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Daily Devotions for 12th February, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : 2 CORINTHIANS 5 v11 – ch.6 verse 2

Meditation : consider these particular verses about God’s ministry.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you this morning?

Pray in response – to this God of reconciliation

(Pray your own words of honesty at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
For others and for yourself)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on the Christian believers in Palestine
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

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

Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
As I humbly trust in Jesus, my Saviour.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 11th February, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : 2 CORINTHIANS 5 vs 1-10

Meditation : take time and consider these great words and images as your Sunday starts.
Look again at verses 7-10.
What is God saying to you today from His Word this morning?

and then pray to our God in response – with thanksgiving and hope!

O LORD God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You
Just as we are.
And fill us with hope
Of what is still to come!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray a blessing on the Church in our city
and on the shops and businesses in our community
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out a blessing on all we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 2 Corinthians 5
Reflect on all that is said and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Father 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.

Thy Kingdom Come #adore

As part of the follow-up to the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture last year across the world…and in preparation for May this year… we pause as God’s people this weekend and consider the theme again of #Adore

Take a few minutes now – or when you are practically able -with God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit- and bring Him your weekend prayers of adoration.

LORD God
We look upward and adore you for who you are.
Oh fill our minds and spirits with your glory and keep our eyes upward as we journey onwards.
In Jesus name… Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 10th February, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : 2 CORINTHIANS 4 vs 16-18

Meditation : take time to consider these 3 verses today.
What words do you focus on?
What is God saying to you today?

And then Pray humbly in response

O LORD God,
Thank You
Thank You
Thank You
For these truths this morning.
Oh help me
To never give up!

Amen we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the refugee situation in Lebanon
And for Big Alpha coming in autumn
God of grace and mercy, hear our prayers this day and bless all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these 3 verses again.
Reflect on your God…. and then Praise Him in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God, receive our evening praise.
For who You are!
For all you have done for us!
And for all that is ahead!
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done!
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for 9th February, 2018

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading :   2 CORINTHIANS 4 vs 7-15

Meditation : carefully and prayerfully consider these great words again this morning.  What is God saying to you today about His ways and purposes?

Which words will you hold on to today?

And then Pray in response – as God leads you
Invite and allow the Holy Spirit to bring words and images to your mind.

Pray with confidence to our God, the Giver of this treasure. 

Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray for peace in our world in these days.

Oh LORD God, Father God, hear our prayers. 

Evening

Reading : read these set verses again

Reflect on the words you have just read and then pray in response to this God of ours

Oh Lord Jesus, Treasure of all treasures, hear our evening prayers
Amen.

Daily Devotions for 8th February, 2018

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : 2 CORINTHIANS 4 vs 1-6

Meditation :   take time and consider these words again from Paul. Which words stay with you?

What is God saying to you today from these verses?

then pray in response as your day starts,  speaking out your heart’s desire and deepest need at this time for yourself, for others, for our world.

(Pray your own words to the LORD God……..)

O LORD, hear our various prayers this morning
And be not far from us we ask.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Christian believers in Lebanon

Lord, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening

Reading : read these particular verses again from 2 Corinthians 4

Reflect on the words written here – and what God is saying to you now.

Pray in response to this God who loves our world so much!

O LORD, hear our evening prayers as this day closes
And bless all those we name before you.

In Jesus’ name.   Amen.