Tag: Midday

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 29th September, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : 1 JOHN 1 verse 5 – ch.2 verse 6

Meditation : We pause with Father God this morning.
We consider His written Word today.

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God of love and forgiveness
Look again at verse 9 as you turn to prayer

In Jesus’ Name
Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those who serve and volunteer in the Kirkgate Cafe
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers this day.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 1 JOHN 1 verse 5 – ch.2 verse 6
Reflect on the words…. And then pray to the LORD our Father God

Father God
We believe and trust in you

We need you
We confess our sins
And the sins of our nation and our world
We receive your love and forgiveness
We ask your help for tomorrow

We ask in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 28th September, 2021

Upper Room day and Gathering for Prayer

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

Reading : 1 PETER 1 verses 3-16

Meditation : As we pause with God this morning…
We consider these words from Peter.
What is God saying to you today from them?

Pray in response to what you have read

Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you

O Lord
Speak to us
Speak to me
By name
And help me hear
What the Spirit is saying in these days
To me
To my family
To my Church
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the passage again from 1 PETER 1
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God

God of Peter, our God,
We bring our evening worship to you
As we thank you for who you are
And your good gifts to us today.
As we lay ourselves and our families before you
As we acknowledge what you are saying to us at this time.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Tuesday Tuesday

As a Church we usually set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in our busy days above the Kirkgate Cafe. This is a safe place, and COVID-19 guidelines are carefully followed.

This Tuesday the Upper Room will be open 7.30am-7.30pm – and perhaps this will be a place for you to visit – for the first time?

* To find space to be still in a busy world
** To pause and pray with God – for yourself and for others
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these slower days and moments

There will be opportunities to pause and pray with others – at 8am – 12 noon – 7pm – and John and others will be glad to share these with you.

In the evening we meet as a Church Family for our monthly Gathering for Prayer – on Zoom – when we take time together to give thanks to our God, to wait and listen to Him and to bring our prayers for others and each other – including this month for refugees in our world at this time and the Language Cafe we are currently running.

You are also invited to take a meaningful walk around the Kirk building…….starting at the Offering House….which is open for you to visit.
We would invite you to take a walk around the Kirkyard and consider what God is saying to you at this time from the words displayed at various locations from the Bible.
You are invited to use the bench at the top left of the Kirkyard (under the large tree) to pause and pray – to be still with God – to ask, seek, knock, wait and receive.

You are also reminded of the Prayer Wall available on the Kirk website under the Prayer tab – a place you can bring your prayers – and ask for prayer from the Prayer Team if appropriate.

The Daily Devotions have been taking us to a daily time of pausing with God’s written Word in September – and you may want to pause to pray at the start of each day. This is available on the Kirk website blog and our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter from 7am- and in the church magazine.
And – don’t forget the brief Sunday morning Reflection at 8am…

Daily Devotions for Monday 27th September, 2021

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

Reading : HEBREWS 12 verses 1-13

Meditation : take time to consider these words this morning as we pause with Father God.
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Then Pause to Pray in response to our Father God

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For yourself and for another

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on John and Lindsay and their family
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HEBREWS 12 verses 1-13
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

P ause and wait before Father God
R ejoice in His goodness to you
A sk for His help
Y ield to His ways

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 26th September, 2021

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

Reading : HEBREWS 4 verse 14 – ch.5 verse 10

Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Sunday morning.
What do these truths mean in your life at this time?

And then pray in response to this God we believe and trust in
Pausing – Rejoicing – Asking – Yielding

Let us have confidence, then, and approach God’s throne, where there is grace.
There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it.

What a Friend we have in Jesus!

Jesus, name above all names.

Amen and Amen we say together.

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 particular verses again from HEBREWS 4 and 5
Reflect on the words and images as your day closes
And then we pause to pray in response to this God we believe and trust in

Pausing – Rejoicing – Asking – Yielding

Let us have confidence, then, and approach God’s throne, where there is grace.
There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it.

What a Friend we have in Jesus!

Jesus, name above all names.

Amen and Amen we say together.