Daily Devotions for Saturday December 26th, 2020

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

Reading : REVELATION chapter 16

Meditation : take the time to consider these words on this Saturday morning.
True and Just Judgments.
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 of ours

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday

Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer

Father God
You are preparing us for the coming of the new Heaven and the new Earth
The old will disappear
The new will come
Alpha and Omega
Beginning and End
You are our God and we are your children
Amen

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from REVELATION 16
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
And for your true and just ways.
As we thank you for your help this day
And name others in our family before you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Time to Pray with Others

At this time in your Saturday and in these changing times 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 are anxious in our city at this time

For NHS and Care Home staff in our city

For our country and our national leaders at this time

Thy Kingdom Come #prayfor

As part of God’s Church we participated in the global prayer venture of Thy Kingdom Come earlier this year. This ran during the 11 days between Ascension and Pentecost….many months ago now!

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 PRAY FOR as we pause to pray with others.

We are encouraged to take time to bring our prayers for others to the LORD our God

For family

For friends

For neighbours

For colleagues

For those in need known to us.

Have mercy we call out
In Jesus’ name….Amen

Daily Devotions for Saturday 19th December, 2020

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

Reading : 2 PETER 3 verses 11-18

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
Looking forward.
What encourages and challenges you today?
What is God saying to you from His Word?

And then Pray in response – looking again at verse 15 as you turn to pray for others

O God,
Hear my morning prayer
And have mercy
As I lay myself
And others
Before you
In Jesus’ name.
Amen

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

Father God
You are preparing us for the coming of the new Heaven and the new Earth
The old will disappear
The new will come
Alpha and Omega
Beginning and End
You are our God and we are your children
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 2 PETER 3 at the end of your day
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response

LORD God, our God of future hope,
Hear our prayers this evening
As we return our thanks to You
And trust you for tomorrow
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A Call to Saturday Evening Prayer

As part of the Kirk’s rhythm of prayer and devotion we invite people to pause and pray each day.

We offer a Daily Devotions Bible reading each morning and a focus for midday prayer.

At this time in your Saturday you are invited to pause and pray as the day closes and as you step into Sunday with others

You may wish to revisit MATTHEW 28.16-20 and consider what Jesus said here.
You may need to name others before Father God.
You may want to be still with God as you look back on your day.