Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Romans 12 verse 1
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
Romans 12 verse 1
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : ROMANS 12 verses 1-8
Meditation : take time to consider these verses on this Sunday.
‘Because of God’s great mercy….’
What words or images stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you this morning?
And then pray in response to this God we believe and trust in
Offering Him all that you are
All that you have
All that you hope for
Offering Him everything
In Jesus’ Name, Amen
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer
God of the Church
Our God
Living and True
Hear us
God of Paul
Our God
Gracious and Kind
Help us
God of the Romans
Our God
Use us
To tell others
Of your Good News
In this world
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ROMANS 12 verses 1-8
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of your day
O LORD, our Saviour God,
We bring our evening sacrifice of praise to you
For who you are
As we acknowledge You our Help even this day.
As we name others in need
As we pray for the Church in all corners of our world
To live and speak for Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : ROMANS 11 verses 25-36
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
God’s Mercy on All.
Praise to God!
What encourages and challenges you today?
Which words stay with you?
And then Pray with Praise in response
Making verses 33-36 your own song of praise
LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.
Receive my morning praises
Hear the morning prayers of your people
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 verses again from ROMANS 11 verses 25-36
at the end of your day – in another version?
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response
LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.
Receive my evening praises
Hear the evening prayers of your people
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Reading : ROMANS 11 verses 13-24
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
Salvation for the Gentiles
What are you encouraged and challenged by today?
What words stay with you?
Then take time to Pray and Praise this God of ours
The God with a Master Plan
Looking again at verse 22
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Church in hard places in our world
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and pour out blessings we ask
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ROMANS 11 verses 13-24
Reflect on the way God has blessed you in your life
and pray in response to Him
and for others in our world at this time
LORD God, the God of saving grace and undeserved mercy
Our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
And your help even this day
As we bring ourselves to you at the end of this day.
As we name others before You.
Amen.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : ROMANS 11 verses 1-12
Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
God’s Mercy on Israel
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
And then pray in response as your day starts
Pray your own words to the LORD God
O LORD our God
God of mercy and amazing grace
Hear our cry!
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the SEECAT group of churches
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on this work
Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from ROMANS 11 verses 1-12
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours
O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One
Reading : ROMANS 10 verses 5-21
Meditation : consider all that is said here by Paul as your day starts.
Salvation is for All
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
Who is on your prayer list these days?
Then turn to pray to God in response
O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me.
O hear my prayer for others
Give saving grace!
In Jesus’ name, Amen
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Big Idea group of churches
O LORD, give blessing and hear our prayers we ask this day.
Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ROMANS 10 verses 5-21
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
Hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of rescue from this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.