Our sermons

These sermons come from our Sunday services, where clergy and guest preachers talk about current theological issues, religion and world events, and the interpretation of biblical texts. You can also read the addresses and tributes given at our special services.

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday before Advent 2019

We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come

The Reverend Ralph Godsall Priest Vicar

Sunday, 10th November 2019

St Margaret of Antioch Patronal Festival

'May St Margaret pray for us that we may not fail in the face of opposition but remain firm in our faith and confident as witnesses to God’s truth.'

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster

Sunday, 21st July 2019

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Lent 2019

An apostolic Church

The Reverend Jane Sinclair Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret's Church

Sunday, 10th February 2019

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2018

Love God; love neighbour. Jesus’ greatest words are foundational to the life of the Christian community.

The Reverend Dr Fiona Stewart-Darling Priest Vicar

Sunday, 4th November 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2018 commemorating the life of Walter Raleigh (c 1554–1618)

Do we see the hidden reality in the life of Sir Walter Raleigh?

The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster

Sunday, 28th October 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity 2018

Possession with purpose

The Reverend Jane Sinclair Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret's Church

Sunday, 21st October 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday after Trinity 2018

‘When in distress to him I called, he to my rescue came.’

The Reverend Ralph Godsall Priest Vicar

Sunday, 24th June 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday after Trinity 2018

How can we learn again, what it means to live in a rhythm of work and rest?

The Reverend Dr Fiona Stewart-Darling Priest Vicar

Sunday, 3rd June 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2018

Love is our meaning; the central word of our faith and the truth for which we live and die.

The Reverend Ralph Godsall Priest Vicar

Sunday, 6th May 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2018

Casting out fear

The Reverend Jane Sinclair Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret's Church

Sunday, 29th April 2018

Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2018

To become a good Shepherd is to come out of the shell of selfishness in order to be attentive to those to whom we are responsible.

The Reverend Dr Fiona Stewart-Darling Priest Vicar

Sunday, 22nd April 2018

Sermon at the Liturgy on Easter Day 2018

God raised Jesus of Nazareth from the dead and because of that, nothing in this world can ever be the last word for us.

The Reverend Ralph Godsall Priest Vicar

Sunday, 1st April 2018