Daily Devotions for Saturday 22nd October, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 15 verse 13

Meditation : take the time to consider these great words this Saturday morning.
God of Hope.
Joy and Peace.

Which words stay with you as your day starts?
What is God teaching you about Himself today?

And then take time to Pray with Praise in response to this God
Make these words your own

Praise the LORD!
It is good to sing praise to our God;
it is pleasant and right to praise him.
The LORD is restoring Jerusalem;
he is bringing back the exiles.
He heals the broken-hearted
and bandages their wounds.
He has decided the number of the stars
and calls each one by name.
Great and mighty is our Lord;
his wisdom cannot be measured.
He raises the humble,
but crushes the wicked to the ground.

Amen we pray with praise together this new day!

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

O God of mercy and amazing grace
Thank you for all you have given us
In Christ Jesus

O God of love and saving grace
Thank you for all you are doing in us
Through Christ Jesus

O God of help and wondrous grace
Equip us to serve you in this world
For Christ Jesus

For yours is due all the glory and honour
Praises and worship
Because of Christ Jesus

Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read the words again from ROMANS 15 verse 13
Reflect on this one verse…. and then Pray with Praise in response to what you have read
This is our God!

Sing hymns of praise to the LORD;
play music on the harp to our God.
He spreads clouds over the sky;
he provides rain for the earth
and makes grass grow on the hills.
He gives animals their food
and feeds the young ravens when they call.
His pleasure is not in strong horses,
nor his delight in brave soldiers;
but he takes pleasure in those who honour him,
in those who trust in his constant love

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 26th September, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 12 verse 12

Meditation : take time and consider this short verse this particular Sunday morning.
Joyful. Patient. Faithful.
What words stay with you?
Where are you strongest? Where are you weakest?

Then Pray with honest and humble words in response to the LORD our God

Father God
Increase my hope
Strengthen me in affliction
Help me be faithful in prayer
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Fresh Start in our city
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from ROMANS 12 verse 12
Reflect on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Father God
Increase my hope
Strengthen me in affliction
Help me be faithful in prayer
Even tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Sunday 31st October, 2021

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

Reading : REVELATION 22 verses 6-21

Meditation : as we pause with God at the close of the month
Take time to consider these verses and rejoice that the best is yet to come!

And then pray with hope and rejoicing in response to this God, our God

O God of eternal hope
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We look up to you
We offer you our songs of hope and praise
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

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

We rejoice in your love, O God!

We rejoice in your care, O Father God!

We rejoice in your saving grace, O Lord!

We rejoice in your good gifts, O merciful Lord!

We rejoice!
We give thanks!
We worship you!

With our words and songs of praise!

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen
.

Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from REVELATION 22
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

Praise him, kings and all peoples,
princes and all other rulers;
young women and young men,
old people and children too.
Let them all praise the name of the LORD!
His name is greater than all others;
his glory is above earth and heaven

O LORD, hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
And our hope of eternal heaven with you!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Wednesday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we journey through this week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from 1 CORINTHIANS 15

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of A-C-T-S which many have found to be a blessing and a help

A doration … taking a few moments to bring your evening words of praise and worship to our God

C onfession … of the sins of this day

T hanksgiving … for the blessings of this day … and for the future hope in Christ!

S upplication or Asking … for a situation…or another person in need at this time

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 27th October, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS 15

Meditation : take time to consider what these verses teach us.
What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?

Then take the time to Pray with rejoicing to this God, our God of eternal life.

LORD God
I do not understand it all
But turn my unbelief
Into a lasting hope

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!


Midday

We give thanks for our Communications Group
O LORD God, have mercy on this work and bless them we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 1 CORINTHIANS 15
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. And then pray to the LORD our God

O LORD God
Eternal One
I do not understand it all
But turn my unbelief
Into a lasting hope

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!