Jeremiah 6:16 Thus says the Lord: Stand at the crossroads, and look,and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies; and walk in it,and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ Reflection photo credit: Simon Cross The canoe is a talismanic part of the identity of […]
URC Daily Devotion 20th September 2023
Acts 4:32-35Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There […]
URC Daily Devotion 19th September 2023
Matthew 26: 31-35Then Jesus said to them, ‘You will all become deserters because of me this night; for it is written, “I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.” But after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.’ Peter said to him, ‘Though all become […]
URC Daily Devotion 18th September 2023
Acts 17: 24-28The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. From […]
Sunday Worship 17 September 2023
Today’s service is led by the Revd Cara Heafey Welcome Hello and welcome to worship on Sunday 17th September. My name is Cara Heafy. I’m a hospital and hospice chaplain in Oxford and an associate minister serving Marston and Wheatley United Reformed Churches. It’s a joy and a privilege to be sharing worship with you […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 16th September 2023
Reading Genesis 1:31 God looked over everything She had made;it was so good, so very good!It was evening, it was morning — Day Six adapted from the Message Version by Adam Scott [for email copyright box: The Message (MSG) Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson] Reflection There is a moment in the […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 15th September 2023
Reading – John 1, 35 – 51 The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, ‘Look, here is the Lamb of God!’ The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 14th September 2023
Thursday 14th September 2023Different Values Acts 14:21-24 [Paul and Barnabas] preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 13th September 2023
inspiration in your inbox Wednesday 13th September 2023 The Dignity of Discipleship Revelation 1:8 ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega’, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Reflection Discipleship is a learning word before it is anything. If we have heard about the person of Jesus […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 12th September 2023
inspiration in your inbox Tuesday 12th September 2023Being fruitful John 15:15-17 I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose […]