St Matthew 24: 9 – 35 ‘Then they will hand you over to be tortured and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. Then many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 6th March 2026
St Matthew 24: 1 – 8 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 stone will be left here upon another; all […]
Opening Words for Worship in a Time of War
Opening Words for Worship in a Time of War Dear Friends, One of our more gifted liturgists, the Revd Phil Nevard, has written these words for the opening responses of worship. He is happy for them to be freely used wherever it is helpful. Where rockets and missiles and bullets prevail GOD IS NOT GLORIFIED […]
URC Daily Devotion 4 March 2026
St Matthew 23: 29 – 36 ‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, and you say, “If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.” Thus […]
URC Daily Devotion 3 March 2026
St Matthew 23: 23 – 28 ‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practised without neglecting the others. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow […]
URC Daily Devotion 2 March 2026
St Matthew 23: 13 – 22 ‘But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. For you do not go in yourselves, and when others are going in, you stop them. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cross sea and land to make a […]
Sunday Service 1st March 2026
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 1st March Today’s service is led by the Revd The Revd Andy Braunston Introduction Hello and welcome to worship for this second Sunday of Lent. My name is Andy Braunston and I am the United Reformed Church’s Minister for Digital Worship. I live and work in the beautiful island county […]
Daily Devotion 28 February 2026
St Matthew 23: 1 – 12 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practise what they teach. They tie up heavy burdens, hard to […]
URC Daily Devotion 27 February 2026
St Matthew 22: 41 – 46 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: ‘What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?’ They said to him, ‘The son of David.’ He said to them, ‘How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying, “The Lord said […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 26 February 2026
St Matthew 22: 34 – 40 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. ‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘“You shall love the Lord your God with all your […]