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Daily Devotions for Sunday 7th May, 2023

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

Reading : EPHESIANS 4 verses 1-16
Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
Unity in the Church.
God’s People.
What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own prayer for the Church in these days.

O LORD our God,
Hear our prayers this morning.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

Dear LORD God,
As we witness the trials and the groaning of your beautiful creation,
which in large part we have caused, we ask You humbly
to grant us Your wisdom to try to put right all that we have done to foul it up.
We also ask You to bring about that new Kingdom with a
New Heaven and Earth to the end that we can see how Great is Our God!
We ask this of You, Mighty God, so that we may look forward to Your closer presence, through the blessings of Jesus our Saviour,
and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from EPHESIANS 4 verses 1-16
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage and then Pray in response to our God

O LORD, our God,
Hear our evening prayers for Your Church
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Pause to Pray for Others

On this last Sunday of the month…as the nation and the world wrestles with the virus and vaccine supplies…and the crisis in Ukraine is a major concern before us in our world … you are invited to pause and continue to pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to continue to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world – and for all those in need on our Church Prayer List at this time – and for parts of the world in turmoil at this time

For family and friends and neighbours

For Church leaders across the world to keep their eyes fixed on Jesus

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and world leaders at this time

Daily Devotions for Saturday 30th October, 2021

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

Reading : COLOSSIANS 1 verses 1-14

Meditation : take the time to consider these words of thanksgiving this Saturday morning.
Which words stay with you as your day starts?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

And then take time to Pray with Praise in response to this God
Make Paul’s words your own

Give thanks for others in God’s Church
Pray for the Good News being shared around the world
Pray God’s blessing on a believer you have recently spoken with
Pray for God to rescue someone in need known to you

Amen we pray together this new day!

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday 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

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from COLOSSIANS 1
Reflect on the truths behind the words….
and then Pray with Thanksgiving with Paul in response to what you have read

Give thanks this evening for others in God’s Church
Pray this evening for the Good News being shared around the world
Pray God’s blessing this evening on a believer you have recently spoken with
Pray for God to rescue someone in need known to you at this time

In Jesus’ name, Amen.