Daily Devotions for Tuesday 27th June, 2023

Upper Room day and evening Gathering for Prayer

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

Reading : LUKE 12 verses 1-12
Warnings and Encouragements.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

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.

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 LUKE 12 verses 1-12 again – in another version?
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God

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 26th June, 2023

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

Reading : LUKE 11 verses 29-36
Meditation : take time and consider these words from Jesus this Monday morning.
Jonah.
Lamp. Body. Light.

What words stay with you?
What is your response to Jesus’ words?

Then Pray with words of honest humility in response to the LORD our God

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on ministers and leaders within SEECOS
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from LUKE 11 verses 29-36
Reflect on what you read and then pray to our God in response

And so to you, O God our God, we bring our evening words of prayer
In Jesus’ name, Ame
n

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 LUKE chapter 11 verses 1-13 – 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 Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen, Russia and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for this coming week

(an image from the Upper Room)

Daily Devotions for Sunday 25th June, 2023

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

Reading : LUKE 11 verses 1-13
Meditation : take time and consider this part of the chapter this Sunday morning.
Jesus’ teaches about Prayer.
What is God teaching/reminding you about Himself and His ways?
What words stay with you?

And then pray in response – using the words of verses 2-4 as you turn to prayer

O God our heavenly Father
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We offer you our prayers
This new day
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 particular verses again from LUKE 11 verses 1-13
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

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

Saturday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into Sunday….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from LUKE chapter 10 verses 25-37 – 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 Saturday – 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 Sudan, Yemen, Ukraine and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

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

(an image from the Upper Room)