Daily Devotions from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 9TH January 2022 – Epiphany Photo Credit Inbal Malca – UnsplashThe Rev’d Neil Riches Opening Music: Unto Us Is Born A Son (traditional)Worcester Cathedral Choir Introduction Welcome to worship. I’m Neil Riches, URC minister in Weymouth on Dorset’s beautiful Jurassic Coast. Epiphany – the visit of the magi to […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 8 January 2022
Saturday 8 January 2022 St Luke 4: 42 – 44 At daybreak he departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowds were looking for him; and when they reached him, they wanted to prevent him from leaving them. But he said to them, ‘I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 7 January 2022
Friday 7 January 2022 St Luke 4: 38 – 41 After leaving the synagogue he entered Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked him about her. Then he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them. […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 6 January 2022
Thursday 6 January 2022 St Luke 4: 31 – 37 He went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and was teaching them on the sabbath. They were astounded at his teaching, because he spoke with authority. In the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 5 January 2022
St Luke 4: 14 – 30Then 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. When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the […]
URC Daily Devotion 4 January 2022
St Luke 4: 1 – 13 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to […]
URC Daily Devotion 3 January 2022
inspiration in your inbox Monday 3 January 2022 St Luke 3: 23 – 38 Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph, son of Mattathias, […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Service for 2nd January 2022 – led by Ordinands at Westminster College
Daily Devotions from the United Reformed ChurchService for Sunday 2nd January 2022 Photo Credit Chad Madden Unsplash Students from Westminster College Opening Music: The Holy and the Ivy sung at King’s College Cambridge Introduction Hello, our worship is being led by the second and third year ordinands studying at Westminster College in Cambridge. You will hear from Dave, Johnny, […]
URC Daily Devotion 1 January 2022
Saturday 1 January 2022 St Luke 3: 21 – 22 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the […]
URC Daily Devotion 31st December 2021
St Luke 3: 18 – 20 So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people. But Herod the ruler, who had been rebuked by him because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil things that Herod had done, added to them all by shutting up John in […]