Tag: prayer

‘I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being.’’ Ephesians 3 verse 16

During 2019 we are looking at various Bible characters and their relationship with God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit – as well as a couple of Psalms each weekend – pausing in prayer at our times of Midday Devotion for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time of the year.
In October we journey with PETER and PAUL – what a duo of life-changers!!
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2019.

These 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 the day and even 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 which we started as a church family in 2015.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and 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 of October
O God
Of Peter and Paul
Of yesterday
Today and tomorrow
We believe and trust in You
We seek to please You
O Help us
Forgive us
Guide us
Use us
Surprise us
As we seek to see
Thy Kingdom Come afresh
In our families
In our land
In your Church
This month
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

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 15 vs 1-17

Meditation : take time to consider these verses as your day starts.
The Vine and the branches.
What are you encouraged and challenged by this morning?

Then Pray in response to the LORD our God
The true vine.

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For understanding and obedience)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the leaders of uniformed organisations at LK
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from John 15
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to this God in response
Living and Fruitful One, hear my evening prayers
As I lay myself before you at the end of this day
As I name others before you.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.