Daily Devotions for Sunday 3rd February, 2019

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

Reading : PSALM 16

Meditation : take time to consider these words – a prayer of confidence in God
What encourages and challenges you?

As you look again at the verses this morning turn them into your own prayer.

In Jesus’ name
Amen
.

Midday
Pray for a church near your home to know Sunday blessings
O LORD God, pour out a blessing we ask
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening
Reading : read Psalm 16 again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to this God, our God.
O Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
You are our God.
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you for the blessings of this day.
As we name others before You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come

Each Saturday morning we are revisiting a theme from the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture… something that was launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury for the days leading up to Pentecost during the last two years….it was a call for the Church to seek and experience God’s Kingdom rule in our lives and churches and communities and land and across our world.

Today we pause to pray….

Take time and space in a place where you can pause to pray with the LORD our God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth

In my life
In my street
In my family
In my Church family
In my city
In my nation
As it is in Heaven

Daily Devotions for Saturday 2nd February, 2019

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : PSALM 15

Meditation : take time to consider these words this Saturday morning.
What images or words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word?

Pray in response to Him…our Holy God

O God
Holy One above all others
Our God
In and through Christ Jesus alone
We stand before You.
Holy Spirit
Search us
Change us
Help us
In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer
(See Matthew 6 or online under the Prayer tab on LK website)
Father God of grace and mercy, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading : read this Psalm again
Reflect prayerfully on the words and images ….. and then Pray in response
Especially for others who feel far from God at this time, in need of knowing His amazing grace
Holy Spirit of the Living God, hear our evening prayers at the end of this day
And be with those we name before you.
In Jesus’ saving name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for FEBRUARY 2019

‘Jacob woke up and said, “The LORD is here!
He is in this place, and I didn’t know it!.” Genesis 28 verse 16

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 each weekend – 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 Jacob and Joseph this month.

** There will be a call to Midday and Evening Prayer at various times during each week **

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 February

O God
Of Jacob
Of Joseph and Judah
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
This year
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

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 29th January, 2019

Upper Room day and Evening Gathering for Prayer

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord

Reading : GENESIS 25 verses 19-26

Meditation : take time and consider these new baby boys – and their parents.
Who do you relate to more?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response to what you have read

O Lord
Speak to us
Speak to me
By name
And help me hear
What the Spirit is saying in these days
To me
To my family
To my Church
In Jesus’ wonderful name,
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the set passage again
Reflect on the words and events…and those involved…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God
God of new life and Creator of family life
We bring our evening worship to you
As we lay ourselves and our families before you
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 27th January, 2019

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

Reading : PSALM 14

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 2 and 3

O God of perfect goodness
Have mercy we call out
On us
On our city
On our world
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from Psalm 14
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we cry out to you for others unsaved in our day
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.