Tag: Pentecost

Thy Kingdom Come as it is in Heaven

In our land and across our world during the 11 days leading to Pentecost earlier this year believers and followers of Jesus were invited to pause and pray for the Kingdom of God to be experienced and evidenced anew. This was a venture created by God through the Archbishop of Canterbury and others.

As part of our daily devotional rhythm there have been 11 posts on our website and social media pages – each Saturday morning at 8am – on the 11 themes brought to us by the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture leaders.

Today we are invited to pause in God’s presence – and to pray for His Kingdom to be a reality in our lives – in our church – in our city – in our land – in our world – as it is in heaven.

Please take a few minutes with God – on this particular Saturday – and pause to pray for a Kingdom experience – even today.
Pray to see evidence of His Kingdom rule and blessing in our day.
Pray for His Kingdom will to be done – on earth as it is in heaven.

O LORD our God
Father
Son
Holy Spirit
We call out
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
Today
Tomorrow
Forever!

Thy Kingdom Come as it is in Heaven

In our land and across our world during the next 10 days believers and followers of Jesus are being invited to pause and pray for the Kingdom of God to be experienced and evidenced anew. This is a venture created by God through the Archbishop of Canterbury and others.

As part of our daily devotional rhythm there will be 11 posts on our website and social media pages – 10-20 May at 8am – on the 11 themes brought to us by the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture leaders.

Today we are invited to pause in God’s presence – and to pray for His Kingdom to be a reality in our lives – in our church – in our city – in our land – in our world – as it is in heaven.

Please take a few minutes with God – on this Pentecost Sunday – and pause to pray for a Kingdom experience – even today.
Pray to see evidence of His Kingdom rule and blessing in our day.
Pray for His Kingdom will to be done – on earth as it is in heaven.

O LORD our God
Father
Son
Holy Spirit
We call out
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
Today
Tomorrow
Forever!

Daily Devotions for Sunday 20th May, 2018

Pentecost!

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : ACTS 2 verses 31-46

Meditation : take time to consider these words on this particular Sunday.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God teaching you today?

and then pray in response, to God the Giver of His Holy Spirit

O LORD God,
As I read these words
Teach me
Guide me
Equip me
Use me
To live for you today
Here
And where you send me
By your Holy Spirit,
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for your church family and Heart and Soul in Princes Street Gardens
to know God’s Pentecost blessings
O LORD, our God, hear our cry and pour out Your blessing we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Acts 2
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of this day
O LORD, hear our prayers we ask.
As we return our thanks to you
As we acknowledge Your Spirit within us
As we pray for all corners of our world
To know of Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for May 2018

‘Come, let us praise the LORD!
Let us come before him with thanksgiving….
For the LORD is a mighty God, a mighty king over all the gods.’
Psalm 95 verses 1-3

As we move through 2018 we lift our eyes Upward to the LORD our God, the Mighty King, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We are encouraged to spend time with Him each and every day, to ‘read the Bible, pray every day’ seeking to become more like Jesus as we open up to the Holy Spirit at work in us.
During May we will visit various parts of the Bible and pray together as we consider the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture across the world, the work of Christian Aid, Pentecost, the Church of Scotland annual Assembly and the work of TEAR Fund….as well as remembering Big Alpha coming in the Autumn!

The Daily 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 your day and 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. It was these traditions that gave birth to the Daily Devotions in early 2015.

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

A Prayer for the Month

A Prayer for the Month of May

Sovereign God
King of kings
Judge of all
We bow down.
Thy Kingdom come.

LORD God
King of kings
Judge of all
We turn to You.
Thy will be done.

Merciful God
King of kings
Judge of all
We pray to You.
Give us our daily bread.

Sovereign God
King of kings
Judge of all
We bow down.
We turn to You.
We pray to You.

In Jesus’ name.
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

#ThyKingdomCome

As part of the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture, today’s prayer theme is #ThyKingdomCome

As we look back over these 10 days – give thanks for what God has done and is doing in our country and across the world!

As we celebrate Pentecost today – pray for and anticipate the gift and Person and presence of the Holy Spirit – even today in our lives and in our churches!

Father God, hear us as we prayerfully call out ‘Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven’.

#ThyKingdomCome #pledge2pray