Diocese of Oxford

 

 

The light of Christ is all around us

Matthew 11.2–11 2 When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples 3and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ 4Jesus answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the…

Bear fruit worthy of repentance

Gospel    Matthew 3.1–12     Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 2‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’3This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in…

Come let us walk in the light of the Lord

Gospel        Matthew 24.15–28  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew 15 ‘So when you see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), 16then those in Judea must flee to the mountains; 17someone on the housetop must not go down to…

Loving our neighbours as ourselves

Gospel        Mark 12:28-31 (NLV)  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is…

For we will remember them

Gospel        Luke 21.5–19 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke 5 When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, 6‘As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all…

People of the resurrection

Gospel   Luke 20.27–38    Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke 27 Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him 28and asked him a question, ‘Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise…

Why do I pray?

Gospel    Luke 18.1–8    Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke 1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. 2He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. 3In that city there was a widow…

Bloom where you are planted

Jeremiah 29.1,4–7 These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom…

The fruits of the spirit abound here

Gospel        John 6.25-35 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John 25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ 26Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you…