Diocese of Oxford

Sermons by Rev'd Andrea Colbrook

Andrea was inducted as Rector of the parish on 4th July 2022
The Rectory,
6 Standlake Road,
Ducklington.
Oxfordshire  OX29 7XG

Please note that Parish days are Sunday, Monday and Thursday

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…

To God we are all known

Gospel               Luke 20.27–38  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.   Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him a question, ‘Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children,…

Don’t lose heart….

Gospel           Luke 18.1–8  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.    Jesus told the disciples a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect…

Act together…say yes to God’s call

Gospel           John 6.25–35   Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All     Glory to you, O Lord.   When the crowd found Jesus on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking…

Truth can burn….before it heals

Please ‘click’ here to download the set of questions referred to in Andrea’s sermon. Gospel Reading         Luke 12.49–56  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.    ‘I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!  I have a baptism…

Pray: begin with God

If you’d like to think about your Prayer Practice this week (as mentioned in Andrea’s sermon, follow this link here) Gospel Reading        Luke 11.1–13  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All     Glory to you, O Lord.   He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of…

Godparent Sunday

Gospel Reading        John 15:9–17  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All     Glory to you, O Lord.   As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.  If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and…

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…

We are not an audience

Gospel Reading       John 14.8–17, 25–27.   Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All     Glory to you, O Lord.   Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.’  Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not…