Previous Services & Sermons

Below are extracts from recent services and sermons given at Temple.
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(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 30th November 2025

Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 30 November, Circuit (V)
Local Arrangement, Sunday 30th November, Temple (A)

Morning Worship led by Local Arrangement

Hymns: StF 171: Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes
StF 169: Come, thou long expected Jesus
StF 495: Dear Lord and father of mankind
StF 185: Sing we the King who is coming to reign
StF 550: Forth in thy name, O Lord I go

Readings: Psalm 122 verse 1
Romans 13: 11-14
Isaiah 2: 1-5
Matthew 24: 36-44

Lectionary for the first Sunday in Advent                  

Isaiah 2: 1-5, Psalm 122, Romans 13: 11-14, Matthew 24: 35-44

Sunday 23rd November 2025

David Clitheroe, Sunday 23rd November, Circuit (V)
Elaine Dew, Sunday 23rd November, Temple (A)

Morning Worship led by Elaine Dew

Hymns: StF 331: King of Kings, majesty

            StF 333: Majesty, worship his majesty
StF 94: To God be the glory
StF 347: Crown him with many crowns
StF 327: Jesus is King and I will extol him
StF 351: In Christ alone

Readings: Psalm 93 verse 1
Psalm 89: 1-18
Luke 1: 68-79
Colossians 1: 9-20

Lectionary for the Sunday before Advent                  

Jeremiah 23: 1-6, Psalm 46 or Canticle: Benedictus (Luke 1: 68-79),
Colossians 1: 11-20, Luke 23: 33-43

Sunday 16th November 2025

Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 16th November, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 16th November, Temple (A)
Matthew West - "Do Something" (V)

Morning Worship led by Rev Deborah Kirk

Hymns: StF 340: Ye servants of God 
StF 185: Sing we the King who is coming to reign
StF 555: Jesus, all for Jesus
StF 633: My soul finds rest in God alone
StF 545: Be thou my vision 

Readings: Psalm 98
Isaiah 65: 17-25
Luke 21: 5-19

Lectionary for 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time                  

Isaiah 65: 17-25, Canticle: Isaiah 12: 1-6, 2 Thessalonians 3: 6-13, Luke 21: 5-19

Other recent recordings

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)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 28th September, Circuit (V)

Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 28th September, Temple (A)
All We Can - 'Harvest is just the beginning' (V)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 21st September, Circuit (V)
Rev Peter Thomas, Sunday 21st September, Temple (A)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 14th September, Circuit (V)
Rev Annie Deche, Sunday 14th September, Temple (A)
The World Is My Parish song
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 7th September, Circuit (V)
Rev Deborah Kirk, Sunday 7th September,  Temple (A)

See more in the archives 2025  2024  2023

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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