St Luke 10: 38 – 42 Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; […]
URC Daily Devotion 28th January 2025
St Luke 10: 25 – 37 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and […]
URC Daily Devotion 27th January 2025
inspiration in your inbox Monday 27 January 2025 St Luke 10: 21 – 24 At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, […]
Sunday Worship 26 January 2025
Today’s service is led by the Revd Nicola Furley-Smith Who’s agenda? Welcome & Call to Worship Good morning and welcome to this morning’s service, which comes to you from Purley United Reformed Church. My name is Nicola Furley Smith and I am the Secretary for Ministries. The Psalmist says: “How clearly the sky reveals God’s […]
URC Daily Devotion 25 January 2025
Saturday 25 January 2025 St Luke 10: 17 – 20 The seventy returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!’ He said to them, ‘I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning. See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over […]
URC Daily Devotion 24 January 2025
St Luke 10: 13 – 16 Jesus said ‘Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the deeds of power done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But at the judgement it will be more tolerable for Tyre and […]
URC Daily Devotion 23 January 2025
St Luke 10: 1 – 12 After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 22 January 2025
inspiration in your inbox Wednesday 22 January 2025 St Luke 9: 57 – 62 As they were going along the road, someone said to Jesus, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 21 January 2025
inspiration in your inbox Tuesday 21 January 2025 St Luke 9: 51 – 56 When the days drew near for Jesus to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; […]
URC Daily Devotion Monday 20 January 2025
St Luke 9: 49 – 50 John answered, ‘Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘Do not stop him; for whoever is not against you is for you.’ Reflection What a short, punchy reading […]