Daily Devotions for Sunday 22nd July, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : LUKE 3 verses 1-22

Meditation : take time to consider these words on this Sunday.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God teaching you today – and what is your response?

and then pray in response, to Jesus our Saviour
God’s beloved Son

O Lord Jesus,
As I read these words
Teach me
Guide me
Equip me
Use me
To live for you today
Here
And where you send me in this world.
Amen and Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Church in Russia
O LORD, our God, hear our cry and pour out Your blessing!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Luke 3
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of the day
O LORD, hear our prayers we ask.
As we return our thanks to you
As we acknowledge You our Saviour.
As we pray for all corners of our world
To know of Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 15th July, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : DANIEL chapter 6

Meditation : take time and consider these words and images as your Sunday starts.
What is God saying to you today from His Word this morning?
What is your response to Him?

and then pray to Daniel’s God, our God, in response

O LORD God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh use us
Today and every day!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for your church family to experience God’s blessings!
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out a blessing we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Daniel 6
Reflect on all that happens and is said here and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, our Great God, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read.
As we look back over this day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen
.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 8th July, 2018

StageNSlam Launch Service – Liberton Northfield 6pm

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

Reading : PSALM 51

Meditation : take time to consider these honest words as your Sunday starts.
What is God saying to you today from his Word?
Look again at verses 7-12 this morning as you turn to God in prayer.

Take time to Pray with God in response to what you have read and considered

O LORD God,
Holy, holy, holy.
Have mercy we ask
For in Christ alone we stand.
Cleanse us
Renew us
Restore to us the joy of your salvation!
In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those in need of knowing God’s forgiveness at this time
O LORD God, hear and answer our prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening
Reading : read Psalm 51 again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to David’s God …our God
O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our evening prayers
As we speak out our confessions to You
As we return our thanks to you for the blessings of this day
As we head through the night to a new day
And as StageNSlam starts in our community.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 1st July, 2018

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

Reading : 2 SAMUEL 11 and 12

Meditation : take time to consider these events as your Sunday starts.
What is God saying to you today from his Word?
Look again at verses 13 and 14 this morning as you turn to God in prayer.

Pray in response to what you have read and considered

O LORD God,
Who sees all things
Who knows all things
Have mercy we ask
For in Christ alone we can but stand.
In Jesus’ name we ask to know your forgiveness afresh
Amen.

Midday
Pray for a church near your home to know Sunday blessings
O LORD God, hear and answer our prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening
Reading : read these chapters again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to our God …
O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you for the blessings of this day
And speak our confessions to You alone at this hour.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 24th June, 2018

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

Reading : JUDGES chapters 6 and 7
Meditation : take time and consider these words about Gideon – and how God won a great victory in strange ways!
What do they say to you?
What is your response to God’s Word this morning?

and then pray in response to this God, our God

O LORD God,
As I read these words
Make them true in my life
As I lay my day before you.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for a church elsewhere in our land to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, our God, hear our cry!

Evening
Reading : read the verses again about Gideon
Reflect on their meaning for you and then Pray in response, as your day ends
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we seek your hand of victory even tomorrow.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 17th June, 2018

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

Reading : EXODUS 13 verse 17 – chapter 14
Meditation : take time to consider these significant events in Israel’s history.
Which images or words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word?

and then pray honestly to this God in response this Sunday
asking Him to deliver you from something
thanking Him for standing on safe and dry ground!

O LORD God,
God of wonderful miracles,
God of safety and freedom,
Our God
My God,
Hear our prayers
As we call out to you
For ourselves
And for others
In Jesus’ name,
Amen we say together.

Midday
Pray for the Church in our land to know Sunday freedom blessings!
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again
Reflect on their meaning today for you and for others known to you….
and then Pray in response
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we return our thanks to you on this Sunday
For Jesus
And for every blessing that is ours in Christ Jesus.
Amen.