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 Baptism of Christ 2024
Returning from Bethlehem.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon in Residence
Sunday, 7th January 2024
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Baptism of Christ 2024
The Baptism of Jesus by John in the River Jordan is one of the most important stories in the New Testament.
The Reverend Ralph Godsall Minor Canon
Sunday, 7th January 2024
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist of the Feast of the Epiphany 2024
The challenge for the Church is to acknowledge, to welcome, the insight of outsiders.
The Reverend Mark Birch MVO Precentor
Saturday, 6th January 2024
Sermon Christmas Day 2023
In the beginning was the Word.
The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE Dean of Westminster
Monday, 25th December 2023
Sermon preached at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2023
The Incarnation of Jesus Christ is not a myth.
The Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and Almoner
Sunday, 24th December 2023
Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Advent 2023
John Baptist’s voice came from the edge, not from the centre of power.
The Reverend Ralph Godsall Minor Canon
Sunday, 10th December 2023
