Diocese of Oxford

Sermons on Matthew (Page 3)

This is our defining moment: the fragrance of Christ

Gospel       Matthew 17.1–9  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    17Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3Suddenly…

Seek the kingdom of God above all else

Gospel       Matthew 6.25–34 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew      25 ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26Look at the…

Which call?

Gospel    Matthew 4.12–23 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might…

He walks with us in the darkness

Gospel    Matthew 3.13–17 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ 15But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now;…

How will we choose to listen?

Matthew 2:13-23 13 When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” 14 So he got up, took the…

We’re getting closer…..

Matthew 1.18–25  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew      18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19Her husband Joseph, being a…

The light of Christ is all around us

Matthew 11.2–11 2 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples 3and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ 4Jesus answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the…

Bear fruit worthy of repentance

Gospel    Matthew 3.1–12     Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 2‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’3This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in…

Come let us walk in the light of the Lord

Gospel        Matthew 24.15–28  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew 15 ‘So when you see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), 16then those in Judea must flee to the mountains; 17someone on the housetop must not go down to…

Well done good and faithful servant

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the…