Daily Devotions 10th December 2016

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : Luke 17 verses 1-19
Meditation : consider all that is said and done here – what strikes you the most?
What is your response to this Jesus?

Pray in response…..

O Jesus,
Teach me!
Give me more faith!
Heal me!
Use me to touch the lives of others!
I humbly ask…for I need you even this new day.
Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on Calum Gubby, our organist at LK
O LORD, hear our prayers.  

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from Luke 17

Reflect on the words and the events here….. and Pray in response to be more like Jesus

Spirit of the Living God, hear our evening prayers.

Daily Devotions 9th December 2016

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God

Reading :  Luke chapter 15
Meditation :  take time to consider all that is said and taught here by Jesus
about the Good News – lost and found!!

Then Pray in response to find others!

Father God
Teach us to seek the lost
And hear our prayers
That Your kingdom come, your will is done
And that others are found by your amazing grace!
Amen.

Midday

Pray the words of the Lord’s Prayer as your own prayer today.
(The words can be found in Matthew 6 or on LK website Prayer page)

Amen and Amen, O God.

Evening

Reading : read this chapter again

Reflect on its meaning – now and then – and then pray…..

O Lord, hear our evening prayers.

Daily Devotions 8th December 2016

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : Luke 14 verses 1-24
Meditation : take time and consider what happens here at the home of this important Pharisee…..
and all that Jesus says.   What is He saying to you today?

Pray in response…to be an inviter of others to God’s banquet!

Spirit of God,
Help me and Teach me,
Fill me and Use me,
And bring others to God’s great banquet
Even this day I pray.
Amen…in Jesus’ Name.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on our government in Holyrood
God of grace and mercy and justice, hear our prayers. 

Evening

Reading : read the verses again from Luke 14

Reflect on these words and then Pray in response for others -family, friends, workplace

Father God, hear my evening prayer and change lives – even mine!

Daily Devotions 7th December 2016

Looking with Luke

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : Luke 13 verses 22-30
Meditation :  take time to consider Jesus’ teaching here in these verses.
What is God saying to you today?

Pray in response to this Jesus

Lord Jesus
I read these words,
Teach me what it means for me to be following you
And how I should then live for You
Even this day.
Amen I pray.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on all youth work in our churches at this time of year
O LORD God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening

Reading : read the verses again

Reflect on Jesus’ words…. and pray in response

Amen we pray, O God

Daily Devotions 6th December 2016

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : Luke 12 verses 49-59
Meditation :   consider the truths in these verses.
What did Jesus say? What is He saying to you today? What is your response?

Pray in response

O Jesus, our Lord,
Help us to understand your words
And help us to make these words we read
A living reality…day by day…today,
With the help of Your Holy Spirit within us
To be ever ready for your return.
Amen we say together.

Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you – ask, seek, knock – hear!

Lord, hear our cry from deep within.

Evening

Reading : read the verses again from Luke 12

Reflect on these words again…. and Pray in response

(Pray your own words at the end of this day
Words of worship and praise – for who God is
Words of trust and thanks – for what God has done today for you
Words of hope and longing – for what God will do in and through you – even tomorrow)
Amen we pray together.

Daily Devotions 5th December 2016

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God afresh

Reading : Luke 12 verses 35-48
Meditation :  take time to consider what Jesus is saying here about being ready
as His servants for His coming back………….what is God saying to you today?

and then pray over the truths of these words spoken by Jesus

(Pray your own words in response to what you have read and meditated on )
In and through Christ Jesus alone we pray this morning, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on neighbours Northfield Church and Rev Mike Taylor
LORD, have mercy and hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on the words spoken….. and pray in response, with humility

LORD God, hear our prayers