Tag: Alpha

‘Salvation is to be found through him (Jesus Christ) alone;
in all the world there is no one else whom God has given
who can save us’ Acts 4 verse 12

In October we take the time each day to spend with God and His Word as we follow the Sunday morning series WHY…? and continue the Big ALPHA venture – 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.
The online Sunday evening devotion also now includes a Celtic Prayer.
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we continue together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2018.

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 October

Spirit of the Living God
Fall afresh on us
Teach us
Help us
Show us
Use us
For the Father’s glory
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

Big Alpha Course starts

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

Reading : JOHN 1 verses 43-51
Meditation : take time and consider what happens here.
Which words stay with you?
What is Jesus saying to you today?

then pray in response to what you have read – to this same Jesus

(Pray your own words to the LORD God
In worship and thanks for what you have read,
In confession and need,
For yourself and for others known to you.)

O LORD, receive our praise and hear our prayers.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the first evening of the Big Alpha course tonight
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out blessings tonight we call out.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again about Nathaniel and Jesus
Reflect on these events at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God who changes lives
O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we lay ourselves and others before you.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.