Sermon Library

St John's Sermon Library

This is St John's library of sermon recordings. Recordings can be played using the built-in player, or downloaded to your device for offline listening. Sermons and talks are usually published each week, but there may be delays during holidays or at busy times.

If there is a backlog, we prioritise the Rooted evening services, because they are not on YouTube. Morning services will appear here in due course, but you can always catch-up on our YouTube channel - services are available immediately, from 10am every Sunday.

We also publish our sermons on Apple Podcasts (iTunes), Spotify, Amazon Music and other places as a podcast.

November

Sun, Nov 23, 2025
Duration:54 mins 40 secs
Having spoken about the certainty and the necessity of suffering, Mike concludes this series by looking at the brevity of our suffering.
Sun, Nov 30, 2025
Duration:34 mins 42 secs
Using the Pharisees' demand for a sign from Jesus in Matthew 16, Mike Smith asks "What are the signs of the times?" and "How do we guard against dangerous teaching today?".
Sun, Nov 30, 2025
Duration:31 mins 47 secs
James preaches from Luke 12:49-53 where Jesus declares 'I have come to bring fire on the earth'.

December

Sun, Dec 07, 2025
Duration:29 mins 32 secs
David Charlton shows how this was a momentous event in Matthew 16:13-20, when Jesus explored the disciples' understanding with this pivotal question.
Sun, Dec 07, 2025
Duration:48 mins 16 secs
Mike takes a look at Christmas - should we celebrate it? Or just cancel it? You may like to download the slideshow for links to the videos played or mentioned during the talk by visiting sermons.stjohnshartford.org
Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Duration:34 mins 29 secs
Lewis Li challenges us with this big question, based upon Jesus words in Matthew 16:21-28.
Sun, Dec 21, 2025
Duration:17 mins 46 secs
Mike Smith explains the Christingle service using the sayings of Jesus about himself in John's gospel.
Wed, Dec 24, 2025
Duration:27 mins 27 secs
Christmas Eve service of Holy Communion, with Jeremy preaching from Isaiah and Luke.
Sun, Dec 28, 2025
Duration:31 mins 35 secs
Jeremy Hunns reflects on the mixed events of 2025 and reminds us of God's promise in Jeremiah 29 to prosper his people.