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Lent Rhythm of Prayer and Devotion

As you step into the season of Lent tomorrow what will be your rhythm of Prayer and Devotion?

There are several avenues to follow at this time and the following websites/apps are worth considering..

Bible Society
TEARFUND
Prayermate
J John
Lectio 365

The Kirk Daily Devotions are also available each morning at 7am, Midday and in the Evening. These Devotions are available online and on social media as well as the church magazine.

May you experience Lenten blessings as you journey towards Easter itself.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 25th February, 2020

Upper Room day and Evening Gathering for Prayer as we focus on World Mission

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

Reading : JOHN 1 verses 32-34

Meditation : take time and consider this passage this morning.
What words or images stay with you?
What are you encouraged and challenged by today?

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

O Lord
Speak to us
Speak to me
By name
And help me hear
What the Spirit is saying in these days
To me
To my family
To my Church
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 the set verses again
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God
Father, Son and Holy Spirit

God of yesteryear, our God of today,
We bring our evening worship to you
As we lay ourselves and our families before you
As we acknowledge what you are saying to us at this time
Through the Holy Spirit
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for February 24th, 2020

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

Reading : JOHN 1 verse 29

Meditation : take time to consider these words from John as your day starts.
What do they mean for you?

Then Pray with honesty in response to the LORD our God
For yourself
For others

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For our nation
For our world)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of TEARFUND in our world
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from JOHN 1
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Eternal and Faithful One, hear my evening prayers
As I confess my sins
As I receive your forgiveness
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Bible Verse for the Week

As a Church Family we are focussing afresh on the Word of God during 2020 and as a part of this we are taking one verse from the Daily Devotions as our BIBLE VERSE FOR THE WEEK.

This week…

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3.16

Daily Devotions for Sunday 23rd February, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verse 61

Meditation : take time and consider this part of Psalm 119 this particular Sunday morning.
What does it mean for you today?
What is God teaching you today and what is your response?

And then pray in response – using verse 9 as you turn to prayer

O God of greatness
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer

O Loving and Merciful God
Make us a People
Of Promised Land living
We call out

Believing your promises O LORD
Make us strong
Trusting your promises O God
Make us more like Jesus
Living out your promises O Lord
Send us out

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these particular words again from Psalm 119
Reflect on the words you have read 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 Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.