Jonah 1:4-6 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a mighty storm came upon the sea that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it for […]
URC Daily Devotion 1st July 2020
Wednesday 1st July Jonah 1 Jonah 1:1-3 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 30th June 2020
Tuesday 30th June 2020 – Aaron’s Rod Exodus 7: 8 – 13 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘When Pharaoh says to you, “Perform a wonder”, then you shall say to Aaron, “Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a snake.”’ So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and […]
A Wee Update
A Wee Update Dear Friends, The Services Many of you have been asking if the Daily Devotion services will continue now that dates have been set, in England at least, for when churches may offer public worship again. We are conscious that not every congregation will wish to resume public worship straight away given our […]
Worship for Sunday 28th June, The Rev’d Dr Susan Durber
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 28th June Today’s service is led by the Rev’d Dr Susan Durber Introduction Good morning, and welcome to worship! My name is Susan Durber and I am the minister of the United Reformed Church in Taunton, the county town of […]
A Strange bit of Latin
We’re not sure why…. Hi folks, some of you who receive the Devotions as plain text seemed to have received just the placeholder Latin text this morning and not the devotion nor reading. Some of you have got upset by this thinking we’re now sending the Devotions out in Latin! We’re not. The templates start […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 26th June 2020
Friday 26th June 2020 – Bricks without Straw Exodus 5 Afterwards Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “Let my people go, so that they may celebrate a festival to me in the wilderness.”’ But Pharaoh said, ‘Who is the Lord, that I should heed him and […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 25th June 2020
Thursday 25th June 2020 – Moses returns to Egypt Exodus 4: 18 – 31 Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, ‘Please let me go back to my kindred in Egypt and see whether they are still living.’ And Jethro said to Moses, ‘Go in peace.’ The Lord said to Moses in […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 24th June 2020
Wednesday 24th June 2020 – Moses Commissioned Exodus 4:1 – 17 Then Moses answered, ‘But suppose they do not believe me or listen to me, but say, “The Lord did not appear to you.”’ The Lord said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ He said, ‘A staff.’ And he said, ‘Throw it on the […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Tuesday 23rd June 2020 – The Divine Name Exodus 3: 13 – 22 But Moses said to God, ‘If I come to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you”, and they ask me, “What is his name?” what shall I say to them?’ God said to Moses, […]