November 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.

On this first Tuesday in November 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.

You are also invited to take a meaningful walk to the Kirk building…….starting at the Offering House….which is open for you to visit….and has an interesting exhibition inside about our Prayer life!
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. At this time of COP26 you may want to add your own prayer for our world at this time.

The Daily Devotions are taking us to a daily time of asking with God’s written Word in November – 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 1st November, 2021

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

Reading : GENESIS 18 verses 16-33

Meditation : This morning we take time to consider these words and events from yesteryear.

Pray in response – taking time to ask in prayer for our city

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on your family and neighbours
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening

Reading : read the passage again from GENESIS 18 at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pause to pray for our city to God in response

LORD God, the LORD Almighty, hear my prayer this evening.
As I confess my sins this day
As I humbly name others before you.
As I lay myself and my city before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A Call to Prayer with Others

As your Monday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we journey through this week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from ROMANS 5 verses 1-11

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of A-C-T-S which many have found to be a blessing and a help

A doration … taking a few moments to bring your evening words of praise and worship to our God

C onfession … of the sins of this day

T hanksgiving … for the blessings of this day … and for forgiveness received

S upplication or Asking … for a situation…or another person in need at this time

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Pause to Pray for Others

On this last Monday in October…as the nation and the world still wrestles with new cases and vaccine supplies…and other points of crisis and concern… you are invited to pause and continue to pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world – and for parts of the world in turmoil at this time

For family and friends and neighbours

For the upcoming COP26 in Glasgow

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and world leaders at this time of decision making

October 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 gather as a Church for our monthly Gathering for Prayer.
We take time to bring our prayers of thanksgiving, to wait and listen with God, to focus prayers on COP26 and to pray for others and each other. This will happen on Zoom at 7.30.

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….and has an interesting exhibition inside about our Prayer life as a Church Family!
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 to rejoice with God’s written Word in October – 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 25th October, 2021

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

Reading : ROMANS 5 verses 1-11

Meditation : As we pause with God this morning
we take time to consider the truths in these verses.

Then Pause to Rejoice in Prayer in response to the LORD our God

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving for God’s amazing grace
Of confession and trust
For our nation
For our world

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
We give thanks for our Prayer Ministry Team
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ROMANS 5 verses 1-11 – in another version?
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Eternal and Gracious One,
Hear my evening prayer
As I return my evening praise to you
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.