Daily Devotions for 1st November, 2018

How Does God Guide?

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verses 105-112
Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning
What is God teaching you today?

Pray in response to what you have read and considered

LORD God
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Hear my prayer this morning
And lead me aright through this day I ask
…in Jesus’ Name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Big Alpha course tonight
O Father God…bless each and all we ask who will be there.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again
Reflect on the words and then Pray in response as the Spirit leads you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Together We Pray

As part of the national call to pray together from the Church of Scotland, today we share in the Moderator’s Prayer.

A Prayer for the Church
From the Right Rev Susan Brown, Moderator.

You who led your people through the wilderness to the promised land,
who carried the faithful through the throes of Good Friday to the joy of Easter Day:
Hear us as we pray for your people today,
in this land
and at this time…

When we fear what lies ahead,
when we feel overwhelmed by the task of pointing people to your love and mercy:
Remind us that you are a living God,
still at work,
still planning and still promising…

When our heads go down
and our shoulders droop:
Lift our eyes
that they may look into yours
and see there a love
that will not
ever
let us go

AMEN

Daily Devotions for November 2018

‘Your word is a lamp to guide me and a light for my path.’
Psalm 119 verse 105

During November we take the time each day to spend with God and His Word as we follow the Sunday morning series WHY…? and continue the Big ALPHA themes – 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.
The online Sunday evening devotion now also includes a Celtic Prayer.

We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we continue together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2018.

The 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 your 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.

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 November

Spirit of God
Speak
To us
To me
By name
Through Your Word
Day by day
That we might
Know You better
Love You more
Follow You closer
Serve you fully
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

Daily Devotions for 31st October, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God
Reading : COLOSSIANS 3 verse 18 – chapter 4 verse 1

Meditation : take time to consider what these verses are teaching.
What is God saying to you this morning?

Then take time to Pray in response

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!


Midday

Pray God’s blessing on a nursery or school near your home
O LORD God, have mercy on those we name and receive our prayers this day.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Colossians
Reflect on the words written here …. and pray to the God who inspired them
Hear our evening prayers, O God, our God,
For others and for ourselves
As this day ends and a new month awaits us.
For we believe and trust in You
Above all others.
In Jesus’ name, Amen
.

Daily Devotions for 30th October, 2018

Upper Room day
Evening Gathering for Prayer

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : MATTHEW 18 verses 1-9

Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response to what you have read – for yourself and for others

Oh Father God,
Hear our morning prayers
For ourselves
Our families
Our neighbours
Our Church family this evening.
In Jesus’ wonderful 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 verses again
Reflect on the words and then Pray….to the LORD our Father God
God of love and amazing grace
We bring our evening prayers to you
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen
.

UPPER Room and Gathering for Prayer

Once again Tuesday becomes Upper Room day in the Wilson Hall above the Café.

An opportunity to take time-out
With God

at the Cross

Space
Sofas
Bibles
Cushions
Candles
Music
Window views
all available

7.30am – 7.15pm

with opportunities to pray with others
7.30-8am
12-12.30pm
7-7.15pm

The Café will be open below from 9am.

In the evening we gather as a Church Family to Pray together in the Kirk 7.30-8.45pm.
This month we are focussing on the national call to prayer from the Church of Scotland
to pray for our nation, our community, our Church, ourselves as God’s People.