Tag: Israel

Daily Devotions for Sunday 11th September, 2022

Special Communion service

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

Reading : ROMANS 11 verses 7-10

Meditation : take time to consider these words on this particular Sunday morning.
Deaf to God’s Call.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you this morning?

And then pray in response,
Naming others known to you choosing not to listen to God’s voice.

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 ROMANS 11 verses 7-10
Reflect on the truths behind the words and then Pray in response at the end of your day

O LORD, our Great Hope,
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 our nation at this time
As we pray for the Church in all corners of our world
To listen to what You are saying
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 10th September, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 11 verses 1-6

Meditation : take time to consider the truths behind these words this morning.
God’s Mercy on Israel.
What encourages and challenges you today?
What is God saying to you from His Word?

And then Pray in response
For our nation at this significant time
For our world
Giving thanks that God is a God of Mercy

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people

Give blessings we ask

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 1-6
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.

Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

Bible Verse for the Week

This is what he says in the book of Hosea:

“The people who were not mine
I will call ‘My People.’
The nation that I did not love
I will call ‘My Beloved.’
And in the very place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called the children of the living God.”

Romans 9 verses 25 and 26

Daily Devotions for Thursday 10th February, 2022

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.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 8th February, 2022

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : ROMANS 10 verses 1-4

Meditation : take time and consider these few verses this morning.
Paul’s Prayer for Israel
What do the words mean to you at this time?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
Pray for Israel
Pray for Israel’s neighbours
Pray for a nation in our world known to you

O God of saving grace and world-wide love
Have mercy!
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 10 verses 1-4

Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of the Paul and the God of today,
The God of strong love
The God of eternal faithfulness
The God of Israel
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 call out to you for the nations and peoples of our world
In Jesus’ name. Amen!

Daily Devotions for Monday 7th February, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 9 verses 30-33

Meditation : take the time to consider this short passage today.
Paul’s Prayer for Israel
What words or images stay with you?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to our God , the God who loves Israel

Pray your own words at the start of this day

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on the SEEPG cluster of churches
O LORD, have mercy on each and all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read the set passage again prayerfully at the end of your day
ROMANS 9 verses 30-33

Reflect….. and then pray to God in response

LORD God, the LORD Almighty, hear my prayer this evening.
As I thank you for the blessings of this day
As I call out to you for others
As I lay myself and this world before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.