Tag: Thy kingdom come

Daily Devotions for December 2018

‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and for ever..’
Hebrews 13 verse 8

As the year comes to an end, so we travel through selected verses – one a day – and focus solely on the Person of Jesus, the Son of God and Son of Man. We pause in prayer at our times of Midday Devotion for others in our church family, our city and our world.

We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice as we continue together
in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during this final month of 2018.

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 December
Jesus
Saviour and Lord
I welcome you
I bow before you

Jesus
My Jesus
I celebrate you
I worship you

Jesus
Name above all names
We lay ourselves before you
And live to serve you
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 30th November, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : REVELATION chapter 5
Meditation : take time and consider this chapter this morning.
What is your response to what God is saying here?

Pray and Praise to the God of great things ahead in heaven!

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those nearing heaven at this time
Father God, hear our prayers and give comfort we ask

Evening
Reading : read this chapter again
Reflect on this God in heaven above and pray in response to Him
Lord Jesus, Servant King, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we bring our prayers and praise!

Daily Devotions for 27th November, 2018

Upper Room day including Evening Church Gathering for Prayer

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : ACTS 7 verses 54-60
Meditation : prayerfully consider this part of Stephen’s life.
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from this part of the Bible?

Pray in response to the words you have read

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
I have read these words.
Thank you for a life surrendered to serve You.
Here I am.
Use even me I ask
Even today.
In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

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

Evening
Reading : read the verses again
Reflect on the words ….. and pray in response
LORD God, our great God,
As I thank you for my Church family,
Help me to rest in Your unfailing love this evening.
In Jesus’ powerful name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 25th November, 2018

What is so Different about a Christian’s Funeral?

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

Reading : JOHN 11 verses 1-44
Meditation : take time and consider these words – and events!
What do they say to you?
What is your response to God’s Word this morning?

and then pray in response to this God of resurrection life, our God

O LORD God,
As I read these words
Help me believe
And hope in life beyond death!
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 from John 11
Reflect on their meaning for you and then Pray in response, as your day ends
A Celtic Prayer
Dear Lord and Heavenly Father,
We thank you that your Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
Gave up this life’s loveliness for us
And opened the gates of heaven itself, that we might go in.
Eternal God, hold us in the hollow of your hand.

In Jesus’ name,, Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come #toJesus

In our land and across our world during the 10 days before Pentecost earlier this year believers and followers of Jesus were invited to pause and pray for the Kingdom of God to be experienced and evidenced anew. This was a venture created by God through the Archbishop of Canterbury and others.

As part of our daily devotional rhythm we are revisiting the 11 themes on our website and social media pages – each Saturday morning at 8am.

Today we are encouraged to pray for others to come to Jesus – to meet with Him – to become His disciples, living for Him – seeking His Father’s will to be done.

Please take a few minutes to pray for others known to you.
Please pause and pray for families to come to faith at Liberton.
Please pray for prodigals to return to Jesus.

O Lord, hear our prayers and show amazing grace we ask.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen

Thy Kingdom Come

As the Poppy Remembrance Display at the Kirk comes to a close, we pause this Saturday morning and take the time with God in prayer, in silence.

We wait and listen.

We allow His Holy Spirit to speak and prompt and guide.

We set ourselves to seek His Kingdom first and foremost
in our lives
in our Church
in our community
in our city
in our land
in our world.