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Daily Devotions for 4th October, 2018

Big Alpha course
Why did Jesus die?

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : MATTHEW chapter 27

Meditation : take time and consider all that happens here.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you today and what is your response to Him?

Take the time to Pray in response to what you have read

LORD God
Father God,
Hear my morning prayer
As I consider all that happened to Jesus
And why.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those new to the Christian faith
And Big Alpha this evening
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and answer our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the chapter again
Reflect on these words and images and then Pray in response as your day ends
Father God, hear my evening prayer
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 3rd October, 2018

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God
Reading : MATTHEW 22 verses 15-22

Meditation : take time to consider Jesus’ words here.
What do these verses say to you?
Ponder again verse 21.

Then take time to Pray to this God, King of kings.

In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the people and nation of Yemen
O LORD God, have mercy and hear our prayers this day.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Matthew 22
Reflect on the words from Jesus …. and pray to this God of ours
Hear our evening prayers, O God.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 2nd October, 2018

Upper Room day

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : PSALM 100

Meditation : take time and consider these words of joyful worship this morning.
How is God described here?
What do the words mean for you today?

Pray in response to what you have read – with songs of worship and thanksgiving!

Oh LORD our Lord,
Our Maker,
We come before you today with thanksgiving,
We bow down in worship,
We kneel before You,
The God of good things,
Our God!
In Jesus’ wonderful name,
Amen.

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

Evening
Reading : read Psalm 100 again
Reflect on the words and then Pray….to the LORD our God
God of greatness and goodness and amazing grace
We bring our evening worship to you
At the end of this day
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for 1st October, 2018

Why Harvest?

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : LEVITICUS 23 verses 1-22

Meditation : take time to carefully consider these verses as your day starts.
What do they say to you today about God and Harvest?

Then Pray and Praise in response to our Creator 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 blessing on those who work in our fields and farms
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Leviticus 23
Reflect on what you read and then praise and pray to God in response
Good good God, hear my evening prayers
And receive my evening praise
As I thank you for all You have provided for us on earth
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for October 2018

‘Salvation is to be found through him (Jesus Christ) alone;
in all the world there is no one else whom God has given
who can save us’ Acts 4 verse 12

In October we take the time each day to spend with God and His Word as we follow the Sunday morning series WHY…? and continue the Big ALPHA venture – 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.
The online Sunday evening devotion also now includes a Celtic Prayer.
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we continue together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2018.

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

Spirit of the Living God
Fall afresh on us
Teach us
Help us
Show us
Use us
For the Father’s glory
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