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Daily Devotions for 2nd July, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God, the Eternal One
Reading : 1 KINGS chapter 3

Meditation : take the time to carefully consider this chapter as your day starts.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today?
What is your response to Him?

Then take time to pause and Pray in response to this God – asking for His wisdom in your life

LORD God,
God of all wisdom and understanding
As you hear our morning prayers
Grant us but a portion for this day
For our lives
For the lives of those we name before you
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those in need of knowing God’s guidance in life
O LORD God, have mercy on those we name before you and hear our prayers this day.

Evening
Reading : read the chapter again from 1 Kings
Reflect on all that is said and pray in response…to the God of true wisdom
O Living and True God, hear our evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 1st July, 2018

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

Reading : 2 SAMUEL 11 and 12

Meditation : take time to consider these events as your Sunday starts.
What is God saying to you today from his Word?
Look again at verses 13 and 14 this morning as you turn to God in prayer.

Pray in response to what you have read and considered

O LORD God,
Who sees all things
Who knows all things
Have mercy we ask
For in Christ alone we can but stand.
In Jesus’ name we ask to know your forgiveness afresh
Amen.

Midday
Pray for a church near your home to know Sunday blessings
O LORD God, hear and answer our prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening
Reading : read these chapters again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to our God …
O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you for the blessings of this day
And speak our confessions to You alone at this hour.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for July 2018

‘How I love your law! I think about it all day long.’
Psalm 119 verse 97

As the summer months approach and the season of Looking INWARD together moves toward Looking OUTWARD this Autumn, so we are travelling through the Bible in June, July and August – (yes.. from Genesis to Revelation!) – and pausing in prayer at our times of Midday Devotion for others in our church family, our city and our world. Please do remember to keep BIG ALPHA on your prayer list as we move together towards this venture in the Autumn!
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice as we continue together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2018.
Please also make use of the Pathway of Peace during July and August – this is situated in the Kirk courtyard from 8am-8pm and provides space for time-out with God.
The Upper Room will be closed during July and re-opens August 7th.

A Prayer for the Month of July

LORD our God
Continue
To speak
To us
To teach us
To lead us
Through Your Word
By the Spirit
That we might
Know You better
Follow You closer
Love you more
In Jesus’ name
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

#PrayFor ThyKingdomCome

In our land and across our world during May believers and followers of Jesus were invited to pause and pray for the Kingdom of God to be experienced and evidenced anew. This was a venture created by God through the Archbishop of Canterbury and others.

As part of our daily devotional rhythm we are re-visiting the 11 themes again on our website and social media pages – each Saturday morning at 8am.

Today we are invited to pause in God’s presence – and bring Him our prayers for others – for them to experience God’s Kingdom blessings!

Please take a few minutes to pray your prayers for others this morning.
Lift before Him those known to you at this time.
Lay before Him those in need in our church family.
Pray for refugees and others from overseas in our city, in our community, in our land.

O LORD our God
Hear our prayers
And have mercy we ask.
In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 30th June, 2018

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

Reading : 2 SAMUEL chapters 5 and 6
Meditation : consider these events in David’s life
What is God saying to you today from them?
What is your response to Him?

And then Pray in response to Him

O God of these verses,
Hear my morning prayer
And by Your Spirit’s help
Make me a person who stays true to You
And Your Kingdom
Even today.
Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on worship leaders in the Church in our city
LORD, hear our prayers we ask and lead them all we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these chapters again
Reflect on the words and the images and then Pray in response
At the end of your day – and as the month closes.
LORD God, our God, hear our prayers at the end of this day
As we lay our lives before you
As we trust you for the days ahead
As we seek Your Kingdom will in our times.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 29th June, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : 1 SAMUEL chapter 24
Meditation : take time and consider this chapter and what happens between David and Saul.
What is your response to what God is saying here?
Is there someone you are being asked to show mercy to today?

Pray to the God of mercy and amazing grace

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those grieving at this time
Father God, hear our prayers and show comfort and compassion we ask

Evening
Reading : read this chapter again
Reflect on this God who was at work in and through David’s life and pray in response to Him
Lord Jesus, Servant King, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we bring our prayers for others.