Daily Devotions for APRIL 2025

“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”

1 Corinthians 15 verse 55

In 2025 it’s all about JESUS!

In April as we journey through Lent and Easter-time we will look at Paul’s letter to the Galatians, dip into Isaiah over the Easter weekend and then consider the truths of 1 Corinthians chapter 15.

We will pause at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2025.

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

Prayer for the Month of APRIL

Father God, Our God
We can but offer to you
Our sacrifice of praise
For loving us
For sending Jesus
For triumphing over
The Cross
The Tomb

Holy Spirit
Cleanse us
Fill us
Again and again
Use us
Even us

To God be the glory
Great things You have Done!

In Jesus’ name
Amen and 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

Bible Verse for the week and Easter Sunday Morning Reflection

The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

1 Corinthians 15 verse 26

Do you follow our Sunday morning reflection on the Bible Verse for the Week?

It is found on our YouTube channel…and our Facebook page……..8am each Sunday morning.
The link to this morning’s – from John – is below….Easter Sunday!

Daily Devotions for Easter Sunday 31st March, 2024

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

Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 12-34
We take time to consider these words of truth and hope this particular morning ….
Our resurrection!

And then pray in response to this God of ours

Thine be the glory risen conquering Son!
He is Lord! He is Lord!
He’s my Lord.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen and Amen and Amen we pray with great hope!

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

LORD God
Our God
Father God
Thank you
For sending Jesus

Lord Jesus
Our Saviour
Redeemer
Thank you
For taking our place

Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read these words again from 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 12-34
Reflect on these truths behind the words and then Pray in response at the end of your day

O LORD, our Great Hope,
We bring our evening sacrifice of praise to you
For who you are
As we acknowledge You our Help even this Easter day.
As we name others in need
As we pray for the Church in all corners of our world
To live and speak of this Risen Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Thursday 25th November, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 12 verses 1-11

Meditation : As we pause with God today consider these words from Paul
What is God teaching/reminding you?

Then pause to pray in response with Him, the Three-in-One
Asking for…..


In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Open Doors in India
God of grace…hear our prayers and pour a blessing we ask on this work

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 1 CORINTHIANS 12
Reflect on the words and truths – at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God – for others as well as yourself

O Father God, hear us
O Saviour Jesus, help us
O Spirit of God, lead us

In Jesus’ name we pray together.
Amen and Amen!

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Wednesday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we journey through this week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from 1 CORINTHIANS 15

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of A-C-T-S which many have found to be a blessing and a help

A doration … taking a few moments to bring your evening words of praise and worship to our God

C onfession … of the sins of this day

T hanksgiving … for the blessings of this day … and for the future hope in Christ!

S upplication or Asking … for a situation…or another person in need at this time

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 27th October, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 15

Meditation : take time to consider what these verses teach us.
What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?

Then take the time to Pray with rejoicing to this God, our God of eternal life.

LORD God
I do not understand it all
But turn my unbelief
Into a lasting hope

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!


Midday

We give thanks for our Communications Group
O LORD God, have mercy on this work and bless them we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 1 CORINTHIANS 15
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. And then pray to the LORD our God

O LORD God
Eternal One
I do not understand it all
But turn my unbelief
Into a lasting hope

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!