
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25mins
Ranked #10
[(S)heroes of faith]: 1 Samuel 1 Hannah
[(S)heroes of faith]: 1 Samuel 1 Hannah
"Prayer is a mystery not a vending machine." David looks at how Hannah's faith at a time of deep anguish enabled God's p... Read more
18 Aug 2019
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17mins
Ranked #11
[(S)heroes of faith]: Exodus 1:6-21 Shiphrah and Puah
[(S)heroes of faith]: Exodus 1:6-21 Shiphrah and Puah
Richard considers the allegiance of two Hebrew midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, to the God who has made them and loves them.... Read more
28 Jul 2019
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22mins
Ranked #12
[God's empowering presence]: John 14:15-27 You are to be my home
[God's empowering presence]: John 14:15-27 You are to be my home
What happens when God makes you his home? Concluding this series, Richard parallels the loss one feels when a friend lea... Read more
14 Jul 2019
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25mins
Ranked #13
[God's empowering presence]: Acts 2:42-3:10 A taste of what's to come
[God's empowering presence]: Acts 2:42-3:10 A taste of what's to come
Richard grapples with questions about healing - why does it happen, why does it happen and how then should we pray? He e... Read more
7 Jul 2019
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28mins
Ranked #14
[God's empowering presence]: Gal. 5:16-26 Journeying with the Spirit
[God's empowering presence]: Gal. 5:16-26 Journeying with the Spirit
With references to colour-changing minions and Total Wipeout as well as Act 15 and Romans 13 Fi reacquaints us with this... Read more
23 Jun 2019
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21mins
Ranked #15
[God's empowering presence]: Romans 8:8-27 Where now?
[God's empowering presence]: Romans 8:8-27 Where now?
With reference to Rachel's companion sermon from December 2018 (https://soundcloud.com/allsoulschurch/get-connected-rom-... Read more
16 Jun 2019
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29mins
Ranked #16
[God's empowering presence]: Acts 2:1-13 The big day
[God's empowering presence]: Acts 2:1-13 The big day
Richard wishes us "Happy Pentecost" and takes us right back to Genesis, Ezekiel, Joel and Jeremiah to understand the ant... Read more
9 Jun 2019
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29mins
Ranked #17
[God's empowering presence]: Luke 1: 26-45 Seeing, believing and acting
[God's empowering presence]: Luke 1: 26-45 Seeing, believing and acting
We listen to a Christmas reading "out of context" and Richard highlights how Zachariah, Mary, Elizaebeth, Simeon and Ann... Read more
5 May 2019
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26mins
Ranked #18
[Servant songs]: Isaiah 61 and Luke 4 Imagine sitting in the synagogue
[Servant songs]: Isaiah 61 and Luke 4 Imagine sitting in the synagogue
Rachel teaches from these two passages, highlighting just how controversial Jesus' reading of Isaiah 61 was as he showed... Read more
14 Apr 2019
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23mins
Ranked #19
[Servant songs]: Isaiah 49:1-6 Role of the servant
[Servant songs]: Isaiah 49:1-6 Role of the servant
Steve Walton looks at the servant's role from three perspectives - the author's, Jesus's and ours. Using examples from m... Read more
17 Mar 2019
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26mins
Ranked #20
[Servant songs]: Isaiah 42 The servant of the Lord
[Servant songs]: Isaiah 42 The servant of the Lord
Richard introduces a five session series on "servant songs" and considers three big questions relating to reality, judge... Read more
10 Mar 2019
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26mins