St Luke 22: 24 – 38A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But he said to them, ‘The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you; rather the greatest […]
URC Daily Devotion 7th April 2022
St Luke 22: 1-23Now the festival of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was near. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they were afraid of the people. Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve; he went away […]
URC Daily Devotion 6th April 2022
St Luke 21: 29 – 37Then he told them a parable: ‘Look at the fig tree and all the trees; as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is […]
URC Daily Devotion 5 April 2022
St Luke 21: 5 – 28 When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, ‘As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.’ They asked him, […]
URC Daily Devotion 4 April 2022
St Luke 21: 1 – 4 He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. He said, ‘Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for all of them have contributed out […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Service for 3rd April 2022 – The Revd. Dr Janet Tollington
Daily Devotions from the United Reformed Church Service for Sunday 3rd April 2022The Fifth Sunday of Lent Photo credit Christina Deravedisian/unsplash Introduction Good morning. I am the Revd Dr Janet Tollington. Until 2016 I taught Old Testament and Hebrew at Westminster College; and I now continue to serve the church in diverse ways in retirement. I’m a member […]
URC Daily Devotion 2 April 2022
inspiration in your inbox Saturday 2 April 2022 St Luke 20: 27 – 47 Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him and 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 […]
URC Daily Devotion 1 April 2022
Friday 1 April 2022 St Luke 20: 20 – 26 So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said, so as to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor. So they asked him, ‘Teacher, we know that you are […]
URC Daily Devotion 31 March 2022
St Luke 20: 9 – 18 He began to tell the people this parable: ‘A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to tenants, and went to another country for a long time. When the season came, he sent a slave to the tenants in order that they might give him his share of the […]
URC Daily Devotion 30 March 2022
St Luke 20: 1 – 8 One day, as he was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the elders and said to him, ‘Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things? Who is it who gave you this authority?’ He […]