23rd March 2023Matthew 22: 15 – 22 Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, ‘Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 22 March 2023
inspiration in your inbox Wednesday 22 March 2023 St Matthew 22: 1 – 14 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 21 March 2023
inspiration in your inbox Tuesday 21 March 2023 St Matthew 21: 33 – 46‘Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watch-tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest […]
Notes and Intercessions for Lent 5 – 26th March
Resources for Lent 5 Dear Friends, I don’t know about you but I can’t quite believe we’re so far through Lent already. The radio told me that today is the first day of Spring and the snow we had last week in Orkney has cleared, the daffodils are out, and the sun is shining so […]
Sunday Worship 19 March 2023
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 19 March 2023 Today’s service is led by the Revd Dr Alex Clare-Young Sentences from Psalm 23 God is my shepherd, I shall not want.They enable me to lie down in green pastures; they guide me beside still waters;God restores my soul, guiding me in directions that honour their name.Even though […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 18 March 2023
inspiration in your inbox Saturday 18 March 2023 St Matthew 21: 23 – 27When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, ‘By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?’ Jesus said to them, […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 17 March 2023
inspiration in your inbox Friday 17 March 2023 St Matthew 21: 18 – 22In the morning, when he returned to the city, he was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the side of the road, he went to it and found nothing at all on it but leaves. Then he said to it, […]
Worship Notes and Weekly Intercessions
Worship Notes and Weekly Intercessions for Lent 4 Dear Friends, this week’s Worship Notes for the Fourth Sunday of Lent have been prepared by the Rev’d Dr Alex Clare-Young and can be found here. Alex examines two of the readings set for today: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 (where Samuel meets Jesse and his sons to discern which of them […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 15th March 2023
St Matthew 21: 1 – 11 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 14th March 2023
Tuesday 14th March 2023 St Matthew 20: 29 – 34 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. There were two blind men sitting by the roadside. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, ‘Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!’ The crowd sternly ordered them to be quiet; […]