Diocese of Oxford

Sermons on Mark

When everything changes around us ……

Gospel        Mark 16.1-8 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All        Glory to you O Lord    When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when…

Are you a hero…or a wimp?

Gospel        Mark 8: 31- end Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All        Glory to you O Lord    Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three…

A loving hug; we are children of God

Gospel        Mark 1.9a-15 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All        Glory to you O Lord    In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the…

What is unseen is eternal; the best is yet to come

Gospel        Mark 9.2–9  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All        Glory to you O Lord    Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as…

Awaiting the true comforter

Gospel        Mark 1.1–8 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All        Glory to you O Lord     The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, ‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,    who will prepare your way;…

Do we see Advent as an …adventure?

Gospel        Mark 13.24–37 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All        Glory to you O Lord     ‘But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven,  and the powers in the heavens will…

Safeguarding …… love your neighbour as yourself

Gospel        Mark 12. 28-31 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark All        Glory to you O Lord   One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, ‘Which commandment is the first of all?’ Jesus answered, ‘The first is,…

Loving our neighbours as ourselves

Gospel        Mark 12:28-31 (NLV)  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is…