Tag: August

Daily Devotions for Friday 1st September, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : JOHN chapter 1 verses 1-18
Meditation : take time to consider these important verses this morning
The Word.
The Word of Life.
The Word is God.

What words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Then take time to Pray in response to this God

LORD our God
We believe
Help our unbelief and understanding

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

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on magazine being distributed across our community
Father God, hear our prayers, open doors and give grace we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 1 verses 1-18
Reflect on the way God came to earth from heaven
and pray in response to Him

LORD God, Eternal and living God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
And your help even this day
As we bring ourselves and our world to you at the end of this day.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Thursday 31st August, 2023

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

Reading : PSALM 131
A Prayer of Humble Trust

What is God teaching/reminding you?
What words stay with you?

And then pray in response – as your day starts

Pray your own words of faith and trust to the LORD our God.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society in Rwanda
Father God…hear our prayers and bless each and all we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from PSALM 131
Reflect on the verses and images at the end of your day
and Pray in response to God – with your own words of faith and trust

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for SEPTEMBER 2023

The Word became a human being and,
full of grace and truth, lived among us.

John 1 verse 14

During 2022 we were looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journeyed with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS.

In 2023, we are looking at TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John…..and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In September we start our journey with JOHN in his Gospel.

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2023.

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 SEPTEMBER

Father God
Thank you for sending Jesus
Son of God
Son of Man
From heaven to earth

Holy Spirit
Show us
Teach us
Help us
To follow Him
To love Him
To serve Him
More and more

In this world
We ask 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

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 30th August, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : PSALM 115
Meditation : prayerfully consider these words this morning
The One True God

What words stays with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you about Himself?

Then pray in response to this God of ours
Pray with confidence
Pray with honesty
Pray with humility

Making verse 1 part of your morning prayer

In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society in Cambodia
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless this work real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PSALM 115
Reflect on the words you read and then pray in response
Looking again at verses 16-18

LORD God, merciful God, our God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for all you have provided this day
As we thank you for your Church worldwide
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 29th August, 2023

Upper Room day and evening Gathering for Prayer

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord

Reading : PSALM 103
Praise the LORD, my soul!

What words or images stay with you?

Pray in response to what you have read
Looking again at verses 1-5
Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

Praise the LORD my soul for……and……

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read PSALM 103 again – in another version?
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God
Looking again at verses 1-5

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 28th August, 2023

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

Reading : PSALM 91
Meditation : take time and consider this psalm this particular Sunday morning.
God our Protector.

What words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you?

Then Pray with your own words in response to the LORD our God
Looking again at verses 14-16.
Naming others in need of God’s protection at this time.

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society in Liberia
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 91
Reflect on what you read and then give praise to our God in response

Praise the LORD!

The LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he honours the humble with victory.
Let God’s people rejoice in their triumph
and sing joyfully all night long.

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words of prayer
As we name others in need of your protection at this time
In Jesus’ name, Amen!