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Daily Devotions for Wednesday 4th May, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ROMANS 4 verses 24 and 25

Meditation : consider these words this morning about what we believe.
What is God saying to you today as your day starts?
Is there a response God is asking of you?

And then pray in response – to this God of ours
The God who raised Jesus from death.
The God we believe and trust in.

O LORD our God,
Hear our morning prayers
Of thanks
Of trusting
Of asking
In Jesus’ name,
Amen and amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the government of Afghanistan
LORD, hear our prayers and have mercy we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from the end of ROMANS 4
Humbly reflect on what you read and then pray in response –
for yourself and for others seeking God’s help and power at this time

LORD God, Father God, hear our many different prayers
As we thank you for your call on our lives
As we name others in need before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 3rd May, 2022

Upper Room day – time out with God

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : ROMANS 4 verse 20

Meditation : consider this one verse this morning… at the start of your day.
Abraham’s faith.
What are you trusting God for at this time?

And then Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to thank God for His blessings in your life

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
I have read these words
And now I pray for you to work them out
as a living reality in my life – even today
as I thank you that you are with me
on my journey through life.
O help me trust your promises – even today!
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
…..and respond to His voice….
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the verse again from ROMANS 4
Reflect prayerfully on these words…. And then pray as your day closes

LORD God, the God of Abraham,
our great God,
Thank you for being there with me
For all of today
I thank You,
Even for those things that have caused me fear and concern.
Help me to rest in Your unfailing love and on Your faithful Word
As I wait for tomorrow.
As I look around at this world
In these days.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 2nd May, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 4 verses 6-8

Meditation : take the time to consider this passage today.
Faith in God.
Accepted by God.
How would you describe your faith in God at this time?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to our God , the God who accepts us

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on the country of Afghanistan
O LORD, have mercy on this land we call out and pour rich blessings!

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

LORD God, the LORD Almighty, hear my prayer this evening.
As I thank you for the blessings of this day
As I call out to you for others
As I lay myself and this world before you
I believe, help my unbelief.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 1st May, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 4 verses 1-3

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
The Example of Abraham
What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own words of faith in prayer

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 opening verses again from ROMANS 4
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Great God,
Hear our evening prayers of praise 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.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 30th April, 2022

Messy Church afternoon!

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

Reading : ROMANS 3 verse 28

Meditation : take the time to consider these words this Saturday morning.
Justified by Faith.
What do these words mean for you?

And then take time to Pray with Praise in response to this God
Reaching out to God by faith.

Praise the LORD!
It is good to sing praise to our God;
it is pleasant and right to praise him.

He heals the broken-hearted
and bandages their wounds.

Great and mighty is our Lord;
his wisdom cannot be measured.
He raises the humble,
but crushes the wicked to the ground.

Amen we pray with praise together this new day

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer

Reflect on this verse…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
This is our God, we believe and trust in

Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, my soul
I will praise him as long as I live;
I will sing to my God all my life.

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for MAY 2022

The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;
rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.
And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

Romans 5 verse 15

During 2022 we are looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journey with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In May, as we journey towards Pentecost, we dig deeper into some of the individual verses in ROMANS and step into the THY KINGDOM COME prayer venture. Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer venture to encourage and inspire and invite us to pray to seek evidence of God’s Kingdom come in our lives, our community, our nation, our world – and to pray specifically for up to 5 people we know – family, friends, neighbours, colleagues – to meet with Jesus.

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

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 MAY

Thy Kingdom Come
O Living God
In my life

Thy Kingdom Come
O Loving God
In my family

Thy Kingdom Come
O Merciful God
In our nation

Thy Kingdom Come
O Sovereign God
In our world

In Jesus’ name
Amen we call out together

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