Wednesday 20th August 2025 Bonhoeffer 3 Psalm 8:1-5O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!You have set your glory above the heavens.Out of the mouths of babes and infantsyou have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger.When I look at […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 19th August Bonhoeffer 2
inspiration in your inbox Tuesday 19th August Bonhoeffer 2 Colossians 1:15-17 Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him […]
URC Daily Devotion Monday 18th August 2025
Exodus 20:1-17 Then God spoke all these words:I am the LORD your God…you shall have no other gods before me.You shall not make for yourself an idol…you shall not bow down to them or worship them.You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God…Remember the sabbath day, and keep […]
6 Devotions with Dietrich Bonhoeffer
6 Daily Devotions with Dietrich Bonhoeffer Dear Friends, I hope you found the devotions led by some of our Church Related Community workers refreshing. We now have a set of 6 Devotions written by retired Baptist minister John Matthews weaving Biblical texts and ideas from Dietrich Bonhoeffer together. John wrote a series for us last […]
Daily Devotion for Saturday 16th August 2025
St Luke 10:25-37 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your […]
Worship Notes for September and October now online
Worship Notes for September and October Dear Friends, just a quick note to say that October’s Worship Notes have now all been loaded up; September’s have been up for a few weeks. You can always find them by going to the URC website, urc.org.uk and then clicking on Your Faith | Prayer and Worship | […]
URC Daily Devotion 14 August 2025
Thursday 14th August Church Related Community Work 4 Jeremiah 29: 4-7 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives […]
URC Daily Devotion 13 August 2025
Wednesday 13th August Church Related Community Work 3 1 Peter 4:8-11 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If […]
URC Daily Devotion 12 August 2025
Tuesday 12th August Church Related Community Work 2 Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Reflection It’s not controversial to say that discrimination isn’t part of God’s hope for the world and its people. Saying that we should, […]
Daily Devotion 11 August 2025
Monday 11th August Church Related Community Work 1 St Mark 7:24-30 From there Jesus set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard […]