St Matthew 13: 1 – 23That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake.  Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach.  And he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘Listen! A sower went …

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, ‘Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.’ But he answered them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was for three days …

Worship Notes and Intercessions for this Sunday Dear Friends, This week’s Worship Notes reflect on the Transfiguration observed in the Revised Common Lectionary on the Sunday before Lent.  You can find them here.  Later today I will get the Notes for April up which means for those of you planning as far ahead as Easter …

At that time Jesus went through the cornfields on the sabbath; his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat. When the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, ‘Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the sabbath.’ He said to them, ‘Have you …

worship for challenging times Order of Service Below you will find the Order of Service, prayers, hymns and sermon for today’s service.   You can either simply read this or you can  to listen to the service and sing along with the hymns.  This will open up a new screen, at the bottom of the screen …

Now when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities. When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples  and said to him, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to …

You’ve seen the news. A series of devastating earthquakes have hit southern Turkey (now known as Türkiye) and north-west Syria. The first 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit in the early hours of Monday morning when people were sleeping. There have since been a number of aftershocks and a second 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Over 100,000 people have …

Congratulations to Stephen Tomkins, Editor of Reform, on reaching his 100th issue on 18 January.  Steve has led our worship at Trinity a couple of times recently. Steve said of all the issues he’s worked on, the URC’s 50th-anniversary edition was one of his favourites and his dream interview would be with singer, songwriter and …

‘Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s foes will be members of one’s own …