Tag: October

A Call to Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

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

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from REVELATION 22 verses 6-21

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 the fact of Jesus’ return!

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 Sunday in October…as the nation and the world still wrestles with new cases and vaccine supplies…and other points of crisis and concern, including COP26 starting in Glasgow… 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 Church in our world at this time – to be salt and light

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and world leaders at this time of decision making during COP26

Thy Kingdom Come at Midday

As a Church we were part of the global prayer venture – Thy Kingdom Come.

This prayer continues around the world!

Each Sunday at Midday we will re-visit one of the 11 daily themes….and this time we revisit the youth videos.
This week it is JESUS – as we are encouraged to focus on Him and tell others about Him!

Daily Devotions for Sunday 31st October, 2021

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

Reading : REVELATION 22 verses 6-21

Meditation : as we pause with God at the close of the month
Take time to consider these verses and rejoice that the best is yet to come!

And then pray with hope and rejoicing in response to this God, our God

O God of eternal hope
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We look up to you
We offer you our songs of hope and praise
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

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

We rejoice in your love, O God!

We rejoice in your care, O Father God!

We rejoice in your saving grace, O Lord!

We rejoice in your good gifts, O merciful Lord!

We rejoice!
We give thanks!
We worship you!

With our words and songs of praise!

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen.

Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from REVELATION 22
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

Praise him, kings and all peoples,
princes and all other rulers;
young women and young men,
old people and children too.
Let them all praise the name of the LORD!
His name is greater than all others;
his glory is above earth and heaven

O LORD, hear our evening prayers of praise 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
And our hope of eternal heaven with you!
In Jesus’ name, 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 journey through this week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from COLOSSIANS 1 verses 1-14

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

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

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 30th October, 2021

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

Reading : COLOSSIANS 1 verses 1-14

Meditation : take the time to consider these words of thanksgiving this Saturday morning.
Which words stay with you as your day starts?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

And then take time to Pray with Praise in response to this God
Make Paul’s words your own

Give thanks for others in God’s Church
Pray for the Good News being shared around the world
Pray God’s blessing on a believer you have recently spoken with
Pray for God to rescue someone in need known to you

Amen we pray together this new day!

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 the set verses again from COLOSSIANS 1
Reflect on the truths behind the words….
and then Pray with Thanksgiving with Paul in response to what you have read

Give thanks this evening for others in God’s Church
Pray this evening for the Good News being shared around the world
Pray God’s blessing this evening on a believer you have recently spoken with
Pray for God to rescue someone in need known to you at this time

In Jesus’ name, Amen.