Thursday 8th October 2020 – 1 Thessalonians – Paul’s Anxiety 1 Thessalonians 2: 17 – 20 As for us, brothers and sisters, when, for a short time, we were made orphans by being separated from you—in person, not in heart—we longed with great eagerness to see you face to face. For we wanted to come […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 7th October 2020
Wednesday 7th October 2020 1 Thessalonians – Faith and Patience 1 Thessalonians 2: 13-16 We also constantly give thanks to God for this, that when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word but as what it really is, God’s word, which is also […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 6th October 2020
Tuesday 6th October 2020 1 Thessalonians – Paul’s Example 1 Thessalonians 2:1 – 12 You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, but though we had already suffered and been shamefully maltreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the […]
URC Daily Devotion Monday 5th October 2020
Monday 5th October 2020 1 Thessalonians – Thanksgiving 1 Thessalonians 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly remembering before our […]
Worship for Sunday 4th October, the Rev’d Ruth Dillon
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 4th October 2020 The Rev’d Ruth Dillon Introduction Good morning and welcome to worship. My name is Ruth Dillon and it is my privilege to serve two United Reformed Church congregations in Wessex Synod. Today we will be thinking about one of the most striking images in Matthew’s […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 3rd October 2020 Colossians – The Apostolic Spirit and Final Greetings
Saturday 3rd October 2020 Colossians – The Apostolic Spirit and Final Greetings Colossians 4:2 – 18 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. At the same time pray for us as well that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 2nd October 2020
Friday 2nd October Colossians – Home and Hearth Colossians 3: 18 – 4:1 Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is your acceptable duty in the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 1st October 2020 – Colossians – Christian Behaviour
Thursday 1st October – Colossians – Christian Behaviour Colossians 3: 5 – 17 Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry). On account of these the wrath of God is coming on those who are disobedient. These are the ways you also once followed, […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 30th September 2020 Colossians – Life Giving Union with Christ
Wednesday 30th September 2020 Colossians – Life Giving Union with Christ So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 29th September 2020 Colossians – False Asceticism
Tuesday 29th September 2020 Colossians – False Asceticism Colossians 2: 16 – 23 Therefore do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink or of observing festivals, new moons, or sabbaths. These are only a shadow of what is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Do not let anyone disqualify […]