Alastair

Daily Devotions 23rd May 2016

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : 1 Thessalonians 4 verses 9-12
Meditation : consider what these words teach us all – about loving and serving others

Pray in response
(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of understanding and need)
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessings on your neighbours
Thank you, O Lord…and bless them real good we ask

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on their meaning and then pray to God in response
Father God, hear my prayers.

Daily Devotions 22nd May 2016

Pray for the Heart & Soul event in Princes Street Gardens this afternoon

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from the Living God on this Trinity Sunday

Reading : 1 Thessalonians 4 verses 3-8
Meditation : take time and consider these verses…..

and then pray honestly in response
O LORD God,
God of all truth and purity
Thank you for what we read.
And that You haven’t finished with me yet.
Help me to please You afresh this day….
In thought and word and action.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those who suffer from long-term health issues
And for the Kirk’s Pilgrims in Prayer tent at Heart & Soul
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry for each and all!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on how they apply to your life and then Pray in response
O LORD, hear our prayers we ask
As this day ends
With all its blessings and challenges
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions 21st May 2016

Pray for the General Assembly of Church of Scotland as it starts today

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : 1 Thessalonians 4 verses 1 and 2
Meditation : consider what is said here…and how God speak to you from these verses

And then Pray in response to live afresh to please God – even today
O God,
Hear my prayer
And help me I ask
To be more like Jesus
In every way.
Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday

Pray for the Church across our land to know Sunday blessings tomorrow
And for the General Assembly through this coming week.
O LORD, bless them all real good we ask and have your way among us.

Evening

Reading : read the 2 verses again

Reflect on these truths…. and then Pray to this God
LORD God, our God, hear our prayers.

Daily Devotions 20th May 2016

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : 1 Thessalonians 3 verses 11-13
Meditation : consider these verses…slowly….and what they say and mean to you today…

And then Pray them for yourself and for others on your prayer list
Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the various Alpha groups in our churches at this time
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening

Reading : read these 3 verses again

Reflect slowly on the words you have just read and pray in response
Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers.

Sunday is Heart and Soul day in Princes Street Gardens

On Sunday this week….22nd May 2016 : 2 – 6pm

The Heart & Soul event will happen in Princes Street Gardens as part of the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland….with a lot of tents and a lot more!! (www.heartandsoul.org.uk has the full programme….and see below)

Liberton Kirk will be there among many, many other churches and groups! Will you?

Look out for the Kirk’s Pilgrims in Prayer tent on the East Avenue of the Gardens!

Find out what A C T S is all about!
Why will there be dancing statues, pebbles, a wall of thanksgiving and tea-lights???

Please put the date in your diary…plan to be there……but do pray for the preparations….and maybe volunteer to help handing out leaftets or praying for/with others? (Alastair Cameron or John Young can give you more details)

Ross Bandstand will be the main focus apart from the West and East Avenues hosting the 65 participating churches and groups. (If the weather goes against us then the Ross Bandstand programme will be held in the Assembly Hall on the Mound.)

2.00pm Open and Welcome

2.05pm Sing, Sign and Celebrate! A team from Dunfermline “Prospects” group lead a short opening act of worship

3.00pm Fischy Music – the popular children’s music group with memorable, easy to learn, fun songs that any child

can sing

4.00pm Heart and Soul Swing Band – a 15-piece swing band with a mix of popular and spiritual songs

4.40pm Procession – A gathering procession to draw people to worship

4.45pm “Decade of Ministry” Update – The Ministries Council of the Church of Scotland provide an update on

their “Decade of Ministry”

5.00pm Closing Worship – Commencing with the parade of Presbytery Flags, a short 45-minute closing worship

service to round off the day’s activities

Daily Devotions 19th May 2016

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : 1 Thessalonians 3 verses 6-10
Meditation : take time and consider Timothy’s report…..
Are the words true for you and me at this time?

then pray around the words of verse 10
(Pray your own words to the LORD God……..)
O LORD, hear our prayers.
Amen.

Midday

Pray for believers in Tanzania, where churches have been destroyed
Lord, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening

Reading : read the verses again – esp verse 10

Reflect on how they apply to your life….
and Pray in response to God, for other believers you have not seen for a while
O LORD, hear our evening prayers