Tag: Sunday

Daily Devotions for Sunday 9th September, 2018

‘Mouthpieces for Truth & Justice’

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

Reading : MATTHEW 5 verses 13-16
Meditation : consider these words of Jesus again at the start of your day
What is God asking of you today?
What is your response to Him?

Pray in response – to the One who spoke these words

Lord Jesus,
Help me to trust You more for all You are doing in our world
And today to make a difference where you place me.
Thank you for these words this morning!
Amen.

Midday
Pray for a business near your home to know God’s blessings during this week
O God of mercy, hear our prayers!

Evening
Reading : read these words again from Jesus
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to our God …
A Celtic Prayer
High King of Heaven and Creator of all
We your people confess our weakness before you.
Where you are humble and free of sin – we are proud and sinful.
Where you are strong and firm – we are arrogant and boastful.
Because of our weakness, the world is suffering.
Have mercy O LORD our God
In Jesus’ name we can but ask.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 2nd September, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus – Risen Lord!

Reading : MATTHEW 5 verses 14-16

Meditation : take time and consider these words as your Sunday starts.
What stays with you?
What is Jesus saying to you today?

Pray in response – for our world at this time.

O my God,
Have mercy!
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen.

Midday
Pray for the Church in our world to be a shining light in these days
O God of Light, hear our prayers!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again
Reflect on your day –and these words – and Pray in response to what you read
A Celtic Prayer
Dear Lord
The noise and hurry of the day
Have broken their hold
And I have slipped away.
For this small moment in time
I am free
To melt into You

Daily Devotions for Sunday 26th August, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : 1 JOHN 3 verse 11 – chapter 4 verse 21

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What do they say to you today?
What is your response to God’s Word?

and then pray in response – using verses 7-12 of chapter 4

O God of perfect Love
Thank you
As we call on You
To hear us
To help us
To change us
To use us
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on someone you talked with this week
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and bless this person we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from 1 John.
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God of Love.
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we cry out to you in praise and trust
As we thank you for the blessings of this day
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 19th August, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : COLOSSIANS 1 verses 1-23

Meditation : take time to consider these words about Christ Jesus on this Sunday.
What words or images stay with you?
Who are you thankful for in God’s Church – at home or elssewhere?
What is God teaching you today about Christ?

and then pray in response, to ‘the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ’
including prayers of thanksgiving and for others
and to be more like Jesus

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for your church family to know God’s Sunday blessings
O LORD, our God, hear our cry and pour out Your blessing!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Colossians 1
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of your 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 12th August, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : ACTS chapter 15

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

and then pray in response to the Lord, the Head of the Church

O Lord Jesus,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh fill us with your Spirit
For of ourselves we get it so wrong
Today and every day!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those preaching in our land today
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Acts 15
Reflect on all that is said 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 and for Your Church
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.