Diocese of Oxford

 

 

See clearly through the clouds

Gospel                 Matthew 17.1–9 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the…

Trust opens us up

Gospel                 Matthew 6.25–34  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   Jesus said to his disciples, ‘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…

Candlemas: light is given to accompany us

Andrea was joined by Maurice, Mary and Sue (Simeon, Anna and Mary) 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…

Unity: walk in the same direction

Gospel                 Matthew 4.12–23 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the lake, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had…

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…

Remember to look up; look for the light

Some notes pertaining to Ruth’s talk Everyday Faith App, provided by the Church of England, is free to download Threads Through the Bible – this spectacular exhibition is coming to Bath from Jan 28th– March 1st, one of the largest textile artworks ever created by a single artist.   Reading for Morning service        John 1. 1–9…

The true light has come…….

1st Reading               1 John 1 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to…

Christmas: a recipe that God gives us.

Gospel              Luke 2.[1–7] 8–20 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All    Glory to you, O Lord.   [In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their…