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Daily Devotions for 16th August, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : GALATIANS 5 verse 16 – chapter 6 verse 10

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – and all Paul is teaching these believers.
What encourages and challenges you this morning?
What is God saying to you today from His Word?

then pray in response as your day starts

(Pray your own words to the LORD God
In worship and thanks for what you have read,
In confession and need to be more like Jesus,
And for others known to you at this time in a hard place.)

O LORD of mercy, receive our morning praise and hear our prayers.
We ask in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your neighbours
O LORD, hear our prayers and give grace and peace to each and all we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from Galatians 5 and 6
Reflect on these verses at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours
O LORD God, hear our evening prayers as we thank You for the indwelling Holy Spirit.
in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 15th August, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One
Reading : 2 CORINTHIANS 4 verse 1 – chapter 6 verse 2

Meditation : consider what these verses say and what they teach you this morning.
What words stay with you?
Look again at chapter 4 verse 18

then pray in response….

O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me.
May we be a people
Who ever look on the things unseen
Now and for ever.
In Jesus’ name, Amen and amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those serving as Chaplains in our hospitals
O LORD, show mercy and hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God
LORD God, our God, hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed jars of clay.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for 14th August, 2018

Upper Room day – time-out with God

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 3

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this morning about being a servant of God.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today?

Take time to Pray in response – including for those who work and serve in your Church

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask and seek and knock……and hear
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 1 Corinthians 3
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes
God of Paul and the God of today,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name. Amen

Daily Devotions for 13th August, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : ROMANS chapter 8

Meditation : prayerfully consider these verses…rich in truth and promise.
What do they mean for you today?
What is God saying to you this morning?
Which words will you hold onto through this day?

Pray in response – to our God of amazing blessings
And receive from Him a Romans 8 gift.

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on those suffering mental health issues
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read Romans 8 again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to God in response..noting verses 26 and 27
Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
As I humbly trust in Jesus, my Saviour.

Daily Devotions for 12th August, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : ACTS chapter 15

Meditation : take time and consider these words and events this Sunday morning.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word this morning?
What is your response to Him?

and then pray in response to the Lord, the Head of the Church

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

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those preaching in our land today
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Acts 15
Reflect on all that is said and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, our Great God, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read and for Your Church
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.

ThyKingdomCome #toJesus

Thy Kingdom Come was a prayer venture earlier this year in our land and across our world.

We have been pausing each Saturday morning at 8am to revisit the themes raised by the leaders.

Today we are encouraged to bring to Jesus others known to us
our families
our neighbours
our colleagues at work
our friends and those we spend time with
our local shopkeepers and businesses

May they experience the Kingdom of God in their lives and circumstances – as it is in heaven.

O Lord
Hear our cry
Have mercy
Surprise them
With a blessing
Even today
Amen!