Tag: prayer

Daily Devotions for February 10th, 2020

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

Reading : MATTHEW 5 verse 8

Meditation : take the time to consider this verse….words of Jesus.
What is God saying to you this morning?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to this Jesus.
As the Spirit searches your heart.

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

O LORD our God,
Hear our prayers this day
As we lay ourselves before you
As your Spirit moves among us
As we seek to see you more and more
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on those known to you as pure in heart
O LORD, have mercy on us we call out and pour out your blessings

Evening
Reading : read the verse again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to God in response

Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
As I lay myself and this world before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 9th February, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verse 45

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God.
Use the verse as you turn to pray.

O LORD our God,
Good and majestic One,
Creator God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh fill us with your Spirit afresh
For of ourselves we get it so wrong
Today and every day.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer

O Loving and Merciful God
Make us a People
Of Promised Land living
We call out

Believing your promises O LORD
Make us strong
Trusting your promises O God
Make us more like Jesus
Living out your promises O Lord
Send us out

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read this verse again from Psalm 119
Reflect on all that is said here in this one verse and then Pray in response to God

O LORD, our Great Creator God,
hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come #praise

As a church family we have been revisiting the 11 themes from the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture last Pentecost on a Saturday morning.

This morning we are invited to pause and pray in praise…

For who our God is!

For what He has done for us and for others!

Praise Him!
Praise Him!
To God be the glory!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 8th February, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verse 41

Meditation : take time to consider this verse this morning.
What do the words mean for you?
What is God saying to you today from His written Word?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!

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 this verse from Psalm 119 again
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Pray to Him in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God, receive our evening prayers
For we believe and trust in you
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for February 7th, 2020

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : MATTHEW 5 verse 7

Meditation : consider these words this morning from Jesus.
What do they mean for you in your life?
Is there someone in need known to you at this time?

And then Pray in response – as God leads you
Pray with confidence to our God of mercy and grace

Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those in need of being shown mercy today.
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and bless them real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this one verse again
Reflect on the words you have just read and pray in response

Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers as we respond to these words
And bring a blessing to those in need of being shown mercy we ask.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for February 6th, 2020

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

Reading : MATTHEW 5 verse 6

Meditation : take time and carefully consider these words.
What is God saying to you today from His Word?
How would you describe your spiritual hunger at this time?

Then pray in response to the LORD as your day starts.
Pray to be hungry for righteousness…for God.

(Pray your own words this morning to the LORD God……..)

In Jesus’ name. Amen and Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those striving for truth and justice in our world
Lord, hear our prayers and bless each and all real good we ask.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in our world!

Evening
Reading : read this particular verse again from MATTHEW 5
Reflect on the words written here – and what God is saying to you this evening.
Pray in response to this God who feeds the spiritually hungry.

O LORD, hear our evening prayers as this day closes
As we return our thanks to You.
As we humbly confess our sins
In Jesus’ name. Amen.