St Mary's Hampton, Sunday Services

Prioritise the time you spend in God's presence. Find God's rhythm in your life and enjoy the freedom of his unearned grace.

Work hard for justice and peace - one day this will come. Pray hard for the end of pain and sickness - with God's grace this will come.

If you are thirsty, receive God's living water TODAY. God invites you to come and see that the Lord is good.

The reason we sing is because Jesus loves us - our whole lives should be dedicated to Him.

If we want to get the most out of life we need to follow Jesus. Jesus enables us to see the truth about God.

Our strength will rise as we walk with God. We will soar like eagles. Because of our sure and certain hope in Jesus Christ we will run and not be tired. We will do more with God's help than we can possibly imagine.

Simeon’s contentment or Anna’s joy can only be achieved when we are humble enough to look at Jesus and see God doing things that are greater than we can ever imagine.

God wants us to be a new person, not just a changed person. In Christ we will die to ourselves and be completely remade.

During a time of oppression Isaiah promises that the Prince of Peace will come and the light will shine on those who have been living in darkness.

Isaiah hears the Word of God and his response is huble and obedient: ‘Here I am, send me.’

We are no match for sin. When we choose to trust God and have him at the centre of our lives we know that Christ has defeated sin completely.

In his Midnight Communion sermon on Christmas Eve, Ben tells us to have a MERRY Christmas - not just a happy one - in the knowledge that the baby in the manger is our Saviour.

The unspeakable joy that was experienced by the shepherds is a free gift to all who trust in Jesus.

Mary's song of joy is about our own weakness - Zechariah's song of joy is about God's mightiness.

Joy is deep-rooted in our hearts. Life might have its ups and downs but joy continues. In the opening sermon of a new series where we explore 'joy', Ben examines Mary's joyful response at the news that she will bear a child.

In today’s world of many voices, who will you listen to today - the voices of the world or the voice of the spirit of the living God?

St Paul gives us directions to enable us to live a Jesus-like life: Rejoice always, pray without ceasing and give thanks in all circumstances.

Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. God does not accept death - he meets it head on and defeats it.

The Holy Spirit works both in us and through us, calling us to encourage and challenge one another.

On Remembrance Sunday we are reminded that St Paul tells us that we are called to be faithful and to stand firm.

Paul tells the Thessalonians to trust the Gospel, toil for the Gospel and treasure the Gospel.

We are encouraged by St Paul to live out the Gospel in the spirit of faith, hope and love as we wait for Jesus to return and bring in his perfect kingdom of love, joy and peace.

We are called to go and make disciples and see God's kingdom expand on earth.

We might be the best, smartest and cleverest of our time - but we will still lose if we do not pass the batton on to the next generation.

We find ourselves transformed when we meet Christ among those who we seek to serve.

We are not an insular group: we are part of a huge movement and we are children of God.

The disproportionate values that we are encouraged to adopt in today's media-influenced society are the false gods of our age. When we identify ourselves with Jesus we become transformed. Our mission is to have a positive impact and become holy in all we do.

Ben begins a new series of talks where we will be exploring the expression Holy, Catholic and Apostolic. In this opening sermon Ben looks at what we mean by 'Holy'.

When we lose things we feel loss and sadness. When we find them we rejoice.

Jesus told this story, not to the one lost person but to the ninety-nine devout followers. He told it to illustrate to the ninety-nine where they were going wrong. If we go astray, God feels loss. When we return, God rejoices. We are irreplaceable and our personal salvation matters deeply to God.

The story of Daniel is a lesson in persistence. Just how do we keep going when things are tough?

The story of David's coming to Kingship shows how it is better to pass the mantle on to the next generation with joy, servant-heartedness and blessings.

Delilah led Samson astray. What weaknesses are leading you away from God?

Gideon's warrior-like status is not found in his own abilities - it is found in the openness of his heart. Where we see failure, God sees opportunity.

God helped Joseph overcome his arrogance and helped him put his resentment aside and forgive his brothers. He freed Joseph from the prison of bitterness.

The story of Noah is a story about the Church. God guides the ark (the Church) through problematic world to bring new life.

However dark life is, we are promised that the victory is His - now, tomorrow and always.

If we can't celebrate the light when it is shining, we won't find it when it gets dark.

The Bible puts a huge emphasis on singing praises - bowing down in worship and standing up in praise are all inter-connected.

Alan begins a new series of talks, 'Sing to the Lord'. When we worship we lift our hearts to the Lord.

The same power that rose Jesus from the grave lives in us.

It may be that you know very little about God but be assured that God is with you and is with you until the very end.

Death for a Christian is not the end.

Christ invites us to live a resurrection life. The power that rose Christ from the grave lives in us.

When we hear the voice of the risen Jesus calling us we come to life. We are exhilarated. We live because Jesus lives.

The apostles risked everything to follow the risen Christ. Those who trust Jesus are themselves part of the resurrection.

The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. In his first letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul recounts his own experiences of the resurrection of Jesus.

On Easter Sunday we celebrate that Christ is risen, death is defeated and life wins through.

Jesus is humble to the point of death - even death on the cross. We need to learn to be humble and know that whatever is in our hearts, God has defeated it and he restores us to new life.

Ben concludes the series of talks focusing on the prophet Habakkuk. Habakkuk realises that righteousness is grounded in faith.

On Mothering Sunday we are called to be thankful for all those who surround us and all those who God is calling us to surround.