Tag: Matthew

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 3rd January, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW chapter 4 verses 1-4

Meditation : take time and consider this chapter this morning.
Jesus is Tempted. In the desert.
Jesus overcomes the Devil.
What do the words mean to you at this time?
Is there a spiritual battle you are in at this time?
Is there someone you know who needs a word of encouragement?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
Looking again at verse 4

We can but worship you this day O LORD
We can but ask for those in need or trouble this day O LORD
Help us in our trials and temptations
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 MATTHEW chapter 4 verses 1-4
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of the desert times and the God of my day,
The God of strong love
The God of might and power
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 name others we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 2nd January, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW chapter 3 verses 13-17

Meditation : take the time to consider this passage today.
The Baptism of Jesus.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you this morning?
What is your response to God’s Word today?
Is there a step of discipleship He is asking of you?

Pray in response – to our God , the God who is with us

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of need – for yourself and others

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on those on your personal prayer list
O LORD, have mercy on each and all we ask

Evening
Reading : read the passage again prayerfully at the end of your day
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
Confessing my failures of this day
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 1st January, 2023

Morning
As we step into a New Year…….we look upward and Pray – to hear and receive from the Living God

Reading : MATTHEW chapter 3 verses 1-12

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
The Preaching of John the Baptist.
In the desert. Make a straight path!
What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own prayer of praise and thanks.

O LORD our God,
Good and majestic One,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Help us to make way for your kingdom rule in our lives
Even today.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 MATTHEW chapter 3 verses 1-12
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Great 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.
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for JANUARY 2023

Someone is shouting in the desert,
“Prepare a road for the Lord, make a straight path for him to travel!”
Matthew 3 verse 3

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 will be 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.

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

A Prayer for the Month of JANUARY

Dear Jesus, to each other we have given our gifts of love
When we celebrated your birth.
But the wise men brought gifts
Showing Your Kingship,
The bitterness of life,
And the embalming in death.
Help us to remember that You came Purposefully
To exchange Your Life for ours.
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

Advent Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into a new week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from MATTHEW chapter 2 verses 13-18– as we continue to consider the GOOD NEWS about Jesus through 2022

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Wednesday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 14th December, 2022

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

Reading : MATTHEW 2 verses 13-18

Meditation : pause with God to consider these words this morning
The Escape to Egypt.
What words stays with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you about His ways?

Then pray in response to this God of ours
Naming others in a hard place at this time

In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Café staff and volunteers
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from MATTHEW 2 verses 13-18
Reflect on the events you read about here and then pray in response

LORD God, merciful God, our God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for all you have provided this day
As we pray for those escaping a place of hurt and pain at this time
In Jesus’ name, Amen