Good morning. God bless you. I hope you can hear us on the other side of these mics. Wherever you are today. My God bless you and strengthen you. We thank you so much for joining us, wherever you are. May God be with you this morning. Do not allow fear to grab ahold of you today. God is with you. And God is with us, wherever you are. May God bless you across the earth today. Obviously, Ukraine is on our hearts and our minds this morning, as it has been. May God bless Ukraine this morning as we gather for this podcast, you can join us on Buzzsprout, Spotify. I Heart Radio, Apple Music, Amazon music. You will find us on many platforms and obviously we thank you for your lives. Whoever is joining us this morning for coffee and prayer. We are missing one brother this morning. He's the only one that's been raptured. Brother Donnie. God bless you, Danny. We love you, my friend. Get well soon. We'll see you next week. But yeah, you can find us. Search Reverend Ben Cooper has podcasts. And we will pop up with 253 55 podcasts. been traveling really fast around the world. It is absolutely astonishing to us here in Ealing church. But thank you so much for joining us. We're in it's coffee and prayer. So let's get straight into the Scripture. And I'm going to one Corinthians chapter 13 Verse four, and just the first three words in verse eight because I feel that we all need this this morning. The world needs some of this. Yes, I know we're looking for peace. Yes, we're looking for answers and plans. But wherever you are today, I pray that the power of the Holy Spirit will just wrap his goodness his love His mercy. Do you know what do you ever get in a position when you actually can't find the words? You actually get lost for words you get caught into a conversation and you find it it's just overpowering. And this is how I feel this morning. I believe God is just wrapping himself around each and every one of you today, wherever you may be at work at home, on the school on finishing the school, one shopping, hoovering dance in praying, whatever you may be doing, cartwheels backflips, whatever you are doing today, across the globe, May God strengthen you and bless you love. Love is patient. Love is kind if anyone wants to turn to the Scripture, this is what we are needing in church. This is what we are needing in lives. This is what we are needing in homes. This is what we are needing in our lives. You know, the world is very anxious at the moment the world is very fearful. We've just come out of the back end of that plague. We've just come out of the back end of that and it's still rumbling around. And suddenly we've we find ourselves in another major crisis. But remember what the scripture says in the last days, there will be wars, rumors of wars, plagues, famines, desolation so so everything that we see, that's happening across the news and across the world, it is very clear to see that is the word of God just already predestined and what is happening and prophesied to what what is is about so do not allow fear. Do not allow fear to grab hold of you do not allow what what these narcissistic controllers of certain nations are trying to do. We pray and we pray and we pray and we just trust God but but let's turn to one Corinthians chapter 13 verse four through two verse eight, it says love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast it is not proud. It is does not dishonor others it is not self seeking. It is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth always protects, always trusts always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. Love never fails. Love is a bridge builder. It crosses cultures, it crosses, it crosses, chasms, love is powerful, and we need the love of God. And you know, the Bible tells us very clearly says I'll never leave you nor forsake you whoever you are, wherever you may be. I just want to emphasize as well and encourage you this morning you are saved, you are blessed you are a child of the living God. You know, lifestyle choices, lifestyle choices can be very difficult sometimes And I just want to let you know that I make the wrong decisions, or make silly decisions or make catastrophic decisions. I make good decisions, bad decisions, all shapes and sizes of decisions. And I just want to let you know, God loves you. Even he loves me even when I make a bad decision. He loves me when we're not getting it wrong. He shows me through his word about the power of repentance. Now, we got to be careful of that, because we that could be taken out of context that could be taken in a way that that that it is a an insurance policy to live and to do what you will hyper grace and all that old razzmatazz that goes with that, but I just want to let you know this morning, God loves you. God loves you, wherever you are, across the world today. God loves you. And however you feel Yes, our hearts are with you crying. Yes, our hearts are with the families and what they're going through there. But we just want to encourage you this morning, never give up. If you turn into the book of Joshua, God gives a clear instruction be strong and courageous, Be strong and courageous, be strong and very courageous. It is very clear. And I do believe that we are in in the posture of just crossing over at this moment. We're about to cross over a very physical Jordan, God is preparing us as a nation. God is doing great things God is moving in this nation. The heavens are not quiet. God is speaking you can hear yes, I'm just seeing this come through. Yes, there is hope. You are completely right. Francis, there is hope. There is always hope. We serve a God of hope. He is hope. He is the great I AM. He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords. We never ever give up. There is always a way forward. And his name is Jesus. And I just want to emphasize this morning. I just want to press this this morning. Yes, we are mentioned in Ukraine. Yes, we understand what's going on around the world. But we want to encourage you this morning. We want to encourage you to be strong and courageous. And God loves you. Whether it's a good lifestyle choice, or maybe it looks not like a good lifestyle choice. God loves you the power of repentance, the power of the prodigal son, returning to the King of kings and the Lord of lords to the Father's arms. Come on, let's turn to the Father this morning. Let's call on the greatest name in heaven and earth. Let's let's just call on the name of Jesus because that in the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow on the earth under the 30 year, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. He is your God. He is your King. You are a child of the living God. God is moving in Ukraine. God is moving. In Russia. God is moving around the world. He is moving in Korea, South Korea, North Korea, America, he is moving in every situation. And I pray that God will bring peace to your hearts that a God will bring peace. And as he brings peace and as that dove, that gentleness of the Holy Spirit. I just want to let you know as well. You are not an orphan. You are not a orphan you are grafted in. You are a child of the living God. It doesn't matter what your family say. It doesn't matter what the outside environment is telling you doesn't matter what the world is telling you and what they think you are. Let me tell you are a son and a daughter of the living God. And God sent His one and only Son to die upon across for you to give you a hope and a future and he has given you the gift of salvation. It is a gift you are saved, you are blessed your life might not reflect a believer. But let's be honest this morning, whose life actually reflects a believer who can stand up and say in public without any doubt, or any qualms and say yes, I am completely 100% Living perfect for Jesus. I hear the sound of quietness. Sometimes not here. Because Donnie Donnie will be a one one there. Donnie will be the one we love. You're done. May God bless everybody this morning. You know but there is hope. There is hope. You know if you jump down to the last part of, of Genesis, sorry, gosh, one Corinthians chapter 13 Verse 13, it says now these three remain faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. You know love What does love doing opens up the way for forgiveness. He opens up the way for repentance, love open, the Love opens the door. Love is so powerful. It is life changing. It changes cultures, it changes the human being love allows us to forgive. Now, that's a very difficult area to talk about, isn't it? unforgiveness? You know, I just said who's living right and people might be bouncing up and down the saying, I am living absolutely perfect. But have I forgiven that person that upset me or them years ago? Have I forgiven that line manager? Have I forgiven that situation at the school gates have I forgiven road rage? Have I forgiven unforgiveness festers and hangs around. So who can actually say I am absolutely completely 100% living for Jesus Christ. The world has gone quiet, because the Bible says all have sinned and fallen short of His glory, but the power of repentance, the power of repentance. So this this morning I say, Lord, forgive me, for where I've made mistakes where I keep stumbling, where I keep falling, where I keep going backwards, Lord, I pray that you will just wash me in the blood of Jesus. And I thank you that is by your stripes I am healed. Thank You that Your Word has sent me three. Thank you that you are my hope and my future. And I thank you that you love me unconditionally. And this morning as a US three gather around the mics and everybody online this morning, Lord, I pray that the power of the Holy Spirit will just come. The power of the Holy Spirit will just move in your fullness Lord, I thank you for the love of God the power of your goodness, Lord, You are a good and a powerful God. And this morning, Lord, we thank you that love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy it does not boast it is not proud it is it does not dishonor others it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered. It keeps no records of wrongs. Oh, Jesus helped me with that one. It keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. Let me tell you, God will never fail you. God will never fail you. God will never leave you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. He's with you to the very end of this age. So if you'd feel very alone this morning, you got the fire of God on you. You got the anointing review, you've got the word of God living in your innermost being if you feel very depressed this morning, the love of God come and and will blast away or fear and all doubt, any suicidal thoughts, any anxious thoughts, any thoughts of going to temptation to sex, drugs and rock'n'roll God will give you peace? God is hope. There is always hope never give up. Can I ask you to turn back into the book of Joshua and read what it says in chapter one of Joshua chapter one what it says three times it is so clear, Be strong and courageous, be very strong and courageous. Be of good courage, whatever translation you're reading from whatever way you look at it. God is telling you and God is telling me and Glenn and Andy this morning, be of good courage. But get ready. There are many sitting on the banks of the River Jordan, consecrate yourself, Father, this morning, I come before you at this time of breaking bread together and say, Lord, Father, forgive me, for I've sinned and fallen short of your glory, but by Your grace and Your mercy, and your unfailing love. Thank you that you just wrap yourself around me. And anyone that is bold enough and say, Father, forgive me today, Lord, at this time, Lord, I know our minds and our thoughts and everything can be being overtaken by the back end of COVID. And what is happening out in the Ukraine, but just take these moments just to almost detach yourself from around the globe. And just say, Father, in the name of Jesus, strength for me in the storm, that I'm in strength for me, Lord, in the issues that I'm going through strength for me through this trouble, Lord, strength for me at the top of the mountain, the midway point, and the base of the mountain strength for me, Father, Holy Spirit, I thank you that you are our counselor, you are king. And I thank you that our God is the great I AM. He is the I am Moses said, who send in us that I Am that I Am. The I Am is with you, the God of love, the God of justice, the god of rough, the God of love, the God of all things, he's with you wherever you are at work or at home. If you're in a big family, a small family, if you are just single, if you are completely on your own, God loves you right where you are. He loves you right where you are. Don't try and get your life right before you say Lord, just call on him to hell. Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. He saved you before you even understood what salvation was. He watched you before you understood what Washington the blood of Jesus was. He set you free before the foundation of the world he was created and that you have been brought into existence because of his goodwill and his pleasure. Because of him. Because of him. We are here because of him. We are who we are. He knows your character. Do we realize that he knows this character? Do we realize that he knows everything millimetre of our thoughts do we realize that before we've even thought the thought, and created the action, he knew every movement of our cognitive process, and do we know that, that by every area, every effort of living he knew every footstep he knew everything, before everything came into existence, but he still chose to save us. He still chose to set us free, even before the Garden of Eden was in, in its all glory, even before Adam and Eve were placed into that beautiful place, even before the foundations of the world. us in a plan, redemption has been in existence forever in a day. It didn't take God by surprise that humanity would fall in the garden. There already was a plan. He is the God of all things. And as I hand over to my good friends, my brothers in Christ as they lead us further into this online streaming service this morning. Redemption, justification, salvation, sovereignty, the doctrines of grace. God loves us. He loves you, with everything exploding in and around our lives in our hearts and our minds. At home, at work at school or at university, wherever we are. Whatever the situation, however bleak it looks. God loves you. And me. That's a given fact.
Andy Hammond:Thank you for Yeah, and Psalm 36. And just picking up on what Ben was saying. It says, verse five, your love, oh Lord reaches to the heavens, while your faithfulness to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains. Your justice, like the great deep. Oh, Lord, you preserve both man and beast, how priceless is your unfailing love?
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen. Yeah.
Andy Hammond:Yeah, Father, we just thank you for your love that you showed, to each one of us who now you through your Son Jesus, we thank you that you have provided a savior in Jesus, that we can depend upon you. You've stood by each one of us. During Well, I think of the last couple of years, that seems an eternity looking back two years we've been like this. But farther we we'd love to break out. We want to break out. We want to break out with your love with your power, with your spirit, and we say Come Holy Spirit. Sloth fell each one of us this morning filete one with your S father power to actually see through your eyes. Today, we want to see through your eyes. And so as we go out about our daily business, we want to see through the eyes of Jesus, what would Jesus do in given situations? We want to see through the eyes of healing Father, as we meet people, let us see what their needs are miraculous words to be given. So that lives will be changed. Father, we have mentioned the issue in Ukraine at the moment. Such pain and anguish happening Yes, far, far father, our hearts go out to the men, women and children of Ukraine at this time. Father, we ask you to go and be with them be their provider? Be their comforts be their strength. Yes, Father, we ask you to give them that resolve that Yes, father to be overcome as in this situation. And Psalm 37 says Do not fret because of evil men, or be envious of those who do wrong. For like the grass they will soon with light green plants they will soon die away. Trust in the Lord and do good So Father, we pray now that this invasion force of Russia will soon wither and die away, that they will return to their own country that Putin will be seen for who Yes, yes. And we pray, Father for comfort, we've already heard of prosper, oh, four to 7 million refugees will come out of Ukraine. We pray for all those agencies that are now gathering around that huge country, yes. To bring your love to bring your comfort to bring your provision. Father, we pray that you will now be the provider of all that's required to give comfort to provide accommodation, we thank you for all those people who have offered rooms and their homes for refugees. We pray now that that will multiply so that there will be this great provision. And we can all say after this situation, that God you were there, I met you are with us. And we pray that now in the powerful name of Jesus,
Glenn Walsh:amen. Thank you, Holy Spirit. Yeah, just a few days ago. It's gone through my newsfeed, you know, your Google News feature you get on your Google home page again, and reading about Ukraine, seeing what's going on in this world thinking what would it benefit anyone to gain the whole world but lose their baby self? And then I was interrupted by a wonderful news feed by the Jerusalem Post. I don't know where it came from what Jerusalem Post obviously. And the headline was, is the church dead in the Middle East? Wow. And then it said, a lot of people would think that, but it's actually thriving is absolutely accelerate in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. the persecuted church isn't growing. Then it said, it's actually the church. There's three churches, there's the one that's the overground church that visible is taking the flack, and that is the one that may be reduced in numbers because of people fleeing and everything and persecution. The other ones, the underground church that is growing exponentially. What's also the online church. Yeah. And then as I read on, it is there hope, as I read on this so much hope there are more Muslims in the Middle East, that have come to Christ in the last 10 to 20 years, and in the whole of the history of Islam. That's right, God is at work, he is saving the multitudes. And it reminded me of Isaiah 65, verse one, God says, I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me, thank you, Jesus, I was found by those who did not seek Me to a nation that did not call on my name. I said, Here I am. Here I am here. What if God have mercy, so far, that we want to thank you, Lord, I can see in my own life as well. 30 odd years ago, I was not seeking you. And yet no one is safe from your love. Wherever they are in the world, whatever nation, whatever tyrants may be on their doorstep, you can find the ones hiding behind the box. Lord, I'm also thinking of soldier who persecuted your church, until he met with you, your grace abounded, even to him. So we pray, Lord, meet with those who are not yet seeking you. Meet with those Lord who do not yet know You, thank you, and show yourself for a lot there is no god but you reveal yourself and again thinking what a crazy world we live in. People want empower people want in this people want in that and yet the whole history of humanity Yes, from Adam, to the last person to be born, is what in eternity. Amen. It's not even worth measuring, is it with this turmoil, all this pain, all this futility of main one in this one in that putting down other people and yet in Isaiah again 65 Later on it says, This is God's promise to us. Thank you. See, I will create no heavens, on a no earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. Be glad to rejoice forever in what I will create. For I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I've all rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people. The sound of weeping and crying will be heard no more Lord, we thank you for our destiny. Yes, Father, in you is eternity of joy. Where these things will be remembered no more, where you will wipe away every tear, that you will turn our mourning into dancing. Yes, Father, Lord from the ashes will come beauty. Lord, we want to thank you for your mercy on the Earth. Even the nations that are not seeking you, you call them yes, we pray today Lord, let your grace abounds. Let your mercy fall that it flow like rivers, let there be healing let there be a turning away from these people wanting their own kingdoms how futile we're only on the earth for such a short time. What would it benefit any of us to gain the whole world but be lost for eternity? Oh, god,
Reverend Ben Cooper:thank you fans.
Glenn Walsh:Thank you, Lord, we we would not trade what we've got with you for anything. There's nothing you are that Pearl of Great Price King. Lord, you found us, Mabel once lost. Now we've found out we were once blind. Now we see how we see we've been born again into your Kingdom lords. And the world looks so different. Our values are so different where our citizenship is in heaven with you. And nothing can snatch us from your hands. Thank you, Lord. And we pray just like you told us to Your kingdom come your will be done here on Earth, just as it is in heaven. Thank you, Father. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you. Father, we thank you for the power of repentance. We thank you for the power of your love. We thank you for the power of salvation. We thank You for Your word because your word is life Your word is sharper than a double edged sword and father this morning, everybody online next morning Father we thank you for the online church we pray that wherever they are across this earth this morning, Lord not just this live stream service but Lord we we think of so many other live streaming services going out across the world Father, we thank you for the power Lord of technology. Father, Lord what the enemy meant for harm God will turn for good So Lord, we pray that the internet the Online church, will grow will increase. Lord it will just accelerate it will quick and Father we thank you Lord that you own the airways Father we thank you that we are not relying on broadband because Lord you will get your word to wherever your word has to land because Lord, you move faster than Lord any any father internet you are the internet father you created the waves You are the King You are worthy of all praise Lord, the air belongs to you. Lord, our DNA Lord has been created by you father, the airways, the oxygen father, everything father is here because of you. So Father, we thank You that Your word is land in where it's gonna land. We thank You, Lord, that you are extracting men and women children out dear god of religious connotations that you are placing them in the kingdom of God. Lord, we thank you for the visions and the dreams that so many are having today. We thank you Lord, for the power of your word. In the name of Jesus, you are worthy of all praise and Lord at the name of Jesus, we thank You that Your Word has long been put to flight Lord, we thank you. Even though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we will fear no evil for you are with us. Your rod and Your staff they comfort us, Lord, we thank you for Psalm 91. Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge, my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. We trust in you this morning Jesus But Lord, sometimes I wobble in faith. Lord, I trust you but Lord, sometimes I wonder in my thinking, Lord, I trust you. I believe in you. But Lord, I don't understand what is happening. Lord, I long for you, Lord, I'm hungry for Jesus, Lord, and I feel dear God without you in my life without any second Lord, without you breathing into my lungs. Lord, life is not worth living. Father Come Holy Spirit. Yeah. Psalm 63. You God are my God. Earnestly I seek you. I thirst for you. My whole being longs for you in a dry and parched land where there is no water. If you are within the UK at this moment in time, we are very spiritually thin. Not because God has left us but because the UK decided to walk away from Jesus. But as the UK walks away from him, what happens? He keeps walking behind us. He's in front of us He will not let us go. We will not sink because of controllers in politics. We will not fall, we will not collapse because our God is for us. It doesn't matter who is in government because they're there because of him. It doesn't matter what they say, We will be victorious in the name of Jesus because no weapon formed against us shall prosper. It doesn't matter what politicians try to squash us, or try to do to us because God loves us, and He is with us and His will, will get done. It doesn't matter what controllers are trying to do run the world. Yes, we understand that there is ramping up for the Antichrist, we see that there are forerunners of the Antichrist, we understand about the rapture of the church. But right now, living in the UK, is a very powerful and a very refreshing time to be alive. We are seeing religion dropping off the peg, and we are seeing believers, believers coming alive in Jesus, those that are hungry for Christ, those that are thirsty for truth. We have heard so much lies and rhetoric and and everything discord coming out of every area of life. Now, God when you're doing a new thing, I'm doing it now the Scripture says, Lord, it doesn't look like what it used to look like. Well, it wasn't meant to look like what you think it looks like. We cannot anticipate God. We cannot plan God. We cannot ask God. What are you doing now? Because he's already done it. So what I need to do is say, Lord, bring me into your Word. So I can see open my eyes Lord, there are many people just like saw this morning was scowls on their eyes. And God is starting to remove the scowls. But he is putting us he is putting, let me say me in a place where I'm saying, God, oh, God, oh, God, keep me on the will keep me in the garden, not my will. But Thy will be done. The power of the love of God. God is working in the UK, God is moving. God is breathing, a fresh, God is stripping back this government. God is stripping back business. God is stripping back education. God is stripping back and God is in full charge. The UK thinks it can do a joke around God. But God has brought a storm to this nation. Every area of our life is being shaken. The devil flees. It's not the devil we have to worry about. It's not Lucifer. It's not Leviathan, it's not an affiliate the Giants, the sons of God. It is the I am we need to be fearful of because he is shaking the UK. He is shaking this nation. And everything is rolling. But his love is love is upon you. His love is upon me. His love is with you in your home. He's with you as you're driving right now. He's with you as you are walking, he's with you as you're curled up under your duvet, he's with you as you are depressed and fearful and down and depressed. He's with you in your suicidal thoughts. He will not let you slip. He will not let you fall. Because you're part of his plan. He's part of your life. Because he is your life. He gave you life. He created life. He is your God. And whatever your situations look like this morning. He's in your situation. But I can assure you the UK is still running. It's like Genesis chapter 123, where we see about creation, where Adam and Eve they they fell in the garden. And then they hid themselves. And they heard the footsteps so the Lord walking in the garden and he called out where are you? Where are you? We're hiding. The UK cannot hide from God. The UK cannot run from God. It can flex. Its attitude it can flex its unbelief. It can shout and dance about world religion. Save the planet. But God is breathing over this nation. We can run and we can hide as they did because of their nakedness. They realize we've got to hide from God. We've got to get in the covering of the trip. And the foliage we have got to get out. And the UK has been completely exposed. And really the UK is running. It is running from God. Politics is trying to run from God. Leaders are trying to run from God. The journalist chapter one, verse four, and God brought a stone and God brought a stone. Lucifer is not in the book of Jonah. God is dealing with Jonah. God is dealing with this nation. The politicians are not in charge. The businesses are not in charge. The educational departments are not in charge. We are not in charge. He is sifting us. He is getting our attention. Religion is buckling under the weight of the holy God. Everything is Bucklin because God is breathing. Holy, holy is the Lord. He's a God that will not be marked. He is the great I Am he will not share His glory with no one. We serve foreign gods in the UK. idol worship, paganism. ritualism. Humanism, Masonic activity, and God is moving. It's time for repentance. Holy Spirit, every church, every minister, everyone in congregations, everyone within the framework of this nation. Open our hearts Lord. Have mercy. Have mercy. Have mercy. Come Holy Spirit. We need the king. We need the King of kings and the Lord of Lord. I know that you will never leave us nor forsake us because your Word tells us I know that you will not leave us as orphans because your Word tells us holy holy is the Lord. Most worthy of all praise. Does the church generally in the UK represent this Holy God of Israel as Christ did on the other side, to the audience and he drew the line in the sand. And he said cast the stone cross over the line. If you paraphrasing a bit here, but we understand the story. He drew the line come over. Anyone step over that hasn't sinned. Who hasn't sinned? They walked away. They drop the rocks. They drop the words. They drop the attitude. Their heads bound and they walked away. There is only one righteous and his name is Jesus. He's calling you this morning. He's walking with you this morning. He's carrying you this morning. He's got you this morning. And every morning until he calls us home. He will hold you and carry you. The Father's arms are always open. We're coming to the table where brother Glen and Anandi are going to lead us on one we'll do the bread one we'll do the wine. But God loves you just remember that that God loves you. He loves me I'm a little bit crazy a little bit strange. She'll be well okay, Glenn. A lot of the tattoos here and there. A mind that's absolutely shot the pieces and attitude that ain't good sometimes. Selfish streaks, unforgiveness running through my bones scared of life happy in life down For proud, arrogant, but a woman of God and I love Jesus.
Glenn Walsh:Yeah. If you a lot of things that you've said there, and he kept quoting scripture, Scripture scripture scripture, brilliant, isn't it? It says in one Corinthians four verse six do not go beyond what is written. It's all there. Well, we, the dangerous people are not those in the world. It says, Paul writes in one Corinthians five from verse nine, I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people, not at all, meaning the people of the world, who are the model are the greedy and swindlers idolaters in that case, you'd have to leave this world. But now I am writing to you, that you must not associate with anyone, brothers and sisters, wherever you get your ideas from, do not go beyond what is written. Do not associate with those who claim to be brothers or sisters. This is in the Word. Come on, Lord, but is sexually immoral or greedy and I dollar to a slander a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people. Thank you. I hear so much so much. I think I feel, I believe, people who run after their own imaginations, you say, Did God really say? We know where that conversation comes from? Yeah. Do not go beyond what is written. Thank you. Truth is all of us were like this at one time. But now we've been washed, clean, made holy, because of let's break bread together. Because of the one who died for us. Come on. Come on, have you been born again? If so live for Jesus. Yes, we will not be perfect. Yes, we're under grace. But we are not advocates for sin. Were advocates of holiness. Thank you, Jesus. So we don't stand and say it's okay to sin. We say repent, repent, and God will forgive you. He's Christ is sufficient for you. It's big enough for you. We all fall down. Even the young people fall, but those who trust in the Lord's will we know their strength. Yes, father, soon as we come to the bread, let's remember, we're forgiven because he was broken. Sin is not irrelevant. It costs Jesus His very life. Yes, Lord, there's a debt that must be paid for holiness to endure. And he fulfilled the law on our part, and surrendered his perfect life to death, even death on a cross so that we may experience forgiveness through him. Yeah, so Jesus, we thank you that you took your sin upon yourself, and your body was broken for us. So we ate this bread together in remembrance of your great love. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you, Jesus. Thank You, Holy Spirit, the power of redemption.
Glenn Walsh:Another thing you said Ben when he was praying, and he was quoting Isaiah 64, where Isaiah prays, oh, that you would rent the heavens and come down hold, the mountains would tremble before you, as when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down and make your name known to your enemies and caused the nations to quake before you. And here it is. For when you did awesome things that we did not expect. Expect. You came down and did awesome things that we did not expect. I love you came down on the mountains tremble before you. Since ancient times, no one has heard. No air has perceived. No, I have seen any God besides You, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him. Nor do we thank you that what makes you different to idols is you act, live in Your word is full of miracles. Amen. Intervention, God turns up a new turned up to take away SN Thank you God for who you are. And we do pray, revive your work, let miracles fall part the Red Sea again, Lord, show yourself, do things that we didn't even expect and bring glory to your name. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen. Yeah. So, so glorious. Thank you, Glenn. Yeah. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you.
Andy Hammond:I just written these words down that God is the God of the impossible. Yeah, and I just had two scriptures really that came to mind before we take the wind is, I think one Samuel 17 When David defeats Goliath, impossible odds. How tall was Goliath by eight foot wasn't something 11 foot? So probably twice the height of. Of me anyway. Four times. Yeah. Yeah. But God is the God of the impossible. I meant, yes. God gives us courage in certain times. And David, he didn't just stand and use his slingshot. He actually ran towards an Yeah, in the words, he ran towards him. And Father, we just ask that you give us that strength and that power and that courage. Ben has been saying about Joshua Be strong and courageous. And then there's the other scripture that came to mind was in January 6 and seven about Gideon. And God filtered the army down to 300 million. Yep. And he gave the victory. And I suppose I was thinking in terms of Russia and Ukraine, when the Scripture came to me, that God be with Ukraine. We prayed
Reverend Ben Cooper:that morning. Thank you, Jesus.
Andy Hammond:Because we remember that God is the God of the impossible. Yes, Father, He does great things, when we least expect them. And so Father, all those now who want a miracle in their lives, please finally pray that for God, we pray that there will be a miracle. Thank you for sit before God now and pour out your heart to pour out your heart. Tell him what you want, what you need, what is troubling you and just go deeper in relationship with Him. Because as we've said, this morning, God loves you. There is great love for you. That's why he went to the cross. And that's why we remember with this blood this morning,
Reverend Ben Cooper:thank you, Jesus. Thank you though.
Glenn Walsh:In his the sovereignty of God, in Zechariah, 12, verse 10, hundreds of years before this event. God says, and I will pour out on the house of David, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him. as one mourns for an only child. Thank you, Jesus. Lord, we want to thank you that the world is in your hands. Your sovereignty. Lord, you know things. It's all in your hands, Lord, nothing is outside of your control. Hundreds of years before the event, you knew it. And one day, you'll wrap it all up. Amen. Lord, I want to thank you that Your Grace has included us in your salvation plan. Yes, far we don't deserve it. If we got what we deserved, we'd reap your anger. Instead, we've reached your love. Yes, and Lord, we do look on the one who you have pierced. The one we pierced. The one who died for our sin. It was our sin that pierced You, Lord. I know you gave us was love. What a hero. Even when you was hanging on that cross, even when they were hurling insults at you, as you hung them exposed for everyone to see. You said, Forgive them father, they know not what they do. Beautiful, what a merciful God you archy Jesus. Thank You, Lord, that mostly triumphs over judgment. Let your spirit of supplication fall on a soul now and forevermore. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen. Yeah. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you Holy Spirit. We'll see Danny's been online this morning. God bless you donate God bless everybody on the line this morning. Donnie we pray that you get well soon and everybody Oh, that's not I'm not well this morning. Just father just bless them and guide them and strengthen them and be with them in the mighty name of Jesus said we've reached it. We've reached that place but our brother has got to share. So I think before we go any further.
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Reverend Ben Cooper:What can we say God bless every one of us today. Thank you, Lord, that we've been able to gather around these mics with our brothers and sisters across the world today. Share in prayer communion, may God bless you and strengthen you for whatever the day is ahead of you. God has already gone in your destiny. You can catch us on Buzzsprout I Heart Radio, Alexa, and so many other platforms. We will see you this evening for bible study at 730. May God bless you and strengthen you again, as I said again, may God bless you and strengthen you. Thank you so much. Donnie, we will see you soon. World. We will see you soon. Glenn, we will see you soon. What's his name? Andy. That's it. And they will see you soon. We love every one of you have a great day. In the mighty name of Jesus. You can find us on all platforms. We got to mention it again. Amazon music so easy to navigate, navigate, sorry, Spotify Buzzsprout all those platforms, you can capture all this stuff that we are doing. You can find it so easy. Reverend Ben Cooper is podcast easy title to remember. And there is so much on there right from the very beginning of lockdown. Until now. We're out there. God bless. In Jesus name. Amen.