Diocese of Oxford

 

 

Pray from the heart

First Reading         Colossians 1.1–14 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.  In our prayers for you we always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,…

We 70: go out and live the good news!

Gospel Reading       Luke 10.1–11, 16–20  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All     Glory to you, O Lord.    After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go.  He said to them, ‘The harvest…

The crunch question: Who do you say that I am?

Gospel Reading       Matthew 16.13–19  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All     Glory to you, O Lord.      Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, but others…

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…

A Father’s Love

Gospel Reading       John 16.12–15  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All     Glory to you, O Lord.    ‘I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.   When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak…

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…

We turn to Christ

Gospel Reading       John 17.20–26 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you, O Lord.      ‘I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and…

My peace I give unto you

Gospel Reading       John 14.23–29 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you, O Lord.     Jesus said, ‘Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Whoever does not love me does not…

Step forward in hope and optimism

Gospel Reading      John 13.31–35 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you, O Lord.      When he had gone out, Jesus said, ‘Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.  If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him…

There can be so much more

Gospel Reading      Mark 5:35-43 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark Glory to you, O Lord.     While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, ‘Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?’    But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the…