Daily Devotions for Thursday 21st May, 2020

Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture
You are invited to pray with us at 12 noon

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

Reading : MATTHEW 6 verses 5-8

Meditation : take time and consider this part of Jesus’ teaching on prayer this morning.
What are you encouraged and challenged by today?

And then pray in response – as your day starts
including for others in need known to you at this time

(Pray your own words to the LORD God first)

And then together we pray….

O LORD,
God who hears our prayers,
O make us more like Jesus we ask.
Have mercy and hear our cry this morning
For others
For family
For neighbours and colleagues
For ourselves
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
The ThyKingdomCome daily theme today is TO JESUS
Pray for up to 5 people you know to meet with Jesus
And to experience the Kingdom of God in their lives.

O God, hear our prayers and give saving grace we ask
In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from MATTHEW 6
Reflect on the verses again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to God – who loves the whole world so much

O LORD our God, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you
For those you have met with
Even today
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 20th May, 2020

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

Reading : 1 JOHN 5 verses 14 and 15

Meditation : slowly consider these words this morning
What is God teaching you today?
What will you ask Him for?

Then pray in response to this God of ours
Ask…..Seek…..Knock………Receive…….

O LORD our God,
These are our morning prayers
In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen
.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those in need of knowing God’s comfort at this time
O LORD, hear our prayers and be near them we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from 1 JOHN 5
Reflect on the words you read 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 thank you for your guiding hand this day
As we lay our requests before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 19th May, 2020

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : JAMES chapter 5 verses 13-20

Meditation : consider this passage – about Elijah and prayer.
What is God saying to you today from this passage?
What will you pray for this morning?

Take time to Pray in response to the LORD our God
What are you praying for today?

These are our prayers this morning, O God,
In Jesus’ Name
Amen.


Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
‘Thy Kingdom come’ Father God
LORD our God…thank you.

Evening

Reading : read the passage again from JAMES 5
Reflect on these particular words this evening…. And then pray to our God in response

Father God, our gracious God, hear our evening prayers,
As we return our thanks to you.
As we look back on our day
As we raise our requests to you
As we trust you for tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Rhythm of Prayer and Devotion

As we journey through another week how is your rhythm of prayer and devotion going??
As you move towards Pentecost Sunday what is your expectation?

Many of us have more time now to pause and pray with God – for various reasons.
Some of us have started a prayer journal.
Some of us have been pausing to pray at Midday and in the Evening as part of our Daily Devotion together.

As a Church we have set aside a Tuesday each week and provided a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out. However in these times sadly it is not possible to open and run this space.

But…..our Tuesdays can still be an opportunity for time out…..with God

You are invited to pause at some time in your Tuesday tomorrow 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…

You are invited to share in the Midday Prayer and Evening Prayer that will be posted online at 12noon and 9pm. We are also encouraged to pray the Lord’s Prayer with others in our city and across our land at 5pm….focussing on all those affected by the coronavirus.

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

And there is the THY KINGDOM COME prayer venture starting this Thursday, when many, many Christians will be asking, seeking and knocking on Heaven’s door with a particular sense of urgency in these days.

It’s a global prayer movement.

We want to see our family and friends meet with Jesus and experience the Kingdom of God in their lives.

We long to see the Church and our world experience afresh the Kingdom of God.

This year the venture runs 21st-31st May.

Each day there will a different theme to help us pray.
There will be videos posted daily from the TKC team on their website, YouTube and social media channels.

As a church, Liberton Kirk has registered to be a part of this.
You can too – at www.thykingdomcome.global

At 12 noon during the venture our Midday Prayer will be focussed on the daily theme.
On the 24th our Prayer Team will be meeting together to pray and chat.
On Tuesday 26th the Midday Upper Room time of prayer together will be available via Zoom and in the evening the Gathering for Prayer will focus on Thy Kingdom Come.

You are encouraged to be a part of this!
Need any more information…. please do contact TKC, Alastair, Susan or John.

A prayer from the TKC morning and evening prayer guide….

Almighty God,
your ascended Son has sent us into the world
to preach the good news of your kingdom:
inspire us with your Spirit
and fill our hearts with the fire of your love,
that all who hear your Word
may be drawn to you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 18th May, 2020

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

Reading : JAMES 1 verse 5

Meditation : take time to consider this one verse this morning.
What are you asking God for today?

And then Pray in response to what you have read
Ask….Seek….Knock…….Receive….

In and through Christ Jesus, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our children and young people
God of grace and mercy…and hope, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from JAMES
Reflect on the words written here and then Pray in response

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers,
As we leave our many and varied requests with you.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.