2 Corinthians 4: 16 – 18 2 Corinthians 4: 16 – 18So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not […]
URC Daily Devotion Sunday 19th April Psalm 143
Sunday 19th April Psalm 143 1 O hear my prayer, LORD;My cry for mercy heed.In truth and righteousnessDraw near to meet my need.2 And do not judge me in your sightFor in your presence none is right. 3 The foe has hounded meAnd crushed me to the ground,In darkness made me dwell,Like those in death […]
URC Daily Devotion Monday 13th April 2020
2 Corinthians 1: 1 – 11 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is in Corinth, including all the saints throughout Achaia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and […]
2 Corinthians
Dear <<First Name>> Happy Easter! I hope you enjoyed both this morning’s service from Downing Place URC in Cambridge, have found the Holy Week services useful and have enjoyed the Stations of the Cross reflections based on Fr Sieger Koeder’s art over the last two weeks. We continue with our journey through Paul’s letters to the […]
Easter Sunday Service
Worship for Easter Sunday 2020fromDowning Place United Reformed Church Cambridge Today’s service is led by the Rev’d Dr. John P. Bradbury with musician: Ian de Massini. It includes an opportunity to share Holy Communion Together so you may like to get some bread and wine and have ready. Prelude: The Communion Plainsong Proper for Easter Day Christ, […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 11th April
St John 12: 14 Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Reflection I learnt the wonders of the butterfly life cycle as a child. An egg hatches into a caterpillar, which eats, […]
URC Daily Devotion Good Friday 10th April 2020
Friday 10th April – Good Friday – 12th Station – Jesus Dies “Holocaust” Sieger Koeder St Matthew 27: 46 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ Reflection Jesus Dies. Two very powerful yet overlooked words in our […]
Stations of the Cross for Wednesday in Holy Week
Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross are associated with Catholic, and many Anglican/Episcopalian Churches. They have their origins in the 13th Century when the Franciscan Order started to commemorate Jesus’ journey between Pilate’s court and the Cross. By the 16th Century the devotion had become widespread in Europe and many churches have […]
URC Daily Devotion 6th April 2020
Monday 6th April – Monday in Holy Week – 8th Station – Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem “Nurturing” Sieger Koeder St Luke 23: 28 -31 Jesus turned to them and said, ‘Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. For the days are surely coming when […]
Palm Sunday Service
Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Palm Sunday Today’s service was developed by the Rev’d Andy Braunston who works with Barrhead, Shawlands, Priesthill and Stewarton URCs in and around Glasgow in the central belt of Scotland. Introduction Good morning, my name is Andy Braunston; I work with four churches in and around Glasgow but much […]