Tag: Saturday

Daily Devotions for Saturday 11th November, 2023

Day of Remembrance
Church open morning

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 18 verses 28-40
Meditation : take time to consider these significant words this morning.
Jesus before Pilate.
Jesus is sentenced to death.

What challenges and encourages you today?
What is God saying to you from His Word?

And then Pray in response
For our world on this particular day
For yourself

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people

On this day of Remembrance

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

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

Prayer for November (look at John 16 v 33 & 17 vs 9-11)

O Lord you have said that we would have troubles in this world,
but, You have overcome the world.
Keep us, therefore, in your grace as you have promised.
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 18 verses 28-40
Reflect on these words as you look back over your day and then Pray in response

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people

On this day of remembrance

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

Daily Devotions for Saturday 4th November, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 17 verses 1-26

Meditation : take time to consider these words of prayer this morning
Jesus prays
For His disciples
For all believers

What is your prayer to this Jesus today?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
Pray for God’s grace and help today for God’s Church worldwide

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen

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

Prayer for November (look at John 16 v 33 & 17 vs 9-11)

O Lord you have said that we would have troubles in this world,
but, You have overcome the world.
Keep us, therefore, in your grace as you have promised.
Amen

Evening
Reading : read JOHN 17 verses 1-26
Reflect on these words of prayer…. and then Call on this God 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 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.

Saturday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into Sunday….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from JOHN 15 verses 9-17 – as we consider TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS about Jesus through 2023.

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Saturday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time – especially prayerfully supporting the people of Ukraine, Afghanistan, Israel and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow