Matthew 9: 35-38 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then […]
URC Daily Devotion 30 May 2024
Mark 10:46-52 Jesus and his disciples went to Jericho. And as they were leaving, they were followed by a large crowd. A blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus son of Timaeus was sitting beside the road. When he heard that it was Jesus from Nazareth, he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David,have pity on me!” […]
URC Daily Devotion 29 May 2024
John 1:1-14 (The Message) The Word was first, the Word present to God, God present to the Word.The Word was God, in readiness for God from day one.Everything was created through him; nothing—not one thing!— came into being without him.What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by.The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the […]
URC Daily Devotion 28 May 2024
1 Peter 3. 15-17 …but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defence to anyone who demands from you an account of the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you […]
URC Daily Devotion 27 May 2024
Matthew 13: 31-33 He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the […]
Sunday Worship 26 May 2024
Today’s service is led by the Revd Dr Sarah Hall Welcome Hello! My name is Sarah Hall and I’m a minister working with two churches and the University chaplaincy in Southampton. I’m glad to be able to share worship with you, on this Trinity Sunday when we can look with awe and love together into […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 25th May 2024
“I ask not only on behalf of these but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. […]
Trinity Resources
Resources for Trinity Dear Friends, On Sunday the Church celebrates the Trinity. Preachers are often tempted to moan about having to preach on this subject yet it’s a Sunday which takes us into the mystery which is God. The Revd Dr Sarah Hall has prepared this week’s worship notes which you can find here and […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday 23rd May 2024
Reading Psalm 18:16-19 God reached down from on high; he took me; he drew me out of mighty waters.He delivered me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support.He brought me out into a broad place; he […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 22nd May 2024
Reading Isaiah 54:2-13 Enlarge the site of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes.For you will spread out to the right and to the left, and your descendants will possess the nations and will settle the desolate towns. … For the mountains may depart and the hills […]