Tag: July

Daily Devotions for Monday 26th July, 2021

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

Reading : PSALM 72

Meditation : take time to consider these word as your day starts.
A prayer for the king.
What is your response to these words in these times?

Then Pray in response to the LORD our God
For our national leaders
For members of the Royal Family
For world leaders

Looking again at verses 1-2 and 12-14 as you turn to prayer
Pausing
Thanking
Asking
Receiving

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society in the Republic of Belarus
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 72
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Eternal and Faithful One, Sovereign above all,
Hear our evening prayers
As we lay ourselves, our nation and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

As your Sunday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we step into a new week with God

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 71

You are invited to pray with….A C T S

A doration in praise and worship for who God is

C onfession for the sins of this day

T hanksgiving for the good gifts God has given today – to you and to others!

S upplication – asking for His help – for a certain situation or person

Pause to Pray for Others

On this final Sunday in July…as the nation continues to journey forward 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 Church leaders 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

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 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 CELEBRATE – as we pause to offer our prayers – celebrating the good gifts God has given us recently – even today – celebrating His loving kindnesses to others – in our Church Family and across the world!

Daily Devotions for Sunday 25th July, 2021

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

Reading : PSALM 71

Meditation : take time and consider this psalm this Sunday morning.
An old man’s Prayer.
What do the words mean to you at this time?
What is God teaching you about Himself?

And then pray in response – using verses 14-18 as you turn to prayer
Naming others before God for His blessing

O God of grace and hope
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We thank you
We lift others before you
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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

O LORD God
God of David
And Asaph and Solomon
Hear us

O LORD God
In our valleys
And on our mountain tops
Hear us

O LORD God
With songs of praise
And cries for help
Hear us

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 71
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, hear our evening prayers 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
As we name others before you

In Jesus’ name, Amen.