The Cradle that Rocked the World (Haggai 2:1-9)

The Cradle that Rocked the World (Haggai 2:1-9)
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 26th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor

A one-off sermon for Boxing Day

Sermon Notes:

God in the manger: the smallest of temples

  1. Worth less than nothing in our earthly eyes (v1-3)

  2. Worth more than all our earthly treasure (v4-9)

Merrily Rested (Lessons and Carols 2021)

Merrily Rested (Lessons & Carols 2021)
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 19th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor

A one-off talk from our service of Lessons & Carols, from Matthew 1:21

Sermon Notes:

  1. A weary world: humanity longs for rest and rejoicing

  2. A Suffering Saviour: Jesus was born to shoulder your burden

…So come, and Rest Merrily with us!


7. Our Father: Sovereign, Strong & Wonderful (Matthew 6:13)

7. Our Father: Sovereign, Strong and Wonderful (Matthew 6:13)
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 12th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

The seventh in a series of seven sermons on the Lord’s Prayer

Sermon Notes:

Prayer changes us…

(…but should we be praying this bit?)

1. Prayer argues:

We pray because we delight in our Father

2. Prayer praises:

We delight in our Father as we pray

3. Prayer trusts:

The more we delight, the more we’re encouraged to pray

6. 'Til Dawn Appeareth (Matthew 6:13)

6. 'Til Dawn Appeareth (Matt 6:13)
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 5th December 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

The sixth in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer

Sermon Notes:

1. Lead us:
When I fear the paths are slippery, hold my hand


2. Deliver us:
When it feels like darkness has swallowed me, snatch me away

4. Extravagant Enoughness (Matthew 6:11)

4. Extravagant Enoughness (Matt 6:11)
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 14th November 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

The fourth in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer

Sermon Notes:

Our daily bread...


1. Grace for what we cannot grab: “give us”

• A forfeited right
• A fatherly providence
• Recognise our dependence on His grace


2. Trust for what we cannot hoard: “this day”
• Ask expectantly — trusting his love
• Receive thankfully — trusting his wisdom
• Share joyfully — trusting his generosity

3. The Gospel Time-Warp (Matthew 6:10)

3. The Gospel Time-Warp (Matt 6:10)
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 14th November 2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

The third in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer

Sermon Notes:

Putting the end of the story into our hearts today: too ambitious to pray?

1. Your kingdom come: Win our hearts for heaven ( v10a)

2. Your will be done: Rule in our hearts on earth (v10b)

1. Who am I to you? (Matthew 6:9b)

Who am I to you? (Matthew 6:9b)
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 24th October2021, by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

The first in a series of six sermons on the Lord’s Prayer

Sermon Notes:

Who you are clinging to shapes how you will pray…

1.Father: We pray because we are loved

2. Our Father: We Pray because we are loved together

3. Our Heavenly Father: We pray because we are loved by a Lord, not a Daddy

28. Pucker up, buttercup (1 Corinthians 16)

28: Pucker up, buttercup
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 10th October 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Our twenty-eighth sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .


1. Follow me:

Love with a cost (v1-9)

2. Follow them:

The love right under your nose (v10-18)

3. Follow us:

Love with a kiss (v19-24)

27. The Life of the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:35-58)

27: The Life of the Dead
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 3rd October 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Our twenty-seventh sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .


On meaning and emptiness

1. What an astonishing world teaches:

God’s work is full of radical reversal (v35-41)

2 What an astonishing Gospel confirms:

Our future in Jesus is one of radical reversal (v42-49)

3. What an astonishing God gives:

Glory and value to a life of lowly toil (v50-58)

26. The League of the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:12-34)

26. The League of the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:12-34)
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 26th September 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Our twenty-sixth sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .


How to win: Paul’s answer

1. Your hope is pitifully small (v12-19)

2. God’s project is wonderfully big (v20-28)

3. So fall in with the league of the dead! (v29-32)

25. The Lord of the Dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)

25. The Lord of the Dead (1 Cor 15:1-11)
Rupert Hunt-Taylor

Preached on Sunday 19th September 2021 by Rupert Hunt-Taylor.

Our twenty-fifth sermon in the series "How to win at Christianity" .


Where does Jesus fit in the Corinthian picture of the Christian life?

Chapter 15: bigger on the inside

  • What is it actually about?

  • Why leave it till last?

1. What you received:
A once-dead Messiah, sacrificed for you (v1-7)

2. Who you believed:
A deathly Apostle, spent for you (v8-11)