Diocese of Oxford

Ordinary Time

We 70: go out and live the good news!

Gospel Reading       Luke 10.1–11, 16–20  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All     Glory to you, O Lord.    After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go.  He said to them, ‘The harvest…

The crunch question: Who do you say that I am?

Gospel Reading       Matthew 16.13–19  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All     Glory to you, O Lord.      Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, but others…

Legion is a mirror

Gospel Reading       Luke 8.26–39 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.      Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time…

His power is in love

What a week! We meet for worship this morning as European leaders are meeting in London to address the existential crisis of our time.  There is reason to be afraid. Yet against the blizzard of news reports that we have witnessed this week it is reassuring to recall Andrea’s sermon last Sunday reminding us that…

God is on the throne

Gospel Reading      Luke 8.22–25      Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord.  One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side of the lake.’ So they put out, and while they were sailing…

Don’t focus on the negative

Gospel Reading      Luke 6.17–26  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon.…

Fish the depths…….and catch people

Gospel Reading      Luke 5.1–11   Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. While Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen…

Christ The King: The Servant King

First Reading        Daniel 7.9–10, 13, 14  As I watched, thrones were set in place,    and an Ancient One took his throne; his clothing was white as snow,    and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames,    and its wheels were burning fire.  A stream of fire issued    and flowed out from his…

Safeguarding Sunday

Bishop Steven addressed Diocesan Synod via Zoom on Saturday 16 November. Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of heaven has come near; repent and believe in the good news’. According to Mark, these are the very first words of Jesus our Lord…

A moment of silence beyond words

Gospel Reading    Mark 1.14–20 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark Glory to you, O Lord. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’ As Jesus…