Previous Services & Sermons

Below are extracts from recent services and sermons given at Temple.
Please note recordings may not include all content as all permissions may not have been obtained, and we do not have copyright permissions to include music on our website (links may have additional permissions).

(see also This Week's Service and Home Worship pages for worship contributions)

There are recent services recorded at Rowbarton on their website Preaching Plan and Recent Service Recordings page. The circuit has been worshipping together using these services which are livestreamed  Sunday mornings at 9:30 am.

Sunday 4th January

Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 4th January, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 4th January, Temple (A)

Covenant Service led by Rev Deborah Kirk

Hymns: StF 20: Be still, for the presence of the Lord
StF 25: God is here! As we his people
StF 549: Come let us use the grace divine
StF 712: Put peace into each other’s hands
O Christ the same, through all our stories pages 

Readings: Deuteronomy 29 : 10-15

Jeremiah 31 : 31-34

Romans 12 : 1-2

John 15 : 1-10

Lectionary for the second Sunday of Christmas                  

Jeremiah 31: 7-14, Psalm 147: 12-20, Ephesians 1: 3-14, John 1: (1-9) 10-18

Sunday 28th December

Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 28th December, Circuit (V)
Local Arrangement, Sunday 28th December, Temple (A)

Morning Worship led by Local Arrangement

Hymns: StF 224: As with gladness men of old
StF 227: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
StF 225: Bethlehem
StF 204: ln the bleak midwinter
StF 228: Hail to the Lord's Anointed

Readings: 2 Corinthians 9:7-9, 11-15
Matthew 2:1-12

Lectionary for the first Sunday of Christmas                  

Isaiah 63: 7-9, Psalm 148, Hebrews 2: 10-18, Matthew 2: 13-23

Christmas Day 2025

led by Rev Deborah Kirk

Rev Deborah Kirk, Christmas Day, Temple (A)

Hymns: StF 212: O come, all ye faithful
StF 191: Away in a manger
StF 200: God is born among us
StF 330: Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Reading: John 1: 1-14

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Christmas Eve 2025
led by Rev Deborah Kirk

Rev Deborah Kirk, Christmas Eve, Temple (A)

Carols: StF 205: It came upon the midnight clear
StF 217: Silent night, holy night
StF 202: Hark!  The herald-angels sing

Readings: Luke 2: 1-7
Luke 2: 8-20

Lectionary for Christmas Eve & Christmas Day                  

Isaiah 9: 2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2: 11-14, Luke 2: 1-14 (15-20)
Isaiah 62: 6-12, Psalm 97, Titus 3: 4-7, Luke 2: (1-7) 8-20
Isaiah 52: 7-10, Psalm 98, Hebrews 1: 1-4 (5-12), John 1: 1-14

Other recent recordings

Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 4th January, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 4th January, Temple (A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 28th December, Circuit (V)
Local Arrangement, Sunday 28th December, Temple (A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Christmas Day, Temple (A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Christmas Eve, Temple (A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 21st December, Temple (A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 21st December, Circuit (V)
David Clitheroe, Sunday 21st December, Temple (A)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 14th December, Circuit (V)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 14th December, Temple (A)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 7th December, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 7th December, Temple(A)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 30 November, Circuit (V)
Local Arrangement, Sunday 30th November, Temple (A)
David Clitheroe, Sunday 23rd November, Circuit (V)
Elaine Dew, Sunday 23rd November, Temple (A)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 16th November, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 16th November, Temple (A)
Matthew West - "Do Something" (V)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 9th November, Circuit (V)
Rev Stuart Innalls, Sunday 9th November, Temple (A)
Gillian Flick, Sunday 2nd November, Circuit (V)
Rev Anthony Huxtable, Sunday 2nd November, Temple (A)
David Clitheroe, Sunday 26th October, Circuit (V)
Rev Andrew Longshaw, Sunday 26th October, Temple (A)
Rev Tony Cox, Sunday 19th October,  Circuit (V)
Rev Lynne Mayers, Sunday 19th October, Temple (A)
Psalm 139, Prayerscapes (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 12th October, Circuit (V)

Sue Parker & Rev Clare Callanan, Sunday 12th October, Temple (A)
Gillian Flick, Sunday 5th October, Circuit (V)

Rev Deborah Kirk, 5th October, Temple(A)

See more in the archives 2026 2025  2024

V - Youtube/Vimeo video link, A - MP3/M4A audio, D - PDF document
StF - Singing The Faith, MP - Mission Praise, H&P - Hymns & Psalms
MWB - Methodist Worship Book, CH - Church Hymnary, MHB - The Methodist Hymn Book
R&S - Rejoice and Sing

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