Alastair

Daily Devotions for Sunday 1st October, 2017

Sunday 1st

Communion Sunday at LK

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit, on this Sunday

Reading : ACTS 11 verses 19-30

Meditation : take time to consider these words about the Church at Antioch as your day starts. What is God saying to you today?
What is your response to His Word?

Pray in response to Him….

O LORD God,
Thank you that all over the world
For years and years
The Holy Spirit has been building the Church
Even in our own city.
We call out and ask – don’t stop!

In Jesus’ name .
Amen.

Midday

Pray for God’s Church in our world to know Sunday blessings
O LORD God, hear and answer our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to our God …

O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our prayers
As we thank you for the Church.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for October 2017

‘Meanwhile the word of God continued to spread and grow.’
Acts 12 verse 24

The Daily Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through your day and to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover. The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions.

It was these traditions that gave birth to the Daily Devotions in early 2015.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and a Prayer of response

Midday
Prayer – mostly for others

Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day

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As the year moves on and the season of Looking OUTWARD together starts, so we are feeding on the New Testament book of ACTS during September and October – the Spirit is poured out!
the Church is born!
the Good News is spread further and further – and further!

Let me encourage you to listen for His voice as we continue in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2017.

A Prayer for the Month

A Prayer for the Month of October

O Jesus the Christ
Name above all names
We confess you
Saviour and Lord

Jesus, Saviour for the world
We bow before the cross
And speak abroad
Your love in action

Lord Jesus, our Lord
We bow the knee
And surrender to the Spirit
To fill and use us

In our homes
In our street
In our city
In our world

O Jesus the Christ
Saviour for the world
Name above all names

Amen

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven Hallowed be Your Name. Your kingdom come Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our sins As we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory. Now and for ever

Amen

#ThyKingdomcome #prayfor

As part of the follow-up to the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture earlier this year across the world, we pause as God’s people this weekend and consider the theme again of #prayfor

Take a few minutes now – or when you are practically able -with God , Father, Son and Holy Spirit- and bring Him your weekend prayers -for others.

Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Hear our prayers
as we name before you
those we love
those in need
those who have crossed our lives this past week
those who have headlined our news reports
those we expect to share today with.
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
in each and all their lives.
In Jesus’ name we ask.
Amen.

#thykingdomcome #pledge2pray #prayfor

Daily Devotions for Saturday 30th September, 2017

Messy Church day!

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : ACTS 11 verses 1-18

Meditation : take time to consider these verses as your day starts.
What do you learn?
What is God saying to you in particular today?

Take time to Pray in response…..

O Spirit of God,
Move among us afresh!
How we need You.
Teach us
Lead us
Help us
Fill us
Use us – even today

In Jesus’ name we ask- Amen.

Midday

Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own midday prayer
(see Matthew 6 or under the Prayer tab on LK website)

Father God, our God in heaven, hear our prayers.
and bless Messy Church real good we ask!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on the words written here and what they mean for you…..

and Pray in response at the close of this month

Spirit of the Living God, hear our evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 29th September, 2017

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ACTS 10 verses 23-48

Meditation : take time and consider all that happens and is said here.
What is God saying to you today from these verses?
What do you struggle with? What encourages you?

Pray in response – to Peter’s God – to our God

O God of grace and peace
Thank you for your Word
And for all those who share in all your blessings
In Christ Jesus
Over the years
In this world today.
Oh may Your Holy Spirit work in and through each of us
As You are already doing across the world.

Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the changing Church in Lebanon

Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening

Reading : read these particular verses again from Acts 10

Reflect on this God who was at work in Peter’s day and pray in response to Him for your church and the church worldwide

LORD God, Father God, hear our evening prayers
As I thank you for this day
And for your saving grace – even to me.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 28th September, 2017

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : ACTS 10 verses 1-23

Meditation : take time and consider these events.
What do they say to you about our God? about our Christian faith?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

then pray in response – to this God of the unexpected

(Pray your own words to the LORD God
In worship and thanks for what you have read,
In confession and need to be more like Jesus,
For yourself and for others.)

O LORD God, receive our praise and hear our prayers this morning
As we wait on you to speak with us – in unexpected ways.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on Judy, our Treasurer at LK

Lord, hear our prayers we ask and bless her real good!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect again on these verses at the end of your day

and Pray in response to this great God of ours

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers
As we wait and expect to hear your voice leading us tomorrow.