Tag: Christmas

Daily Devotions for December 2nd, 2019

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

Reading : LUKE 1 verses 1-4

Meditation : take time to consider these words as your day starts.
What is your response to this passage today?

Then Pray in response to the LORD our God

(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 Open Doors in our world
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from LUKE 1
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then praise to our God in response
Eternal and Faithful One, hear my evening prayers
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 1st December, 2019

First Sunday of Advent

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

Reading : ISAIAH 7 verse 14

Meditation : take time and consider this verse this Sunday morning.
What does it mean for you today?
What is God teaching you about Himself?

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

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

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of TEARFUND in our world
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and bless this work in our world we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these particular words again from Isaiah 7
Reflect on this one verse and then Pray in response to this God, our 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.

TEARFUND Christmas Concert

Liberton Kirk is delighted to be hosting a concert on Friday 20th December at 7.30pm.
This has been arranged by the BIG IDEA group of churches and will feature the New Scottish Hymns Band for TEARFUND’s annual Christmas Concerts tour.

Come, all ye faithful, and join the celebration in an evening of festive cheer with beautiful acoustic carols and original songs.

Tickets are now available from Alastair Cameron or your Big Idea church representative and can be purchased/ordered at £6 each. Sign up sheets are at the West Door Welcome Desk or you can contact him at alastairfree@gmail.com
Tickets are also available online from TEARFUND.ORG/SCOTLANDCHRISTMAS at £7.06.

Save the Date

Coming this December: Christmas carols in support of Tearfund Scotland

Liberton Kirk, 20th December 2019

This advent season, Tearfund Scotland are coming to Liberton Kirk with the New Scottish Hymn Band as part of their annual Christmas Concert tour. An evening of festive cheer with beautiful acoustic carols and original songs is in store for you. So don’t forget to save the date and join in the celebration!

New Scottish Hymns Band is a gospel-hearted music ministry, influenced by Scottish folk melodies and the best of traditional hymn-writing. Their passion is for the church to have more songs that help people from different backgrounds and cultures unite under a common theme: the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency. It works in around 50 countries, with a primary focus on supporting those in poverty and providing disaster relief for disadvantaged communities.