Daily Devotions for Tuesday 22nd April, 2025

Upper Room day

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

Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 12-19
Meditation : prayerfully consider these words this morning
Our Resurrection

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

Pause and pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you

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 : 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 12-19
Read these words again – reflect and then pray in response to our God

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.

Time-out Upper Room

As we journey onwards after Resurrection Sunday….and reflect on God’s amazing grace and walk with us…

At Liberton Kirk we usually set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in our busy days above the Kirkgate Cafe. This is a safe place for you to be. Please note this space will be available 9-5 on a Tuesday for the next couple of months.

You are encouraged to find a time and place that suits you…..if getting to this Upper Room during the day is not possible….

* A space for you to be still in your busy needy world
** To pause and pray with God at this time – the God of all comfort, wisdom, mercy and hope.
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these times

You are also encouraged to visit the Offering House – beside the gates – 8am-5pm each day – where you can find more information and helpful leaflets and booklets about our faith and our Kirk. There is also a Prayer Request Box situated here for you to leave your own personal requests – our Prayer Team will prayerfully support those you name. Have you visited the empty tomb scene in the Offering House? As you do…pray for your family, and the Kirk buildings, inside and outside..and all those who pass through the doors and gates. The COVID-19 memorial is now in place, beside the Cairn, and you may want to visit and pause there. Have you walked the Word for Today around the Kirk building?

You are also encouraged to use the bench at the top left of the Kirkyard (under the large tree – weather permitting!) to pause and pray – to be still with God – to ask, seek, knock, wait and receive.

The Daily Devotions have been taking us to a daily time of considering God’s Good News with God’s written Word – and you may want to pause to pray with others at the start of each day as we consider the truths behind the words of this part of the Bible. During April our focus will continue on the book of GALATIANS and EASTER Resurrection This is available on the Kirk website blog and our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter from 7am- and in the church magazine.

And – don’t forget the brief Sunday morning Reflection at 8am…….and the Thy Kingdom Come global prayer venture daily reflections on our YouTube channel….from members of our Church Family providing a Sunday reflection over the 11 days period. This year the venture ran 9-19 May. Will you still be praying for 5??

May we each and all experience time-out with the Living and True God – whenever – wherever – as we continue to journey through the rest of April 2025.

Daily Devotions for Monday 21st April, 2025

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

Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 1-11
Meditation : take time and consider this part of the chapter this Sunday morning.
The Good News!

Then Pray with your own words in response to this Jesus
Naming others in need of His resurrection power

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on John and Lindsay and their future plans
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 1-11
Reflect on what you read and then pause to pray to this Jesus in response

And so to you we bring our evening words of prayer
For ourselves
For others
Amen!

Bible Verses for the Week and Sunday Morning Reflection

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures

1 Corinthians 15 verses 3 and 4

Do you follow our Sunday morning reflection on the Bible Verse for the Week?

It is usually found on our YouTube channel…and our Facebook page……..8am each Sunday morning.

The link to this morning’s is available below – from John …on this Easter Resurrection Sunday…… Living proof!

Daily Devotions for Resurrection Sunday 20th April, 2025

Easter RESURRECTION Day!

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 55
Meditation : take time and consider this chapter again this Easter Sunday morning.
Come! Come! Come!

What do these words mean for you today?
Who can you bring to the Risen Jesus today?

And then pray in response – to this generous God
With Easter thankfulness!

In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

Father God, Our God
We can but offer to you
Our sacrifice of praise
For loving us
For sending Jesus
For triumphing over
The Cross
The Tomb

Holy Spirit
Cleanse us
Fill us
Again and again
Use us
Even us

To God be the glory
Great things You have Done!

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!!

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from ISAIAH chapter 55
Reflect on the words and wonderful offers given and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Easter Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow and where you send us
With hope and confidence in You above all others
In Jesus’ name, Amen.