Gospel Reading John 19.25–27 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you, O Lord. And that is what the soldiers did. Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and…
First Reading Isaiah 55.1–9 Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and…
Gospel Reading Matthew 7:24-27: Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew Glory to you, O Lord. “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds…
What a week! We meet for worship this morning as European leaders are meeting in London to address the existential crisis of our time. There is reason to be afraid. Yet against the blizzard of news reports that we have witnessed this week it is reassuring to recall Andrea’s sermon last Sunday reminding us that…
Gospel Reading Luke 8.22–25 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side of the lake.’ So they put out, and while they were sailing…
Gospel Reading Luke 6.17–26 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon.…
Gospel Reading Luke 5.1–11 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. While Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen…
Gospel Reading Luke 4.14–21 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you, O Lord. Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by everyone.…
Gospel Reading John 2.1–11 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John Glory to you, O Lord. On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine…
Gospel Reading Luke 3.15–17, 21, 22 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize…