As part of the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture – from Ascension Day to Pentecost -you are invited to pause and pray at this time of the day.
You may wish to revisit the Daily Devotions for today.
You may wish to pray for others or yourself.
You may wish to pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own prayer.
‘..be concerned above everything else with the Kingdom of God and with what he requires of you, and he will provide you with all these other things.’
Matthew 6 verse 33
During 2019 we are looking at various Bible characters and their relationship with God, and with each other – as well as a couple of Psalms most weekends – pausing in prayer at our times of Midday Devotion for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time of the year.
We journey with the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture and Isaiah the prophet during this month – as well as celebrate PENTECOST!
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we start together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during 2019.
These Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through the day and even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.
The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions which we started as a church family in 2015.
Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and Prayer of response
Midday
Prayer – mostly for others
Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day
A Prayer for the Month of June
O God
The Great King over all
We believe in You
We trust in You
We seek to please You
In our family life
In our Church family
Forgive us
Bless us
Lead us
Help us
Use us
Surprise us
This month
As we seek first Your Kingdom
In Jesus’ name
Amen
The Lord’s 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
A big part of the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture – from yesterday until Pentecost on June 9th – is to pray for 5 people – family and friends and neighbours and colleagues – to meet with Jesus.
You are invited to join this wave of prayer happening all over the world.
You are invited to make a list of up to 5 people.
You are invited to pray each morning for them.
Almighty God,
your ascended Son has sent us into the world
to preach the good news of your kingdom:
inspire us with your Spirit
and fill our hearts with the fire of your love,
that all who hear your Word
may be drawn to you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen we pray together.
Thy Kingdom Come
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Reading : EPHESIANS 1 verses 1-14
Meditation : take time to consider the theme of PRAISE this morning.
Read the verses again as you turn them into your morning prayer of praise
To this generous and gracious and awesome God of ours!
Take time to Pray and Praise as your day starts.
O God of blessing upon blessing
We praise You this morning
For who You are
For all You have planned and provided in Christ Jesus
For all the gifts You have given us
And will give us even today!
In Jesus’ name we return our thanks.
Amen – we pray together.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our worship group at Liberton
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them each real good we ask
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Ephesians 1
Reflect on the way God has been involved in your life
And then pray in response to Him with thanksgiving
and for others in need at this time as well as yourself
Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers
As we offer our sacrifice of praise
As we bring ourselves to you at the end of this day.
As we name others before You.
Amen.
As part of the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture – from Ascension Day today to Pentecost -you are invited to pause and pray at this time of your day.
You are encouraged to give thanks for the Kingdom blessings received today.
You may wish to revisit the Daily Devotions for today.
You may wish to pray for others or yourself.
You may wish to pray the prayer below as your own prayer.
As our evening prayer rises before you, O God,
so may your mercy come down upon us
to cleanse our hearts
and set us free to sing your praise
now and for ever.
As part of the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture – from Ascension Day today to Pentecost on June 9th – you are invited to pause and pray at this time of the day.
You may wish to revisit the Daily Devotions for today.
You may wish to pray for others or yourself.
You may wish to pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own prayer.
