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Daily Devotions for Friday 2nd April, 2021

Good Friday

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

Reading : EPHESIANS 1 verses 15-23

Meditation : take time to carefully consider these words of thanksgiving on this particular day

Take time out with God in Prayer in response – as God leads you
Giving thanks for Jesus – for the Cross – as well as for others today

O Father God,
Hear our prayers
On this Good Friday
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on OPEN DOORS at work in China at this time
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from EPHESIANS 1
Reflect ….and then pray….for others as well as yourself

O LORD God, hear our prayers on this Good Friday
For we believe and trust in you, the Three in One
As we lay ourselves and others before You in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Pause to Pray with Others

On this particular Thursday..in this Holy Week…as the nation journeys through this season of Lockdown.. you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For family and friends

For all who are struggling with employment concerns at this time

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making

Pause to Pray with Others

On this particular Wednesday..in this Holy Week…as the nation journeys through this season of Lockdown.. you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For family and friends and neighbours

For all who are struggling with financial worries at this time

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making

Daily Devotions for APRIL 2021

Pray that I may be bold in speaking about the gospel as I should.
Ephesians 6 verse 20

During 2021 we are looking daily at the theme of PRAYER – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time.

* In April as we journey on from Easter we consider therefore PETER, PAUL and JAMES – the EARLY CHURCH IN PRAYER. *

We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during this year of 2021.

These Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through the day and even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.
The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditionswhich we started as a church family in 2015.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and Prayer of response
Midday
Prayer – mostly for others
Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day

A Prayer for the Month of April

God of Peter
God of yesterday
Hear us
Answer us

God of Paul
God of today
Lead us
Help us

God of James and John
God of tomorrow
Guide us
Use us

And may we be careful
To give You all the glory!
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