Diocese of Oxford

Sermons by Johan Schoeman LLM

Johan, together with his wife Alison, joined the parish in 2021 having moved here from Dunstable.

The greatest Servant King

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew 1When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and…

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…

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…

To be a pilgrim

Gospel      Luke 14.25–33 25 Now large crowds were travelling with him; and he turned and said to them,26‘Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. 27Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28For which…