As we move onward towards the global prayer venture Thy Kingdom Come 2024….so we keep praying!!
Each Sunday at Midday we are re-visiting the daily themes from 2023 – including the Cheeky Pandas for a few weeks for the younger members of our Church Family!
On this Easter Sunday…here is a video about JOY – the drum machine!
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.
We will obey all that the LORD, our Lord, commands us;
and that we will keep all his laws and requirements.
Nehemiah 10 verse 29
During 2023 we were looking daily at the theme of TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS as we journeyed with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John through their gospels.
In 2024 we consider BEFORE THE GOOD NEWS – GOD’S PLAN BEGINS – as we step back into the Old Testament and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.
In April we journey with RUTH, EZRA, NEHEMIAH and ESTHER
We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2024.
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
O Sovereign King
We bow before You
Lord of all
Our Lord
O Gracious King
We bow before You
Lord of all
Our Lord
O Just and Righteous King
We bow before You
Lord of all
Our Lord
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
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 1-11
Meditation: as we pause with Jesus today we take time to consider these verses
The Resurrection of Christ
And then we take time to Pray in response to this God
Giving thanks!
O LORD our God
Resurrection power God
Amen we praise and pray together this new day.
Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own midday 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
Evening
Reading : read the verses again from 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 1-11
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
For yourself and for others doubting over this Jesus
Examine me, O God, and know my mind;
test me, and discover my thoughts.
Find out if there is any evil in me
and guide me in the everlasting way
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
