Reverend Ben Cooper: 0:46

Good morning. God bless you, wherever you are this morning, May God strengthen you and guide you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Thank you for joining us for this online streaming service wherever you are across this beautiful Malteser of an Earth. Be careful of the sticky chocolate this morning. Because there's a lot of sticky stuff about wherever you are, come on, we got to be serious today. I mean, one of them moves May God bless you and strengthen you. Wherever you are. God is with you. The King of kings and the Lord of lords, whatever your life looks like, hold on. Never give up. Never give up God is with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you wherever you are across the earth. It is 935 roundabout 935 We thank God for everybody in the world a podcast in listens and the 1000s of downloads that we've had through Spotify, I Heart Radio, Buzzsprout, Amazon music and so many other platforms, we thank God for your lives. There's everybody's jumping online. Good morning, everybody. God bless you to God is with you never give up. We are living in very critical we are living in very powerful times. This is the day that the Lord has made we shall rejoice and be glad. This is the day this is the Day May God strengthen you. I pray that wherever you are this morning, that you will feel the love of God. For anyone this morning that said a bad night's sleep, I pray that God will sustain you and the word of God will continue to lift you. I said to my my brothers on the other side of the mics the other side of the table a few moments ago that I was gonna go straight to the Gospel of Matthew chapter 11, verse 28, that is very relevant and really bouncing around in my spirit at the moment. But I just feel led by God by the presence of the Holy Spirit to go to Hebrews chapter 12, verse two, keep your eyes, keep your eyes on Jesus, whoever you are, this morning, wherever you are. And we know that we have a lot of people on the other side of the world, watching and listening to everything that goes on out of the studio. So whenever you capture this live stream service, I believe God is pointing all of us to Hebrews chapter 12, verse two, and this is how it reads, fix your eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and the perfecter of your faith, fix your eyes on Jesus, there is nothing there is no one that will lead you to the Father, except Jesus Christ. The Scripture is very clear. It says when Christ bowed his head and he said it is finished access became available to God like never before but through Christ Jesus. So follow him. Then the question is, well, how do I follow Jesus in a in a nation when we are being led by humanism, when we are being led by a cultic activity when it seems to be very hard and very oppressive. Thomas made it very clear. You have seen Jesus, I haven't seen him unless I see him I will not believe. Just believe there is power in belief. We do not have the privilege as the disciples did in the audience over 2000 years ago, of actually having the tangible presence of Christ. We don't have and we don't have that that privilege of that tangible presence. We go by faith. So I just want to encourage you this morning to go by faith. Faith is the evidence. Faith is the evidence the evidence of things hope for hope and faith and prayer and just follow Jesus and it's so easy to knit when when when pastors like me and and all on whatever label I've got on today, whatever sticker I got me back today, say just follow Jesus. You know what that irritates me as well. When someone says just follow Jesus will show me how to follow Jesus that might be a good start. But don't just keep telling me Follow Jesus. So how do we follow Jesus? I opened his word up. I clearly open up the Bible. I might go to Psalms a good place to start. And I say, Lord, I can't see you with my physical eyes. But Lord, I'm going to read about you, Lord, I want to know about creation. So reading the Word of God, we'll get to know Jesus, reading and praying, and just saying, Lord, help me. Father, I need your guidance today. Open up the Scripture, turn to Matthew, turn to John. Turn to the New Testament. Writers read some acts, read some Proverbs, go into the book of Psalms, but we're not when I read, it does something because the Scripture says, faith comes from hearing. And the message is heard through the word of God. I've got to read it. And as I read it, and as I speak it in my mind, or my cognitive processing, as I read it, I read it aloud in my innermost being. So if he was to turn to Hebrews chapter 12, verse to fix your eyes on Jesus, Lord, how do I fix my eyes on you? I read the word because when my eyes are locked into the Scripture, I'm looking at the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit. I'm looking at the word of God. I'm looking at his word to us. I'm looking at the writings of Jesus Christ. I'm looking at the New Testament, the New Testament is the new covenant. It's about Christ, it's for Christ. I look at the Old Testament, I see everything in the old it when I look at the word of God, in the scripture says in the Gospel of John, In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, if I believe that this scripture in front of me is the word of God, when I look at this word in front of me, when I read Hebrews chapter 12, verse to keep your eyes on Jesus, I am focusing on the text. But as I focus on the text, I am looking at the living word. I have this living word. The Living Word is like honey on our lips, the Scripture says, I pray that wherever you are, it is the reading. And the hearing. Faith comes by hearing. Faith comes by hearing, and we've got so much technology out there, you can get the word for every gadget. You can have it on the electric, you can have it absolutely all around the house or hearing the Word of God, being read out, just being read out, the Scripture being read out, the Scripture being read out, you know, we listened to so much worship, which is fine, that's perfect. That's great. May God bless us all for that. But there is something more powerful. And that is the word of God because the word of God is sharper than a double edged sword. Worship takes us where worship takes us to God. What does the word do the word takes us to God, but also the word strengthens us. There is there is power in the living Word of God. So whatever you may be facing today, I would encourage you to get the Bible on your phone on an app or get a printed version, whatever that may be, but the Scripture is clear, fix your eyes on Jesus. So as I look at Jesus, as I look at him, and now we may be going through but I can't physically know none of us can physically see Christ at this moment in time. So how, and what do I do, but I see him through his word, because he is the living word. He is God, He is the king, he is Jehovah. Jireh he is Jehovah Nissi. And he held up that Bible, you know that He just held a Bible up if you need a Bible, we can get you a Bible for free. And he will tell us about that later on. We can get you a Bible, and it will cost you absolutely nothing. It will be delivered, it will get to you. So we have ways of making you talk. Now sorry, that's the wrong wrong one wrong thing to say, isn't it? Come on, you know, there is power in the Word of God. This is this is important for me this morning because I've got to be in the Word. As a brother as a son of the living God, I've got to be in the word I've got to be in the word strip all the labels off ourselves, strip the cultural labels off a strip, the world labels of a strip the labels off whoever we are to people in the world, you are a daughter and you are a son, that is some label that you can never be stripped of. We can be stripped of every other label in but you cannot be stripped of the simple understanding that you are a daughter and you are a son of the living God. And that tells us very clearly in Romans chapter eight, nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. So when people say how do I follow Jesus? How do I follow this Jesus? I Follow Him through reading the Word of God, I read the word I just opened it up, I turned to Psalms, I turn to the New Testament and like go to Proverbs. And if I'm brave enough, and I feel really like a good Christian that they are, might even go into Revelation. Genesis is a great book to read, because it tells me about creation and creation. We have a lot of issues in churches, because churches over the years haven't preached fundamental points of creation, creation is critical to a believers understanding because it is foundational. It is here in how God created. And when I get an understanding on creation, when I get a small handle a small hold on to what creation is, it makes everything else come into line. Easier. If I was to start at the back end of the book, I'd probably never read any more of the book. But if I start in Genesis and go to Psalms, if I go to the New Testament, and I just read an AI creation, in the beginning, God said, Let there be light, that is science, that is mathematics. That is the power of the spoken word that is reading about creation, six day creation, on the seventh day, God said, It is good, I am going to rest. So creation is important. Creation is a real important part of a Christians understanding of life because everything is in creation. But then again, again, I've got to say this, how do we follow Jesus? The Bible says, just believe, how do I believe I read because as I read, I get revelation or knowledge, because it's okay, we are living in a world has information, all of us have information, our head is informed of everything, our ears and our eyes, we are like a computer, we will retain information. But the information will only stay information, it's got to be turned into Revelation, information from the world, we'll just stay in our head. But if I read the Word of God, first it will come in as information. But as I read it, God's holy, the Holy Spirit breathes on me. And God draws me and God reveals to me his word, it is revealed through revelation or knowledge. So even if we say, well, I struggle reading, God will reveal His Word. You might even say well, I can't even read. Get it through your ear gate, put it on your phone, put it on your Alexa, put it on your, on your, your TV, however, get the word through, through sound through sound through your house, through your workspace, put your air pods in, put your headphones on, get the word of God in, you know, our eyes and our ears, our gateways, and we got to be very careful what we allow in. So I've got to saturate myself with the with the vocal Word of God, I've got to I've got to saturate myself with the Word of God, His Word is living, His Word is sharper than a double edged sword. So when when someone says, Follow Jesus, the way that I follow Jesus is through reading His word. And through the power of the Counselor, the Holy Spirit will lead me in paths of righteousness, the word will encourage me will strengthen me. There is power in the Word of God, and there is power in the name of Jesus. I've had a ramble. I've had a ramble. So let me just pray a moment Father, in the name of Jesus as our handover to my two holy brothers this morning, I just pray, Lord, that you will be with him. And dear God, that you will be with me and everybody listening, everybody watching. Father, we pray, Lord, that You will just lead us in paths of righteousness, that you will strengthen us and you will guide us and Lord, when we hear leaders say just follow Jesus. Lord, it's not that easy. It's not that easy as it looks. So Lord, I pray that you will draw us in because Lord, my mind is carnal. My flesh is my flesh is itching. Lord, Come Holy Spirit. Lord, I pray that you will remove all the carnal thoughts, Lord, that you will remove all the earthly desires and Lord, I will just continue to fall and to move in the Word of God, Lord, I want to Lord I want to lay in the word Lord, I want to be immersed in the Word of God a lot. I want your word wrapped around every one of us love. We want to be wrapped in the word we want to be wrapped in your goodness. Lord, we thank you that the glory of God and the anointing is on everybody online this morning. Everybody that has woken up this morning it feels a little bit like there's got a bit of grit in the system. Lord, I pray for any of us that feels this a bit of grit there's a bit of disturbance in our hearts our minds Lord remove the disturbance or those that feel discouraged. Move the discouragement this morning at the mighty name of Jesus. Oh, All those that feel like a cat or not bricks, Lord, I pray for all those that are dancing around, Lord trying to do this trying to do that, Lord, bring peace, bring peace. And this leads me to Matthew, chapter 11. Before I hand over to my good brothers, Matthew chapter 11, we touch this the other night, verse 28, come to me, all of you that are weary and burdened. So in Hebrews, it says, fix your eyes on Jesus, how do I fix my eyes? On this invisible God, this Messiah that's been ascended over to the How do I fix my eyes because there is no physical Christ. So I look at his word, I fix my eyes on the word and as I read the word, I feel that the God of Israel, the God of glory, the God of Isaac, Jacob, Abraham, the father, of all fathers, the high priests you serve, and you follow the high priests, there is no clergy higher than Jesus Christ. There are no pastors, there are no leaders, there is no one in congregations marry, that no marriage, no Pope's no bishops, no leaders, no pastors, no vicars are higher than the King of kings and the Lord of lords, there is only one God, and His name is I am. Moses says, who is sending us? I am, that I am. Then we come to Jesus Colossians chapter one. For his the image of the invisible God, He is the image. So, Lord, how do I follow you 2000 years up the line, after Ascension Day or more? How do I follow you? Hebrews 12, to fix your eyes on Jesus, how do I fix my eyes? On this Christ that went to the cross that gave his life that his physical presence isn't here? How do I fix my eyes? In a world that is all on vision and focus and perception and touch? How do I do this? Jesus, I read the word. I fix my eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of my faith through the living Word of God because when I read, then suddenly Romans comes alive. faith comes from hearing and hearing the message which is the word of God. Amen. The word is what we require. It is the word we don't need any more preachers and teachers. We don't need any more evangelists hiring out stadiums what we need is the gospel of Jesus Christ, we don't want another message about someone else. We need to hear about the blood of Jesus. It is the blood of Christ, it is the cross of Calvary, it is redemption, you are redeemed and you are saved, and you are a child of the living God. And God is with you. I'm going to read this one more text and then our brothers are going to take over for the rest of this online service. Matthew, chapter 11, verse 28, come to me, all of you that are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. The Scripture is clear. It's a done deal. Jesus is with you. Read, read, read, read, and keep reading. God bless. Good morning, Dawn. Good morning, Andy.

Donny Stockburn: 18:21

Morning. God bless you. My two things are the power of prayer and the soul of God. That's, that's all I want to deal with today. And sometimes in prayer, we can't ever lose our sharpness. And Father God, there are certain things you've put into my life that sharpen me up again, make me realize again, what it is you've given to us, your church Lord. And one of the things I remember when I find your brain a bit odd was, I was in a old cathedral one day, wandering around looking at this and the other bits of armor and stuff. And I came across this little prayer lectern, and it was facing the window. And it was just one one per needs could get on it, with the stand in front of it. And at written on there, obviously was a place where soldiers would come and pray before they went off to battle over the centuries. And it said in there just this is all our call of it said, I would rather have a one man praying for me than 10,000 troops on the battlefield. Thank you, Jesus. That's a measure of the power of prayer that God's given us. All kinds of things. Another thing that I love is old Anna, and Simeon in the temple in the church, we call it a church. They call it a temple. In the days of Jesus when he was bought on his 40th day after his birth, to be a circumstance that thing and stuff like that. Where did Mary and Joseph take him? When they went into that temple did they take them to the Pharisees? Now is a titan to the scribes now Sadducees now, I took him try to to prayer warriors, old Anna and similar to spent her life in the praying and fasting that was their whole life. Such was the power of prayer, they got to hold the Savior. That's That's what prayer does in our life. That's how important it is in our life. And those things, bolstered me up to prayer. And just before been finished, I had this kind of picture of me standing on a walk with a soul in the eye and and then that picture of one of David's mighty men not on that, but one of David's mighty men. It says, he jumped in a field one day east, stood back to back and slew 300 men also, someone gave me the right finger. With this with this sword, this is a salt. Sitting in front of me, is the word of God, as the other thing you wild, just want to read down a famous piece of scripture, we will slay the enemy figure. And it did for me. And it's Isaiah 61. And it's a prophecy of Christ, written about 700 years before he even came into his world. And it says is, the Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me. Because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the dire Avengers of God, to come for all moon, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty instead of ashes, I'll have that one IQ to the oil of joy, for mourning, the garment a prize for spiritual heaviness. All these things are true in the plant in the Lord that he might be glorified. All these things are truths. And so far, God we, we just stand with that sword in our and this word of God, as the David's mighty men in the field, Lord, and we can slide the enemy all around us, because this is the sort of god father will cook we just bike into prayer. Now law which has jumped into those lengths to the enemy with our prayers, Father, God, and I've just written a few things down here, Lord, all our worries, all our fears, all our doubts, all our troubles, we bring it to you, just as you told us to do. We lie all before You, Lord. Boy, every lie, thank you, Jesus, like every pocket of fear that tries to rob us of the joy and the peace you bring. Remove every dread that tries to put dark clouds in front of us. Give us your peace, your peace, Lord, Lord, we want that faith in ourselves. In all your promises, Father, God, yes. to dine upon your word, to seek first your kingdom, that everything we need, who will be added to us, make us strong Lord, like you did, Gideon. And give us the gift backdoored all their gifts that we you gave to us, Father God, and we pray that you will block and we move that lion Prophet, that lion prophet that tells me, I'm in for a bad year. I'm in for a hard time. Because Lord, only you know my future. Only you know our future. No one else knows our future, but the living God, and he has a plan for us. And his plan is to prosper us. And this is word of God. In a prosperous, Lord, we will go through battles. You said that in Isaiah 43, I think it is. We will go through wars, we will go through troubles, we will go through trials, fires, but they will not overcome us. We will go through the waters and they will not ever come to Jesus could father as promised us that he will keep his Sunnis days. That's his word, and we can stand on it. This is a sword that can slay the enemy. This is the mighty Word of God that we're using here. It's not some hope or following hope have some kind of other This word can never be broken. And we can guarantee it. God has guaranteed that he will keep his promises to us. Although this Bible so far to God we we just stand still with a certain amount and all these other things fall to God. We pray that you will make us prayer was fine and God that we will stand fast like that might imagine a David was your soul in our own Father God and we will face anything that the enemy can choose. octopus, because we know that you've already told us about the end of our days, Father God, they're in your hands. Our future is settled in the hands of the Great Shepherd. And we thank you for it, Lord. So we pray about such things as fear. People being trapped, discouragement, apathy, unforgiveness, pride. And all those lies, fatherhood come with it. Anxiety is disobedience is and profound discussions, arguments, lack of joy, false guilt, depression, or is all based on lies, saw based on lies, the love of God can overcome all that in our lives, Father, God, and the blood of Jesus has already settled it. He said, it's finished far to God. And today this morning, book out that words, tell him about the blood. And we've do that in communion. We know about the blood, the blood of Jesus is on all his children. It cannot take us away from eternal life, so far to God we to stand. Why when is sold in the enemy's faces, Lord, and we are confident, Lord, that you will do all you said you would do. And we just thank you for these words of life in Jesus name, Lord, amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 26:15

Amen. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you Holy Spirit. Although we just bless you this morning, Father, we just thank you for peace. Lord, we just pray for peace Lord, in between all the carnage of life, Father, we, we just pray, Lord, that we will just hold on to your word Father, we will just walk in the living Word of God that we will trust your Word. Lord, Your Word is hope. Your Word is clear. Your Word is sharp, sharper than a double. Father, Your Word today, Lord, Father, we thank you for your word, Lord, we pray that you will give us understanding through the word, Lord, from Genesis to Revelation, father is too big for any human processing for too, too big for any human mind too big for any scientific research for any mathematicians to try and come up with the understanding of who and what God is. But through revelation or knowledge Father, we thank You that we understand by faith, you tell us Jesus just belief. So Lord, I pray for those that are weary and tired that don't have any more room for any more information in their head, I pray that their hearts will just believe. I pray for those that have been bruised through church and religion over the years that they will just just believe, a pray for preachers and teachers, I pray for us in this house of yours today, Lord, that we will just believe So Lord, we pray that all of us will just believe Lord, that we will not try and fathom it will not try and work it out. We will not get a pie chart and a flow chart we will not enter into a test tube understanding of how this universe came into being But Lord, we believe that God said, Let there be and there was. So Father, we believe from Genesis to Revelation, Lord, and you will reveal your word to us at the correct time of our life. So Lord, as we read the word, we see the living word. As we see the living word, we have revelation or knowledge of the God of Israel. And then the Father thank You that Your Word speaks loud and clear that you are not silent. That Lord Your word is sharp, and then a double edged sword Father, it is punching through it is cutting through it is dealing with the issues of this world. But Father, we pray for this government. We pray for the lack of leadership, in government, law, and in religion, and in certain areas of denomination and church. We pray that preachers and teachers will be raised up in these last days, so that we will hear the gospel of Jesus Christ that we will hear the power of the cross of Calvary that will we'll hear about salvation. So Lord, we thank you that you are raising up leaders that will preach the gospel, Father, the in the gospel that is drawing us right now. We thank you that there is power in the name of Jesus. But Lord, we don't want to hear another motivational speak. We don't want to hear their god another lie Father God out of the house of 10. Lord, we want to hear the Word of God will on we need the line of Judah, this nation is sinking faster than it's ever sank before. And Lord, we need the glory. Lord, you tell us in the last days, I will pour out my spirit on all flesh. So Lord, we thank you that all religions, all cultures, all lifestyles, is experienced in the power of God and Lord as you stir this nation Lord, I pray that you will bring in that you will bring in such a holy storm, Lord that the church walls will shake Lord that the roofs Lord will cave in Lord that the walls the window As will pop, Lord, I pray that the foundations will shake. The fine art will fall off the wall. Lord God I pray, Father, that you will bring the church within the UK to a place of repentance, Lord, whether we are in the church or religion, whatever. However, Lord if we say that we are Bible believing believers and we are churchgoers, shake us Lord like never before shake us Lord, Father, we need the Redeemer we need the Savior. We need the King of glory, Lord, we're tired of hearing of man's plans and then suddenly they change in the afternoon. It's good in the morning and by lunchtime they've been burned up with liars Lord, and a scornful tongue calm, Holy Spirit. Bring your word, Lord, we need the Redeemer, Holy Spirit. I pray that you will speak to leaders. Holy Spirit, I pray that you will be the Comforter to those that need comfort in this morning. Lord, I thank You that You are the living word. And nothing can separate from the love of God. So Lord, I thank you that we cannot be separated. But Lord as we walk this earth, as we walk in this westernized hellhole of a world, Father we pray, Lord, that you will sweep through this nation so you will bring that you will draw people to you, Lord, Father, this nation needs the living Word of God. Lord, we need the righteousness of God. We need the mercy and the grace and the favor. Lord, we need power Lord, in pulpits, we need the word of God. We need to hear about the blood of Jesus, we need to hear the conviction of sin. We need to hear about the cross of Calvary. Father, we need to hear the living word of our God. Come Holy Spirit, love, breathe over this valley of dry bones, breathe into pulpits breathe into congregation, breathe into me. Breathe into leaders Come Holy Spirit, Lord, we need we need our God. We need this God of Israel Father, this nation is lacking is lacking Lord, preachers and teachers. Lord, we need preachers and teachers, Lord, again, preachers and teachers of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Lord, I want to hear Your word. Lord, I want to hear the glory of Your word. Lord, I want to hear the beauty. Lord, I want to hear from God. I want to hear Your word. Lord, preach and across the airwaves. Lord, I want to hear Your word. ringing out our churches on Sunday morning, Lord, I want to hear the walls of the church shaking because of the holiness of God, not because of the accolades of men, but because of the holiness, holy, holy is the Lord. Most worthy of all praise. Holy, holy is the Lord. Most worthy of all praise His Holiness. His Holiness is what we need. I need your holiness today. I need your I need your presence line never for long. My family, my friends, the people that are in front of me, the people that are around me, Lord, we need holiness in this nation. We are unstable. Lord, it feels like someone has taken the stabilizers off the bike as a young child and we're wobbling all over the place. We got no stability. We got no stability law. With current work, wholeness, we're calling them we're crying. And we're asking and we are believing. Yes, we are believing that there is a wind of change. We believe that there is a wind of change. We believe that we can hear the Lion of Judah we believe that the Roar is over the airways. We believe that the roar of the Lion of Judah lOn. We don't need any more earthly kings. We need the King above all kings. We need the God of Israel. Yes, we need Jesus Holy, holy, holy is the Lord. Thank You, Jesus. Thank You, Lord. Thank you Holy Spirit.

Andy Hammond: 34:15

I'm in Hebrews this morning. Price God. Ben's already quoted that verse. from Hebrews four. Verse 12, for the Word of God is living and active sharper than any double edged sword. Amen. It goes on to say it penetrates to dividing soul and spirit joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Yeah, thank you. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Amen. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account some quite a scary thought. Yeah, is that we think To give account to God, of who we are, what we do, and how we've been active for him. And I just thank God for His love for each one of us. He's met us, wherever we are mapping, he's really picked us up, drawn him, us to himself. It's really fantastic of what he's done. And those verses talk about Scripture. And we've made it on his book this morning, amen. And we can read, and read and read the Bible. And what I find fascinating. And what is really encouraging to all of us is that when we read it, we may read the same passage at different times. And God speaks to us in different ways, even though it's the same passage. And how often have you said, Well, I've never noticed that before. When you've read something that you've read dozens of times, and that's how God speaks to us. And that's really when we know God is speaking to us. And I just pray, Father, God, that as we come before you today, we want to get closer to you. We want to get into the river, to be cleansed, to be washed. Yes, father, find that freshness.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 36:57

Thank you, Holy Spirit.

Andy Hammond: 37:00

I think we've touched upon Ezekiel this morning, Ezekiel 47, speaks about the river flowing from the temple and flowing into the Dead Sea. I don't know if anyone's ever been to the Dead Sea, but you can't actually sink in the Dead Sea. Man, you miss a blessing. If you get into the Dead Sea, you're bobbing up and down Jesus. And that's because of the salt content. And it's called the Dead Sea for a reason. Nothing can live in it. Absolutely nothing can live in the Dead Sea. No fish there. But here we have scripture saying that it will be fresh, and there will be multitudes of fish living in the Dead Sea. That's the sort of change that we can have. When we come into relationship with Jesus through the Father, thank you. Very comes alive. Our lives are completely changed. And then I found that, that I had a different perspective on life. When I came into relationship with Jesus. He gave me strength. He gave me determination. And never fear. Because God has got your

Reverend Ben Cooper: 38:34

back. Amen. Thank you.

Andy Hammond: 38:37

And just think, in terms of that river flowing, the refreshment and some of you today. And I know Ben quoted from Matthew 1128. About come on to me all who are weary. Well, just imagine yourself today by the river on the riverbank. You've got your swimming kasi on and you can jump into the river to find that complete, refreshing water. That it's exhilarating. That's what it's like to be with Jesus. It's exhilarating. sometimes wonder what it must have been like to be a disciple walking alongside Jesus. And just listening to his words of wisdom. And just imagining Jesus sending you out into the world. sending you out he's commissioned each one of us who are followers. Go into the world. Take the gospel. That's part of our commission. is to take his word. And we can do that in different ways. Some of us are more upfront. Some of us can be like Ben, and travelite, Donnie here, and some of us are more subtle. We can just put in a word of kindness sometimes just to be that friend to someone, and to be gentle. But Jesus has a job for each one of us. He calls each one. So no matter how you live out your life for Jesus, he's with you. And we need to be encouraged today. And has been has also said, nothing can separate us from the love of God. Thank you. And it is the absolute promise in Scripture. Nothing can separate us. Amen. And I just want to encourage you today, and we have a hope. Bow hope is an anchor. Just think of a great ship, a warship, drops his anchor. And that drops to the bottom of the sea, and firmly secures that ship. That's the hope that we have in Jesus, we have this hope. It is firm and secure. And again, that's a verse from Hebrews, firm and secure. Or short and steadfast. As the King James Version says that we have that hope in Jesus. And it's never gonna go away. We can always turn to Him, even though we turn away from Him, sometimes, it's always there ready, and waiting for us to return. So if you're a practical today, you've turned away from Jesus. He's waiting. He's standing on the rooftop, looking out for you, waiting for you to come to Him. And when he sees you, when he sees you turning towards him, he runs to meet you. He embraces you, and says, Welcome back, son, welcome back, daughter. Set all those who need to come back to the Father, I pray for you today. All of you will turn and turn towards the Father. Turn towards Jesus, because he's running to meet you. And he's going to embrace you. He's going to put that new cloak on you put the ring on the finger, because he says welcome home. Some welcome home totter. And I just pray for you today. That that will be your act today to come back.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 43:41

Thank you, Jesus. Thank you. Holy Spirit.

Donny Stockburn: 43:44

My man. Yeah. Yes. So yeah, just had that word of that rich young man who met Jesus. And he said, What must I do to get into heaven? And he said, I've paid all the commands done everything right. And Jesus said, Sell all you have poured and even if he has sold all yard, he still wouldn't have got into heaven. Because Jesus said another word to it. He said, Follow me. Yeah, yeah. It's not the giving up of things that gets us into heaven is following Jesus. He is the only way. There is no other way. Lord, not just thank you that that word that you did it all is so true. So we'll Lord, that Jesus did it all. Father God, we just pray about it which young man Lord, none of us think that we can get away with it by doing this or doing that Father God is only the blood of Jesus can get us into the kingdom of God, nothing else. Lonely to thank for that perfect, faultless salvation that you have given to us. Amen. Jesus name, amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 44:58

Amen. Father, we come to you at the Is this time lord in our life? And Lord, you saved us, You sent Your Son God. And we thank you that Christ died on the cross for each and every one of us. Father, we thank you that there is power, in the name of Jesus. Amen. Yes. And Lord, as we come to the table, fathers, we see the comments that are coming online father be with everybody online, everything that's coming online. Come Holy Spirit. We pray, Father, you're sweet for this nation. Every house, every home, every life, every business, every church, leaders of every different layers of life, every culture, Lord, we pray, that you will just breathe over us. But Lord, as we get ready to break bread this morning together, Lord, I ask you, Father, that we will realize that because he lives I can face tomorrow. Because he lives I can face tomorrow. Today is a better day law, because you are with us, and you will never leave us nor forsake us. Lord, Your Word is yes and amen. So Father, we pray, that the living word of the God of Israel, the living Word of Jesus Christ, will move so powerfully through every corner of this nation, Father, for every town, every street, that the word of God will be heard, louder than any church bells louder than any clapping for the NHS louder than anything that the word of God will be so loud. be so powerful, Lord, that we will hear it, and we will receive it give us a heart to receive, give us is the here and give us a heart to receive but everybody that feels that their faith has departed. Lord, we thank you that our faith hasn't departed. We thank You, Lord, that nothing can separate us. From the love of God, Lord, our just carnal being just us, brings confusion. So Lord, we pray that confusion will be dissolved at the name of Jesus, Lord, that fear will melt like wax at the name of Jesus, that stress will just flow away at the name of Jesus, and the glory of the living God. We thank you for the glory that is around us. We thank you for the anointing that is upon us. We thank you for the love that is within us. We thank you that Your Word has never left us that your word father is making a way where there is no way Lord, I pray that we will, we will be like David, when we face the glass of life. We just say, I come against you in the name of that law. Yes, thought I carry a name. I've been given a name. I was given a name and not my birth name. But I was given a name. I was given a name and the name is Jesus. And I carry a name and the name is Jesus. And that Christ the Messiah went to the cross. And He gave his life for each and every one of us and you saved us. You rescued us. He's the Lord we thank you that we carry the greatest name in heaven on earth. And that the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow ever every heart confess. every tongue confess every heart Lord, I thank You, Lord, stir our hearts today. Sturt Lord, can you cultivate our hearts are they Lord? Can you almost Lord like an allotment to Lord like a farmer? Can you turn over our heart today? Can you turn it Lord Kenya? Can you soften any hardness on our hearts? Lord, can you can you can you break these walls of the rigidness of life father will you will you step into our lives as you did for Thomas Come Holy Spirit. Come Jesus step through this material wall. Actually law I don't even need to ask you in cuz you're already in. Oh man. Yes, you're already in. But Lord, we get the physical picture of Jesus stepping, stepping through the wall, but you're already in. Because the Scripture says greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. So Lord is our brothers leaders in in this breaking bread together. Thank you Jesus for this time as we gather around the bread and the wine. In the name of Jesus. Amen.

Andy Hammond: 49:54

Yeah, as we come to break bread together Just pause for a moment so that you can get some bread, some wine or juice. So that we can celebrate together. And I believe at the moment that so many of us are under pressure. Yeah. And finding these times difficult.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 50:32

I know. Yes, Lord, thank you, Jesus, thank you Holy Spirit,

Andy Hammond: 50:35

my own family that seems can be difficult, under all kinds of pressures, health pressure, health issues, anxiety issues, all kinds of pressures coming along. And we just got a look at what's happening about cost of gas and electricity. How's that going to pan out for families who are already on the breadline, as long So Father, we asked you to come and be with us, help us to turn towards you. And I also remember that chorus of Turn your eyes upon Jesus on for in his wonderful face, and the things that will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory, and grace. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 51:37

Thank you, Jesus. Thank

Andy Hammond: 51:38

You, Father, for just being there. And these encouraging words I find in Hebrews 10, I believe, call to persevere. And I'll read this as a preamble to his taking the bread and the wine. Therefore brothers since we have confidence to enter the most holy place, by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, opened up for us through the curtain that is his body. And since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure waters. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful, yes, he is. And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds. Mom, hen. That's a real word for us today. Let us be encouraging to one another, and just show love to one another. And to spur one another. Yes. And let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing all Yeah, but let us encourage one another. And all the more as you see the day approaching. And that's a word for church today. Let us not give up meeting together. And Father, I just thank you that here we are sitting in front of the camera and this broadcasts reaching out into the airwaves and across countries. We know that people in different lands pick up this one, thank God we pray, Father God that you will meet with them. As we take this bread, we remember your body broken for us broken, and you've died for each one of us. We just cannot give thanks enough for what you've done, so that we can be drawn back into the family, the family of God. Amen.

Donny Stockburn: 54:11

Amen. Yo man. Father God, we take this blood, symbolic of salvation itself. And we are coming into the days now with all kinds of false teaching going around a Jesus for Saudis that night last night, and he gave us a command and I'm reading it from one Corinthians 11 Verse 25. And it says in the same manner, he also took the cup after supper sign this card is the new covenant in my blood. Do this as often as you drink it. in remembrance of me, I'll just want you to I mean, on that word, in remembrance of Me, Jesus for saw these days of deceit and so bringing us into some sort of religious belief flawed, as long as it wasn't including Jesus, Father, God, forgive us, Lord, but love which is prior that word. Do this in remembrance of my Lord. It'll be like, branded into our souls and spirits, Father God, that we do. Remember, how is we get saved? Not by works, not Bernie deeds that we can do. You read the Bible, lots, yes, that's good. You pay your tithes. That's good. You want to God with your works? That's good. None of those things will get you into heaven. Oh, geez, you could be the greatest guy on His earth, the most wonderful shiny eyes and, and everything else perfect about you, that won't get you into our own. Only the blood of Jesus, Yes, Lord, get you in there. Only the blood of Jesus. God has made it so there is no other way. In all the earth. This is the message. Only the blood of Jesus can get you into the kingdom of God. You love your children. Tell them about Christ. That this is why you get saved, not by being a good boy. That's all right. All those things are wonderful, but they cannot get us into heaven. But this deceitful spirit of these days will tell you, if you're good if you're kind if you're this if you're that you can get into heaven. It's not true. If it was wide across, why did Jesus die? Why is suffering? Why is pain Why is life on His earth? Why Christmas? Why did he split his tree in tow? Before and after Christ? This is the blood the only ye into the kingdom of God and Lord, we thank you. That is such a perfect salvation, that we just cannot be stolen from it Lord, it's eternal, sealed with your blood. And we thank you for in Jesus name. Amen. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 57:36

Thank you, Jesus, thank You, Holy Spirit father in these moments. Father, we thank you that in these closing moments along the way, just rest as we be still. As we believe, Lord, we just thank You that we just believe. Yeah, help us to understand what that actually means. Just believe. We believe Lord, we see the world, but we believe in God. We believe in the word of God, we believe from Genesis to Revelation. And you are given us a soldier's spiritual revelation through Your Word, sold. So this morning, everybody online, everybody that captures this broadcast, whether at work, whether at home, whatever they may be doing, everybody, under the sound of our voices this morning, we thank you, that you are working in their life, Lord, that you are working in their lives, so that you love them unconditionally, and all those that feel unloved, unwanted, rejected. Lord, we thank you that that's not come from you, Lord, that you are drawing them in, that you are walking with them, Lord, that you will never let them be forsaken in any way, shape, or form and that your love is unconditional and every one of them. Lord, whether it's through the podcast, whether it's through this broadcast at this moment in time, we thank you for the power of the living word. Yes. So Lord, in these moments of closing, we just pray, Lord, that you will take us deeper into our relationships.

Andy Hammond: 59:26

I have a Bible here that anyone can have if they just send in a request to us and we get a copy to you. message us so that we know your details. And this will come to you as soon as we can get it to either the postman or delivered. But I just feel that it's right for someone to make that term, real important decision in their life to follow Jesus amen thing says in one John one nine If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness what a amazing verse of scripture. Thank you, Jesus, how we can come into a relationship. And there is a prayer of commitment for someone today. And I'll I pray this prayer. And if it's you, if say along with me, I confess to God, that I'm a sinner. I believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, died for my sins on the cross. I believe that God raised Him from the dead or now turn away from my old life. I receive Jesus as my Savior. And I confess Him as Lord. And I ask Holy Spirit to come and fill me with your power so that I can live a life that follows Jesus. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen. If that's you today, just just let us know, so that we can continue to pray for you.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 1:01:40

Hallelujah. God bless every one of you this morning. Wherever you are this morning. God bless my brother Don and Andy and Glenn, that's not with us this morning. Everybody looks online, wherever you all are across this earth. And God bless you and strengthen you in the greatest name. In the name of Jesus, we will see you soon. We're back tonight at 730 for Bible study. God is with you. Never, ever forget that. Just believe in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. Thank you so much to everybody that's joined us on this broadcast this morning. And everybody in the world of podcasting. Thank you so much for all those on Amazon music and all the other platforms. Keeping the word keep Hebrews 12 In your heart keep Hebrews two verse four on your heart. Keep Psalm 91 Keep the Living Word on your heart wherever you are. In Jesus name.

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