Diocese of Oxford

Sermons on Matthew (Page 2)

We have a dual obligation in our lives

Gospel        Matthew 22.15-22 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All        Glory to you O Lord   Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, ‘Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way…

Work together with one mind and purpose

Gospel        Matthew 21:23-32  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ  according to Matthew All        Glory to you O Lord  When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?” “I’ll…

Cultivate a thankful heart

Gospel        Matthew 20.1–16 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ   according to Matthew All        Praise to you O Lord     ‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the labourers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his…

Forgiveness: to let go

Gospel Matthew 18.15–20 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All Praise to you O Lord 15 ‘If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one.16But if…

The magnificent creation surrounding us

Gospel       Matthew 15.21–28 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All        Glory to you, O Lord.     Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, ‘Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter…

Listen for God’s whispers

Gospel       Matthew 14.22–33 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All        Glory to you, O Lord.     Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to…

Small acts lead to significant impact

Gospel       Matthew 13.31–33,44–52 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All          Glory to you, O Lord.     He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it…

What does this parable mean to you?

Gospel       Matthew 13.24–30,36–43 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All          Glory to you, O Lord.     He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and…

The sower of your Word in our hearts

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 on the beach. And…

Gospel : good news

Gospel       Matthew 11v25-30 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All             Glory to you, O Lord.     At that time Jesus said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your…