Category: Celtic Devotions

Daily Devotions for 1st May, 2018

Upper Room Day

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : GENESIS 18 verses 20-33

Meditation : take time to consider these words this morning.
What is God saying to you today about Himself?

Then turn the words into your morning prayer – for our city

O Living and True God,
God of mercy and justice,
O LORD, our Lord,
Hear our morning prayers and heal our land.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen we say together.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock……hear
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again
Reflect on the words and events here – and Pray in response
Pray your own words at the end of this day
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for May 2018

‘Come, let us praise the LORD!
Let us come before him with thanksgiving….
For the LORD is a mighty God, a mighty king over all the gods.’
Psalm 95 verses 1-3

As we move through 2018 we lift our eyes Upward to the LORD our God, the Mighty King, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We are encouraged to spend time with Him each and every day, to ‘read the Bible, pray every day’ seeking to become more like Jesus as we open up to the Holy Spirit at work in us.
During May we will visit various parts of the Bible and pray together as we consider the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture across the world, the work of Christian Aid, Pentecost, the Church of Scotland annual Assembly and the work of TEAR Fund….as well as remembering Big Alpha coming in the Autumn!

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

A Prayer for the Month

A Prayer for the Month of May

Sovereign God
King of kings
Judge of all
We bow down.
Thy Kingdom come.

LORD God
King of kings
Judge of all
We turn to You.
Thy will be done.

Merciful God
King of kings
Judge of all
We pray to You.
Give us our daily bread.

Sovereign God
King of kings
Judge of all
We bow down.
We turn to You.
We pray to You.

In Jesus’ name.
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

Daily Devotions for 30th April, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord

Reading : GALATIANS 6 verse 18
Meditation : take time and consider this one verse this morning.
What do the words mean for you today?
Who do you regularly pray them for?

Put them into prayerful practice now……

In Jesus’ name I ask, Amen.

Midday
Pray for those who will use the Kirkgate Centre halls this week.
God of grace and mercy…and blessing, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading : read this one closing verse again
Reflect on this God, who gives blessing through Christ Jesus and then Pray in response to Him
Giving thanks for His saving and keeping grace
LORD God, our God, hear our prayers, as we return our praise to You
At the end of this day
At the end of this month.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 29th April, 2018

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

Reading : GALATIANS 6 verses 11-17
Meditation : take time and consider these final words from Paul
Which words stay with you?

and then pray in response to this God, our God,
for His message to be heard in our world, in our day

O Jesus, my Lord,
Help me to die to self
And live for you
In thought and word and action
Even today
Amen.

Midday
Pray for a Church elsewhere in UK to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, our God, hear our cry and bless them we ask!

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from chapter 6
Reflect on their meaning for you and then Pray in response, as your day ends
O LORD, as we return our thanks for the blessings of this day,
hear our evening prayers we ask.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come #Adore

As part of the follow-up to the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture last year around the world…and in preparation for May this year… we pause as God’s people this weekend and consider the theme again of #Adore

Take a few minutes now – or when you are practically able this weekend – with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit – and spend time in prayer with Him – bringing Him your prayers of adoration – telling Him how much you love Him as you pour out your worship.

O come let us adore Him!

In Jesus’ name,
Amen

Daily Devotions for Saturday 28th April, 2018

Messy Church afternoon

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

Reading : GALATIANS 6 verses 7-10
Meditation : slowly consider these words this morning.
What is God saying to you today?
What is your response to His Word?
Look again at verses 9 and 10

And then Pray in response – including for someone/something you have not prayed for
for some time

O God of this verses,
Hear my morning prayer
And by Your Spirit’s help
Make me a person who stays true to You
And Your Kingdom
Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Messy Church this afternoon at LK
LORD, hear our prayers we ask and pour out a blessing we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these 4 verses again
Reflect on Paul’s words and then Pray in response at the end of your day
LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers
And prepare us not to be weary in doing good tomorrow.