The whole assembly kept silence, and listened to Barnabas and Paul as they told of all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the Gentiles. After they finished speaking, James replied, ‘My brothers, listen to me. Simeon has related how God first looked favourably on the Gentiles, to take from among […]
URC Daily Devotion 22nd September 2022
Acts 15: 12 – 21 Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.’ And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to […]
Musical interludes
Musical Pieces Dear Friends for the last two years we’ve been very fortunate to have pieces of organ music to start and end our Daily Devotion services which have been played by Brian Cotterill from Farnham. It would be good to be able to add to the lovely collection of pieces that Brian has prepared […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 20 September 2022
In Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet and had never walked, for he had been crippled from birth. He listened to Paul as he was speaking. And Paul, looking at him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, said in a loud voice, ‘Stand upright on […]
Worship Notes for 25th September
Worship Notes Dear Friends, Every week we offer worship to God, bringing our prayers and our pain, our praises and our persistence in many different ways and styles. Our people meet in small and large groups, in church, chapel and community centres, sometimes in fellowship with sisters and brothers from other traditions, sometimes as stand […]
URC Daily Devotion Sunday Worship 18th September 🙏
Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 18th SeptemberThis service includes Holy Communion Today’s service is led by The Revd Andy Braunston. Introduction Hello and welcome to worship. My name is Andy Braunston and I am the United Reformed Church’s Minister for Digital Worship. I live up in Orkney and attend the Peedie Kirk, where I’m leading […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 17 September 2022
As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people urged them to speak about these things again the next sabbath. When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. The next […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 16th September 2022
‘My brothers, you descendants of Abraham’s family, and others who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent. Because the residents of Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize him or understand the words of the prophets that are read every sabbath, they fulfilled those words by condemning him. Even though […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 15th September 2022
Thursday 15 September 2022 Acts 13: 13 – 25 Then Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem; but they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 14th September 2022
Wednesday 14 September 2022 Acts 13: 1-12 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the ruler, and Saul. While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and […]