Daily Devotions for Sunday 1st December, 2024

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

Reading : PSALM 2
Meditation : take time to consider these words on this Sunday.
God’s Chosen King

What is your response today to these words about the LORD’s choice?

And then pray in response to Him, our God

In Jesus’ Name, Amen

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

Jesus
Name above all names
We bow before You

Jesus
Word of Life
Come to us

Jesus
Son of God
Live with us

Jesus
Saviour and Lord
Save us

Amen and Amen!

Evening
Reading : read these words again from PSALM 2
Reflect on the psalm and then Pray in response at the end of your day

O LORD, our Great God
We bring our evening sacrifice of praise to you
For who you are
As we acknowledge You our Help even this day.
As we name others in need
As we pray for the Church in all corners of our world
To live and speak of this Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for DECEMBER 2024

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1 verse 14

In 2024 we were considering BEFORE THE GOOD NEWS – GOD’S PLAN BEGINS – as we stepped back into the Old Testament and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In December we celebrate the birth of a Saviour! His name is JESUS.

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response
as we journey together in our closing ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2024.

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

Prayer for the Month of DECEMBER

Jesus
Name above all names
We bow before You

Jesus
Word of Life
Come to us

Jesus
Son of God
Live with us

Jesus
Saviour and Lord
Save us

Amen and 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

Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

As we journey through this final day of the year….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from MATTHEW 3 verses 1-17 – as we conclude considering TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS about Jesus through 2023.

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as this day and year close….

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Sunday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time – especially prayerfully supporting the people of Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, Somalia and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for the days ahead

Bible Verse for the Week and Sunday Morning Reflection

This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”

Matthew 3 verse 3

Do you follow our Sunday morning reflection on the Bible Verse for the Week?

It is found on our YouTube channel…and our Facebook page……..8am each Sunday morning.
The link to this morning’s – from John – is below…. on this final Sunday of the year……

Thy Kingdom Come 2023 2024

As we move onward from Thy Kingdom Come 2023….so we keep praying!!
TKC 2024 will run 9-19 May.

Each Sunday at Midday we are re-visiting the daily themes – including the Cheeky Pandas and Youth Videos for the younger members of our Church Family!

Here was the Day 10 post for us to ponder afresh….God who Empowers