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Daily Devotions for Tuesday 17th August, 2021

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : PSALM 131

Meditation : consider this short passage as your day starts.
A Prayer of Trust.
What do the words mean for you in your life at this time?

Take time to Pray in response to the LORD our God
Resting in Him as you step into this day

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 PSALM 131
Reflect on the words…. And then pray to this God in response

Lord Jesus, Son of God, Giver of rest,
Hear our evening prayers,
As we return our thanks to you.
As we look back on our day
As we trust you for tomorrow
As we now rest in You this evening
Amen and Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Monday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we step into a new week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 130

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of P-R-A-Y which we have found to be a blessing from Lectio365/24-7 Prayer

P ause in God’s presence – acknowledge He is with you where you are

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

A sk for His help – for yourself and for a situation/person known to you at this time

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

Pause to Pray for Others

On this Monday in August…as the nation continues to journey forward with new guidelines and the world wrestles with new cases and vaccine supplies.. you are invited to pause and continue to pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world

For family and friends and neighbours

For children, young people and teachers/support staff in our city

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making

Prayer Triplets

As a Church we have been focussing on the theme of Prayer during 2021.

Our Sunday sermons and Daily Devotions have been looking mainly at this subject – and our prayer lives as individuals and a Church Family. It has been both encouraging and challenging! A good number of us also took time earlier in the year to do the Prayer Course from 24-7 Prayer with Pete Greig. The video series on YouTube and his book are truly recommended!

The Prayer Team at LK have been praying on during 2021 and at recent meetings together spent time considering the idea of Prayer Triplets. Some of us in the church family are already in such a small group.

We would like to invite all in the Church Family to consider this venture – but there is no pressure if it is not for you!

The idea?
To meet with 2 other believers as often as you need – weekly/fortnightly/monthly – preferably in person or via Zoom or Skype or other means – and share in prayer support for each other and others.
To keep a prayer journal and record your requests and God’s answers.
To encourage each other to grow in our prayer lives and experience God’s Kingdom will.

Please do prayerfully consider it all.
Ask God if there are 1 or 2 others you can prayerfully support/encourage at this time.
Give it a try for a period of time – 3 months?
Be open to being asked by others to join with them.

Please do ask any member of the Prayer Team for further help.
In particular Claire Hill/Fidelis/Lindsay/Alastair have experience in a Prayer Triplet.

Daily Devotions for Monday 16th August, 2021

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

Reading : PSALM 130

Meditation : take time to consider this part of the Bible this morning.
A Prayer for Help.
What is God teaching/reminding you today from His written Word?

Pray in response to what you have read

Thank you Father God for your help and forgiveness and love!
Hear our morning prayers we ask
In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society of Costa Rica
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless this work real good we ask – even today.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from PSALM 130
Reflect on the words here and then Pray in response

Thank you Father God for your help and forgiveness and love!
Hear our evening prayers we ask
In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen.