St Boniface Whipton - Sermons

Carl focuses on Luke 24 where the risen Jesus meets two disciples on the Emmaus Road and fills them with joy and amazement.

Dan walked us through the narrative of Palm Sunday, and how Jesus surprises the people who should have known him best - and how if we squeeze Jesus into our box of understanding, we can misunderstand him too.

Sarah talks through the story of Lazarus, and explains how Jesus is with us, even in our grief.

Carl thinks about Jesus as the Good Shepherd and how he nurtures us.

Dan takes us through the story of the Woman At The Well from John 4 and looks at how Jesus invites us to be truly known, and what it means when He invites us to know him.

As we start Lent, Carl takes us through the story of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness and how we can overcome the temptations of the enemy by imitating Him.

This talk is about looking outwards, sharing our faith and believing in the transforming power of Jesus for others.

Dan talks us through why community is an integral part of the vision of the church in Whipton.

Carl kicks off our first of three vision Sundays. He explains why pursuing a deeper connection with God is the foundation of our Church's renewed vision.

Carl brings us to the end of our revelation series by looking at the two final chapters of Revelation, and looking at what the Bible says happens when we die.

Dan takes us through some of Revelation 19, looking at the last battle and how Jesus fights for us, we need only to be still.

Sarah talks us through the symbolism of the Whore of Babylon and the Bride of Christ.

Steve takes us through Revelation 12:1-14:5 and explains how the death of Jesus, though it looks like loss, is the greatest victory of all history, and explains what that means for us as his children.

Our guest speaker, Bishop Mike - the Bishop of Exeter, reminds us of the big picture of the gospel, and our role in the Kingdom.

Revelation chapters 8 - 11 Carl expounds on the seven trumpets and how whatever happens God is faithful to His people.

Dan talks us through the wonderful and complex imagery of Revelation 4-7, and points out that only Jesus is worthy, yet we can be made worthy because of his death on the cross.

Revelation Chapters 2 and 3

Revelation 1 : 1-20

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 " Rejoice always,  pray continually,  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus"

Dan gives another angle on the familiar story of the Good Samaritan challenging us that we are the broken person on the roadside and Jesus is the Good Samaritan who wants to fix our brokenness

Charles talks through the Prodigal Son and explains how we might identify with the prodigal or the older son and respond to God's love for us

Share about their vision of giving the bible to everyone in their own language. They have teams all over the world working to translate the bible into local language and tell stories of the difference that makes when people hear it in their own language.

Carl explains the background to the writing of the gospel of Luke and Acts and uses Acts 2 to engage the church in thinking about what happened when the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples and they were speaking in other tongues.

Carl talks about building a habit of service using Philippians 2 and Jesus' example to think about why and how we should be people with servant hearts.

Dan talks about moving towards living an uncluttered life with Jesus

Janet shares about what Biblical fasting is and why we should practice it - sharing stories from the scriptures, real life and her own experience.

This talk is about giving God space to speak to us through setting aside time to listen and talk the things we hear back to Him.

This Easter Sunday we baptised two people. Sarah explains the meaning of baptism and the hope that we have through Christ and His resurrection.

Josh is the ordinand at St Matthews and talks to us about worship and how it draws us closer to our ever present God, taking examples from the life of Jesus and sharing his own experiences.

Dan talks warns against apathy and encourages us to stay awake and not to miss the new wave of the Spirit in the UK.

Andy Fanstone and his family are based in Brazil, working with IRIS to share the love of Jesus with the poorest and most marginalised people.

Introducing our new sermon series Holy Habits - habits that can help you connect with God in good times and bad times.

How we look after each other as God's Family

Dan starts our new series on thriving as God's family by looking at Ephesians 2 and explaining how we fit into the family of God.

Carl reads through Ephesians 5:8-20 and explains how proper worship in the power of the Spirit can encourage us and each other.

Vicky talks us through 1 Corinthians 14:22-33, pointing out what prophecy is, why we should do it, and helps us to understand how we can do it in the Power of the Holy Spirit.

Mia talks us through 1 Corinthians 14 and explains what tongues is, what its for, and how we can use it when we pray.

Jo talks us through Jesus' words in Luke 4, pointing out how he came to set us free. She then goes on to share how we can all have freedom in the Holy Spirit. Jo Soper is a guest speaker and one of the leaders from Exeter Network Church.

Sarah shares her experiences of healing, and explains how scripture calls us to be a people who proclaim God's healing in this world.

Dan talks us through Romans 8 and how we can be led by the Holy Spirit in our prayer life.

Carl encourages us to hold both the word (the Bible) and the Spirit together, not pursuing one and ignoring the other, so that we might grow deeper in our relationship with God.

Leanne takes us through the Fruit of the Spirit as we find them in Galatians 5 and challenges us to pursue growing in these fruits.

Carl launches our new sermon series on Life in the Holy Spirt by looking at John 14:15-27.

Dan takes a dive into the reasons why we don't tell others, gives us reasons why we should, and gives us a formula to help tell our story.

Sarah explores love in the Bible, and looks at how the love of God compells us to love others.

Dan talks us through why we gather together to share bread and wine, what doing communion does, and what we do when we do it!