Daily Devotions for Saturday 9th February, 2019

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

Reading : PSALM 18

Meditation : take the time to consider these verses written here.
How would you describe David’s story of faith?
What is God saying to you today?

And then Pray in response to this merciful God
Making verses 46-49 part of your morning prayer

O LORD God,
I read
I believe
I worship You
With songs of praise.
Oh this day
Help me to keep my eyes upward, inward and outward
And look for Your hand at work in and around me.
Amen we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those struggling in life at this time
God of grace and mercy hear our prayers and bless each and all real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read David’s song of victory again from Psalm 18
Reflect on this God, your God…. and then Praise Him in your evening Prayer
LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are!
For all you have done for us!
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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