Diocese of Oxford

Sermons on Matthew

God knows the whole story

Gospel                    Matthew 13.24–30, 36–43 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.   Jesus put before his disciples another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while…

The real purpose of the seed planted within us

Gospel                           Matthew 13.1–9, 18–23 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.   That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood…

In every ordinary day let God shape you

Gospel                           Matthew 10.40–end     Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.   ‘Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous…

Disrupt the cycle of blame

Gospel                           Matthew 10.24 -39  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.    Jesus went about all the cities and villages, Jesus said to the twelve, ‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be…

We come from scattered lives

Gospel                           Matthew 9.35 – 10.8  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.    Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he…

Trinity Sunday: what does it mean for you?

View the slides referred to here: Gospel           Matthew 28.16–20 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.     Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and…

New life; a miracle in front of our eyes

Gospel            Matthew 28.1–10  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew 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…

Come and see; Go and tell

Gospel                      Matthew 28.1–10 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the…

Do not just watch but walk alongside Jesus

Gospel                      Matthew 21.1–11 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a…

We are signposts to the destination

Reading          Matthew 3 – NIV  In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for…