Esther 5: 1 – 8 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, opposite the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne inside the palace opposite the entrance to the palace. As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing […]
URC Daily Devotion 7 August 2024
Esther 4: 9 – 17 Hathach went and told Esther what Mordecai had said. Then Esther spoke to Hathach and gave him a message for Mordecai, saying, ‘All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that if any man or woman goes to the king inside the inner court without being […]
A Reflection on Tragedy
Reflecting on Tragic Events Dear Friends, We have been shocked, over the last week, by the dreadful murder of three children and attacks on others in Southport and by the riots which have followed those tragic events. I prepared the following material for the Church House prayers this morning and it’s been suggested I make […]
URC Daily Devotion 5 August 2024
Esther 3: 7 – 14 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur—which means ‘the lot’—before Haman for the day and for the month, and the lot fell on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. Then […]
Sunday Worship 4 August 2024
Today’s service is led by the Revd Andy Braunston Welcome As Dolly Parton’s song, highlighting how hard work doesn’t bring riches or reward, fades into the background we come to worship the One who freely gives us bread from heaven. God invites us all, without regard to wealth or riches, to the feast. God shows […]
URC Daily Devotion 3 August 2024
Esther 3: 1 – 6 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the officials who were with him. And all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and did obeisance to Haman; for the king had so […]
URC Daily Devotion 2 August 2024
Esther 2: 12 – 23 The turn came for each girl to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their cosmetic treatment, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics for women. When the girl […]
Daily Devotion for Thursday 1st August 2024
Thursday, 1 August 2024 Esther 2: 5 – 11 Now there was a Jew in the citadel of Susa whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of Shimei son of Kish, a Benjaminite. Kish had been carried away from Jerusalem among the captives carried away with King Jeconiah of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of […]
Devotions, Worship Notes and Intercessions
Devotions, Worship Notes, & Intercessions Dear Friends, I hope you found John Proctor’s four week study of Hebrews useful. It’s not a book we tend to know well and I hope spending such a concentrated time on it has helped us understand it better. You will have seen we’ve moved on now to to the […]
Daily Devotion for Tuesday 30th July 2024
Esther 1: 13 – 22 Then the king consulted the sages who knew the laws (for this was the king’s procedure towards all who were versed in law and custom, and those next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media, who had access to […]