Tag: prayer

Daily Devotions for 4th June, 2018

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

Reading : GENESIS chapter 8 – chapter 9 verse 17
Meditation : take time to consider these further words about Noah.
What is God saying to you today?
What is your response?

and then bring your morning prayer of response to Noah’s God, our God

(Pray your own words in response to what you have read and meditated on
Giving thanks for others
As you ask for something in God’s will – by faith)

In and through Christ Jesus alone we pray this morning, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s hand of blessing on those needing guidance at this time
O LORD God, hear our prayers for others.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Genesis 8 and 9
Reflect on these truths at the end of your day….. and then pray to this God of ours
Father God, hear our prayers this evening.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 3rd June, 2018

Communion Sunday

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus – our Redeemer and Saviour

Reading : GENESIS 6 verse 5 – chapter 7 verse 24

Meditation : take time and consider these words about Noah and the Flood as your day starts.
Which words stay with you?
Consider some of the discussions Noah and his family must have had!

Pray in response to this God – for our world.

My God,
Have mercy
And hear my prayer.
Amen and Amen.

Midday
Pray for the Church in our world to experience Sunday blessings
O God of Life and Hope, hear our prayers!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again
Reflect on your day – and Pray in response to what you read
God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – hear our evening prayers.
As we return our Sunday praise to you
And bring our evening prayers for ourselves and our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

#Praise – Thy Kingdom Come

In our land and across our world last month believers and followers of Jesus were invited to pause and pray for the Kingdom of God to be experienced and evidenced anew. This was a venture created by God through the Archbishop of Canterbury and others.

As part of our daily devotional rhythm on our website and social media pages – at 8am each Saturday morning – we are invited to pause and prayerfully consider the 11 themes brought to us by the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture leaders.

Today we are invited to pause in God’s presence – and bring Him our prayers and songs of praise – for who He is and for all He has done and given!

Please take a few minutes to pray your prayers of praise this morning.

O LORD our God
Receive our praises
With songs of thanksgiving
In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 2nd June, 2018

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

Reading : GENESIS 3 verses 1-24

Meditation : consider these verses this morning about Adam and Eve.
What is God saying to you today?

And then Pray in response with honesty and confession

O God,
Hear my prayer.
Forgive me
And help me I ask
To be more like Jesus
In every way.
Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray God’s hand of blessing on those trapped by a sinful habit
O LORD God, hear our prayers and set each and all free – even today.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again
Reflect on these words and what they mean for you …. and then Pray to this God
LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers.

Daily Devotions for 1st June, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : GENESIS 1 verse 1 – chapter 2 verse 3
Meditation : consider carefully these opening words of the Bible.
Which words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you today?

And then Pray in response to our Creator God.

God of Creation
God who speaks
We pause and bow before you.
Thank you for this planet
To enjoy
To look after
To share
Teach us
Help us
Even today
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on gardeners and scientists in our world
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them each and all real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again
Reflect slowly on the words you have just read and pray in response to this God
LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you.

Daily Devotions for JUNE 2018

‘Your word is a lamp to guide me and a light for my path.’
Psalm 119 verse 105

As the summer months approach and the season of Looking INWARD together moves toward Looking OUTWARD this Autumn, we will be travelling through the Bible in June, July and August – 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 togetherin our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2018….even during these Summer months.

The 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 your 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.

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

A Prayer for the Month of June

Master
Speak
To us
To me
By name
Through Your Word
By the Spirit
That we might
Know You better
Love You more
Follow You closer

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