Tag: December

Time-Out in Advent

The Kirk is getting ready for Christmas times!
The Kirkyard Nativity scenes are inviting us to walk around!

As a Church we set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in these busier days. In the early weeks and months of lockdown it was not possible to open and run this space…but it is now still available for one and all…whether you belong to Liberton Kirk or not.

You are invited to come….perhaps for the first time…..

* A place with space in a busy world
** For time-out in this Advent season
* Private prayer or with others
** With God – Father Son and Holy Spirit

Above the Kirkgate Cafe…..7.30am-7.30pm

Opportunites to pray with others will be possible at 8am…12 noon and 7pm

There are guidelines to follow…..including wearing a face covering.

But…..our Tuesdays – and every day – can still be an opportunity for time out…..with God…..where we are…at home or at work

You are invited to pause regularly at some time during the day and be still with God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

You are encouraged to speak with Him….to listen to Him.…to receive from Him…especially at this time as we seek to hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church in our times.

You are invited to share in the Midday Prayers and Evening Prayers that will be posted online at 12noon and 9pm on various days on the Kirk website and on our social media pages. We are also encouraged to pray with others in our city and across our land at 5pm….focussing on all those affected by the coronavirus…..and during this particular week you are invited to join with others and pray for all those affected afresh by the new coronavirus restrictions.

We are all invited to pray with others in our Church family as we journey through these latter weeks of 2020 together…..and to listen for what God is saying to us in these particular days.

Daily Devotions for Monday December 14th, 2020

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

Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 12-34

Meditation : take the time to consider this passage this morning.
The Resurrection of the Dead.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you this morning?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to our God , the God of Resurrection

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of need for others

O LORD our God,
God of Resurrection hope
Hear our prayers this day
As we lay this day before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on refugees and asylum seekers in our city
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read the set passage again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect on the truths here….. and then pray to this God in response

Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
As I ponder these words for the future
As I humbly name others before you.
As I lay myself and this world before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A Call to Sunday Evening Prayer

As part of the Kirk’s rhythm of prayer and devotion we invite people to pause and pray each day.

We offer a Daily Devotions Bible reading each morning and a focus for midday prayer.

At this time in your Sunday you are invited to pause and pray as the day closes.

You may wish to revisit 1 CORINTHIANS 15.1-11 and consider what Paul said here.
You may need to name others before Father God.
You may want to be still with God as you look back on your day and prepare for a new week ahead.

A Time to Pray with Others

At this time in your Sunday and in these changing times you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For family and friends and neighbours

For all churches in our city at this time

For NHS and Care Home staff in our city

For our country and our national leaders at this time

Daily Devotions for Sunday December 13th, 2020

Third Sunday in Advent

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

Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 15 verses 1-11

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
The Resurrection of Christ.
What words or images stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God

O LORD our God,
Great and Powerful One,
Living God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
O fill us with this resurrection hope afresh
Today and Tomorrow!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 verses again from 1 CORINTHIANS 15
Reflect on all that is said here in this part of the chapter and then Pray in response to God

O LORD, our Living God,
Hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
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.

A Call to Saturday Evening Prayer

As part of the Kirk’s rhythm of prayer and devotion we invite people to pause and pray each day.

We offer a Daily Devotions Bible reading each morning and a focus for midday prayer.

At this time in your Saturday you are invited to pause and pray as the day closes and as you step into Sunday with others

You may wish to revisit MATTHEW 28.16-20 and consider what Jesus said here.
You may need to name others before Father God.
You may want to be still with God as you look back on your day.