Tag: Evening

Daily Devotions for Monday 1st January, 2024

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

Reading : GENESIS chapter 1
Meditation : take the time to consider these familiar words again on this particular day
In the beginning…..
God said…..

What is your response to God’s Word today?
Pray in response – to our God , the God who is our Creator God

Pray your own words at the start of this new year
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of need – for yourself and others

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on family and friends and neighbours
O LORD, have mercy on each and all and give blessings we ask

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

LORD God, the LORD Almighty, hear my prayer this evening.
As I thank you for the blessings of this day
As I call out to you for others
As I lay myself and this world before you
Trusting you for all that lies ahead in 2024
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

As we journey through this final day of the year….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from MATTHEW 3 verses 1-17 – as we conclude considering TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS about Jesus through 2023.

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as this day and year close….

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, Israel, Gaza, Somalia and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for the days ahead

Daily Devotions for Sunday 31st December, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW 3 verses 1-17
Meditation : take time and consider this part of the chapter again this Sunday morning.
John the Baptist
Repent!
The Kingdom of God

What do these words mean for you today?
What is your response to John’s words?

And then pray in response – as we prepare to step into a New Year

O God of Kingdom Life
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
As we step forward
We offer you our songs of praise
This particular day
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

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

Wonderful Counsellor
Prince of Peace
Son of God
Son of Man

Be born afresh in us
Live in us
Live through us
Living Lord Jesus

Amen and Amen we pray

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from MATTHEW 3 verses 1-17
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God who sent John

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
And of this past year
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards a New Year
With hope and confidence in You above all others
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Saturday Evening Prayer with Others

As we journey through this last weekend of the year….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from MATTHEW 2 verses 19-23 – 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 Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, Somalia and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for this significant weekend

Daily Devotions for JANUARY 2024

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth..
Genesis 1 verse 1

During 2023 we were looking daily at the theme of TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS as we journeyed with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John through their gospels.

In 2024 we will consider BEFORE THE GOOD NEWS – GOD’S PLAN BEGINS – as we step back into the Old Testament….and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In January we journey through GENESIS together.

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together daily in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2024

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 back 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 January

O God of Adam
Abraham, Jacob and Joseph
Our God
Travel with us

God of beginnings
Journeys, dreams and family
Our God
Go before us

God of future planning
Speaking, moving and tomorrows
Our God
Be with us

Today, tomorrow and forever
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

Daily Devotions for Saturday 30th December, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW 2 verses 19-23
Return from Egypt

Which words stay with you as your day starts?

And then take time to Pray in response to this God
Praying for families and communities divided over this Jesus
And for those journeying home after time with family

O LORD our God
Hear our cries this morning
Amen we pray 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 verses again from MATTHEW 2 verses 19-23
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
For yourself and for others divided over this Jesus

Examine me, O God, and know my mind;
test me, and discover my thoughts.
Find out if there is any evil in me
and guide me in the everlasting way

In Jesus’ name, Amen.