James 3:5b,6, 7-10 How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire! And the tongue is a fire…every species of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human species, but no one can tame the tongue—a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With […]
URC Daily Devotion 1 October 2024
Tuesday, 1 October 2024Bonhoeffer 2 – Gratitude 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-17 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ for you. Reflection From 1935-37 Bonhoeffer led an illegal seminary, training pastors of the Confessing Church, which opposed Hitler. His short book entitled ‘Life Together’ […]
Monday 30th September 2024 Reverend John Matthews
St Mark 8:31-38 Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke […]
Sunday 29th September 2024 Ann Barton
The God of gods, the Lord,has spoken and summoned the earth,from the rising of the sun to its setting.Out of Zion’s perfect beauty he shines. (Our God comes, he keeps silence no longer.) Before him fire devours,around him tempest rages.He calls on the heavens and the earthto witness his judgement of his people. “Summon […]
Daily Devotion for Saturday 28th September 2024
Romans 8:12-17 “Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by […]
Daily Devotion for Thursday 26th September 2024
inspiration in your inbox Thursday 26 September 2024 Witness through Suffering Romans 5: 3-5 “…..but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy […]
Newstand – October 2024
PDF version to view online or download: Newstand 2024-10 October NOTE: Newstand is formatted onto A5 pages. If you print the PDF you should specify to print as a booklet on A4 paper, double-sided, flipping on short edge. Flipbook version to view online. Click the broken square at the top of the viewer to view […]
Worship Notes for November released
Worship Notes for November released(and a reminder about October’s!) Dear Friends, We have now loaded up the Worship Notes for November and I thought I’d remind you of October’s material. You can find the Worship Notes by going to the URC website urc.org.uk then going to Your Faith and then clicking on Prayer and Worship. […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 25 September 2024
St Matthew 10:8 “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.”1 Corinthians 12:28 “And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 24 September 2024
inspiration in your inbox Tuesday 24 September 2024 Suffering Job 7: 1-6 Do not mortals have hard service on earth? Are not their days like those of hired labourers? Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired labourer waiting to be paid, so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights […]