Author: Alastair

Daily Devotions for Sunday 24th March, 2019

3rd Sunday of Lent

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God

Reading : PSALM 40

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What do they mean for you today?
What is your response to God’s Word?

and then pray in response – using verses 1 and 11

O God of help
Thank you
Thank you
For your mercy and love
Even to me
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on someone you prayed for this past week
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and bless this person we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from Psalm 40
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we cry out to you for others in need in our day
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
As we believe and trust in you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come #PrayFor

In our land and across our world during the 10 days leading to Pentecost in 2017 and 2018 believers and followers of Jesus were invited to pause and pray for the Kingdom of God to be experienced and evidenced anew. This was a venture created by God through the Archbishop of Canterbury and others and will be repeated in 2019.

As part of our daily devotional rhythm there will be 11 posts on our website and social media pages – at 8am each Saturday morning – on the 11 themes brought to us by the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture leaders.

Today we are invited to pause in God’s presence – and bring Him our prayers for others – for them to experience God’s Kingdom blessings!

Please take a few minutes to pray your prayers for others this morning.

Name before Him those known to you in need at this time.
Lay before Him those in need in our church family.
Pray for refugees and others from overseas in our city, in our community.

O LORD our God
Hear our prayers
And have mercy we ask.
In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 23rd March, 2019

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : PSALM 38

Meditation : take the time to consider these verses – a prayer of a suffering man.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
Which words stay with you as your day starts?

And then take time to Pray in your own words in response to this God
Asking for help at this time
And praying for others

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those confined to care home/hospital at this time.
God of grace and mercy…pour out a blessing we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from Psalm 38
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers.
As we thank you for your help this day
And name others before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.