Category: Celtic Devotions

Daily Devotions for May 2019

‘Our Father in heaven…may your kingdom come, may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven…’
Matthew 6 verses 9 and 10

During 2019 we are looking at various Bible characters and their relationship with God, and with each other – as well as a couple of Psalms each weekend – pausing in prayer at our times of Midday Devotion for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time of the year.
In May we continue to journey with David and welcome Elijah, Elisha and the start of the ThyKingdomCome prayer venture…a call to pray for others to meet with Jesus and for the Church to experience Kingdom blessings in these days.
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response
as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2019.

These 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 the day and even 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 which we started as a church family in 2015.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and 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 of May

O God
Of David
Elijah and Elisha
We believe in You
We trust in You
We seek to please You
O Help us
Forgive us
Guide us
Use us
Surprise us
As we seek to see
Thy Kingdom Come
In our lives
In your Church
This month
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, 2019

Upper Room day and church Gathering for Prayer

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

Reading : 2 SAMUEL chapter 9

Meditation : take time and consider what happens here!
Imagine the people involved.
What is your response to God’s Word today?
Is there someone you need to reach out to at this time?

Pray in response to God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit

O LORD
Our God
Hear our morning prayers
We ask
As we lay our time and resources before you
In Jesus’ name
Amen.

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 2 Samuel 9 again
Reflect on the words from yesteryear and then Pray….to the LORD our God
God of compassion and amazing grace
We bring our evening worship to you
As we name others before you
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

UPPER ROOM Tuesday GATHERING FOR PRAYER

This Tuesday will these be part of your rhythm of devotion?

The UPPER ROOM above the Kirkgate Café
A place with space
for time-out with God
A place to slow down
and ask…seek…knock…

Opportunities to pray with others
7.30-8am
12-12.30pm
2.45-3.45pm
7pm

The monthly GATHERING FOR PRAYER in the Kirk in the evening
an opportunity to come together with others in the Church Family
to give thanks
to focus on stewarding our finances in spoken and unspoken prayers
to listen for God to speak with us
to pray for others around the Cross
7.30-8.45pm

Daily Devotions for 29th April, 2019

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

Reading : 2 SAMUEL 8 verses 15-18

Meditation : take time to consider this short passage as your day starts.
What is God’s Word saying to you today as you consider all those who serve us at LK?

Then Pray in response to our Father God
Giving thanks for others in your church family

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Give thanks for the trypraying venture across Scotland this month
And those whose lives have been changed
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, receive our thanks!

Evening
Reading : read these few verses again from 2 Samuel 8
Reflect on what you read and then pray to Father God in response
Good and faithful One, hear my evening prayers
And receive my evening praise
In Jesus’ name, Amen.