Tag: Evening

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 20th September, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : JOHN chapter 6 verses 1-15
Meditation : take time to consider all that happened here!
A feeding miracle!

What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God of miracles!
Praying for people suffering hunger in our world
Praying for those of us who have full cupboards
Praying for those working for justice

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Hospitality Team
O LORD God, have mercy on this team of servants and hear our prayers this day we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 6 verses 1-15
Reflect on the events and all involved…. 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 and all we have before You
And our needy world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 19th September, 2023

Upper Room day

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 5 verses 19-23 again
Meditation : take time and consider these words of Jesus again this morning.
The Father. The Son.

What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you afresh today?

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

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

We believe
Help our unbelief

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 JOHN 5 verses 19-23 – in another version?
Reflect on these words of Jesus…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God
Father, Son and Holy Spirit

With thanksgiving

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 18th September, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 5 verses 30-47
Meditation : take time to consider these words of Jesus as your day starts.
Witnesses
Believing

What words stay with you today?
Who is this Jesus to you?

Then Pause to Pray in response to this God we believe and trust in

Pray your own words at the start of this day

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Buildings Team
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 5 verses 30-47 – in another version?
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Eternal and Faithful One,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
Hear my evening prayer
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into a new week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from JOHN 5 verses 19-29 – as we consider TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS about Jesus through 2023.

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Sunday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time – especially prayerfully supporting the people of Morocco, Ukraine and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow