November Tuesday

As a Church we usually set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in our busy days above the Kirkgate Cafe. This is a safe place, and COVID-19 guidelines are carefully followed.

On this first Tuesday in November the Upper Room will be open 7.30am-7.30pm – and perhaps this will be a place for you to visit – for the first time?

* To find space to be still in a busy world
** To pause and pray with God – for yourself and for others
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these slower days and moments

There will be opportunities to pause and pray with others – at 8am – 12 noon – 7pm – and John and others will be glad to share these with you.

You are also invited to take a meaningful walk to the Kirk building…….starting at the Offering House….which is open for you to visit….and has an interesting exhibition inside about our Prayer life!
You are invited to use the bench at the top left of the Kirkyard (under the large tree) to pause and pray – to be still with God – to ask, seek, knock, wait and receive.

You are also reminded of the Prayer Wall available on the Kirk website under the Prayer tab – a place you can bring your prayers – and ask for prayer from the Prayer Team if appropriate. At this time of COP26 you may want to add your own prayer for our world at this time.

The Daily Devotions are taking us to a daily time of asking with God’s written Word in November – and you may want to pause to pray at the start of each day. This is available on the Kirk website blog and our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter from 7am- and in the church magazine.
And – don’t forget the brief Sunday morning Reflection at 8am…

Daily Devotions for Monday 1st November, 2021

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

Reading : GENESIS 18 verses 16-33

Meditation : This morning we take time to consider these words and events from yesteryear.

Pray in response – taking time to ask in prayer for our city

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on your family and neighbours
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening

Reading : read the passage again from GENESIS 18 at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pause to pray for our city to God in response

LORD God, the LORD Almighty, hear my prayer this evening.
As I confess my sins this day
As I humbly name others before you.
As I lay myself and my city before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A Call to Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

As your Sunday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we step into a new week and a new month

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from REVELATION 22 verses 6-21

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of A-C-T-S which many have found to be a blessing and a help

A doration … taking a few moments to bring your evening words of praise and worship to our God

C onfession … of the sins of this day

T hanksgiving … for the blessings of this day … and for the fact of Jesus’ return!

S upplication or Asking … for a situation…or another person in need at this time

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 31st October, 2021

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

Reading : REVELATION 22 verses 6-21

Meditation : as we pause with God at the close of the month
Take time to consider these verses and rejoice that the best is yet to come!

And then pray with hope and rejoicing in response to this God, our God

O God of eternal hope
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We look up to you
We offer you our songs of hope and praise
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

We rejoice in your love, O God!

We rejoice in your care, O Father God!

We rejoice in your saving grace, O Lord!

We rejoice in your good gifts, O merciful Lord!

We rejoice!
We give thanks!
We worship you!

With our words and songs of praise!

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen
.

Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from REVELATION 22
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

Praise him, kings and all peoples,
princes and all other rulers;
young women and young men,
old people and children too.
Let them all praise the name of the LORD!
His name is greater than all others;
his glory is above earth and heaven

O LORD, hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
And our hope of eternal heaven with you!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Saturday Evening Prayer with Others

As your Saturday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we journey through this week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from COLOSSIANS 1 verses 1-14

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of A-C-T-S which many have found to be a blessing and a help

A doration … taking a few moments to bring your evening words of praise and worship to our God

C onfession … of the sins of this day

T hanksgiving … for the blessings of this day

S upplication or Asking … for a situation…or another person in need at this time

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.