Tag: God the Father

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 7th November, 2023

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 17 verses 20-26
Jesus prays for all believers.
Knowing God the Father.

Who is on your worldwide prayer list?

Pause to pray for other believers – across the country – worldwide

In His name we pray, Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask and seek and knock……and hear
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 17 verses 20-26
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of the first disciples and the God of today,
The God of saving grace,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help today
As we journey from today to tomorrow
As we name others in Your Church before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 1st November, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : JOHN chapter 16 verses 1-4
Meditation : consider again what is said here as your day starts.
Fall away.
God the Father.

What is your response to Jesus’ words today?

Then turn to pray to Him in response

O Lord Jesus,
Thank you for these words
And all they teach me about God’s Kingdom ways.
Receive my sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
And help me keep my eyes upward this day
My Saviour
My Messiah
Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Church in Scotland
O LORD, give grace and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JOHN chapter 16 verses 1-4
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God

LORD God, our God,
God who deserves our thanks
Our hoped-for Messiah God,
Hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of your help in this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Thursday Evening Prayer with Others

As we journey through this week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from JOHN 14 verses 28-31 – 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 Thursday – 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, Afghanistan, Israel and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

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

Daily Devotions for Thursday 26th October, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN 14 verses 28-31
Jesus going away.
Jesus loves God the Father.

What is God teaching/reminding you from these verses?
What words stay with you?

And then pray in response to this Jesus – as your day starts

Pray your own words of faith and trust and hope

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the local SEECAT Church Family
Father God…hear our prayers and bless each and all we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JOHN 14 verses 28-31
Reflect on the verses and images at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God – with your words of faith and trust and hope

O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you
For all your good gifts to us
For our trust and hope is in you alone
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for OCTOBER 2023

Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life;
no one goes to the Father except by me.”

John 14 verse 6

During 2022 we were looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journeyed with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS.
In 2023, we are looking at TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John……and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In October we continue our journey through JOHN’s GOSPEL.

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2023.

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 OCTOBER

Jesus said, “I am the way the truth and the life……If you knew me
you would know the Father as well.”
We pray: – Lord abide in us as the Father does in you.
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