St John's Hartford

John 15:1-8 - James looks at three of the Church of England's Articles of Religion together, a group of articles all concerning Good Works. They are numbers 12 to 14: of good works, of works before justification, and of works of supererogation.

Micah 6:8 - Jon recaps some points from last week's talk, then explains Article XI which is about our justification by faith. The slideshow includes a photo of the flipchart that Jon used during the questions at the end of his talk.

Romans 8:1-8 - Article number ten - Jon tackles the subject of free will and how we are saved by grace alone.

Psalms 51:1-12 - In our series on the Articles of Religion of the Anglican Church, James examines article number nine, 'of original sin'.

Romans 10:4-13 - In the first Rooted service of 2026, Mike resumes our series on the 39 Articles with Article 8 - the faith we confess.

Isaiah 9:1-7 - Christmas Eve service of Holy Communion, with Jeremy preaching from Isaiah and Luke.

Luke 2:25-38 - 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

Luke 12:49-53 - James preaches from Luke 12:49-53 where Jesus declares 'I have come to bring fire on the earth'.

Revelation 21:1-8 - Having spoken about the certainty and the necessity of suffering, Mike concludes this series by looking at the brevity of our suffering.

Romans 5:1-10 - The second of Mike's series on suffering - this week the title is 'the necessity of suffering'.

Genesis 3:1-19 - In the first part of a new Rooted series called "Sharing in His Sufferings", Mike considers why we suffer.

Matthew 14:22-36 - Using the example of Peter in Matthew 14, Michael Walters warns of the consequences of taking our eyes off Jesus.

Colossians 3:1-14 - The second and final talk in a short series entitled 'Living in a Strange New World' - this week, James looks at being Christian witnesses in the modern world.

1 Chronicles 15:29-16:36 - Mike Smith asks "Why are we here?" and shows us how the answer can be found in these verses of 1 Chronicles 15 & 16.

Acts 17:16-31 - The first of a short series entitled 'Living in a Strange New World'.

Psalms 65:1-13 - Lewis Li uses the time of harvest thanksgiving to remind us that God gives us good things and that God graciously forgives us.

James 4:1-10 - "Pitfalls" - the final part of James' series on Prayer. Please note that this is a re-recording of the sermon from the Rooted service on October 5th, due to issues with the original recording.

1 Chronicles 13:1-14:17 - Mike Smith asks "How do we choose wisely?" and "How do we find God's blessing on our choices?", and shows how the chronicler helps to answer these questions.

1 Timothy 2:1-10 - In week 3 of his series of sermons on Prayer, James gives us some practical tips and ways to pray.

1 Chronicles 12:1-40 - Mike Smith asks "Are you following the King that God has enthroned and appointed?" and points out that the chronicler warns us not to be a fake christian!

Matthew 6:1-15 - Part two of our series on prayer, with James leading and preaching.

1 Chronicles 11:4-25 - Mike Smith explains how the chronicler is telling us about God's promise to bless his people forever through a Son of David.

John 15:1-8 - James starts a new short series on Prayer at our evening Rooted service.

1 Chronicles 9:35-11:3 - Mike Smith challenges us to consider whether we will we follow our own heroic 'king' whoever we happen to favour, or will we trust in King Jesus, the son of God, who is the anointed king over all creation?

1 Corinthians 12:12-27 - The final session of our Church Weekend was also an all-age service. Alec finished his series by looking at the church as the body of Christ.

Matthew 28:16-20 - Jeremy Hunns explains how we are all commissioned by Jesus to tell the world about him.

Acts 2:36-47 - The second session of our Church Weekend in September 2025. Alec continues to examine how we live lives devoted to God.

Acts 2:42-47 - At our Church Weekend Away in 2025, Alec Ham looked at what it means to be "Devoted" in our faith - devoted to Jesus, to His Word, to prayer and to each other.

Matthew 13:45-46 - James Doo explains how the parable of the pearl shows us how great is God's love for us us.

Philemon 1:1-25 - David Charlton teaches what we can learn about relationships and forgiveness in the church from Paul pleading with Philemon to be reconciled to Onesimus.

Jude 1:1-25 - James Doo explores the nature of grace with a warning from Jude about false teachers.

2 John 1:1-13 - James Doo opens up the letter of 2 John and reveals how God has declared we can walk in Truth.

Obadiah 1:1-21 - Jon Teasdale explores how Obadiah contains a warning that God must act, and a deep comfort that he has triumphed.

Matthew 13:44-45 - James Doo asks, What if you found a ticket to a Kingdom where there is no despondency or sadness like in the current world?

Psalms 23:1-6 - As part of our Summer Praise evening service, Jon takes a look at Psalm 23. Please note that unfortunately one minute of the recording is missing (at 3 mins 50 seconds). This was due to a short power cut caused by a thunderstorm.

Matthew 14:13-21 - Mike Smith shows how the feeding of the multitude reveals Jesus heart as the merciful Messiah whose miracles can empower our ministry.

Galatians 3:26-29 - Lewis Li preaches at our evening 'Rooted' service on the topic of unity.

Matthew 14:1-12 - In this baptism service, Jon Teasdale issues a warning about evil to avoid, and a challenge of courageous faith to follow.

Colossians 2:6-15 - Confirmation Service from St John's led by Rob Munro, the Bishop of Ebbsfleet. This is the recording of the Bible reading and sermon, for the full service please click the 'Watch' link or go to our YouTube channel.

Matthew 13:51-58 - From Matthew 13, Jon Teasdale warns us of the danger of hearing God's Word without understanding it and putting it into practice.

Genesis 3:8-15 - Michael Walters looks at Article 7 which states that the Old Testament is not contrary to the New Testament.

Matthew 13:33-35 - Jon Teasdale expands upon how the Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast.

Psalms 19:7-14 - Jon explains Article 6 - "the sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for salvation".

Matthew 13:47-52 - James Doo explains how the Parable of the Net reveals that God will not put off judgement for ever.

John 3:1-15 - We reach Article 5 - "Of the Holy Spirit" or "Of the Holy Ghost" in traditional language.

3 John 1:1-8 - For Mission Sunday Jon Teasdale explains how mission is a partnership which requires our investment and is the responsibility of us all.

1 Peter 1:3 - James explains Article Number 4 - "Of the resurrection of Christ"

Matthew 13:10-17 - Mike Smith explains how, depending upon the state of our hearts, the parables can hide the knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven or they can unlock those secrets to reveal the treasures within.

Matthew 13:31-32 - Lewis Li explains from the parable of the mustard seed that God's kingdom starts small but grows powerfully, and small acts of faith can make a big difference.

1 Chronicles 8:1-9:34 - Mike Smith takes us through how God's people are a humble, inclusive, loyal and serving people whose hope is in the God of creation and of new beginnings.

- Jon combines Articles 2b and 3 in our next in the series on the 39 Articles