St Matthew 26: 6 – 13 Now while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table. But when the disciples saw it, they were angry and […]
Worship Notes and Prayers for Holy Week
Worship Notes and Prayers for Holy Week and Easter Dear Friends, I have prepared Worship Notes for Good Friday which can be found here. Good Friday is the saddest day in the Church’s year. I suggest making the service simple and reflective. Use the power of image and silence, and sermon and music to mark […]
Palm Sunday Worship 2 April 2023
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Palm Sunday 2 April Today’s service is led by the Revd Andy Braunston Call To Worship Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!Hosanna to the Son of David!Blessed are those who honour God! Hosanna in the highest heaven!Blessed are they who follow Jesus to CalvaryHosanna […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 1st April 2023
Saturday 1 April 2023St Matthew 25: 31 – 46 ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 31 March 2023
inspiration in your inbox Friday 31 March 2023 St Matthew 25: 14 – 30 ‘For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 30 March 2023
inspiration in your inbox Thursday 30 March 2023 St Matthew 25: 1 – 12 ‘Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 29 March 2023
‘But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 28 March 2023
inspiration in your inbox Tuesday 28 March 2023 St Matthew 24: 1 – 35 As Jesus came out of the temple and was going away, his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. Then he asked them, ‘You see all these, do you not? Truly I tell you, not one […]
Worship Notes and Weekly Intercessions for Palm Sunday
Worship for Palm Sunday On Sunday we mark Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem where excited crowds, seeing ancient prophecy’s fulfilment, acclaimed him as king. The crowds’ reaction was too much for the authorities who realised they had to undermine and neutralise Jesus in case he swept them away and provoked the might of Rome. We know, […]
Sunday 26 March 2023
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 26 March 2023 Today’s service is led by the Revd Sue McCoan Call to Worship I wait for the Lord, my soul waits and in his word I hope. My soul waits for the Lord – more than those who watch for the morning. More than those who watch for […]