Daily Devotions for Saturday 30th September, 2017

Messy Church day!

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : ACTS 11 verses 1-18

Meditation : take time to consider these verses as your day starts.
What do you learn?
What is God saying to you in particular today? 

Take time to Pray in response….. 

O Spirit of God,
Move among us afresh!
How we need You.
Teach us
Lead us
Help us
Fill us
Use us – even today

In Jesus’ name we ask- Amen.

Midday

Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own midday prayer
(see Matthew 6 or under the Prayer tab on LK website)

Father God, our God in heaven, hear our prayers.
and bless Messy Church real good we ask!
 

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on the words written here and what they mean for you…..

and Pray in response at the close of this month

Spirit of the Living God, hear our evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name,   Amen.

Daily Devotions for 29th September, 2017

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading :   ACTS 10 verses 23-48

Meditation : take time and consider all that happens and is said here.
What is God saying to you today from these verses?
What do you struggle with? What encourages you?

Pray in response – to Peter’s God – to our God 

O God of grace and peace
Thank you for your Word
And for all those who share in all your blessings
In Christ Jesus
Over the years
In this world today.
Oh may Your Holy Spirit work in and through each of us
As You are already doing across the world.

Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the changing Church in Lebanon

Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

 Evening

Reading : read these particular verses again from Acts 10

Reflect on this God who was at work in Peter’s day and pray in response to Him for your church and the church worldwide

LORD God, Father God, hear our evening prayers
As I thank you for this day
And for your saving grace – even to me.
In Jesus’ name,     Amen.

Daily Devotions for 28th September, 2017

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : ACTS 10 verses 1-23

Meditation :   take time and consider these events.
What do they say to you about our God? about our Christian faith?
What is your response to God’s Word today? 

then pray in response – to this God of the unexpected

(Pray your own words to the LORD God
In worship and thanks for what you have read,
In confession and need to be more like Jesus,
For yourself and for others.) 

O LORD God, receive our praise and hear our prayers this morning
As we wait on you to speak with us – in unexpected ways.

In Jesus’ name,   Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on Judy, our Treasurer at LK

Lord, hear our prayers we ask and bless her real good!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect again on these verses at the end of your day

and Pray in response to this great God of ours

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers
As we wait and expect to hear your voice leading us tomorrow.

Daily Devotions for 27th September, 2017

Pram Praise morning!

Morning

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

Reading : ACTS 9 verses 32-43

Meditation : prayerfully consider these healings in Lydda and Joppa
What images stay with you?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

then pray for another as your day starts

O LORD our God,
Hear my prayer

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on Chris, our Facilities Manager at Lk

O LORD, thank you for him – bless him muchly – even today!

Evening

Reading : read these particular verses again from Acts 9

Reflect on the words and then pray in response to this Jesus

Lord Jesus, our Saviour, hear our evening prayers

Daily Devotions for 26th September, 2017

Upper Room day and   evening Gathering for Prayer

Morning

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

Reading : ACTS 9 verses 19-31

Meditation : take time and consider what happens here in these verses.
Ponder Saul – truly a changed man by God’s saving grace!
What is God’s Word for you today?

Then take time to Pray to this Jesus

Lord Jesus,
I read of a changed life
I believe in your saving grace
Help my unbelief….Even now
And use even me to speak of You to others.

In Your name I ask, Amen.

Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask…Seek…Knock……Hear

Lord…thank you.

Evening

Reading : read these particular verses again

Reflect….on the truths given and then Pray….to this Christ Jesus

Amen we pray together at the end of this day.

Daily Devotions for 25th September, 2017

Morning

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

Reading : ACTS 9 verses 1-19

Meditation : take time to consider these verses as your day starts.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today?

Then Pray in response to what you have considered

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of understanding and need) 

Amazing grace that saved a wretch like me!
In Jesus’ name, Amen!!

Midday

Pray God’s blessings on the small Church in the Comoros Islands, Africa.

O Lord…have mercy on all we ask and build your Church!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from Acts 9.

Reflect on their meaning for you and then pray to God in response

Father God, hear my evening prayers
And continue to change my life.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.