Tag: Cross

Daily Devotions for MARCH 2023

…Jesus said to them,
“The Son of Man is about to be handed over to men who will kill him;
but three days later he will be raised to life.” Matthew 17 verses 22 and 23

During 2022 we were looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journeyed with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS.
In 2023, we are looking at TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

….and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world in this season of Lent as we journey with Matthew and a few Psalms.

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2023

These 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 the 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 which we started as a church family in 2015.

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 MARCH

Dear Lord,
Some of us come to the season of Lent
with an attitude or practice of self denial
to remind us of your 40 days fasting in the desert.
Whether or not we each do this,
please help us all to use this time
to prayerfully examine our way of life and our commitment to You.
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 Friday 15th April, 2022 – Good Friday

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ROMANS 5 verse 9

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here on this particular day.
Justified and Saved
What do the words mean for you on this Good Friday?

And then pray in response – as your day starts
including for others feeling distant from God at this time

Pray your own words to the LORD God.
With thanksgiving for Jesus

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Derek and Susan Jardine and their family. Derek and Susan serve us in several ways.
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read the words again from ROMANS 5 verse 9

Reflect on the truths behind the words here and pray in response to this God we believe in

O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you
For the cross
For those you have brought back home to yourself
And for those you are drawing nearer to at this Easter time
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 20th March, 2022

Third Sunday of Lent

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

Reading : ROMANS 1 verse 17

Meditation : take time and consider this verese this Sunday morning.
A Righteousness from God.
What does it mean for you today?
What is God teaching/reminding you about?

And then pray in response

God of amazing grace
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We receive from you
By faith

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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 these particular words again from ROMANS 1 verse 17
Reflect on the truths behind the words and then Pray in response to this 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 into this new week
By faith
In Jesus’ name, Amen

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Good Friday at 3pm

We would normally be gathering with many others at this time on Good Friday to pause and remember Jesus on the Cross

You are invited to pause just now where you are

You are invited to follow the song links below….to prayerfully read through the passage….to ponder the images…to pray for and with others in our community.

To remember Jesus

There is a green hill far away

Romans 5 New International Version (NIV)
Peace and Hope

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

My song is love unknown