In his book, Being Disciples, Rowan Williams writes of what Christian faith and discipleship can offer Western society, where everything is a matter of personal preference and my human rights are paramount. He describes 2 principles: firstly, we are each of equal value to God, and secondly, we are all dependent on one another. These […]
URC Daily Devotion 29th September 2019
Sunday 29th September Psalm 116 1 I love the LORD because he heard my voice; He listened when I cried to him for aid.2 I’ll call on him as long as I shall live,Because he turned to hear me when I prayed. 3 The cords of death gripped and entangled me,Upon me came the anguish […]
URC Daily Devotion 28th September 2019
Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarrelling over opinions. Some believe in eating anything, while the weak eat only vegetables. Those who eat must not despise those who abstain, and those who abstain must not pass judgement on those who eat; for God has welcomed them. Who are […]
URC Daily Devotion 27th September 2019
Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armour […]
URC Daily Devotion 26th September 2019
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet’; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ Love does […]
URC Daily Devotion 25th September 2019
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgement. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. […]
URC Daily Devotion 24th September 2019
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; […]
URC Daily Devotion 23rd September 2019
This is such a rich passage with so many life-giving truths for our age:– Not thinking of ourselves too highly.– Remembering that we are one body; one humanity.– Rejoicing in our diversity. Driving around Croydon today, I will encounter drivers who believe they are the most important people in the world, with […]
URC Daily Devotion 20th September 2019
So that you may not claim to be wiser than you are, brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery: a hardening has come upon part of Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved; as it is written, ‘Out of Zion will […]
URC Daily Devotion 19th September 2019
So I ask, have they stumbled so as to fall? By no means! But through their stumbling salvation has come to the Gentiles, so as to make Israel jealous. Now if their stumbling means riches for the world, and if their defeat means riches for Gentiles, how much more will their full inclusion mean! Now […]