Daily Devotions for 23rd November, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : MATTHEW 28 verses 16-20
Meditation : take time to consider these words from Jesus.
What do they mean for you today?
Is there someone you need to tell the Good News to??

Take time to Pray to this Jesus
For yourself
For another person/situation known to you
For our world at this time

O LORD God
I read
But
Help me believe
and
Let Your mighty Holy Spirit work in and through me
As You are doing across the world.
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Dougie and Brad and Gracemount Church
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again
Reflect on these words at the end of your day and pray in response
for others in need of knowing this Jesus at this time in life
Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers as we call out to You
For ourselves and for others.
For all those following you in our city.
Amen.

Pray for Big Alpha

This evening the course comes to an end with Part 11 – Telling Others!

Pray for all who attend.

Pray for God’s blessing!

Pray for an overflow to others!

“1. Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.”

2 Corinthians 4 verses 1-6

Daily Devotions for 22nd November, 2018

Telling Others?

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : PSALM 51
Meditation : take time and consider this psalm – noting verse 13,
What is God saying to you today?

then take time to pray in response

(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, have mercy and hear our prayers this new day.
In Christ alone, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Big Alpha course tonight.
Lord, hear our prayers we ask and bless each and all we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the Psalm again
Reflect on what David says here – and what God is saying to you
And then Pray in response to Him, honestly, at the end of your day
LORD of amazing grace, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you
And mention those we have shared this day with.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 21st November, 2018

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

Reading : 1 CORINTHIANS chapter 5
Meditation : take time to consider what this chapter is saying to you today.
What is your response?

then pray in response….to be a person moving forward – even today

O LORD our God,
Thank you for these words
And all they teach me.
May my trust in You
Move me forward – even today.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen and amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on John and Lindsay
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the words again from 1 Corinthians
Reflect on the verses you have read and then pray in response
LORD God, Father God, our God, hear our evening prayers
For your Church in these days,
As we return our thanks to you in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 20th November, 2018

Upper Room day – time out with God

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

Reading : JOHN 2 verses 1-11
Meditation : consider this passage this morning.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you today?
What is your response to Him?

Pray in response to what you have considered

Lord Jesus,
In Your name I bring my morning prayer,
For others
For my family
For myself
Humbly
Honestly.
Amen.


Midday

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

Evening

Reading : read this passage again
Reflect…. and then Pray….to God in response
LORD our God…..hear our prayers this evening, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 19th November, 2018

Why Get Married?

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

Reading : GENESIS 2 verses 4-25
Meditation : consider carefully these words as your day starts.
What do they mean for you?
What is God saying to you today?

Pray humbly in response to this God, the LORD God

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on those struggling to please God in their married life
O Lord…have mercy we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from Genesis 4
Reflect on their meaning for you and then pray to this God, our God in response
Father God, hear my evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.