When they heard these things, they became enraged and ground their teeth at Stephen. But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. ‘Look,’ he said, ‘I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the […]
URC Daily Devotion 1st October 2021
Acts 1:3-9 After his suffering he presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. While staying with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. “This,” he said, “is what you […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday September 30, 2021
Thursday September 30, 2021Running witnesses St Matthew 28:1-10 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday September 29, 2021
But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.’ The woman said to him, ‘I know that Messiah is […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday September 28, 2021
Tuesday September 28, 2021The chief witness St Luke 4:16-21 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and […]
URC Daily Devotion 27th September 2021
St John 1:6-9; 19-23 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Service for 26th September 2021 – The Revd. Lindsey Sanderson
Daily Devotions from the United Reformed ChurchService for Sunday 26th September 2021 Photo Credit: Roberta Sorge, Unsplash The Rev’d Lindsey Sanderson Introduction Welcome to this Daily Devotions service from the United Reformed Church which this Sunday comes from the East Kilbride and Hamilton Joint Pastorate in the Synod of Scotland. We are three congregations, two in East Kilbride, […]
URC Daily Devotion 25th September 2021
2 Corinthians 5:14-18 For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them. From now on, therefore, […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 24th September 2021
Friday September 24, 2021 A process not an event Luke 1: 26-45 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 23rd September 2021
Thursday September 23, 2021 Words and work belong together Acts 4: 1-20 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came to them, much annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming that in Jesus there is the resurrection of the dead. So […]