Diocese of Oxford

Sermons on Luke (Page 3)

Fish the depths…….and catch people

Gospel Reading      Luke 5.1–11   Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. While Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen…

Let God rescue us!

Gospel Reading      Luke 4.14–21  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you, O Lord. Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.…

The look up is bright

Gospel Reading      Luke 3.15–17, 21, 22   Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord.   As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize…

Christmas is not just for Christmas!

Gospel Reading     Luke 2.41–52  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord.  Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival.  When the festival was ended and…

Listen: Be Brave. Be extraordinary

Gospel Reading     Luke 1.39 –  55   Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord.   In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.  When Elizabeth heard…

Social justice (or repentance)

Gospel Reading     Luke 3. 7–18  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not…

Live in anticipation; Live in hope

“This sermon forms part of the series Exploring Faith through the Christian Year – follow this link for more information and to read the sermon in full” Gospel Reading    Luke 21.25–36 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. ‘There will be signs in the sun, the…

In His suffering: He is doing His greatest work

Gospel        Luke 24.36b–48 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All        Glory to you O Lord    While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to…

They also serve; who only stand and wait

Gospel        Luke 2: 22-40 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All        Glory to you O Lord    When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord,…