Diocese of Oxford

Advent and Christmas

Remember to look up; look for the light

Some notes pertaining to Ruth’s talk Everyday Faith App, provided by the Church of England, is free to download Threads Through the Bible – this spectacular exhibition is coming to Bath from Jan 28th– March 1st, one of the largest textile artworks ever created by a single artist.   Reading for Morning service        John 1. 1–9…

The true light has come…….

1st Reading               1 John 1 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to…

Christmas: a recipe that God gives us.

Gospel              Luke 2.[1–7] 8–20 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All    Glory to you, O Lord.   [In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their…

Come as you are. Come and see….

Gospel              John1.1–14    Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All    Glory to you, O Lord.   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing…

Predictions that came true

First Reading             Isaiah 7.9b–16 If you do not stand firm in your faith you will not stand at all. Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test. Then Isaiah…

What did you come looking for today?

Gospel               Matthew 11.2–11 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ Jesus…

2000 years and still waiting

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

Are you awake?

Gospel               Matthew 24.36–44  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   ‘But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the…

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.…