Daily Devotions for Saturday 6th February, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : PSALM 18 verses 1-6

Meditation : take time to consider this part of the Psalm this Saturday morning.
What is God saying to you today from Himself?
What is your prayer to Him this new day?

Pray your own words to this God of David’s..our God!

O LORD
Our God
Mighty and Holy One,
Receive our praise
Hear our prayers
And keep us on the right path we ask
As you walk with us this day
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 this part of Psalm 18 again
Reflect prayerfully on the words and images ….. and then Pray in response
Especially for others in need of receiving protection at this time

Spirit of the Living God, hear our evening prayers at the end of this day
And be with those we name before you.
In Jesus’ powerful name, Amen.

A Call to Saturday Evening Prayer

As part of our rhythm of Prayer and Daily Devotion you are invited to pause and pray with others as your day closes.

You are invited to revisit the Daily Devotions passage today….Philippians 4.4-7

You are encouraged to name others in prayer

You are invited to be still with Father God….inviting Him to speak with you

In Jesus’ name..Amen.

Pause to Pray with Others

On this particular Saturday..as the nation journeys through this further stage of Lockdown.. you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For family and friends and neighbours

For all who have received the vaccine in our city this past week

For NHS and Care Home staff in our city

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making

Thy Kingdom Come #Jesus

As part of God’s Church we have participated in the global prayer venture of Thy Kingdom Come each year. This runs during the 11 days between Ascension and Pentecost…..and this year it will happen May 13th-23rd.

Each Saturday at 12 noon we are continuing to ask and seek and knock on Heaven’s door…..’Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done’…..and to pray for up to 5 people we know to meet with Jesus and to experience God’s Kingdom reign in their lives.

This week we focus on the theme of JESUS as we pause to pray with others.

We are encouraged to pause and take time with the LORD our God on this particular Saturday in January 2021.
To name the 5 people we are praying for…..that they meet Jesus sooner rather than later.

To raise the name of Jesus higher in our land in these days.

Thy Kingdom Come O God!!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 30th January, 2021

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

Reading : PHILIPPIANS 4 verses 4-7

Meditation : take the time to consider these words this Saturday morning.
Joy. Gentleness. Peace.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
Which words stay with you as your day starts?

And then take time to Pray in response to this God
Looking again at verses 6 and 7 as you turn to Prayer


Amen we pray together this new day.

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 the verses again from PHILIPPIANS 4
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers.
As we worship you for who you are –
The Giver of Joy, Gentleness and Peace.
As we thank you for your help this day
And name others before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Saturday Evening Prayer

As part of our daily rhythm of Prayer and Devotion you are invited to pause and pray with others as your day closes.

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from JOHN 14 vs 15-31 and chew over what Jesus says here.

You may need to name others before Father God.

You may want to be still with our God as you look back on your day and prepare to step into Sunday.