Daily Devotions for 30th January, 2018

Upper Room day

Evening Gathering for Prayer – with the focus on Big Alpha

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord

Reading : PSALM 95

Meditation : take time and consider these words of joyful worship this morning.  How is God described here?

What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response to what you have read – with songs of worship!

Oh LORD our Rock,
The great King,
Our Maker,
We come before you today with thanksgiving,
We bow down in worship,
We kneel before You,
The Great God
Our God!

In Jesus’ wonderful name,
Amen.

Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!

Father God…thank you.

Evening

Reading : read Psalm 95 again

Reflect on the words and then Pray….to the LORD our God

God of greatness and majesty and amazing grace
We bring our evening worship to you
In Jesus’ name.

Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for 29th January, 2018

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 92

Meditation : take time to consider these verses as your day starts.

What do they say to you today about God?

Then Pray and Praise in response to our God – for it is a good thing to do!
You may even want to sing out with joy!

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of understanding and need) 

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Big Idea group of churches

God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 92

Reflect on what you read and then praise and pray to God in response

Good good God, hear my evening prayers
And receive my evening praise

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 28th January, 2018

A Sunday morning focus on Gracemount Church

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 84 

Meditation :  take time and consider these lovely words this Sunday morning.

What do they say to you today?
What is your response to God’s Word?

and then pray in response – using verses 1 and 2

O LORD Almighty,
Living God,
My shelter and provider,
Protect and help and guide
Those we name before You this day.
As we cry out to you

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on Canning Garden Methodist Church in Malaysia

O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry!

Evening

Reading : read these particular verses again from Psalm 84

Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we cry out to you in praise and trust
As we thank you for the blessings of this day
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come #Prayfor

As part of the follow up to Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture across our world last year we have been pausing to pray on a Saturday morning.
Today we are invited to pray along the theme PRAYFOR.

Father God
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
as we pray for
our friends and family
our neighbours and colleagues
our land and our world
and for those we will share today with.
Oh hear our cry and bless those we name before you
In Jesus’ name
Amen

Daily Devotions for Saturday 27th January, 2018

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 78

Meditation : take the time to consider these verses and all that happened.

What are you encouraged and challenged by?
What words stay with you as your day starts?

And then take time to Pray in your own words in response to this God
Giving thanks to Him that He has been there for you. 

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on Linda Wright

God of grace and mercy…pour out a blessing we ask.

Evening

Reading : read Psalm 78 again

Reflect on these words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 26th January, 2018

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading :   PSALM 76

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here about the LORD God.

What is God saying to you today from His Word?
What is your response to Him?

Pray to this LORD our God

O Living LORD,
I read these words.
Oh help me believe
And trust in You.
Help me see you resplendent and majestic!

Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on Kenny and Ashley McCartney

Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask 

Evening

Reading : read this passage again

Reflect on this God and pray in response to Him

Living Lord, hear our evening prayers and receive our praise.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.