Tag: Advent

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 3rd December, 2019

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : LUKE 1 verses 5-26

Meditation : consider this passage this morning
What is God saying to you today from these verses?
What is your response to Him today?

Take time to Pray in response to the LORD our God
With honest humility

In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
‘Thy Kingdom come’ Father God
LORD our God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the passage again from LUKE 1
Reflect on Luke’s words…. And then pray to our God in response
Father God, our gracious God, hear our evening prayers,
As we return our thanks to you.
As we look back on our day
As we trust you for tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Tuesday Time Out

As you journey through this first week of Advent
You are encouraged to visit the Upper Room

To take time out
With God

7.30am-7.15pm

This is a place with space
and sofas
and cushions

and a nativity scene!

There are opportunities to pray with others
7.30-8am
12noon-12.30pm
2.45-3.45pm
7-7.15pm

Daily Devotions for December 2nd, 2019

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

Reading : LUKE 1 verses 1-4

Meditation : take time to consider these words as your day starts.
What is your response to this passage today?

Then Pray in response to the LORD our God

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For our nation
For our world)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Open Doors in our world
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from LUKE 1
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then praise to our God in response
Eternal and Faithful One, hear my evening prayers
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 1st December, 2019

First Sunday of Advent

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

Reading : ISAIAH 7 verse 14

Meditation : take time and consider this verse this Sunday morning.
What does it mean for you today?
What is God teaching you about Himself?

And then pray in response – using the verse as you turn to prayer

O God of Glory
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of TEARFUND in our world
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and bless this work in our world we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these particular words again from Isaiah 7
Reflect on this one verse and then Pray in response to this God, our God
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.