Diocese of Oxford

 

 

Listen for God’s whispers

Gospel       Matthew 14.22–33 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All        Glory to you, O Lord.     Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to…

Small acts lead to significant impact

Gospel       Matthew 13.31–33,44–52 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All          Glory to you, O Lord.     He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it…

What does this parable mean to you?

Gospel       Matthew 13.24–30,36–43 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All          Glory to you, O Lord.     He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and…

The sower of your Word in our hearts

Gospel       Matthew 13.1–9,18–23 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All        Glory to you, O Lord.     That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And…

Gospel : good news

Gospel       Matthew 11v25-30 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All             Glory to you, O Lord.     At that time Jesus said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your…

With Jesus beside you, you will never walk alone

Gospel       Matthew 10: 24-39 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All             Glory to you, O Lord.     ‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master…

Welcome grace when it touches you

Gospel       Matthew 9.9–13,18–26 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All           Glory to you, O Lord.       9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. 10 And as he sat at dinner…

How does God show up today?

Gospel       Matthew 28.16–20 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All           Glory to you, O Lord.       16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven…

The gift of the Holy Spirit

Gospel           John 7.37–39  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. All           Glory to you, O Lord.       37 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, 38and let the one who believes in me drink. As the…

Let the holy spirit resurrect you

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. All           Glory to you, O Lord. 15 ‘If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you for ever. 17This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it…