As a Church we recently took part in the global prayer venture of Thy Kingdom Come.
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 PRAISE as we pause to pray.
Praise God – for who He is!
Praise God – for His kingdom blessings to you!
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : REVELATION 2 verses 8-11
Meditation : take time to consider this part of the Bible.
The message to the Church in Smyrna.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
Which part of the message stays with you?
And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer
Come, Holy Spirit, live in me and transform my life.
You are a most precious gift, the breath of the living God.
You bring certainty to my trembling uncertainties, focus to my disorientation.
You bring companionship in my loneliness, comfort in my sadness,
strength for my weakness, courage for my fearfulness, hope in my despair.
Come, Holy Spirit, live in me and transform my life.
You have the power to change my mundane into your special,
the power to lift my earthbound self to your glory,
the power to change my monochrome to glorious technicolour,
the power to make me, even me, your light in the world.
Come, Holy Spirit, live in me and transform my life.
Amen.
Evening
Reading : read this part of REVELATION 2 again
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Praise Him in your evening Prayer
LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are!
For all you have done for us!
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
You are invited to pause and pray with others at this time in your day
You may wish to revisit the Daily Devotions for today’s focus from the Bible and evening prayer
You may wish to be still with God as you look back on your day and journey into Sunday
As a Church we recently took part in the global prayer venture of Thy Kingdom Come.
Each Saturday we are continuing to ask and seek and knock on Heaven’s door…..Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done!
This week we focus on the theme of JESUS as we pray for others
For people in our family to meet with Jesus
For people in our city to meet with Jesus
For Jesus to be lifted higher than any other
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.
Reading : REVELATION 1 verses 1-11
Meditation : take time to consider these words this Saturday morning.
John’s opening words to his revelation.
As you imagine all that John saw and heard, what is God saying to you in these days?
Who is this Jesus to you?
Pray in response to the God of Revelation 1
Looking again at verse 8 as you turn to prayer
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 Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer
Come, Holy Spirit, live in me and transform my life.
You are a most precious gift, the breath of the living God.
You bring certainty to my trembling uncertainties, focus to my disorientation.
You bring companionship in my loneliness, comfort in my sadness,
strength for my weakness, courage for my fearfulness, hope in my despair.
Come, Holy Spirit, live in me and transform my life.
You have the power to change my mundane into your special,
the power to lift my earthbound self to your glory,
the power to change my monochrome to glorious technicolour,
the power to make me, even me, your light in the world.
Come, Holy Spirit, live in me and transform my life.
Amen.
Evening
Reading : read this passage again from Revelation 1
Reflect prayerfully on the words and images ….. and then Pray in response
Especially for others in need of seeing Jesus 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.
Thank you for all those you have introduced to Jesus today.
In Jesus’ saving name, Amen.
Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture
You are invited to pray with us a you journey into Pentecost Sunday
Evening Devotion
Reading : read the verses again from JOHN 17.6-19
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
O LORD our God, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you for your help this day
In our lives
In your Church in this world
And for those you have met with
Even today
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
