Tag: Palm Sunday

Daily Devotions for Monday 25th March, 2024

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

Reading : ROMANS 6 verses 1-14
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Monday morning.
Dead to Sin
Alive in Christ Jesus

What words stay with you?
How would you describe your relationship with God at the moment?

Then Pray with your own words in response to this Jesus

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in India
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ROMANS 6 verses 1-14
Reflect on what you read and then pause to pray to our God in response

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words of prayer and praise
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Palm Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into a new week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from ROMANS 5 verses 12-21 – as we consider BEFORE THE GOOD NEWS – GOD’S PLAN BEGINS through 2024.

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes….

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Sunday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time – especially prayerfully supporting the people of Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, Haiti, Yemen and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow

Daily Devotions for Palm Sunday 24th March, 2024

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

Reading : ROMANS 5 verses 12-21
Meditation : take time and consider this part of the chapter this particular Sunday morning.
Adam
Christ

What do these words mean for you today?
What is your response?

And then pray in response – noting again the words of verses 18 and 19 as you turn to prayer

O God of grace-giving-Life
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We offer you our songs of praise
This new day
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

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

LORD God
Our God
Father God
Thank you
For sending Jesus

Lord Jesus
Our Saviour
Redeemer
Thank you
For taking our place

Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from ROMANS 5 verses 12-21
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Palm Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on through Holy Week
With hope and confidence in You above all others
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Saturday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into Palm Sunday….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from ROMANS 5 verses 1-11 – as we consider BEFORE THE GOOD NEWS – GOD’S PLAN BEGINS through 2024.

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes….

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Saturday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time – especially prayerfully supporting the people of Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, Haiti, Yemen and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow

Daily Devotions for 2nd April, 2023

Palm Sunday

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

Reading : PSALM 56
Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning in Lent.
Be merciful to me O God.
My enemies.
What encourages and challenges you today?
What words stay with you?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own prayer as you step into today.

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 these verses again from PSALM 56
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Great God,
Hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Pause to Pray for Others

On this Palm Sunday…as the nation and the world wrestles with the crisis in Ukraine – a major concern before us at this time… 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 continue to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world, where many are still waiting for vaccine supplies – and for all those in need on our Church Prayer List at this time – and for parts of the world in turmoil at this time

For family and friends and neighbours

For Church leaders across the world at this time

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For those who are feeling anxious about others at this time