Meanwhile, when the crowd gathered in thousands, so that they trampled on one another, he began to speak first to his disciples, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said […]
Prayers for Ukraine
Prayers for Ukraine Dear Friends, over the last week or so we’ve all watched with a mixture of horror, admiration, shock, and concern as Russian forces have invaded Ukraine. We’ve read in the news of invading forces being rather unprepared, running out of fuel, and food, and in some cases being arrested by armed civilians. […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Service for 27th February 2022 – The Revd. Phil Nevard
Daily Devotions from the United Reformed ChurchService for Sunday 27th February 2022 Transfiguration of Jesus by Alexandre Ivanov 1824, public domain The Rev’d Phil Nevard Introduction I’m Rev’d Phil Nevard and I minister in three villages around South Cambridgeshire. I’m also responsible for assembling a dazzling team of preachers to produce the weekly podcast and video […]
URC Daily Devotion 26th February 2022
St Luke 11: 29 – 36 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, ‘This generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of […]
URC Daily Devotion 25th February 2022
inspiration in your inbox Friday 25 February 2022 St Luke 11: 14 – 27 Now he was casting out a demon that was mute; when the demon had gone out, the one who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed. But some of them said, ‘He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 24th February 2022
Thursday 24 February 2022 St Luke 11: 1-13 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’ He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us […]
Eco Resources for Lent
Eco Lent Resources Dear Friends, a week or so ago I mentioned that the Rev’d David Coleman, URC minister and chaplain to Eco Congregations Scotland was producing five sermons for Lent which could be used in local churches. David has now produced four of the five in both written and video format and hopes they […]
URC Daily Devotion 22nd February 2022
Tuesday 22nd February 2022 St Luke 10: 25 – 37 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he said, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What do you read there?’ He answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all […]
URC Daily Devotion Monday 21 February 2022
St Luke 10: 1 – 23 After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Service for 20th February 2022 – The Revd. Janet Sutton
Daily Devotions from the United Reformed ChurchService for Sunday 20th February 2022 Photo credit Torsten Dederichs/unsplash The Rev’d Janet Sutton Introduction Hello there. My name is Janet Sutton, and I am URC Minister living near Ely in Cambridgeshire. Today’s service is inspired by, and indeed parts of it are taken from, the induction service of the […]