Kirk House Tuesday Healing Service

As we journey through Lent 2025 ….and reflect on God’s amazing grace and walk with us…

At Liberton Kirk we usually set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in our busy days above the Kirkgate Cafe. However, for the weeks of Lent this space will move into the Kirk House – next to the Kirkgate entrance – through the red door and with access on the ground floor. This is a safe place for you to be.

You are encouraged to find a time and place that suits you…..if getting to this Upper Room during Lent is not possible….

* A space for you to be still in your busy needy world
** To pause and pray with God at this time – the God of all comfort, wisdom, mercy and hope.
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these times

You are also encouraged to visit the Offering House – beside the gates – 8am-5pm each day – where you can find more information and helpful leaflets and booklets about our faith and our Kirk. There is also a Prayer Request Box situated here for you to leave your own personal requests – our Prayer Team will prayerfully support those you name. Have you visited the nativity scene in the Offering House? As you do…pray for your family, and the Kirk buildings, inside and outside..and all those who pass through the doors and gates. The COVID-19 memorial is now in place, beside the Cairn, and you may want to visit and pause there. Have you walked the new Word for Today around the Kirk building? It is based on JOHN 15…..I am The Vine….

You are also encouraged to use the bench at the top left of the Kirkyard (under the large tree – weather permitting!) to pause and pray – to be still with God – to ask, seek, knock, wait and receive.

In the evening, you are invited to a Service for Healing…in the Kirk 7.30-8.30pm. There will be worship, a message from Dean Norby, Erik Storey will share his testimony of healing and there will be prayer ministry offered. All are very welcome.

The Daily Devotions have been taking us to a daily time of considering God’s Good News with God’s written Word – and you may want to pause to pray with others at the start of each day as we consider the truths behind the words of this part of the Bible. During March our focus will continue on some of the things that Jesus said. This is available on the Kirk website blog and our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter from 7am- and in the church magazine.

And – don’t forget the brief Sunday morning Reflection at 8am…….and the Thy Kingdom Come global prayer venture daily reflections on our YouTube channel….from members of our Church Family providing a Sunday reflection over the 11 days period. This year the venture ran 9-19 May. Will you still be praying for 5??

May we each and all experience time-out with the Living and True God – whenever – wherever – as we continue to journey through the rest of Lent 2025.

Daily Devotions for Monday 24th March, 2025

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

Reading : JOHN 15 verses 5-17
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Monday morning.
Jesus said….
I am the Vine

What words stay with you?

Then Pray with your own words in response to this Jesus
Humbly
Honestly

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our church neighbours in Kirkgate
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 15 verses 5-17
Reflect on what you read and then pause to pray to this Jesus in response
Humbly
Honestly

And so to you, O Lord Jesus, we bring our evening words of prayer
Amen

Daily Devotions for Sunday 23rd March, 2025

Third Sunday in Lent

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

Reading : JOHN 15 verses 1-4
We take time to consider these words from Jesus this Sunday morning ….
Jesus said…..

What is your response to these words today?

Then pray in response to this Jesus
Naming others in your family

In Jesus’ Name, Amen

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

Jesus
Son of God
Son of Man
Show us how to live

Jesus
True Vine
Good Shepherd
Teach us how to live

Jesus
Son of God
Great High Priest
Stay with us day by day

Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read these words again from JOHN 15 verses 1-4
Reflect on these words and then Pray in response at the end of your day

Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 22nd March, 2025

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

Reading : JOHN 14 verses 25-31
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here.
Jesus said…..
The Helper, the Holy Spirit
Peace

Then take time to Pray in response to this Jesus
Praying for those needing to know the help of the Holy Spirit at this time

O LORD our God
Hear our cries this morning
For others
For ourselves
Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 JOHN 14 verses 25-31
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
For yourself and for others
As you step into tomorrow

In Jesus’ name, Amen!