Diocese of Oxford

 

 

Trinity Sunday: what does it mean for you?

View the slides referred to here: Gospel           Matthew 28.16–20 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew    All    Glory to you, O Lord.     Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and…

Pentecost: the undoing of division

Gospel           John 20.19–23 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John       All    Glory to you, O Lord.     When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and…

What happens when you stop looking up?

Gospel           John 17.1–11  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All    Glory to you, O Lord.      After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over…

Our faith: where does your story begin?

First Reading       Acts 17.22–31 Then Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, ‘Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, “To an unknown god.” What therefore…

We are called by name

Gospel            John 10.1–10  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John All    Glory to you, O Lord.    Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is…

The reality of the resurrection

Gospel            Luke 24.13–35 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke All    Glory to you, O Lord.   Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking…

New life; a miracle in front of our eyes

Gospel            Matthew 28.1–10  Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and…

Come and see; Go and tell

Gospel                      Matthew 28.1–10 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the…

Do not just watch but walk alongside Jesus

Gospel                      Matthew 21.1–11 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew All    Glory to you, O Lord.   When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a…