Genesis 17.1-8 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.’ Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, ‘As […]
Sunday Worship 24 September 2023
Today’s service is led by the Revd Janet Tollington Introduction Good morning. My name is Janet Tollington and until retirement in 2016 I taught Old Testament and Hebrew at Westminster College. I now serve the church in diverse ways at Synod and Assembly level. I’m a member of Downing Place United Reformed Church in Cambridge; but […]
URC Daily Devotion 23rd September 2023
Amos 5: 18-24 Alas for you who desire the day of the Lord! Why do you want the day of the Lord?It is darkness, not light;as if someone fled from a lion, and was met by a bear;or went into the house and rested a hand against the wall, and was bitten by a snake.Is not the day […]
URC Daily Devotion 22nd September 2023
Exodus 3: 1-6 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was […]
URC Daily Devotion 21st September 2023
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 […]