Sermon Archive
A selection of audio recordings of sermons from 2014 to 2020.
2020
March 8th
Numbers 21.4–9; John 3.1–17. Revd Michael Docker
The Way of Salvation
March 1st. Deuteronomy 6.4–9, 16–25; Matthew 4.1–11. Revd Michael Docker
Truth
February 23rd. Genesis 2.25–3.24; John 18.28–40. Revd Rachel Haig
February 16th
Genesis 1.1–14; 2.4–9; 2.18–25; Romans 12.1–2, 9–21. Revd Michael Docker
Doing Christian Things – Faithfulness
February 9th. Psalm 40; 1 Peter 4.12–19. Revd Michael Docker
Doing Christian Things – Kindness
February 2nd. Luke 6:27–36, Hosea 11:1–9. Revd Michael Docker
Doing Christian Things – Justice
January 26th. Isaiah 58.1–12; Luke 4.14–30. Revd Rachel Haig
Doing Christian Things – Mercy
January 19th. Exodus 33.12–21; Matthew 5.1–16. Revd Michael Docker
Doing Christian Things – Generosity
January 12th. Ruth 2.1–10; 2 Corinthians 8.1–9. Revd Michael Docker
Epithany
January 5th. Isaiah 60.1–6; Matthew 2.1–12. Revd Michael Docker
2019
The road to Bethlehem II – Hope
December 15th. Isaiah 60.1–7; Matthew 23.37–39. Revd Michael Docker.
The road to Bethlehem I – Division among the people
December 8th. Revd Michael Docker.
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Saints
November 3rd. 1 John 3.1–3; Revelation 7.9–17. Revd Michael Docker.
Engaging with the powers – IX (Mary’s Song)
October 27th. 1 Samuel 2.1–10; Luke 1.46–55. Revd Michael Docker.
Engaging with the powers – VIII (money)
October 20th. Ecclesiastes 2: 1–11; Luke 12: 13–21. Revd Michael Docker.
Engaging with the powers – VII (prejudice)
October 13th. Psalm 1; Luke 5: 27–39. Revd Michael Docker.
Engaging with the powers – VI (words)
October 6th. Samuel 2: 1–10; Luke 1: 46–55, Revd Rachel Haig.
Engaging with the powers – V
September 29th. Deuteronomy 32: 1–10, 15–18; Luke 4: 31–44. Revd Michael Docker.
Engaging with the powers – IV
September 22nd. Matthew 25: 31–45; James 2: 8–17. Revd Rachel Haig.
Engaging with the powers – III
September 15th. Deuteronomy 6: 10–18; 8: 1–3; Luke 4: 1–21. Revd Michael Docker.
Engaging with the powers – II
September 8th. Isaiah 40: 1–9; Luke 3: 1–21. Revd Michael Docker.
Engaging with the powers – I
September 1st. 1 Chronicles 29: 26–30; Luke 1: 1–4. Revd Michael Docker.
What shall we do?
August 25th. Psalm 91; Matthew 10: 16-31. Revd Michael Docker.
Repent
August 18th. Job 42:1-6; Romans 7:14-24. Revd Michael Docker.
Sin
August 11th. Job 17.23–26; Romans 8.18–39. Revd Michael Docker.
Remembering
July 28th. Deuteronomy 8; Isaiah 43; Luke 4.16–40. Prof. John Briggs.
(Apologies for the very poor quality between 8:17 and 9:36.)
Mary and Martha
July 21st. Amos 8.1–12; Luke 10.38–42. Revd Ken Stewart.
The Good Samaritan
July 14th. Deuteronomy 30.9–14; Luke 10.25–37. Revd Dr Mike Peat (University of Bristol Free Church Chaplain).
Mending the world
June 30th. Psalm 8; Colossians 1.15–20. Revd Michael Docker.
Lamentation
June 23rd. Lamentations 1.1–4, 12–17; Revelation 21.1–4, 22–27. Revd Michael Docker.
The world God has made
June 16th. Genesis 1.1–31; John 1.1–14. Revd Michael Docker.
Pentecost
June 9th, Genesis 10.32–11.9; Acts 2.1–12. Revd Michael Docker.
Wait
June 2nd. Psalm 27; Acts 1.1–11. Revd Michael Docker.
Authority
May 26th. Daniel 7.9–14; Matthew 28.16–20. Revd Michael Docker.
May 19th
Isaiah 9.1–7; Luke 5.1–10. Revd Michael Docker.
May 12th
Hosea 6.1–3; Luke 24.36–47. Revd Michael Docker.
May 5th
Deuteronomy 18.15–18; John 6.28–40. Revd Michael Docker.
April 28th
Isaiah 51.1–3; Matthew 15.1–9; Luke 24.13–38 (listen). Revd Dr Keith Clements.
Easter Sunday
April 21st. Luke 24.1–10. Revd Michael Docker.
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St Valentine
February 10th. Song of Solomon 2.1–13; 1 John 4.16b–21. Revd Michael Docker
St Julian of Norwich
February 3rd. Proverbs 8.1–11; John 1.1–14. Revd Michael Docker
St Thomas Aquinas
January 27th. Job 28.12–28; Romans 12.1–3. Revd Michael Docker
January 13th
Psalm 16; Hebrews 12.1–3. Revd Michael Docker
Epithany
January 6th. Isaiah 60.1–6; Matthew 2.1–12. Revd Michael Docker
2018
Say Yes!
December 23rd. Revd Rachel Haig
December 16th
Psalm 34; Matthew 1.18–25. Revd Michael Docker
Barrenness and Brexit
December 9th. 1 Samuel 1.9–20; Luke 1.5–17. Revd Michael Docker
December 2nd
Micah 4.1–5; Mark 13.1–8. Revd Michael Docker
The great pearl
November 25th. Job 28.1–18; Matthew 13.44–45. Revd Michael Docker
Remembrance Sunday
November 11th. Mark 12.38–44. Revd Dr Brian Haymes
November 4th
Psalm 23. Revd Michael Docker
Who is my neighbour?
October 28th. 1 Kings 16.29–33. Revd Michael Docker
October 14th
Revd Michael Docker
October 7th
Revd Michael Docker
The Good Shepherd
September 30th. John 10.1–21. Revd Michael Docker
150 years in 270 words
September 23rd. Matthew 28: 16–20. Revd Michael Docker
August 19th
John 8: 1–11. Revd Rachel Haig
August 12th
Hosea 4:1–3; Luke 5:1–11. Revd Michael Docker
August 5th
Deuteronomy 28:1–14; Matthew 19:16–26. Revd Michael Docker
July 29th
Psalm 135; Matthew 15:21–28. Revd Michael Docker
July 15th
Revd Michael Docker
July 8th
Revd Michael Docker
July 1st
Revd Michael Docker
June 24th
Revd Rachel Haig
June 17th
Revd Michael Docker
June 10th
Eleanor Kelsey
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April 22nd
Luke 8:26–39. Revd Rachel Haig
April 8th
Exodus 33:12–23; Matthew 28:16–20. Revd Michael Docker
Easter Day
April 1st. Matthew 28:1–15. Revd Michael Docker
Through Mary’s Eyes V
March 25th. Matthew 21:1–10. Revd Michael Docker
Through Mary’s Eyes IV
March 18th. Isaiah 6; Matthew 13. Revd Michael Docker
Through Mary’s Eyes III
March 11th. Luke 4. Revd Michael Docker
Through Mary’s Eyes II
March 4th. Luke 3. Revd Michael Docker
Through Mary’s Eyes I
February 25th. Psalm 27; Luke 2. Revd Michael Docker
The Story of David II
February 18th. 2 Samuel 7; Matthew 1. Revd Rachel Haig
The Story of David I
February 11th. 1 Samuel 16; Luke 20. Revd Michael Docker
The Story of Samuel
February 4th. 1 Samuel 2; Luke 23. Revd Michael Docker
The Story of Job
January 28th. Job 16. Eleanor Kelsey
The Story of Ruth
January 21st. Ruth 1; Luke 2. Revd Rachel Haig
The Story of Deborah
January 14th. Judges 5; Mark 15. Revd Michael Docker
The Story of Moses
January 7th. Deuteronomy 34; John 6. Revd Michael Docker
2017
Today’s angels
December 17th. Nativity Service. Revd Michael Docker
Prepare the way of the Lord
December 10th. Isaiah 40; Luke 3. Revd Michael Docker
Mary’s Song
December 3rd. Luke 1. Revd Michael Docker
November 26th
Exodus 15; Luke 23. Revd Michael Docker
Speaking the truth to power
November 19th. Exodus 5; Ephesians 6. Revd Michael Docker
November 12th
Genesis 45; Luke 24. Revd Michael Docker
October 29th
Genesis 21; Luke 6. Revd Michael Docker
October 22nd
Genesis 22; Romans 8. Revd Michael Docker
Lay Ministries Sunday
October 15th. Esther 5. Tony Wilkes
October 8th
Genesis 8; Luke 17. Revd Michael Docker
October 1st
Genesis 2, 3; John 20. Revd Michael Docker
September 24th
Revd Rachel Haig
September 17th
Hebrews 11. Revd Dr Keith Clements
September 10th
Psalm 103; Colossians 1. Revd Michael Docker
September 3rd
Genesis 1; Philippians 2. Revd Michael Docker
August 27th
Deuteronomy 10; Philippians 1. Revd Michael Docker
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Trinity
June 11th. Psalm 8; Romans 8. Revd Michael Docker
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The faces of God: baptism
March 19th. Psalm 8; Colossians 2. Revd Michael Docker
The Parable of the Sower
February 5th. Psalm 14. Revd Rachel Haig
The Great Pearl
January 29th. Psalm 63. Revd Michael Docker.
Who is my neighbour?
January 22nd. Psalm25; Luke 10. Revd Michael Docker.
The Lord’s my shepherd
January 15th. Psalm 23. Revd Michael Docker.
Post-truth
January 8th. John 10. Revd Michael Docker.
2016
Shepherds
December 11th. Psalm 23; Luke 2. Revd Michael Docker.
Setting Off
December 4th. Psalm 87; Luke 2. Revd Michael Docker.
But if not…
Remembrance Sunday, November 13th. Daniel 3. Revd Michael Docker.
The Story of Ezekiel
November 6th. Ezekiel 1; 3; 34. Revd Michael Docker.
Lament, complaint and a vision of God
October 30th. Jeremiah 18. Revd Michael Docker.
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Living on the edge
July 31st. John 17; Revelation 1. Revd Peter Webb.
Resurrection: the joy of not knowing
July 24th. 1 Corinthians 15; John 12. Revd Dr Keith Clements.
Forgiveness
July 17th. Micah 7; 1 John 1. Prof. John Briggs.
Exile and Return
July 3rd. Ezra 1, 3. Revd Rachel Haig.
Exile
June 26th. 2 Kings 25; 1 Peter 1. Revd Dr Mike Peat (University of Bristol Free Church Chaplain).
Temple
June 19th. Revd Rachel Haig.
Trinity Sunday
May 22nd. Genesis 1; Matthew 3. Revd Michael Docker.
The ten best ways
May 8th. Exodus 20; Hebrews 12. Revd Michael Docker.
Power
May 1st. Exodus 3; Hebrews 11. Revd Michael Docker.
The Passover
April 24th. Exodus 14. Revd Michael Docker.
Will any dream do?
April 17th. Genesis 45. Revd Rachel Haig.
Struggling with God
April 10th. Genesis 32. Revd Michael Docker.
Constant Christ
April 3rd. John 20; 1 Peter 1. David Bell.
The faces of Jesus – the one who was Easter and still is
Easter Sunday, March 27th. John 20. Revd Michael Docker.
The faces of Jesus – bread and wine
Palm Sunday, March 20th. Luke 19; Luke 22. Revd Michael Docker.
The faces of Jesus – becoming the story
March 13th. Mark 1; Matthew 13. Revd Michael Docker.
The faces of Jesus – use your imagination
March 6th. Matthew 4; Job 1. Revd Michael Docker.
The faces of Jesus – baptism and blessing
February 28th. Matthew 3; Galatians 3. Revd Rachel Haig.
The faces of Jesus – lost and found
February 21st. Psalm 27; Luke 2. Revd Michael Docker.
The faces of Jesus – in a wordless baby
February 14th. Exodus 33; Luke 2. Revd Michael Docker.
The great family – Sarai & Hagar
February 7th. Genesis 16; Revelation 7. Revd Michael Docker.
The great family
January 31st. Genesis 12; Hebrews 11. Revd Rachel Haig.
Never again
January 24th. Genesis 9. Revd Michael Docker.
The flood
January 17th. Genesis 6 & 7. Revd Michael Docker.
2015
Some services are missing due to technical issues.
Signs of the times
November 15th. Mark 13. Revd Rachel Haig.
In memory of her
November 8th, Remembrance Sunday. 1 Kings 17; Mark 12. Revd Michael Docker.
The Song of Songs
August 2nd. Song of Songs 2. Revd Michael Docker.
In Christ
July 26th. 2 Corinthians 5. David Bell.
Acts 5
July 19th. Acts 5. Revd Rachel Haig.
July 12
July 12th. Revd Rachel Haig.
The spirit of purity
July 5th. Acts 2. Revd Michael Docker.
The spirit of transformation
June 28th. 2 Cornthians 3. Revd Michael Docker.
June 21st
June 21st. Galatians 5. Revd Rachel Haig
June 14th
June 14th. Revd Michael Docker
June 7th
June 7th. John 3. Revd Michael Docker
The circle of life
May 31st. Isaiah 6; Romans 8. Revd Rachel Haig.
May 17
May 17th. Revd Micahael Docker.
The dance of Easter
May 10th. Mark 16. Revd Michael Docker.
The politics of Easter
May 3rd. Matthew 28. Revd Michael Docker.
The Presence of Easter
April 26th. John 20. Revd Rachel Haig.
The Doubts of Easter
April 19th. Psalm 44; John 20. Revd Michael Docker.
The Faith of Easter
April 12th. Exodus 14; John 20. Revd Michael Docker.
Easter Sunday
April 5th. Isaiah 25; Mark 16. Revd Michael Docker.
Palm Sunday
March 29th. Isaiah 50; Mark 11. Revd Michael Docker.
Walk while you have the light
March 22nd. Jeremiah 31; John 12. Revd Michael Docker.
The rage of love
March 8th. Exodus 20; John 2. Revd Rachel Haig.
Christianity isn’t for everyone
March 1st. Genesis 17; Mark 8. Revd Michael Docker.
February 22nd
February 22nd. Genesis 9; Mark 1. Revd Michael Docker.
January 25th
January 25th. Genesis 14; John 2. Revd Michael Docker.
January 18th
January 18th. 1 Samuel 3; John 1. Revd Rachel Haig.
January 11th
January 11th. Genesis 1; Mark 1. Revd Michael Docker.
January 4th
January 4th. Matthew 2. Revd Michael Docker.
2014
Questions, questions
December 21st. Revd Michael Docker.
One reason to believe in God
November 23rd. Ezekiel 24; Matthew 25. Revd Michael Docker.
November 16th
November 16th. 1 Thessalonians 5; Matthew 25. Revd Rachel Haig.
Blood soaked lands and seas of red
November 9th – Remembrance Sunday. Amos 5; Matthew 25. Revd Michael Docker.
Since we are surrounded
November 2nd. Hebrews 11; Matthew 24. Revd Michael Docker.
1914–18: Lamps that did not go out
October 26th. Romans 12; Matthew 5. Revd Dr Keith Clements.
October 19th
October 19th. Exodus 33; Matthew 22. Revd Rachel Haig.
October 12th
October 12th. Exodus 32; Philippians 4. Revd Michael Docker.
The ten commandments
October 5th. Exodus 20; Philippians 3. Revd Michael Docker.
The sermon on the mount
Septemb 7th. Matthew 5. Revd Michael Docker.