Daily Devotions for Sunday 6th June, 2021

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

Communion Sunday at LK

Reading : ISAIAH 55 verses 6-11

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
God’s offer of Mercy.
What words or images stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Use verses 6 and 9 as you turn to pray

O LORD our God,
Good and majestic One,
Loving and Merciful,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
O fill us with your Spirit afresh
For of ourselves we get it so wrong
Today and every day!
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 ISAIAH 55
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Merciful God,
Hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
For we believe and trust in You above all others.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Saturday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we prepare to step into Sunday

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from ISAIAH 42 verses 14-17

You are encouraged to

P ause in God’s presence

R ejoice in the blessings of the day

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for His help for yourself and for another

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 5th June, 2021

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

Reading : ISAIAH 42 verses 14-17

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
God’s Promises to Help His People.
What do the words mean for you?
What is God saying to you today about Himself and His People?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.

Pray for the Church in our city, in our nation, in the world.

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer

O God of Isaiah
Holy Holy Holy
Is your name
In our midst

O God of Ezekiel
Spirit at work
All around
In our lives

O God of Jonah
Forgive us
When we your people
Get it wrong

Have mercy
Show compassion
In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ISAIAH 42
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Call on Him in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are!
For all you have done for us!
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 these days.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Friday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from ISAIAH 40 verses 25-31

You are encouraged to

P ause in God’s presence

R ejoice in the blessings of the day

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for His help for yourself and for another

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

Daily Devotions for Friday 4th June, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ISAIAH 40 verses 25-31

Meditation : consider these words this morning.
‘To whom can the holy God be compared?’
Is this your God?

Look again at verses 29-31 as your turn to prayer.

And then Pray in response – as God leads you
Pray to receive His strength and help for this day
Pray with confidence to our God to bless others known to us

Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Linda Wright as she serves others
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and bless her real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ISAIAH 40
Reflect on the words you have just read and pray in response

Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers as we respond to these words
And bring a blessing to those in need this evening we ask.
Amen.