Saturday November 20, 2021 James 3: 1 – 5 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is perfect, able to keep the whole body […]
URC Daily Devotion November 19, 2021
James 2: 14 – 26 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday November 18, 2021
James 2: 1- 13 My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favouritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, and if you take notice of […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday November 17, 2021
James 1: 19 – 27 You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; for your anger does not produce God’s righteousness. Therefore rid yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday November 16, 2021
James 1: 12 – 18 Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. No one, when tempted, should say, ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil and […]
Pulpit Supply for Christmas and the New Year
Devotions’ Sunday Services as a Pulpit Supply Tool Dear Friends, Some time ago I emailed to say that we were planning to experiment, over Advent, with the Sunday Services we produce formatted to make them a useful pulpit supply tool. I am pleased to say the preachers for Advent rose to the challenge and produced […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Service for 14th November 2021 – The Revd. Fleur Houston
Daily Devotions from the United Reformed ChurchService for Sunday 14 November 2021 The Rev’d Fleur Houston Introduction Good morning. My name is Fleur Houston and I’m joining with you in worship from Macclesfield. I am a member of Macclesfield and Bollington United Reformed Church and a retired minister. A little later on today, a church service will […]
URC Daily Devotion 13th November 2021
James 1: 1 – 8 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have […]
URC Daily Devotion 12th November 2021
Matthew 14:23-33 And after Jesus had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning he came walking towards […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday November 11, 2021
Thursday November 11, 2021The Twelve Days of COPmas: Day 11 – The gift of peace Micah 4:1-5 In days to comethe mountain of the Lord’s houseshall be established as the highest of the mountains,and shall be raised up above the hills.Peoples shall stream to it,and many nations shall come and say:‘Come, let us go up […]