disciples

Daily Devotions for Monday 6th November, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 17 verses 6-19
Meditation : take the time to consider these words of prayer from Jesus today
Jesus prays for His disciples.
Your word is truth.

What is your response to God’s Word today?
Who is on your prayer list?

Pray in response – to this Jesus – to His Father God
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 the Church Family

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on the Church across UK
O LORD, have mercy on each and all and give help we ask

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

LORD God, Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
As I thank you for the blessings of this day
As I call out to you for others in Your Church
As I lay myself and this world before you
Trusting you for tomorrow
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 5th November, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 17 verses 1-5 again
Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning
Jesus prays
Eternal life

What encourages and challenges you today?
What words stay with you?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own prayer as you step into today.
Giving thanks for Jesus, the eternal Son of God.

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 verses again from JOHN 17 verses 1-5
Reflect on what is said here in this short passage and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Eternal 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 4th November, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 17 verses 1-26

Meditation : take time to consider these words of prayer this morning
Jesus prays
For His disciples
For all believers

What is your prayer to this Jesus today?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
Pray for God’s grace and help today for God’s Church worldwide

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen

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

Prayer for November (look at John 16 v 33 & 17 vs 9-11)

O Lord you have said that we would have troubles in this world,
but, You have overcome the world.
Keep us, therefore, in your grace as you have promised.
Amen

Evening
Reading : read JOHN 17 verses 1-26
Reflect on these words of prayer…. and then Call on this God in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are
For your help and protection even today
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 5th September, 2023

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 1 verses 35-51
The first Disciples of Jesus.

Who do you most identify with here?
When did you become a follower of Jesus?

Then Pause to Pray to this Jesus
Humbly
Honestly

In His name we pray, Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask and seek and knock……and hear
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 1 verses 35-51
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of the first disciples and the God of today,
The God of saving grace,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help today
As we journey from today to tomorrow
As we name others we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 10th June, 2023

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

Reading : LUKE 5 verses 1-11
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
The first Disciples.
Named. Called.
When did Jesus call you to follow Him?
Who serves with you in reaching others for Jesus?

And then Pray in response
With thanksgiving
With humility
For others in your church family

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Thank you for your call on my life
And for those I serve with

Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

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

Dear Jesus,
You proclaimed that You were the way, the way to a better life.
You came to show us how to help provide a better life for everyone worse off than ourselves. Lead us now, strengthening us to care for those who are vulnerable
and the strangers in our midst.
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from LUKE 5 verses 1-11
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 19th April, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : MARK 6 verses 1-29
Meditation : take time to consider these words and events
Jesus is Rejected.
Jesus sends Disciples out.
What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?
Where is Jesus sending you today?

Then take the time to Pray to this Jesus

I go to you for protection, LORD;
rescue me from my enemies.
You are my God;
teach me to do your will.
Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.
Rescue me, LORD, as you have promised;
in your goodness save me from my troubles!

Send me
Where and when you will
Even today

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Open Doors at work in Latin America
O LORD God, have mercy on this work and hear our prayers this day we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MARK 6 verses 1-29
Reflect on the words…. And then pray to the LORD our God

Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves before You
As you send us into tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.