Tag: Holy Spirit

Daily Devotions for Thursday 13th January, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS chapter 13

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
Obey the rulers. Be Loving.
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

And then pray in response as your day starts
Including prayer for our national and world rulers.
And for all those in need of being loved in our community.

Pray your own words to the LORD God

O LORD our God
We bring our morning prayers in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the SEECAT group of churches in 2022
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on this group

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from ROMANS chapter 13
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with confidence

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.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 12th January, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS chapter 12

Meditation : consider all that is written here as your day starts.
In Christ Jesus – New Life and Christian Living.
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
What words stay with you as you step into today?

Then turn to pray to God in response

O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me.
Receive my sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
And make me more like Jesus I pray
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Big Idea group of churches in 2022
O LORD, give blessing and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ROMANS chapter 12
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
And to be more and more like Jesus
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 11th January, 2022

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : ROMANS chapter 11

Meditation : take time and consider this chapter in the Bible this morning.
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
What is your response to Him?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you seeking God at this time
And for all nations in our world

We can but worship you this day O LORD
We can but ask for you to send saving grace this day O LORD
In Jesus’ name, 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 ROMANS chapter 11
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of the Romans and the God of today,
The God of grace and mercy
The God of eternal faithfulness
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 we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Pause to Pray for Others

On this particular Sunday…as the nation and the world wrestles with the new variant and vaccine supplies…and other points of crisis and concern… you are invited to pause and continue to pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world – and for parts of the world in turmoil at this time

For family and friends and neighbours

For the Church in our world to be salt and light at this time

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and world leaders at this time

Thy Kingdom Come at Midday

As a Church we were part of the global prayer venture – Thy Kingdom Come.

This prayer continues around the world!

Each Sunday at Midday we will re-visit one of the 11 daily themes….and this time we revisit the youth videos.
This week it is PENTECOSE/THY KINGDOM COME – as we are encouraged to pray for the Kingdom of God to be evident on earth as it is in heaven.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 9th January, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS chapter 9

Meditation : take time and consider these particular words this Sunday morning.
God’s choice of Israel.
God’s Anger and Mercy.
What is God teaching/reminding you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own honest prayer this morning

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 chapter 9
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage
and then Pray in response to this God we believe and trust in

O LORD, our Great God,
Hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for your grace and mercy
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.