Daily Devotions for Wednesday 8th May, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : PSALM 24

Meditation : prayerfully consider these words afresh this morning
The Great King!

What words stays with you?

Then pray in response to this God of ours
Pray with honesty
Pray with humility
Looking again at verses 3-6 as you turn to prayer

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the SEECOS Kirk Session
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless each and all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PSALM 24
Reflect on the words you read and then pray in response

LORD God, our God
King of kings, Lord of lords.
As this day ends
We bow before you
We return our thanks
We trust you for tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Bible Verse for the Week and Sunday Morning Reflection

Lift up your heads, you gates;
be lifted up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
the Lord mighty in battle.

Psalm 24 verses 7 and 8

Do you follow our Sunday morning reflection on the Bible Verse for the Week?

It is found on our YouTube channel…and our Facebook page……..8am each Sunday morning.

The link to this morning’s – from John – is below….as we prepare to enter the global prayer venture Thy Kingdom Come….

Daily Devotions for MAY 2024

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 6 verse 33

During 2023 we were looking daily at the theme of TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS as we journeyed with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John through their gospels.

In 2024 we consider BEFORE THE GOOD NEWS – GOD’S PLAN BEGINS – as we step back into the Old Testament and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In May we conclude our journey with Esther and enter into the global prayer venture Thy Kingdom Come 2024.

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2024.

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

Prayer for the Month of MAY

O Sovereign God
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy Will be done
In our world

O Almighty LORD
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
In our Church life and work

O Father God
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
In our lives
In my life

In Jesus’ name
Amen and 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

Bible Verse for the Week and a Significant Sunday Morning Reflection

So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.

Ezra 8 verse 23

Do you follow our Sunday morning reflection on the Bible Verse for the Week?

It is found on our YouTube channel…and our Facebook page……..8am each Sunday morning.

The link to this morning’s – from John – is below….a significant reflection….and not on the Bible Verse for this Week with good reason!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 16th March, 2024

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

Reading : PSALM 16
Meditation : take the time to consider these particular words this Saturday morning.
Safe.
Refuge.
The LORD

What are you encouraged and challenged by from God’s written Word today?
Which words stay with you as your day starts?

And then take time to Pray in response to this God
Honestly, humbly.

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 the verses again from PSALM 16
Reflect on these words of David…. and then Pray in response to this God

Examine me, O God, and know my mind;
test me, and discover my thoughts.
Find out if there is any evil in me
and guide me in the everlasting way

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 15th March, 2024

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : PSALM 15
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here in this short passage
Who may dwell?
Never be shaken.

What images or words stay with you?
What is your response to God’s written Word today?

And then pray in response – as your day starts

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those on our Church Prayer List
Father God, hear our prayers and bless each and all real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from PSALM 15
– in another version?
Reflect on the truths behind the words and pray in response to our Father God

O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you
For all you have done for us
We believe
Help our unbelief
As we name others in our church family before You this evening
In Jesus’ name, Amen.