Sermon Themes: May-Aug 2025

Here are the themes – and readings – for the sermons between May and August 2025. You can also click on the Bible texts to read them. Enjoy!  

Sunday 4th May - How to Find Renewal After Failure
Zephaniah 3:14–20 (NIV), Acts 9:1–20 (NIV), John 21:1–19 (NIV)

Sunday 11th May - Hearing God's voice in the noise
Genesis 7:1–5, 11–18, 8:6–18, 9:8–13 (NIV), Acts 9:36–43 (NIV), John 10:22–30 (NIV)

Sunday 18th May - Love one another? Sounds good. But how?
Genesis 22:1–18 (NIV), Acts 11:1–18 (NIV), John 13:31–35 (NIV)

Sunday 25th May - How to find peace when life’s a mess
Ezekiel 37:1–14 (NIV), Acts 16:9–15 (NIV), John 14:23–29 (NIV)

Sunday 1st June - How to Build Genuine Unity in Community
Ezekiel 36:24–28 (NIV), Acts 16:16–34 (NIV), John 17:20–26 (NIV)

Sunday 8th June - Seeing and knowing God
Genesis 11:1–9 (NIV), Acts 2:1–21 (NIV), John 14:8–17 (NIV)

Sunday 15th June - How to Understand a God Beyond Understanding
Proverbs 8:1–4, 22–31 (NIV), Romans 5:1–5 (NIV), John 16:12–15 (NIV)

Sunday 22nd June - How to Find Freedom in Your Darkest Moments
1 Kings 19:1–15a (NIV), Galatians 3:23–29 (NIV), Luke 8:26–39 (NIV)

Sunday 29th June - Encounters with Jesus
2 Kings 2:1–2, 6–14 (NIV), Galatians 5:1, 13–25 (NIV), Luke 9:51-92 (NIV)

Sunday 6th July - How to Step Out When You Feel Unready
Luke 10:1–11, 16–20 (NIV)

Sunday 13th July - What if love really looked like something?
Luke 10:25–37 (NIV)

Sunday 20th July - Distracted, busy, overwhelmed… and still loved
Luke 10:38–42 (NIV)

Sunday 27th July - How to Pray When You Don’t Know What to Say
Luke 11:1–13 (NIV)

Sunday 3rd August - Parable of the rich fool
Luke 12:13–21 (NIV)

Sunday 10th August - Be ready: parable of watchful servants
Luke 12:32–40 (NIV)

Sunday 17th August - Jesus speaks of division and fire on earth
Luke 12:49–56 (NIV)

Sunday 24th August - Jesus teaches servant leadership
Luke 22:24–30 (NIV)

Sunday 31st August - Take the lower seat at the banquet
Luke 14:1, 7–14 (NIV)