Tag: praise

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 21st December, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : LUKE 1 verses 46-56 (again)

Meditation : take time to consider these words again this new day
Mary’s song of Praise!
What words encourage and inspire you this morning?

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God of blessing

You are my God;
teach me to do your will.
Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.
Rescue me, LORD, as you have promised;
in your goodness save me from my troubles!

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Christian Aid in our world
O LORD God, have mercy and hear our prayers this day we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from LUKE 1 verses 46-56
Reflect on the words…. And then pray to the LORD our God

You are my God;
teach me to do your will.
Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.
Rescue me, LORD, as you have promised;
in your goodness save me from my troubles!

Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves before You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 20th December, 2022

Upper Room day

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord

Reading : LUKE 1 verses 46-56

Meditation : take time and consider this psalm this morning.
Mary’s song of Praise!
What words or images stay with you?
What song of praise is on your lips today?

Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you

O God my Saviour
With praise in my heart
This morning

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read LUKE 1 verses 46-56 again – in another version?
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God

O God my Saviour
With praise in my heart
This evening

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 20th November, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS chapter 11 verses 33-36

Meditation : take time and consider these great words of praise this Sunday morning.
Praise God!
What do they mean for you today?
What is God teaching/reminding you about Himself?

And then pray in response – using the words as you turn to prayer
Come and praise Him – the Living God!

In Jesus’ Name, Amen and Amen!

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

Lord, we thank You for our founder, Paul
We thank You for his wisdom and resolve
Help us to understand the intricacy
Of his message, and to follow You as a Christian Nation
Built from the ‘nations’.
In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these particular truths again from ROMANS chapter 11 verses 33-36
Reflect on the words and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we name others seeking you
As we pilgrimage on into this new week
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come – at Midday – with the Cheeky Pandas

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

This prayer continues around the world!

Each Sunday at Midday we have been re-visiting one of the 11 daily themes….and this time we again revisit one of the videos that was released for younger viewers….. Series 2 with the Cheeky Pandas – A Pentecost Praise Party!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 17th September, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 11 verses 33-36

Meditation : take the time to consider these great words about God this Saturday morning.
Praise and Glory to God!
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
Which words stay with you as your day starts?

And then take time to Pray and Praise in response to this God

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 verses again from ROMANS 11 verses 33-36
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
This is our God!

Praise my soul the King of heaven!
To God be the glory
Great things He has done!

In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen!

Daily Devotions for Friday 27th May, 2022

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Day 2 of Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture
This is a global venture as Christians around the world
Pray for up to 5 friends to meet with Jesus
Pray for evidence of God’s Kingdom on earth
As it is in heaven
Pray for God’s Kingdom will to be done
In our lives
In our community where we live
In His Church
In our nation
In our world

Reading : ACTS 2 verses 42-47

Meditation : as we pause with God we take time and consider all that is said here
A people who praise!
What images or words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

And then Pray with words of Praise 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

And so we bring our sacrifice of praise to you, our God Most High.
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on refugees and migrants from Libya
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ACTS 2
Reflect on the words written here and pray in response to the LORD our God

Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, my soul
I will praise him as long as I live;
I will sing to my God all my life.

In Jesus’ name, Amen!