Diocese of Oxford

Sermons on John (Page 3)

One new, united, humanity

Gospel           John 6.24–35 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All        Glory to you O Lord    So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other side of…

Lift up your eyes and see

Gospel           John 6: 1-21 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All        Glory to you O Lord    After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias.  A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for…

I am the way

Gospel            John 14:1-6 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John  ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I…

Nicodemus: born again?

Gospel               John 3.1–17 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that…

The Spirit enables us…..

Gospel               John 15.26–27; 16.4b–15 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John ‘When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf. You also are to testify because you have been with me from the beginning. But…

Can we be a ladder?

Gospel               John 17.6–19 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John ‘I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for…

The meaning of true friendship

Gospel               John 15.9–17  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. I have said these…

A church without walls

Gospel                     John 15.1–8 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All        Glory to you O Lord    ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. You have already been…

The elephant in the room ……

Gospel        John 20.19–31 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All        Glory to you O Lord    When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood…