Daily Devotions for Friday 19th April, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : NEHEMIAH chapter 1
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here
Nehemiah
A Prayer

What images or words stay with you?
What is your prayer this morning?

And then Pray with honest words to this God of ours in response

Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them
and who depend on the LORD their God,
the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,
and all that is in them.
He always keeps his promises;
He judges in favour of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry

Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on our Church Prayer List
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from NEHEMIAH chapter 1
Reflect again on the words written here and pray in response to Father God

Honestly
Humbly

In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen

Daily Devotions for APRIL 2024

We will obey all that the LORD, our Lord, commands us;
and that we will keep all his laws and requirements.

Nehemiah 10 verse 29

During 2023 we were looking daily at the theme of TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS as we journeyed with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John through their gospels.

In 2024 we consider BEFORE THE GOOD NEWS – GOD’S PLAN BEGINS – as we step back into the Old Testament and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In April we journey with RUTH, EZRA, NEHEMIAH and ESTHER

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2024.

These Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through the day and even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.
The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions which we started as a church family in 2015.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and Prayer of response
Midday
Prayer – mostly for others
Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day

Prayer for the Month of APRIL

O Sovereign King
We bow before You
Lord of all
Our Lord

O Gracious King
We bow before You
Lord of all
Our Lord

O Just and Righteous King
We bow before You
Lord of all
Our Lord

Amen

The Lord’s 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

A Call to Saturday Evening Prayer with Others

As your Saturday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we step into Sunday

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from NEHEMIAH 2 verses 1-10

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of P-R-A-Y which we have found to be a blessing from Lectio365/24-7 Prayer

P ause in God’s presence – acknowledge He is with you where you are

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

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for His help – for yourself and for a situation/person known to you at this time

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 6th November, 2021

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

Reading : NEHEMIAH 2 verses 1-10.

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
Nehemiah in prayer.

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
What are you asking God for at this time?

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 this passage again from NEHEMIAH 2
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Call on Him in your evening Prayer

O LORD God, our God, receive our evening praise
For who You are!
For all you have done for us!
For your help and guidance even today!
And as we give it all back to you
We ask
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city, in these days.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Thursday 25th February, 2021

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

Reading : NEHEMIAH 2 verses 1-10

Meditation : take time and consider this part of the Nehemiah story this morning.
‘I prayed to the God of Heaven, and then I said to the emperor……’
What is your prayer to the God of Heaven this morning?

And then pray in response – as your day starts
including for things you have been asked to do

Pray your own words to the LORD God

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the land and people of Malawi
Father God…hear our prayers and bless them each and all we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from NEHEMIAH 2
Reflect on the verses and events at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God – our God of Heaven and Earth

O LORD, hear our various evening prayers
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 24th February, 2021

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

Reading : NEHEMIAH chapter 1

Meditation : prayerfully consider these words as you imagine all that happens.
Nehemiah – a man of prayer.
What words stays with you?
How would you describe your prayer life at this time?

Then pray in response to this God of ours

O LORD our God,
Teach us to pray
As Nehemiah did
As Jesus did
Hear our cries even today
In Jesus’ name
Amen and amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the land and people of South Africa in these times
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from NEHEMIAH 1
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 hearing our prayers
As we thank you for answering our prayers
As we trust you for answers still to come
In Jesus’ name, Amen