Tag: June
Daily Devotions for Wednesday 1st June, 2022
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Day 7 of Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture
This is a global venture as Christians around the world
Pray for up to 5 friends to meet with Jesus
Pray for evidence of God’s Kingdom on earth
As it is in heaven
Pray for God’s Kingdom will to be done
In our lives
In our community where we live
In His Church
In our nation
In our world
Reading : PSALM 40
Meditation : consider this psalm this morning.
Words of HELP.
What words stay with you?
And then pray in response – to this God of ours
Asking for God’s help…for yourself…for another
O LORD our God,
Hear our morning prayers
Asking
Seeking
Receiving
In Jesus’ name,
Amen and amen
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on your own prayer list
LORD, hear our prayers and give help real good we ask.
Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from PSALM 40
Reflect on what you read and then pray in response –
for yourself and for others seeking God’s help at this time
LORD God, Father God, hear our many different prayers
As we thank you for your help in our lives
Even today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Prayer Journal
How is your journey going?
What have you been discovering or reminded of?
Daily Devotions for JUNE 2022
What, then, shall we say in response to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8 verse 31
During 2022 we are looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journey with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.
In June, as we journey on from Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture and Pentecost, we dig deeper into some of the individual verses in ROMANS 8 and the wonderful truths behind the words!
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’
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
A Prayer for the Month of June
O God of Pentecostal giving
Pour out you Holy Spirit
Afresh on us
Your children
O God of Romans 8
You have given us
So much
In Christ Jesus
O God of the future
Sustain us
Lead us
Bless us
In Jesus’ name
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
Journey with us – Thy Kingdom Come 2022!
As we step into the global prayer adventure of Thy Kingdom Come, from tomorrow until Pentecost Sunday 5th June, we invite you to journey with us.
At 8am each morning – a short daily reflection from members of our Prayer Ministry Team – on our YouTube channel, website and social media pages – on 11 various themes!
At 9am each morning – pause to pray for your 5 friends, family, neighbours, colleagues to meet with Jesus and know God for themselves.
At 12 midday – pause and listen/watch to the daily reflection from TKC – if you haven’t seen it already that day.
As well as the main videos there are videos for youth – and there are the Cheeky Pandas for young children!!
At 7pm each evening – pause and consider the Prayer Journal page for that day.
At 9pm each evening – pause and pray with others.
Maybe one or more will work for you each day.
Maybe not.
Don’t worry if not or you have other commitments….or other times suit you better.
God in His Kingdom ways understands!
From Thy Kingdom Come, as part of the commissioning…..
‘This Thursday marks the first of eleven days of Thy Kingdom Come from Ascension Day to Pentecost Sunday. Each year we are invited to join with tens of millions of Christians around the world, and across all denominations in praying specifically for five people we know personally to come to know more of God’s love in Jesus Christ, and to pray that the Holy Spirit will empower us to boldly witness to them of the love, hope and salvation we enjoy.
As we wait in silence,
make us ready for Your coming Spirit.
As we listen to Your word,
make us ready for Your coming Spirit.
As we worship You in majesty,
make us ready for Your coming Spirit.
As we long for Your refreshing,
make us ready for Your coming Spirit.
As we long for Your renewing,
make us ready for Your coming Spirit.
Lord, bless Your world
All And fill us with Your Spirit
Merciful Father,
All accept these prayers for the sake of Your Son,
our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen‘
Novena
Thy Kingdom Come 2022 is coming – 26th May – 5th June
Have you picked up your booklet from the Welcome Desks in the Kirk or the Offering House?
This year the Novena is based on verses from 1 Peter.
Thy Kingdom Come is explained in this way on the website…..www.thykingdomcome.global
‘Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus.
Since its start in May 2016 God has grown Thy Kingdom Come from a dream of possibility into a movement. Christians from 172 countries have taken part in praying ‘Come Holy Spirit’, so that friends and family, neighbours and colleagues might come to faith in Jesus Christ.
This praying together has been across our diversity and differences as every person, household and church are encouraged to pray in their own way. According to our annual survey findings an astonishing percentage of people said they were praying for family and friends to come to faith in Jesus, and a significant number of people join in for the first time, we recognise there is much more we can do together to help Thy Kingdom Come be fully in the lifeblood of the Church.
During the 11 days of Thy Kingdom Come, it is hoped that everyone who takes part will:
• Deepen their own relationship with Jesus Christ
• Pray for 5 friends or family to come to faith in Jesus
• Pray for the empowerment of the Spirit that we would be effective in our witness
After the very first Ascension Day the disciples gathered with Mary, constantly devoting themselves to prayer while they waited for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Like them, our reliance on the gift of the Holy Spirit is total – on our own we can do nothing.
Through the centuries Christians have gathered at that time to pray for the coming of the Holy Spirit. ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ picks up this tradition. Over the years more and more worshipping communities have dedicated the days between Ascension and Pentecost to pray ‘Come Holy Spirit’.’