Romans – Libertonkirk

Daily Devotions for Sunday 2nd October, 2022

Communion Sunday at LK

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

Reading : ROMANS 13 verses 2-4

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
Rebelling against Authority.
What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own prayer for those in positions of authority

O LORD our God,
Good and majestic One,
Creator God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
Give us a servant heart
As we name our leaders before You.
In Jesus’ Name, 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 these verses again from ROMANS 13 verses 2-4
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Great God,
Hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our Sunday
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those in positions of authority
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 1st October, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 13 verse 1

Meditation : take time to consider these words this morning.
Governing Authorities.
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.
Pray for our national and world leaders at this time.

Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

O God of mercy and amazing grace
Thank you for all you have given us
In Christ Jesus

O God of love and saving grace
Thank you for all you are doing in us
Through Christ Jesus

O God of help and wondrous grace
Equip us to serve you in this world
For Christ Jesus

For yours is due all the glory and honour
Praises and worship
Because of Christ Jesus

Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read ROMANS 13 verse 1 again
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Call on Him in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are
For your help and protection even today
And as we give it all back to you
May you give wisdom to our national leaders
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 30th September, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : ROMANS 12 verses 16-21

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here about Christian living.
Live in Harmony.
Live at peace.
Do not take revenge.
What images or words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you?

And then Pray with honest words to this God of ours in response
Naming others before Him
As the month ends

Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them
and who depend on the LORD their God,
the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,
and all that is in them.
He always keeps his promises;
He judges in favour of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry

And so we bring our morning sacrifice of prayer to you, our God Most High.
Have mercy
Give help
We ask in Jesus’ name
As we step into a new month with You
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of our Kirkgate Trust
Father God, hear our prayers and bless this work real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from ROMANS 12 verses 16-21
Reflect on the words written here and pray in response to the LORD our God

And so we bring our evening sacrifice of prayer to you, our God Most High.
Have mercy
Give help
We ask in Jesus’ name
As we step into tomorrow – a new month

Amen – we pray together.

Daily Devotions for OCTOBER 2022

So then, my brothers, because of God’s great mercy to us
I appeal to you : Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God,
dedicated to his service and pleasing to Him.

Romans 12 verse 1

During 2022 we have been looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journey with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In October, as we move on through the year, we look at the truths behind the words of CHAPTERS 13-16 – including those names and people in chapter 16!

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

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

O God of mercy and amazing grace
Thank you for all you have given us
In Christ Jesus

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

Daily Devotions for Thursday 29th September, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 12 verse 15

Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
Rejoice. Mourn.
Who is on your prayer list today?
Who are you rejoicing with?
Who are you mourning with?

Then pause to praise to our faithful and merciful God

And so we bring our morning sacrifice of praise to you, our God
As we name others before you
Rejoicing
Mourning
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Communications Group
God of help…hear our prayers and pour a blessing we ask on this team

Evening
Reading : read these words again from ROMANS 12 verse 15
Reflect on the words written here- at the end of your day
and Pray for others as your day closes

People will speak of your mighty deeds,
and I will proclaim your greatness.
They will tell about all your goodness
and sing about your kindness.
The Lord is loving and merciful,
slow to become angry and full of constant love.
He is good to everyone
and has compassion on all he made.

And so we bring our evening sacrifice of praise to you, our God
As we name others before you
Rejoicing
Mourning
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for OCTOBER 2022

So then, my brothers, because of God’s great mercy to us I appeal to you : Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to Him.

Romans 12 verse 1

In October, as we move on through the year, we look at the truths behind the words of CHAPTERS 13-16 including those names and people in chapter 16!

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

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

O God of mercy and amazing grace
Thank you for all you have given us
In Christ Jesus

Amen and Amen

The Lord’s Prayer