Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.  He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.  The tempter came and said to him, ‘If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.’  But he answered, …

Monday 16 January 2023   St Matthew 3: 13 – 17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.  John would have prevented him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’  But Jesus answered him, ‘Let it be so now; for …

Sunday Worship from the United Reformed Churchfor Sunday 15 January 2023  Today’s service is led by The Revd Andy Braunston and student ministers of The Scottish College   Call to Worship  Come and hear the voice of Jesus say:  Come unto me and rest!Come and lay down your burdens upon His chest. We come & are glad!Come and …

St Matthew 3: 7 – 12 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?  Bear fruit worthy of repentance.  Do not presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our ancestor”; for I …

St Matthew 3: 1 – 6 In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming,  ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the …

 St Matthew 2: 18 – 23 When Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.’ Then Joseph got up, took …

The Service on Sunday 15 January will be led by the Revd Ernest Yu (our Emeritus Associate Minister) and Mr Mark Dennis (Trinity Elder & Lay Preacher). The service will be one of celebration as we welcome two adults and three children in the Sacrament of Baptism. Join us for the second in a series of services reflecting on the message …

Wednesday 11 January 2023 St Matthew 2: 16 – 18   When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise …

Prayers and Notes for Sunday Dear Friends, This Sunday the Daily Devotion Service is led by myself and three students for volunteer ministry at the Scottish College.  Together we reflect on responding to Jesus’ call to follow him.  This will be sent out, as usual, on Sunday at 9.45 in the morning.   The Worship Notes …

Monday 9 January 2023 St Matthew 2: 1 – 12   In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising and have …