Daily Devotions for Sunday 17th December, 2023

Third Sunday in Advent

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

Reading : ISAIAH chapter 55
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this particular Sunday morning.
God’s Offer
Come!
Buy
Listen
Turn
Pray
Joy!

What does this offer mean for you today?
Which offer will you receive for your life?

And then pray in response – using these offers as you turn to prayer
Come to Him with open arms
Naming others known to you seeking spiritual life, living water, joy…

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Your Name.
Your kingdom come
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
Now and for ever
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from ISAIAH chapter 55
Reflect on the truths behind the words and then Pray in response to this God
Ask….Seek….Receive….

O LORD, hear our many evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we name others seeking you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Bible Verse for the Week and Sunday Morning Reflection

Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

John 7 verses 37 and 38

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Bible Verse for the Week and Sunday Morning Reflection

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”

John 6 verse 35

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Thursday Evening Prayer with Others

As we journey through this week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from JOHN 4 verses 21-24 – 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 Thursday – 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 Morocco, Ukraine and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

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

Evening Prayer with Others

As we journey through this week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from JOHN 4 verses 1-42 – 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 Wednesday – 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 Morocco, Ukraine and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

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

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 13th September, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : JOHN chapter 4 verses 1-42

Meditation : prayerfully consider these words and events this morning
Jesus at a well.
The Samaritan woman.
Living water!
Telling others!

What words stays with you?
Which part of this story can you imagine most clearly?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
Who will you tell?

Then pray in response to this God of ours
Pray with honesty
Pray with humility
Pray for an opportunity to tell others today about this Jesus

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on our uniformed organisations
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from JOHN 4 verses 1-42
Reflect on the words you read and then pray in response

LORD God, merciful God, our God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for all you have provided this day
Our daily bread and living water.
As we thank you for your Church worldwide
Telling others about this Jesus
In Jesus’ name, Amen