Diocese of Oxford

Epiphany

Where on earth is heaven?

Gospel                 John 1.29–42 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All    Glory to you, O Lord.   The next day he saw Jesus coming towards him and declared, ‘Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, “After me comes…

Step in to the moment

Gospel                Matthew 3.13–end  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ But Jesus…

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.…

De-Code the Gospel: especially the third day

Gospel Reading      John 2.1–11   Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you, O Lord.   On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there.  Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.  When the wine…

The look up is bright

Gospel Reading      Luke 3.15–17, 21, 22   Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord.   As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize…

A New Year; A New Start

Gospel Reading      Matthew 2.1–12 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew Glory to you, O Lord. In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For…

They also serve; who only stand and wait

Gospel        Luke 2: 22-40 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All        Glory to you O Lord    When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord,…

Every tear is wiped away

Gospel        John 2.1–11 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All        Glory to you O Lord    On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out,…

God is calling all of us to ….listen

First Reading       1 Samuel 3.1–10 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet…

Has God caught your attention?

Gospel        Matthew 2v1-12 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All        Glory to you O Lord    In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we…