Tag: May

Daily Devotions for Monday 9th May, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 6 verses 1 and 2

Meditation : take the time to prayerfully consider these words today.
Dead to sin.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you this morning about how you live?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to our God
The God who is changing us from the inside out

Pray your own honest 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 the country of North Korea
O LORD, have mercy on this nation we call out and pour blessings!

Evening
Reading : read the short passage again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to God in response

LORD God, LORD Almighty,
Holy, holy, holy,
As I consider these truths,
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
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into a new week – with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from ROMANS 5 verse 21 – 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 blessings He has given this day – to us and to others

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

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

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!
Thy Kingdom Come 2022 prayer venture will be running 26 May – 5 June.

Each Sunday at Midday we are re-visiting one of the 11 daily themes….and this time we revisit the fifth theme of OFFERas we are encouraged to offer all that we are, all that we have, all our hopes and dreams and hurts to God and His Kingdom ways

Daily Devotions for Sunday 8th May, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 5 verse 21

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
God’s grace.
Eternal life through Jesus Christ.
What encourages and challenges you today?

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

O LORD our God,
Good and merciful One,
Faithful God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
We believe and trust in you!
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 words again from ROMANS 5.21
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular verse and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, God of amazing grace,
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.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Saturday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into Sunday – with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from ROMANS 5 verse 18 and 19 – 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 blessings He has given this day – to us and to others

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

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