St Luke 9: 49 – 50 John answered, ‘Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.’  But Jesus said to him, ‘Do not stop him; for whoever is not against you is for you.’ Reflection What a short, punchy reading …

 Today’s service is led by the Revd Matt Stone  Introduction & Call to Worship Welcome to our worship for this Sunday! My name is Matt Stone; I’m a URC minister in Rotherham and Doncaster.  I’m the chair of GEAR – the Group for Evangelism and Renewal in the URC.  As we gather to worship I’m going …

  St Luke 9: 46 – 48 An argument arose among them as to which one of them was the greatest. But Jesus, aware of their inner thoughts, took a little child and put it by his side, and said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me …

St Luke 9: 43 – 45 While everyone was amazed at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples,  ‘Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.’  But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was concealed from them, so that …

inspiration in your inbox Thursday 16 January 2025 St Luke 9: 37 – 43 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. Just then a man from the crowd shouted, ‘Teacher, I beg you to look at my son; he is my only child.  Suddenly a …

St Luke 9: 28 – 36 Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.  And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.  Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, …

St Luke 9: 18 – 27Once when Jesus was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’  They answered, ‘John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.’ He said to them, ‘But who do you …

inspiration in your inbox Monday 13 January 2025 St Luke 9: 10 – 17On their return the apostles told Jesus all they had done. He took them with him and withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida.  When the crowds found out about it, they followed him; and he welcomed them, and spoke to them …

 Today’s service is led by the Revd Andy Braunston  Welcome Hello and welcome to worship.  Today we mark Jesus’ baptism at the start of his ministry.  We’ve very little material about Jesus’ childhood and so we jump, in our Sunday readings, from the visit of the Magi straight into his baptism and public ministry.  We …