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Daily Devotions for Saturday 30th April, 2022

Messy Church afternoon!

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

Reading : ROMANS 3 verse 28

Meditation : take the time to consider these words this Saturday morning.
Justified by Faith.
What do these words mean for you?

And then take time to Pray with Praise in response to this God
Reaching out to God by faith.

Praise the LORD!
It is good to sing praise to our God;
it is pleasant and right to praise him.

He heals the broken-hearted
and bandages their wounds.

Great and mighty is our Lord;
his wisdom cannot be measured.
He raises the humble,
but crushes the wicked to the ground.

Amen we pray with praise together this new day

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 the words again from ROMANS 3 v 28

Reflect on this verse…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
This is our God, we believe and trust in

Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, my soul
I will praise him as long as I live;
I will sing to my God all my life.

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for MAY 2022

The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;
rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.
And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”

Romans 5 verse 15

During 2022 we are looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journey with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In May, as we journey towards Pentecost, we dig deeper into some of the individual verses in ROMANS and step into the THY KINGDOM COME prayer venture. Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer venture to encourage and inspire and invite us to pray to seek evidence of God’s Kingdom come in our lives, our community, our nation, our world – and to pray specifically for up to 5 people we know – family, friends, neighbours, colleagues – to meet with Jesus.

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

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 traditions
which 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 MAY

Thy Kingdom Come
O Living God
In my life

Thy Kingdom Come
O Loving God
In my family

Thy Kingdom Come
O Merciful God
In our nation

Thy Kingdom Come
O Sovereign God
In our world

In Jesus’ name
Amen we call out together

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

Daily Devotions for Friday 29th April, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ROMANS 3 verses 25 and 26

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here.
A Sacrifice of Atonement.
What images or words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you?

And then Pray with words of Praise to this God of ours in response

And so we bring our sacrifice of praise to you, our God Most High.
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on David and Helen Colley
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this short passage again from ROMANS 3

Reflect on the words written here and pray in response to the LORD our King.

Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, my soul
I will praise him as long as I live;
I will sing to my God all my life.

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Thursday 28th April, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : ROMANS 3 verse 24

Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
Justified freely by Grace.
What words stay with you?

Then pause to praise and pray to this gracious and good God

All your creatures, LORD, will praise you,
and all your people will give you thanks.
They will speak of the glory of your royal power
and tell of your might,
so that everyone will know your mighty deeds
and the glorious majesty of your kingdom.
Your rule is eternal,
and you are king forever.
The LORD is faithful to his promises;
he is merciful in all his acts.
He helps those who are in trouble;
he lifts those who have fallen.

And so we bring our sacrifice of praise to you, our God
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Alastair and Barbara Cameron
God of grace…hear our prayers and pour out blessing we ask

Evening
Reading : read these words again from ROMANS 3 verse 24

Reflect on this verse – at the end of your day
and Pray with praise in response to this God – our God

People will speak of your mighty deeds,
and I will proclaim your greatness.
They will tell about all your goodness
and sing about your kindness.
The LORD is loving and merciful,
slow to become angry and full of constant love.
He is good to everyone
and has compassion on all he made.

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

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 27th April, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : ROMANS 3 verse 23

Meditation : take time to consider what these words teach us
about our relationship with God
What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?
What is your response?

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God
Praying with honest humility

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!

In Jesus’ Name
Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Neil Harris and his family
O LORD God, have mercy and hear our prayers this day we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from ROMANS 3 v 23

Reflect on this one verse…. And then pray to the LORD our God

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!

Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves before You.
Forgive us our debts
As we forgive our debtors
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 26th April, 2022

Upper Room day and Evening Gathering for Prayer

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

Reading : ROMANS 3 verses 21 and 22

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this morning.
Righteousness through Faith.
What words stay with you?
What is your response to God’s written Word today?

Then pause to Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you

In Jesus’ 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 ROMANS 3 verses 21 and 22 again – in another version?
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God

This is my evening prayer
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.