Tag: Midday

Time-Out Tuesday and Evening Gathering for Prayer of Lament and for Our Country

As a Church we set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out. In the early weeks and months of lockdown it was not possible to open and run this space….BUT IT IS THIS TUESDAY!!

You are invited to….

* A place with space
** For time-out
* Private prayer
** With God

Above the Kirkgate Cafe…..7.30am-7.30pm

Opportunites to pray with others will be possible at 8am…12 noon and 7pm

There are guidelines to follow…..including wearing a face covering.

But…..our Tuesdays – and every day – can still be an opportunity for time out…..with God…..where we are…at home or at work

You are invited to pause regularly at some time during the day and be still with God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

You are encouraged to speak with Him….to listen to Him.…to receive from Him…especially at this time as we seek to hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church in our times.

The PATHWAY of PEACE around the Kirkyard is now closed but you can still walk around the Kirk and as you walk and think and reflect and pray in these days know that God is still walking with you. You will find that there are prompts to consider from the Bible as you prayerfully walk – the online church magazine has more information.

You are invited to share in the Midday Prayers and Evening Prayers that will be posted online at 12noon and 9pm on various days on the Kirk website and on our social media pages. We are also encouraged to pray with others in our city and across our land at 5pm….focussing on all those affected by the coronavirus…..and during this particular week you are invited to join with others and pray for all those affected afresh by the new coronavirus restrictions.

You are invited to pray with others in our Church family as we journey through 2020 together…..and to listen for what God is saying to us in these particular days.

You are therefore invited to the Church monthly Gathering for Prayer via Zoom…..Tuesday evening at 7.30pm. This month our evening together will include a time of waiting before God and bringing our Prayers of Lament as well as focussing on our country in these days and the national time of Remembrance. You are encouraged to be a part of this venture of faith.

Daily Devotions for Monday 26th October, 2020

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

Reading : ACTS 1 verses 1-11

Meditation : take time to consider these words as your day starts.
Jesus is taken up to Heaven.
What is God teaching you today?
What is your response to His Word this morning?

Then Pray with honesty in response to the LORD our God

Pray your own words at the start of this day

Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For our nation
For our world

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your neighbours at this time
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

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

Eternal and Faithful One, hear my evening prayer
O help me to ever be an upward looking person
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 25th October, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verse 116

Meditation : take time and consider this part of the Psalm this Sunday morning.
What do the words mean for you today?
What is God teaching you this morning?

And then pray in response – using the verse as you turn to prayer

O God of truth
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
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 this particular verse again from Psalm 119
Reflect on the words written here and then Pray in response to this God of ours

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
Lead us
Guide us
In Jesus’ name we ask, Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come #celebrate

As a Church we took part in the global prayer venture of Thy Kingdom Come earlier this year.
This ran during the 11 days between Ascension and Pentecost….many weeks and months ago now!

Each Saturday at 12 noon we are continuing to ask and seek and knock on Heaven’s door…..’Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done’…..and to pray for up to 5 people we know to meet with Jesus and to experience God’s Kingdom reign in their lives.

This week we focus on the theme of CELEBRATE as we pause to pray with others.

It may seem a strange thing to do at this time but we are invited to spend time with the LORD our God….bringing our prayers of celebration and praise to Him at this time. You may find it helpful to read PSALMS 146 and 149 as you turn to Prayer.

Bring to mind the good gifts God has given you this past week.

Celebrate His amazing grace and kindness and generosity.

Celebrate His acts of goodness to you and others.

Celebrate with the psalmist and the musicians and the dancers!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 24th October, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verse 114

Meditation : take the time to consider these words this Saturday morning.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?

And then take time to Pray in response to this God
Make these words your own

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

O Great King of kings
Your kingdom come
We say
Your will be done
In our lives
In your Church
In this world
As it is in heaven
For yours is the eternal kingdom
All the power and heavenly glory
Now and forever
Amen!

Evening
Reading : read the verse again from Psalm 119
Reflect on the words here…. and then Pray in response to what you have read

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers.
As we worship you for who you are
As we thank you for your help this day
And name others in need before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.