Diocese of Oxford

Sunday Morning (Page 2)

In every ordinary day let God shape you

Gospel                           Matthew 10.40–end     Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.   ‘Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous…

Disrupt the cycle of blame

Gospel                           Matthew 10.24 -39  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.    Jesus went about all the cities and villages, Jesus said to the twelve, ‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be…

We come from scattered lives

Gospel                           Matthew 9.35 – 10.8  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.    Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he…

Trinity Sunday: what does it mean for you?

View the slides referred to here: Gospel           Matthew 28.16–20 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.     Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and…

Pentecost: the undoing of division

Gospel           John 20.19–23 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John       All    Glory to you, O Lord.     When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and…

What happens when you stop looking up?

Gospel           John 17.1–11  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All    Glory to you, O Lord.      After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over…

Our faith: where does your story begin?

First Reading       Acts 17.22–31 Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, ‘Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, “To an unknown god.” What therefore…

We are called by name

Gospel            John 10.1–10  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All    Glory to you, O Lord.    Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is…