St Matthew 3: 7 – 12 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit worthy of repentance. Do not presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our ancestor”; for I […]
URC Daily Devotion 13 January 2023
St Matthew 3: 1 – 6 In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the […]
URC Daily Devotion 12 January 2023
St Matthew 2: 18 – 23 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.’ Then Joseph got up, took […]
URC Daily Devotion 11th January 2023
Wednesday 11 January 2023 St Matthew 2: 16 – 18 When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise […]
URC Daily Devotion 10th January 2023
Tuesday 10 January 2023St Matthew 2: 13 – 15 Now after they 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 […]
URC Daily Devotion 9th January 2023
Monday 9 January 2023 St Matthew 2: 1 – 12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising and have […]
Sunday Worship 8 January 2023
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 8 January 2023 Today’s service is led by The Revd Sue McCoan Call to Worship Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendour.The voice of the Lord is over the […]
URC Daily Devotion 7th January 2023
The first noel, the angels did saywas to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay.In fields where they lay keeping their sheepon a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, NoelBorn is the King of Israel! They looked up and saw a starshining in the East beyond them far.And to the […]
URC Daily Devotion 6th January 2023
“We Three Kings”, original title “Three Kings of Orient”, also known as “We Three Kings of Orient Are” or “The Quest of the Magi”, is a Christmas carol that was written by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857. At the time of composing the carol, Hopkins served as the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in […]
URC Daily Devotion 5th January 2023
It is believed that the sacred Christmas carol ‘Gaudete’ was composed in the 16th century and was first published in Piae Cantiones, a collection of Finnish/Swedish sacred songs dating to 1581. ‘Gaudete’ is written in a style typical of a mediaeval song of praise with a series of four-line stanzas, each preceded by a two-line […]