Thy Kingdom Come #Thanks

In our land and across our world during the 10 days leading to Pentecost 2017 and 2018 believers and followers of Jesus were invited to pause and pray for the Kingdom of God to be experienced and evidenced anew. This was a venture created by God through the Archbishop of Canterbury and others….and will be repeated this year as we call on our God in prayer together.

As part of our daily devotional rhythm we are revisiting the 11 posts on our website and social media pages – each Saturday morning at 8am – on the 11 themes brought to us by the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture leaders.

Today we are encouraged to offer our Prayers of Thanks – to Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Please take a few minutes to pause and say thank you.

Thank God for who He is.

Thank God for all His blessings in Christ Jesus…and all the good gifts you have received this past week.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 2nd March, 2019

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : PSALM 29

Meditation : take time to consider these words this Saturday morning.
What images or words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word today?

Pray in response to the God of Psalm 29

O LORD
Our God
Mighty and Holy One,
Receive our praise
Hear our prayers
And keep us on the right path we ask
As you speak to us this day
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer
(See Matthew 6 or online under the Prayer tab on LK website)
Father God of grace and mercy, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading : read this Psalm of David again
Reflect prayerfully on the words and images ….. and then Pray in response
Especially for others in need of hearing the voice of the LORD our God
Spirit of the Living God, hear our evening prayers at the end of this day
And be with those we name before you.
In Jesus’ saving name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 1st March, 2019

World Day of Prayer

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

Reading : EXODUS chapter 1

Meditation : take time to carefully consider this passage about God’s people in Egypt.
How does it encourage or challenge you this morning?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Take time out with God in Prayer in response – as God leads you
Including praying for others in hard circumstances

Oh Father God,
Hear our cry
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those being persecuted for their faith in Jesus
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers we ask.

Evening

Reading : read these words again from EXODUS 1
Reflect ….and then pray….with honesty and humility
O Lord, hear our prayers at this evening hour
As we lay ourselves and others before You in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for March 2019

‘There has never been a prophet in Israel like Moses;
the LORD spoke with him face to face.’

Deuteronomy 34 verse 10

During 2019 we are looking at various Bible characters and their relationship with God, and with each other – as well as a couple of Psalms each weekend – pausing in prayer at our times of Midday Devotion for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time of the year.

In March we journey with Moses and enter the season of Lent.

** There will be a call to Midday Prayer and Evening Prayer at various times during the week as we travel through this year. **

We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response
as we start together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2019.

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

A Prayer for the Month of March

O God
Of Moses and Aaron
Of the weeks before Easter
We believe in You
We trust in You
We seek to please You
O Help us
Forgive us
Bless us
Guide us
Use us
Surprise us
This month
This time of Lent
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