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Daily Devotions for 5th July, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : 2 KINGS chapter 25

Meditation : take time and consider all that happens here to Judah.
What words or images stay with you?
Look at chapter 24 verses 1-4.
What is God saying to you today and what is your response to Him?

Take time to Pray in response to the God of Judah – our God

LORD God
Great and Glorious,
Perfect and Trustworthy,
Right and Pure,
As we read these words from yesteryear
So teach us
Show us our failings
And hear our cry for Your people
Your Church in these days
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the preparations for Big Alpha coming next month
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers
As we seek to see others experience your blessings.

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 4th July, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God
Reading : 1 KINGS 18 and 19

Meditation : take time to consider all these events.
What do they say to you this morning?
Ponder again verses 12 and 13 in chapter 19.

Then take time to Pray with this God, our God.
Listening for His voice.
Asking Him to speak with you
Telling Him exactly how it is for you in your life

In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Ministry Team at LK
O LORD God, have mercy on those we name before you and hear our prayers this day.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 1 Kings
Reflect on the words and images …. and pray to the God who was with Elijah – our God.
Hear our evening prayers, O God.
As we name our battles before You
And as we still ourselves with You at the end of this day.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 3rd July, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : 1 KINGS 8 verse 1 – chapter 9 verse 9

Meditation : take time to consider all that happens here – and what is said.
What is God saying to you today about Himself? What is your response to Him?

Pray in response – using these verses in your morning prayer

O Living and True God,
O LORD, our Lord,
Hear our morning prayers and praises
As we lay ourselves before you.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen we say together.

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

Evening
Reading : read these words again from 1 Kings 8 and 9
Reflect on the images and words – and then Pray in response
(Pray your own words at the end of this day
Words of worship and praise – for who God is
Words of trust and thanks – for what God has done today for you
Words of hope and longing – for what God will do in and through you – even tomorrow)

In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for 2nd July, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God, the Eternal One
Reading : 1 KINGS chapter 3

Meditation : take the time to carefully consider this chapter as your day starts.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today?
What is your response to Him?

Then take time to pause and Pray in response to this God – asking for His wisdom in your life

LORD God,
God of all wisdom and understanding
As you hear our morning prayers
Grant us but a portion for this day
For our lives
For the lives of those we name before you
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those in need of knowing God’s guidance in life
O LORD God, have mercy on those we name before you and hear our prayers this day.

Evening
Reading : read the chapter again from 1 Kings
Reflect on all that is said and pray in response…to the God of true wisdom
O Living and True God, hear our evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 1st July, 2018

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

Reading : 2 SAMUEL 11 and 12

Meditation : take time to consider these events as your Sunday starts.
What is God saying to you today from his Word?
Look again at verses 13 and 14 this morning as you turn to God in prayer.

Pray in response to what you have read and considered

O LORD God,
Who sees all things
Who knows all things
Have mercy we ask
For in Christ alone we can but stand.
In Jesus’ name we ask to know your forgiveness afresh
Amen.

Midday
Pray for a church near your home to know Sunday blessings
O LORD God, hear and answer our prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening
Reading : read these chapters again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to our God …
O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you for the blessings of this day
And speak our confessions to You alone at this hour.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for July 2018

‘How I love your law! I think about it all day long.’
Psalm 119 verse 97

As the summer months approach and the season of Looking INWARD together moves toward Looking OUTWARD this Autumn, so we are travelling through the Bible in June, July and August – (yes.. from Genesis to Revelation!) – and pausing in prayer at our times of Midday Devotion for others in our church family, our city and our world. Please do remember to keep BIG ALPHA on your prayer list as we move together towards this venture in the Autumn!
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice as we continue together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2018.
Please also make use of the Pathway of Peace during July and August – this is situated in the Kirk courtyard from 8am-8pm and provides space for time-out with God.
The Upper Room will be closed during July and re-opens August 7th.

A Prayer for the Month of July

LORD our God
Continue
To speak
To us
To teach us
To lead us
Through Your Word
By the Spirit
That we might
Know You better
Follow You closer
Love you more
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