St Matthew 13: 1 – 23That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘Listen! A sower went […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 15 February 2023
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, ‘Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.’ But he answered them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was for three days […]
Worship Notes and Intercessions for Sunday 19th February
Worship Notes and Intercessions for this Sunday Dear Friends, This week’s Worship Notes reflect on the Transfiguration observed in the Revised Common Lectionary on the Sunday before Lent. You can find them here. Later today I will get the Notes for April up which means for those of you planning as far ahead as Easter […]
URC Daily Devotion 13 February 2023
At that time Jesus went through the cornfields on the sabbath; his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. When the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath.’ He said to them, ‘Have you […]
Sunday Worship 12 February 2023
worship for challenging times Order of Service Below you will find the Order of Service, prayers, hymns and sermon for today’s service. You can either simply read this or you can to listen to the service and sing along with the hymns. This will open up a new screen, at the bottom of the screen […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 11 February 2023
Now when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities. When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 10 February 2023
‘Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s foes will be members of one’s own […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 9 February 2023
‘See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of them, for they will hand you over to councils and flog you in their synagogues; and you will be dragged before governors and kings because of me, as a testimony to […]
URC Daily Devotion 8th February 2023
inspiration in your inbox 8th February 2023 St Matthew 10: 1 – 15 Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his […]
URC Daily Devotion 7th February 2023
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of David!’ When he entered the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, ‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’ They said to him, ‘Yes, Lord.’ Then he touched […]