Tag: Christmas

Daily Devotions for December 20th, 2019

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : HEBREWS 4 verse 14 – chapter 5 verse 10

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Take time to Pray in response

O God of power and grace,
As I read these words
Help me believe
And trust in You
In good times and in hard times.
May Your Holy Spirit work in and through me.
As You are doing across the world.
Oh show mercy in these days we call out!
In Jesus’ name.
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the persecuted Church in Iraq
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and pour out blessings we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HEBREWS 4 and 5
Reflect on the way God has spoken with you in your life
and pray in response to Him – with humility
and for others known to you in need at this time
Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise
As we bring ourselves to you at the end of this day.
As we name others before You.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for December 19th, 2019

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : HEBREWS 4 verses 1-13

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
What do these words mean for you today?

And 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 perfect truth
Receive our morning praise and hear our prayers.
We ask in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the uniting Church in Syria at this time
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on each and all

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from HEBREWS 4
Reflect on these words again 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 Your call on our lives.
Oh have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our land
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 15th December, 2019

Third Sunday of Advent

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

Reading : ISAIAH 9 verse 6
‘Everlasting Father’

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

And then pray in response to the LORD our Father God
Use the two words as you turn to prayer

O LORD our God,
Father God,
Everlasting one,
Hear our morning prayer
As we step into this new day.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on dads and grandads in our church family
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these two words again from Isaiah 9
Reflect……and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, our Everlasting Father God,
hear our evening prayers we ask
As we praise You for who You are
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 December, 2019

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

Reading : ISAIAH 9 verse 6
‘Mighty God’

Meditation : take time to consider these two words this morning.
What do they mean for you?
What is God saying to you today about Himself?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those struggling in life at this time
God of grace and mercy hear our prayers and bless each and all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these 2 words again from Isaiah 9
Reflect on this 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.

TEARFUND Concert

Friday 20th December at 7.30pm

Liberton Kirk is hosting on behalf of the Big Idea group of churches in SE Edinburgh

A festive evening with the New Scottish Hymns Band and TEARFUND
acoustic carols
original songs

Tickets are £6 on the door
or from Alastair Cameron at alastairfree@gmail.com
or Paul Friend at Ferniehill Evangelical Church
or online from tearfund.org/scotlandchristmas

Looking forward to seeing you and your festive family!