As your Sunday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we step into a new week
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 111
You are encouraged to
P ause in God’s presence
R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given
A sk for His help – for yourself and for another
Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!
(from the Northumbrian Community Midday Prayers)
On this Sunday in August…as the nation continues to journey into new guidelines from tomorrow and the world wrestles with new cases and vaccine supplies.. 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
For family and friends and neighbours
For God’s Church across the world
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making
As a Church we were part of the global prayer venture – Thy Kingdom Come.
This prayer continues around the world as we pray for 5 people we know to meet with Jesus!
Each Sunday at Midday we will re-visit one of the 11 daily themes.
This week it is PENTECOST – as we pause to offer our prayers – asking for God’s fresh outpouring of His Holy Spirit – in our lives – in our church – in our nation – in this world – so that Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!
Spirit of the Living God
Fall afresh on me
Fall afresh on us
Spirit of the Living God
Break me, break us
Melt me, melt us
Mould me, mould us
Fill me, fill us
Use me, use us
Even today!
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : PSALM 111
Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
A Prayer of Praise!
What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?
And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own prayer of praise.
O LORD our God,
Good and majestic One,
Creator God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer
How good it is to give thanks to you, O LORD.
We sing and dance with joy!
How great are your ways, O LORD.
We sing and dance with joy!
You forgive my sin and cleanse me within
I sing and dance with joy!
You help me and guide me
I sing and dance with joy!
Praise the LORD all His people
We sing and dance with joy!
Praise the LORD all His creatures
We sing and dance with joy!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Amen and Amen!
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 111
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular psalm and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, our Great God,
Hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for what we read
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.
As your Saturday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we step into Sunday
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 108
You are encouraged to
P ause in God’s presence
R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given
A sk for His help – for yourself and for another
Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!
(from the Northumbrian Community Midday Prayers)
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : PSALM 108
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
A Prayer for Help.
And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
Pray for God’s help today for yourself and for another
In Jesus’ name
Amen and 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 PSALM 108 again
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Call on Him in your evening Prayer
LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are
For your help and protection even today
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.