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Daily Devotions for 6th November, 2018

Upper Room day – time out with God

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

Reading : ACTS 16 verses 11-15
Meditation : consider the words recorded here about God at work in Lydia’s life.
What is He saying to you today from these verses?
What is your response to Him?

And then turn to God in response with your morning prayer

O Father God,
LORD God,
Our God,
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 these set verses again
Reflect on the words…and on your day…. and Pray in response – to Father God
(Pray your own words at the end of this day
Words of worship and praise – for who God is
Words of confession and trust – for what Father God has done today for you
Words of hope and longing – for what God will do in and through you – even tomorrow)

Amen we pray together!

Daily Devotions for 30th October, 2018

Upper Room day
Evening Gathering for Prayer

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : MATTHEW 18 verses 1-9

Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response to what you have read – for yourself and for others

Oh Father God,
Hear our morning prayers
For ourselves
Our families
Our neighbours
Our Church family this evening.
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 verses again
Reflect on the words and then Pray….to the LORD our Father God
God of love and amazing grace
We bring our evening prayers to you
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

UPPER Room and Gathering for Prayer

Once again Tuesday becomes Upper Room day in the Wilson Hall above the Café.

An opportunity to take time-out
With God

at the Cross

Space
Sofas
Bibles
Cushions
Candles
Music
Window views
all available

7.30am – 7.15pm

with opportunities to pray with others
7.30-8am
12-12.30pm
7-7.15pm

The Café will be open below from 9am.

In the evening we gather as a Church Family to Pray together in the Kirk 7.30-8.45pm.
This month we are focussing on the national call to prayer from the Church of Scotland
to pray for our nation, our community, our Church, ourselves as God’s People.

Daily Devotions for 23rd October, 2018

Upper Room day

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : ACTS 5 verses 1-11

Meditation : consider these words as your day starts.
What is God saying to you today from this passage?
What is your response?

Take time to Pray in response to the Lord
Inviting His Spirit to speak with you during the day

In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
‘Thy Kingdom come’ Father God
LORD our God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the passage again
Reflect on the words again…. And then pray to the Lord in response
LORD God, our true and faithful God, hear our evening prayers,
In Jesus’ name we ask, Amen.

Daily Devotions for 16th October, 2018

Upper Room day

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : JOHN 17

Meditation : take time and consider these words spoken by Jesus in prayer
What words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today?

Take time to Pray in response to Jesus’ Father God
For yourself
For others
For the Church
For the world in these days

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
‘Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done’
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from John 17
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes
God of Jesus and the God of today,
Yesterday and tomorrow,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for 9th October, 2018

Upper Room day

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : ACTS 2 verses 36-47

Meditation : consider these verses this morning…as you wait before God at the start of the day.
What words stay with you?
What is God teaching you today?

And then Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to wait before God

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
I have read these words
And now I pray for you to work them out
as a living reality in my life – in my church
even today.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from Acts 2
Reflect prayerfully on these written words…. And then pray as your day closes
LORD God, our God,
For your Good News in Christ
And the Church worldwide
Thank you.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.