John’s Gospel

Daily Devotions for Saturday 4th November, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 17 verses 1-26

Meditation : take time to consider these words of prayer this morning
Jesus prays
For His disciples
For all believers

What is your prayer to this Jesus today?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
Pray for God’s grace and help today for God’s Church worldwide

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen

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

Prayer for November (look at John 16 v 33 & 17 vs 9-11)

O Lord you have said that we would have troubles in this world,
but, You have overcome the world.
Keep us, therefore, in your grace as you have promised.
Amen

Evening
Reading : read JOHN 17 verses 1-26
Reflect on these words of prayer…. and then Call on this God 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.

Daily Devotions for Friday 3rd November, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : JOHN chapter 16 verses 17-33
Meditation : take time to consider these important verses this morning
Grief
Joy
Belief

What words from Jesus stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Then take time to Pray in response to this God

O LORD our God, joy-giver,
We believe
Help our unbelief and understanding

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Church Prayer List
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and give grace we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 16 verses 17-33
Reflect on the way God comes to us in our grief, and gives us joy
and pray in response to Him

LORD God, Eternal and loving 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 and our world to you at the end of this day.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Thursday 2nd November, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 16 verses 5-16
Meditation : take time and consider all that happens here – as your day starts.
I am going away.
The Holy Spirit.

Which words of Jesus stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

And then pray in response as your day starts
Pray your own words to the LORD God
Father
Son
Holy Spirit

In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Church of Scotland
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out grace and mercy we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from JOHN 16 verses 5-16
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 and provision in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 1st November, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 16 verses 1-4
Meditation : consider again what is said here as your day starts.
Fall away.
God the Father.

What is your response to Jesus’ words today?

Then turn to pray to Him in response

O Lord Jesus,
Thank you for these words
And all they teach me about God’s Kingdom ways.
Receive my sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
And help me keep my eyes upward this day
My Saviour
My Messiah
Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Church in Scotland
O LORD, give grace and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JOHN chapter 16 verses 1-4
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
Our hoped-for Messiah God,
Hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of your help in this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 31st October, 2023

Upper Room day – evening Gathering for Prayer on Zoom

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

Reading : JOHN 15 verses 18-27
Hated by the world.

What words or images stay with you?

Pause and Pray in response to what you have read
Naming others known to you in our world in a hard place

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

I name others suffering for following Jesus

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read JOHN 15 verses 18-27 again – in another version?
Reflect on the words and images…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

I name others suffering for following Jesus

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for NOVEMBER 2023

The Word became a human being and, full of grace and truth, lived among us.

John 1 verse 14

During 2022 we were looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journeyed with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS.

In 2023, we are looking at TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In September, October and November we are journeying with JOHN in his Gospel.

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2023.

These Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through the day and even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.
The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions which we started as a church family in 2015.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and Prayer of response
Midday
Prayer – mostly for others
Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day

Prayer for the Month of NOVEMBER

Prayer for November – (look at John 16 v 33 & 17 vs 9-11)

O Lord you have said that we would have troubles in this world,
but, You have overcome the world.
Keep us, therefore, in your grace as you have promised.
Amen

The Lord’s 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