Monday 21 March 2022 St Luke 18: 1-8 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to …
Ukraine through the eyes of Psalm 94 Dear Friends, Whilst preparing a reflection on Psalm 94 I was struck by how John Bell’s version is hauntingly evocative of the situation of Ukraine. You can hear it here. The opening stanza evokes images of women and children being bombed in Ukraine, babies and elderly killed, and …
St Luke 17: 20 – 37Once Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he answered, ‘The kingdom of God is not coming with things that can be observed; nor will they say, “Look, here it is!” or “There it is!” For, in fact, the kingdom of God is …
St Luke 17: 11 – 19On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ When he saw them, he said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to …
St Luke 17: 1 – 10Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to anyone by whom they come! It would be better for you if a millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea than for you to cause one of these little …
On Sunday 20 March at 11:00 our service will be led by the Revd David Marshall-Jones, retired URC minister, whose sermon title will be “Second Chance!” The Bible readings will be 1 Corinthians 10: 1-13 and Luke 13: 1-9. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the …
Every year during Lent Trinity holds a collection for Commitment for Life. Commitment for Life (CforL) is the United Reformed Church’s global justice programme working in partnership with Christian Aid and Global Justice Now! for the most vulnerable people in the world. United Reformed churches donate to CforL towards its work in three global regions …
St Luke 16: 19 – 31‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would …
St Luke 16: 1-18Then Jesus said to the disciples, ‘There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, “What is this that I hear about you? Give me an account of your management, because …