Covid Memorial Day on Sunday 3rd March Dear Friends, Covid Memorial Day is observed on the anniversary of the first death from Covid in the UK. The URC has made the following prayer available for personal and public prayer. It may be used freely. O Most High,source of all that lives,we still remember those […]
Friday, 1 March 2024 John Collins
They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Many sternly ordered […]
URC Daily Devotion 29 February 2024
St Mark 10: 35 – 45 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, ‘Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.’ And he said to them, ‘What is it you want me to do for you?’ And they said to him, […]
URC Daily Devotion 27 February 2024
St Mark 10: 13-31 People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these […]
URC Daily Devotion 26 February 2024
St Mark 10: 1-12 Jesus left that place and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan. And crowds again gathered around him; and, as was his custom, he again taught them. Some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’ He answered […]
Sunday Worship 25 February 2024
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 25 February 2024 Today’s service is led by the Revd Paul Robinson Welcome & Call to Worship Hello and welcome to this URC Daily Devotion Service. My name is Paul Robinson and I currently serve in the United Reformed Church as minister of The United Church in […]
URC Daily Devotions Saturday, 24 February 2024
St Mark 9: 42 – 50 ‘If any of you put a stumbling-block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; […]
URC Daily Devotions Friday, 23 February 2024
St Mark 9: 38 – 41 John said to him, ‘Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.’ But Jesus said, ‘Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon […]
URC Daily Devotions Thursday, 22 February 2024
St Mark 9: 33 – 37 Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the way?’ But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 21 February 2024
St Mark 9: 14 – 32 When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. When the whole crowd saw him, they were immediately overcome with awe, and they ran forward to greet him. He asked them, ‘What are you arguing about with them?’ Someone […]