Matthew 5.38-45 Jesus said: ‘You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your […]
URC Daily Devotion for Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Amos 5.10-24 (GNB) You people hate anyone who challenges injustice and speaks the whole truth in court. You have oppressed the poor and robbed them of their grain. And so you will not live in the fine stone houses you build or drink wine from the beautiful vineyards you plant. I know how terrible your […]
URC Daily Devotion for Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Listen now, listen to GOD:“Take your stand in court. If you have a complaint, tell the mountains; make your case to the hills.And now, Mountains, hear GOD’s case; listen, Jury Earth—For I am bringing charges against my people. I am building a case against Israel.“Dear people, how have I done you wrong? Have I burdened you, worn you out? Answer!I […]
URC Daily Devotion for Monday, 15 June 2026
Matthew 2.13-18 Now after they [the wise men] had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.’ Then […]
Sunday Service 14 June 2026
Welcome and Introduction Hello and welcome to this service of worship from the United Reformed Church. I’m the Revd Jonnie Hill and it’s my pleasure to be leading worship today on this 14th day of June. Come and let us worship the living God, Amen! Call to Worship We come to worship like Abraham, unsure how, or in whom, we will encounter […]
URC Daily Devotion 13 June 2026
Saturday, 13 June 2026 Church and State 6 Matthew 27.11-23 Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Jesus said, ‘You say so.’ But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he did not answer. Then Pilate said to him, ‘Do you not hear […]
URC Daily Devotion 12 June 2026
Church and State 5 2 Samuel 11.27b-12.10 But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord, and the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, ‘There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds; but the […]
URC Daily Devotion 11 June 2026
Church and State 4 Luke 22.24-30 A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But Jesus said to them, ‘The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you; rather the greatest among […]
URC Daily Devotion 10 June 2026
Church and State 3 Romans 13.6-8 For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, busy with this very thing. Pay to all what is due to them—taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honour to whom honour is due. Owe […]
URC Daily Devotion 9 June 2026
Mark 12.13-17 Then they sent to him some Pharisees and some Herodians to trap him in what he said. And they came and said to him, ‘Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with […]