Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal. He said to them, ‘Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money—not even an extra tunic. Whatever […]
URC Daily Devotion 7th February 2019
Now when Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him. Just then there came a man named Jairus, a leader of the synagogue. He fell at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. As […]
URC Daily Devotion 6th February 2019
Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he […]
URC Daily Devotion 5th February 2019
Just the handful of experiences in my life of being on a boat, have taught me to have a healthy respect for the sea! A walk along the rough Cornish coast or watching tsunami racing in-land on the news, will likely have the same effect on any of us. For the Jewish audience, familiar with […]
URC Daily Devotion 4th February 2019
Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, ‘Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you.’ But he said to them, ‘My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do […]
URC Daily Devotion 3rd February 2019
1 How delightful are your dwellings,O Almighty LORD, to me!2 For your courts my soul is yearning;in your house I long to be.Heart and flesh cry out aloudfor the true and living God. 3 Even sparrows find their dwelling,and the swallow builds a nestNear your altar, LORD Almighty,where her offspring may have rest.4 Blessed whose […]
URC Daily Devotion 2nd February 2019
The first part of this passage seems straightforward with its strong message about mission: once you’ve discovered the love of Jesus, you cannot hide it – love will shine from you. In fact, love will shine so brightly that there will be no secrets, no dark corners…therefore, other people will understand. In other words, we […]
URC Daily Devotion 1st February 2019
When a great crowd gathered and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable: ‘A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell on the path and was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. Some fell on the rock; and […]
URC Daily Devotion 31st January 2019
Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna, the wife of Herod’s […]
URC Daily Devotion 29th January 2019
The disciples of John reported all these things to him. So John summoned two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?’ When the men had come to him, they said, ‘John the Baptist has sent us […]