UPPER room and evening Church GATHERING FOR PRAYER

** Will you make use of these opportunities this particular Tuesday – even for a few minutes – and pray for Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done  in our lives, our country and our world in these days – before a break for summer.

Tuesday becomes Upper Room day – 7.30am-7.30 pm – in the space above the Café.

Time out with God  –   this Tuesday.

Space.
Sofas.
Cross of thanksgiving.
Bibles and books.
Music.

Time out with God.

Praying.
Listening.
Asking.
Waiting.

Time out with God.

** Times of prayer together at 7.30am…..12 noon….7pm

** Time of contemplation 2.45-3.45pm
** Café open 9.30am-2pm and 4.45-8pm

*** In the evening 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 will be the theme for our time together – in prayer – around the Cross – as a local Church Family –
7.30-8.45pm.

Hopefully you will make one of these times part of your Tuesday.

Daily devotions for 26th June, 2017

Morning

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

Reading : 1 Peter 4 verses 12-19

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

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)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessings on those living and working in refugee camps across our world
O Lord…have mercy on all we ask.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from 1 Peter 4

Reflect on their meaning and then pray to God in response

Father God, hear my evening prayers.

Daily devotions for Sunday 25th June, 2017

Living in the Grace of God

Morning

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

Reading : 1 Peter 4 verse 12 – ch.5 verse 14

Meditation :  take time to consider these particular words as Peter’s letter ends.
What do they teach you about suffering as a Christian? about elders in the Church?
About the God of all grace?

and then pray to this God of all help and amazing grace.

O LORD God,
As I read these words
Help me|
Help me
And make them true in my life.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday

Pray for your church family to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, our God, hear our cry at this time of the day.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on the words and themes and then Pray in response

O LORD God, God of all grace, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for Sunday blessings
Help in our suffering
The gift of elders to lead us
And Your amazing grace over all to sustain and equip us.

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

#ThyKingdomCome #Thanks

As part of the follow-up to the recent Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture, today we pause as God’s people and prayerfully consider the theme again of #Thanks

Take a few minutes now with Father God to bring Him your weekend prayers of thanksgiving – for who He is – for what He has given you this week – for what He is doing in the lives of others around you, in our church and in our world.  On this 24th of the month we also stand with others around the world in prayer for peace and justice in Israel and Palestine.

Our Father in heaven, receive our prayers of thanksgiving, have mercy we call out and hear our prayers this weekend.

 

#thykingdomcome #pledge2pray #thanks

Daily devotions for Saturday 24th June, 2017

Morning

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

Reading : 1 Peter 4 verses 1-11

Meditation : consider these verses again at the end of your week.
What is God saying to you – afresh – or again?
What is your response to your Word this morning?                 

And then take time to Pray in response to the truths you have considered

O God of Perfect Truth,
Hear my morning prayer
And by Your Spirit’s help
Make me a person of truth
Living out Your Word
Even today.

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday

Pray God’s blessings on those preparing to preach tomorrow in our land

O LORD, hear our prayers we ask and may Your Word be spoken out
heard and received and bearing visible fruit in these days.

Amen.

Evening

Reading : read the set verses again

Reflect and then Pray

LORD God, our God, hear our prayers at the end of this day and this week.

Daily Devotions for 23rd June, 2017

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading :   1 Peter 4 verses 8-11

Meditation : take time and consider these words from Peter to other Christians.
What do they teach you about God’s people in this world?
What is God’s Word to you this morning?

Take time to Pray in response to God’s Word as He leads you.  

In Jesus’ name,
Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessings of love, joy and peace on the Church in Vietnam.
Father God, have mercy and hear our prayers. 

Evening

Reading : read these few verses again from 1 Peter

Reflect on this part of God’s Word and pray in response to Him
for your church and the church worldwide in these days

Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers.