Daily Devotions for March 16th, 2020

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

Reading : JOHN 6 verses 26-29

Meditation : take the time to consider this passage this morning.
What is God saying to you this morning?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to this Jesus

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of need)

O LORD our God,
Hear our prayers this day
As we lay ourselves before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on Kenny and Emily as they work among our children and youth
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read the short passage again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to God in response

Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
As I ponder these words
As I humbly name others before you.
As I lay myself and this world before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 15th March, 2020

Youth Service at 11am

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verse 75

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
Which words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God

O LORD our God,
Creator God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh fill us with your Spirit afresh
For of ourselves we get it so wrong
Today and every day!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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

Jesus,
Son of God
Son of Man
Saviour
Teacher
Bread of Life
The Good Shepherd

Teach us
Save us
Feed us
Afresh

That we might truly be
Yours
And Yours alone
Amen

Evening
Reading : read the verse again from Psalm 119
Reflect on all that is said here in this short psalm and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Great Creator God,
hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen
.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 14th March, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verse 73

Meditation : take time to consider this verse this morning.
What does it mean for you?
What is God saying to you today?

And then Pray in response to what you read

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own midday 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

Evening
Reading : read this verse from Psalm 119 again
Reflect on God, your God, our God…. and then Praise Him in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are!
For all you have done for us!
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.