Today’s service is led by the Revd Dr John McNeil Scott Introduction Good morning, good afternoon and Happy New Year! My name is John McNeil Scott and I serve the United Reformed Church in my work as Principal of the Scottish College. Our college is based in Glasgow and seeks to help the church through the […]
URC Daily Devotion 10 January 2026
St Matthew 13: 1 – 23 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer […]
URC Daily Devotion 9 January 2026
St Matthew 12: 46 – 50 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone toldrea him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Pointing to […]
URC Daily Devotion 8 January 2026
St Matthew 12: 38 – 45 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was […]
URC Daily Devotion 7 January 2026
We return to where we left off in Matthew’s Gospel before Christmas. St Matthew 12: 22 – 37 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?” But […]
URC Daily Devotion 6 January 2026
St Matthew 2: 19 – 23 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.’ Then Joseph got up, took the […]
URC Daily Devotion 5 January 2026
St Matthew 2: 16 – 18 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. Then was fulfilled what […]
Sunday Worship 4 January 2026
Today’s service is led by the Revd Andy Braunston Welcome Welcome to worship as today we mark the Epiphany; the feast falls on Tuesday but many churches will mark it today, drawing to a close our Christmas celebrations. “Epiphany” means manifestation and remembers the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus; the revelation of […]
URC Daily Devotion for 03/01/2026
St Matthew 2: 13 – 15 Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.’ […]
URC Daily Devotion for 02/01/2026
St Matthew 2 1 – 12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him […]