Yeah, hello. Hello and welcome. We're in to everybody in the world of podcasting this morning. We're seeing the prayer line come through. The prayer chat is alive and kicking already. Yes, we will pray for you can't really walk very well. Andy over there to my left will pick that up in a short while. But Good morning. Good morning to everybody. Wherever you are this morning, let's just gather for prayer this morning to everybody that joins us on the social networks, everybody that joins us for this live broadcast this morning, whether you are traveling to work, whether you're at home, whether wherever you may be, let's just rest and be still and know that he's gone because God is with you. We're going to turn straight into the book of Isaiah 40 Verse 31, verse 31, of the chapter of Isaiah chapter 40, Chapter 40, probably a pretty well known text that we're going to turn to this morning. But it's about hope. Let's just keep hoping Let's never give up hope. You know, there is always hope there is always a way forward. You know, even when we look at life circumstances, when we look at the issues of life, when we look at things in our lives, and we we just look around at society, there is always hope. Never, ever give up hope because God is with you, wherever you are this morning. The power of the Holy Spirit is with you. We welcome you this morning, online. Wherever you are this morning God is with you never, ever give up. The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit is with you. But I just want to lead you in this morning to Isaiah chapter 40, verse 31, and it says, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles and they will run and not grow weary. And they will walk and not be faint. Hallelujah Jesus for those this morning that Phil hope les let me just remind you, He is the God of hope. And he is with you. If you are commuting this morning, if you are sitting at a desk, if you are in a job that you feel is just humdrum is just the monotony of living. You know, never give up, never give up. Keep going. Just keep going. Just keep going. Look to the King of kings and the Lord of lords. You know, keep your eyes on Jesus, keep your focus on The King of kings and the Lord of lords. So we are in the book of Isaiah chapter 40, verse 31, it says, but those who hope in the Lord, interested in it, what what does that word mean? hope, hope. What does it actually mean? You know, if you turn to Hebrews chapter 11, verse, one roundabout there it says, Now faith is certain of what we hope for, you know, and certain of what we do not see, you know, faith and hope. God's Word goes together. You know, if you've turned to Hebrews chapter 11, verse one, see what it says there, you will find very interested in what it says about faith. I just want to let you know this morning, that there is always hope. There is always a way forward. Never ever give up. Do you feel weary this morning? Do you feel a bit downtrodden? Are you sitting at that desk or your commute in? Are you in the car? Are you on the A to the M 25? Are you Where are you this morning? Faith, hope and love. And it says in Hebrews chapter 11, verse one Now faith is being confidence or what we hope for and assured about what we do not see really interested in or you might turn to another one that says the evidence, the evidence, Faith, Hope. And also if we put love into that as well, you know, there is power in the name of Jesus and I just want to remind you this morning, never give up hope and never give up hope and never, never give up. Just keep your eyes on Jesus. Because God is hope or whatever you are doing this morning. There is always hope there is always God because God is your lead God is your guide. God is your strength. God is your yes and amen. He is He is your everything. Here is your everything. When everything else around you found when everything else slips away. God is always there. Isaiah 40 Verse 31, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. I love that, as I hope in the Lord, my strength will be renewed. And it says and they will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint. Absolutely beautiful scripture this morning, Isaiah 40 Verse 31, wherever you are, whether you're driving a van, whether you're sitting at your desk, whether you're on a school run, that you might be a week early for that may be wherever you are, that you know when I'm saying whether you're just walking, you know, whatever you are doing this morning, whether you're at work, whether you're in retail, whether you're in construction, whatever, whatever profession you're in, wherever whatever your job is, whatever your press on society is whatever. And however however you Feel this morning. We can never give up hoping because God is hope. And it says in Isaiah, I keep repeating myself, I've got to keep repeating myself. Because this is this is really important, I believe for us today because humanity, when you look across the platform of life, humanity looks bruised, doesn't it? Humanity looks battered in certain areas of life, you know, but those who hope in the Lord, come on, let's put a hope in God. Let's really focus. Let's keep in Hebrews 12 Verse two, keep your eyes keep your eyes on Jesus, I keep focusing on the word I keep my heart in the word I keep myself in the word, I keep speaking that scripture. Maybe we're finding it difficult to find time to even open up the Word of God, but get Psalm 23 gets Psalm 91. Just Just get that get that in your spirit. Get that in your heart, get that in your mind. Get that upon your body. You know, even if you turn to the Lord's Prayer, for all those that feel weary and saying, I actually can't get the energy to pray. I'm struggling to pray at the moment. Just turn to the Gospels and pray the Lord's Prayer. You know, bring that prayer into being you know, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Get that get that prayer. We know that prayer is such a faithful prayer, that prayer will deliver us that that prayer will heal us. That prayer will guide us that prayer will strengthen us that prayer will keep us in the Word of God that prayer will keep us in Christ. So if you are feeling tired this morning, in your workspace, if you are retired, if you're a single parent, family, whatever your stretches on life this morning, I pray that we just keep focused on Jesus. Keep focused on the Word of God, he focused on God, what an enormous subject, but what a small word, the word hope, what does it actually mean? What is the how, how do I dissect that word? How do I accept that word? What does that word actually mean? To me? What is hope, but those who hope, what I'm hoping for? What I'm praying for, what I'm looking to, and everyone this morning that is bold enough to say, Lord, I've got some questions for you. Why, if but, and why is this happening to me, Lord, the whys of life, the backs of life, the gifts of life, the uncertainties of life, Lord, I've got some serious questions rumbling around in my heart today. And Lord, I'm just want to speak because that's what prayer is just communication between ourselves and the heavenly Father, through Christ Jesus, who seated at the right hand of the Father, interceding for all the saints, Christ is interceding for you this morning. God is your King. Christ is your Redeemer, you know, you know, I'm saying we've got it your king, you know, we're looking at Christ being the the the image of the invisible God. So the way I presented that wasn't to well this morning, but you understand what what I am saying to you this morning. Never give up hope. He is sovereign, he is Lord. His ways are just maybe there are areas of our lives that we are looking at, that we feel that there's change, and there's significant movement in and maybe we're frightened of letting go of what is around us and embracing what is to come. You know, The just shall live by faith. You know, when I keep living in the monotony of the same stretch every day. I'm not really living by faith am I'm just prayed and prayed in stretching and prodding the balls of life rather than saying, Lord, what is this day? What is this day? What do you have for me today? What is it, Lord, what is going to happen today? Lord, guide me today Lord, where am I meant to be today? What is my stretch on this flood? Where am I supposed to be? Lord Come Holy Spirit. Lord, You are my counselor. You are my God. You are my King. And we are breaking bread together this morning and we are eight minutes and 54 seconds in this morning. And I want to let you know again I'm gonna repeat myself when you're gonna go he's like a broken record this morning. That Rev. He keeps going on and on and on. God is your hope. God is your strength. God is your your guide God is everything. You know, I walked up the road this morning I looked around and walking up the road thinking what is the purpose of all this stuff? God is the light of the world. As I just said on the socials. God is the king he is he is he is light. He is everything Christ is the light of the world. He is at everything. He is the God of all hope. He is the King of glory. There is always hope. Brothers, sisters, cats and dogs, birds and whoever you are never give up. Hope this morning. You have gotten that wacky this morning. I've been talking to the cat walking up the road. You know, God is with us wherever you are this morning. Never give up hope you know. Let's have a quick look at the scriptures again just before just before I hand over to the holy three. And it says in Isaiah 40 Verse 31. Glen's looking around for thinking as another free and everyone, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. That is so nice. Nice. That isn't even a word to use, is it realistic, that is absolutely so competent, that is so refreshing. But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. I find this really fascinating this scripture, because when when we, when we look at this hope brings me closer to God. Being closer to God renews my strength, when my strength is renewed, I can face the giants of life, I can face the issues that are before us. You know, when, when I hope Lord's the Lord this morning, I asked you this morning that you will help me to be more hopeful, Lord, that You will help me to hope more through the word of God, Lord, this morning, I asked you, Lord, to help me to rest in the eternal hope of the God of Israel, because you are the God of Israel. You are the King of kings, and You are the Lord of lords. And Father this morning, I pray for everybody that's on this broadcast, of course with us, everybody that's in the church this morning. All of us that's in this streaming room, Lord, as we broadcast this morning, I pray, Lord, that we will never give up hope. No matter how our feelings are, I thank God that we are not going by feelings. We are going by faith. We are not going by what our mind is trying to do to us we go by faith. So this morning, Lord, our faith and our hope and our action. Lord is stretching out to the eternal God, the God of Israel. So Lord this morning, we just come before you and we say thank you that you are the God of Israel that you said, Let there be light then there was a new our, our Father, and you are our strength and you are our hope and you are our Healer, You are our Jehovah Jireh you are Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah shalom, you are our peace and you are our strength, you are the living word. So this morning, we thank You that greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. And this morning, whether we are working, whether we're retired, whether we're walking, whether we're at home, whether we're curled up underneath the duvet, and we can't get out because of stress. Lord, we thank You that You are our hope. And this is the day that the Lord has made. I shall rejoice and be glad because there is hope today because my Redeemer lives I can face tomorrow. And this morning, Lord, I thank you for Isaiah 40 Verse 31, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint. Lord, if I lost my hope, Lord, I pray that you will restore it today. Lord, if I lost my focus, Lord, strengthen my focus, Lord, if I Lord have taken my eyes off of Jesus, keep my eyes on Christ. I thank You, Lord. One thing's for sure is that my feet are on the rock. Because you have put our feet upon the rock. So we're already on the rock. So this morning, Lord as we learn to build, Lord, not businesses, not our lives but Lord as we learn to build on faith on the word on the rock, Lord, our hope is in you. Our hope is in our Lord. Our hope is in our God. Our hope is in our King. So this morning, Father, I pray, Lord as we build upon the rock, Lord, I understand that the streams are rising. I understand that the rain is falling, but Lord, we are not on sand because we are building on the rock. You are the rock Lord, You are our foundation, you are the cornerstone, You are the King of glory. And this morning all those Lord for this broadcast that for a little bit wayward. Lord, I pray that you will keep Lord keep them strong. Lord, lift them up this morning, Lord, and I thank you that our God is our comforter, our God is our king, the God of Israel. And this morning, Lord, Whoever joins us on this broadcast across this world. We thank you that there is power in the greatest name in heaven on earth, and that the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow on the earth 130 every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Good morning world. We are in and the first scripture this morning was Isaiah 40 Verse 31. And whether you are driving whether you are commuting, whether you are at home, whether you are walking, wherever you may be this morning, I thank God that God is with you this morning because there is always hope. Wherever you are this morning, never give up. Never give up. Be faithful in little keep pressing. Keep pressing. keep trusting, keep communicating to the Father. Keep keep that line of communication open. He can see your heart he can see your heart this morning. And I feel that that this is time to hand over to the brothers and we are in 15 minutes in. And the first scripture was Isaiah 40, verse 31. God bless everyone, in the name of Jesus, amen. Thank you, Father, thank You, Lord, we bless you this morning, Lord, You are the eternal God.
Donny Stockburn:Here just take you to another scripture. Now it's a one Thessalonians chapter three, verses nine to 12. And I just want to make a bit of a statement here that I've got little notes down here to remind myself there are things in our lives, that only love can set us free from thank you for things in our life that only love can bring to forgiveness too. And a lot. So today, Lord, I just pray that as we read these messages, Lord, love will be transferred to all who Lord who see the need of it, Lord, and I asked in Jesus name, hallelujah, just gonna read this from Thessalonians. One is Paul's law is writing to the church in Thessalonica, southern Greece, a big seaport, very busy, very up, but market sort of thing. A lot of religions there, and it's the to a new church, and are very persecuted really persecuted a lot a lot churches are to die, and Paul's out to leave because he's lost, been flattened, and he gets quite a way away. And he sends back Timothy to Thessalonica, to see how the church is doing. If they're all right, Jesus, and Timothy comes back with good knows, wonderful knows that their faith is strong. But Paul invites his let artists want to read the last little part of this chapter, chapter three. And this is what he says, For what thanks, can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your site before our God, night and die, praying exceedingly, that we may see your face, and perfect, what is lacking in your faith? Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way to you, and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another, and to all just as we do to you, Lord, that that word abound in love. A poor could apply for anything. It was his prayer to lectures, he could apply for more five, he could apply for protection, he could apply for gifts, he could apply for an increase in anything, Lord, but he prayed for love. He prayed that that church would be abounding in love in in the precious love of God, that love Lord, that love that we deems love that lives that love that plans to bless bless us, Lord, and keeps no record of wrongs, that love that we use us and rescues us. That love Lord came from heaven and only love never gives up. Love never gives up never fights. At word says never fights Akobo love. Beyond all things. Father, God can carry us so anything, lordy even defeated death. The love of God defeated. This love can can take us to anywhere. Yeah, Paul about that to hope and faith, Lord, but he said the greatest is love from the Lord. We can't live without love. Lord, when we drained down with love, everything goes wrong. And forgiveness comes in all all the things that weaken us and test us and fall ago we just pray, Lord, that love will come as it did. As Paul prayed for it, Lord, we pray for it for an increase. It says here that we will abound in love. Oh lord or on love that sounded at Farley golly, seems to have the answer to all my problems, that I will abound in love. Love overcomes everything. Absolutely everything. He says Love your enemies. Far too good. That's impossible. Without your love. We ask Lord that you will pour your love out on everyone today. At the PI love overcomes that stubborn heart that tried everything find a good love conquers everything. Your love life God it's it's ended wars and Lord and rescued people rescued Souls Day and Night Fighter God we we force it in here. I've seen it happen Lord on the streets. Hearts are changed. Only hearts a child's father good. It can overcome the violence sinners. It can transform that Stoney ungodly heart into a forgiving one into a bone against heart Lord And for goodness Love has no limits that you give Lord so we privately but we will have it little we will have it in plentiful not just as Paul prayed for it. We pray for it, Lord, this love that will abound in us. As far to God that that means it will overflow. Lord, we ask for the overflow of love for the rest of ISIS, to our hearts for God, to those little bits that we've we've kind of neglected Lord, those little things in our lives that we've overlooked and they've become big things fall to God, we pipe loving their Lord, fill our hearts, not letting them overflow fall and go over every situation. We ask this in Jesus name. Finally, we will add the love of God in us, bound in love of God, Father God that Paul prayed for for this new church, though is highly persecuted Father God he knew that if they add this love of yours, this anger, pain, love Lord, they would overcome everything, all the obstacles, all the persecutions, all the troubles, older priding themselves all the issues they face daily love would overcome them all. Father, we pray for it now. We ask for a new outpouring all your children Lord across the world, everywhere Farrakhan right throughout the nations in a persecuted places like Africa. And law we just asked you now know that for the outpouring of that divine love of the Edgar pain, love of the love of God, Lord, we asked it in Jesus name. Amen. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you, Jesus. Thank You, Holy Spirit. On the we just resting you today, Lord, Father, we just rest in the love of God as Father God. Thank You, Lord. Glen, this morning, thank you for
Glenn Walsh:Yeah, I was just thinking something Donnie said earlier, actually, before we got together and the holy three as well. So how do
Reverend Ben Cooper:you go? Certainly, how do you feel?
Glenn Walsh:I know. You said he was having a conversation with someone and said, If you could have one thing, what would it be? And that's kind of really stuck with me. And Don was thinking love. And this person who apparently was quite a new believer term, and I said the Holy Spirit. Well, that is so right on 14, verse 15, Jesus said, and this is I've got a Red Letter Bible here. So this is the words of Jesus. If you love me, you will keep My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper to be with you forever, even the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, our man He dwells with you, and will be in you will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more like you will see me because I leave you also we will live in that day, you will know that I am in the Father, and you in Me and I in you. Whoever has my commandments, and keeps them it's him who loves me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to heal. If anyone loves Me, he will keep my word, and My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make Our home with him. Whoever does not love me will not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine, but the Father who sent Me. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name. He will teach you all things. Yes and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. And this is the promise of Jesus. Peace. I leave with you. My peace I give you come on. He's talking about the Holy Spirit. How do we know the Agha pay love of God through the Holy Spirit on Earth? And how do we believe Jesus is the Messiah through the Holy Spirit? We need the Holy Spirit. Yeah, Jesus promised he said I will not leave you as orphans I will come to you who? The holy spirit the spirit of Jesus, who says the Holy Spirit the Father and the Son, these God with us. Lord, we need you. Thank you for your than anything else. We need you we do garden. Jesus, you promised to give us that gift of peace and that gift of peace is the very gift of your Holy Spirit. You was always at peace. Even in the storm when the boat was going to sink. You slept peacefully. Lord, we need your spirit. We need you abiding in us. Come Holy Spirit. Give us that peace. Right in the center of our storms. Yeah, whatever's going on around everything's fleeting, everything passes. But those are Abidin the Lord will endure forever. Calm Holy Spirit. Speak to the center of our beings. Give us peace, give us healing. Lord, we do pray for the miracles. But Lord, we pray that your presence just as you promise will be with us. Either miraculously bringing the things to an end or miraculous. I mean is thrown. Lord, we are yours. You're ours and nothing can separate us from your love.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you, Jim, what
Glenn Walsh:treasure we found that we've been found by you. We were once lost. We were blind. We were objects of your wealth. But you have transformed us, you forgiven us. you've cleansed us. You've made us as pure snow and you've seated us with you in heavenly realms. We love you. We thank you. And we obey your word.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Yes, Lord. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you Holy Spirit
Donny Stockburn:says, a Holy Spirit can only bequeath love I love that Lord, and you're the one who brings it to increase and abound in love. That sounds so wonderful to me Lord, it levels all the mountains Father God Oh in front of me. All the mountains I can't get over all the all things that are find impossible you make a why with your love thermo you Your love is the winemaker, Lord, you love is the thing that penetrates anything fall to God, it can get to any art any Stoney art. Father God, we ask you to fill us. We'd all love again in Jesus name. Amen. Thank you, Lord.
Glenn Walsh:Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay his life down for his friends. Amen. These are the words of Jesus again. Yes, John 15. Thank you for holding on to 14. You are my friends. If you do what I commanded you? Yes, no longer do I call you servants for servants does not know what his master is doing. Actually, it says in the Psalms that we know are the secrets of his heart. A friend he's he's longings for all that I've heard from my father I've made known to you. Thank you Jews did not choose me. But I chose you. Thank you, Jesus, you chose us. Well. Amen. Thank you, the least of the candidates, yes enough, that I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide. So whatever you ask the Father in my name, he might give to you. These things I command you, so that you will love one another.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you, Jesus, Jesus,
Glenn Walsh:I want to thank you that we're your friends. We enjoy the company of our friends. The four of us look forward to this Wednesday bombing our minister be with each other, as well as with the Lord with friends, and Jesus who enjoy our company. That's crazy. Thank you for you chose us before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in your site for Your good pleasure and your good purpose. How can we be pleasing to you but we are for this what you say in your word. Thank you, Jesus for your grace upon our lives. Amen. That you died for us greater love, is this the no one that he would lay his life down for his friends? You died for me? You died for us for others. Thank you, Jesus. Well, what a lot. What a friend,
Reverend Ben Cooper:freedom in Jesus. Freedom Romans eight verse one, there is now no condemnation for those that are in Christ Jesus. Because through Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and God loves us so much. The price has been paid. For God so loved the world, that whosoever shall believe in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. There is now no condemnation for those that are in Christ Jesus, what love is that how powerful is that we are free, you are free, who the sun sets free, is free. Indeed you are a child of the living God, you are loved unconditionally. You have been rescued, you have been set free. You are a child of the living God son or daughter, Romans eight verse one there is now no condemnation. Let the world say what they want to say. Let culture say what it wants to say. Let the world back on and say what it is saying but there is now no condemnation for those are in Christ Jesus. So if there is no condemnation, there is just pure love, the love of God, the power of God's love the freedom that the love of God brings the power of the cross of Calvary, what we see through through the physical. And then we know what we mean by the physical action of Christ going to the cross, but then in the spiritual world that we do not see everything that happened in that spiritual place where the temple curtain was torn into and everything happened on that day when he said, It is finished moon, we are sorted. We are children, of the living God. We belong to the King of kings and the Lord of lords, you are loved unconditionally, amen. The unconditional is something that we need to understand because when Christ went to the cross, he went to the cross, in the likeness, of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. As the Scripture said, God sent his son. And he sent him in love, He sent him in the power he sent him in the fullness He sent him because of his redemption, love. We are redeemed, we have been bought with a price and the blood of Christ. You are chosen, you are saved, you are blessed, you are full of the Holy Spirit, as you know you are full of the Word of God, because greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. And there is now no condemnation, in an on and around our lives, because of those are in Christ Jesus. So if I am in Christ Jesus, there is no condemnation. So if I'm in Christ Jesus, I mean, God, and God is love. Amen. Oh, hallelujah. That's freedom this morning. There is freedom in the love of God, there is freedom in the Word of God, there is freedom in the Holy Spirit. Chinese are various freedom, there is freedom, who the sun sets free, is free. Indeed, there is freedom on your life, there is freedom. You are not a slave to this world, you are a slave to righteousness. And when we realize what that means, that brings so much freedom when you realize who you are in Christ Jesus, who you are in Christ, Jesus, you are chosen, you are loved, you are cold, you are anointed, you are blessed. You are. You are a child of the living God. And that is fact that science. Mathematics has no place. Why does he mention science and mathematics because the world goes by science and mathematics and equations. And it goes by measures? Well, you can't measure God's love. The only way you could find some form of a touch point is John 316. But God's love is so beyond human understanding. So beyond the test job, so beyond reason, so beyond thinking so beyond philosophy, so beyond the greatest thinker, so beyond the human mind, God's love is so powerful. And sometimes I forget that if I could just remember His sovereignty and His love and His power, the overrides perfect love, drives out all fears, perfect love drives out all fear, and is poised over there with a scripture I believe. So we're in your morning, everybody that's just joining us on this broadcast this morning. You are loved. That is fact.
Andy Hammond:Yeah. Just looking at Isaiah. Isaiah chapter one. Verse 18, says, Come now let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow. Though they are red as crimson. They shall be like war. Some really describes us, doesn't it? But there was a redeemer. And that's Jesus, referring to Jesus. And I saw you speaking further on in the chapter. I'm rooting for I'm a man of unclean lips or yellow, and I live among people of unclean lips. So yes, little my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty. Thank you Jesus, in one of the saris flew to me with a live coal in his hand which he had taken with with tongs from the altar with it. He touched my mouth and said, See, this has touched your lips, your guilt is taken away or man and your sin atone for Thank you. Then are heard of voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said, Here I am, send me. He said, Go and tell the people that some, I think, for a number of people today, those that scripture, Whom shall I send? Here I am sent me that may be resonating with you at the moment. Yes, Lord. And this is such a powerful Scripture, it will speak deep into your spirit this morning. And God is calling a number of people to go and tell, go and tell what Jesus has done, what he accomplished on the cross. And he's dealt with our sin in that way. And though our sin was a scarlet, it'd be like white US war. I heard someone speaking recently, on Hebrews. And Hebrews chapter six. It's about the promise that God made to Abraham. And, you know, being having worked in the law for a number of years, so I've heard many people take the oath, in the witness box, and they swear, and they swear on God. And I think that's changed a little over the years, and people swear on different deities these days. But you pick up the Bible and you swear, I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But in Hebrews chapter six, starting at verse 13, we're talking about God's promise. And it says in verse 13, when God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by he swore by Himself, God swore by Himself. You can't get any higher than that. And there is God making this promise. Thank you, Jesus. And that's why the writer of Hebrews goes on to say, towards the end of that chapter six, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us can be greatly encouraged. We have this hope. And we've started off I think, with this word, hope, yes, we have this hope, as an anchor for the sole, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, and we spoke about the curtain being ripped from top to bottom. And I think that curtain was, what 50 Odd meters high. Yeah. And so no one could have climbed up to tear it from the bottom, it had to be God, tearing that in two, so that we could go into the inner sanctuary to be and commune with Christ. Whereas before, it was the priest once a year. And he had to have a rope tied around him, in case I don't know he had a heart attack or, or became ill, when no one else could go in there had to pull him out by the rope. But now we have permission to go in and commune with our Lord and Savior. But we have this hope, as an anchor for the soul enters the inner sanctuary, where Jesus who went before us and has entered on our behalf. So we, the doors wide open for us to come in. But it's a reciprocal arrangement, really, because we have to open the door as well. And he doesn't force himself in does it as it says in Revelation 320, you know, we have to open the door for him to come into us. And he will stand at the door knocking. He doesn't bang loudly. Sometimes he just has that little tap. And we we can say that. But we've got to go to the door and open it and say, Come in Jesus, I want you to be with me. Thank you to reside with me Come and Let's walk together. This life, we can walk together and never leave me. And that's for someone else today. Jesus is knocking, gently knocking. He's been doing it for a number of years, I think he's been knocking on the door. He says, Come on, come with me, it's got to be better with me. In fact, thank you for this is gonna be such a transformation in your life, that you will, your mind will explode with excitement. That's, that's coming. Just open the door and say come in. Well, we just say Holy Spirit, come now. Revive us, strengthen us farther. Yeah, give us that power that only you can give. And give us that strength to stick with you. And I think for others, their strength is fading. Because it's all been too much this the pressure that they're living under? They need a fresh infilling of power from you today, Lord. So can you do that love. And for us here, four of us sitting together here. Give us a fresh infilling of your power, your love, and your, your your give us your prophetic eyes to see what you're doing. So that we can get in tune with you. We want to be in tune with you Father God. Thank You, Father, for what you're doing. Thank you for Jesus. Thank you for what he accomplished. Thank you Holy Spirit that you came, as Jesus said you would
Reverend Ben Cooper:learn Thank You, Jesus, man. Thank you, Lord, brothers and sisters, we're coming to the table very, very soon. So you may want to grab yourself some bread, remember, it's symbolic to the to the table with us. Wherever you are this morning, whether you're working, whether you're getting ready for university, college, whatever you are doing, whether you're studying this morning, whether you're just capturing this broadcast, sitting in your chair at home, in the back room, you know, wherever you are, whether you're just at your workspace, wherever you are this morning, God is with you. And we started off this morning in is Isaiah 40 Verse 31. And we've gone through an array of scriptures this morning. But I just want to quickly read these out, you know, and I'll say quickly, because time, yes, we are on some time restraints sometimes. Isaiah 40, verse 31, as our brothers are going to lead us in a few moments, we started in this and it was Isaiah again, 40, verse 31. But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, Andy just mentioned about strength. Sometimes I've got to come to the end of my physical strength and the end of myself. So I can be on the pot as well. So that he can strength for me, you know, so I've got to come to that place of laying it down of saying, Lord, this morning, I lay this download, I've been trying to live in my own strength. I've been trying to live in my own way up in Lord trying to put a bargain in total load out there, load that I'll do some a new, do some load, I'll do a couple of steps. And then I'll hand over queue for a few steps. But Lord this morning, I want to lay everything down in me on me and around me, Lord, I want to lay everything down at the foot of the cross of Calvary. So Lord this morning, Isaiah 40, verse 31, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. Keep hoping in the Lord, and your strength will be renewed, they will soar on wings, like eagles, they will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not be faint. And then I just want to take us to Romans eight, verse 31. Romans 831, because that has been mentioned a lot this morning about the love of God. What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He did not spare His own Son, but gave him up for us all. How will he not also then along with him graciously give us all things who will bring a charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies Who then is the one that condemned no one Christ Jesus who died more than that, who is raised to life is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Verse 35, Who shall separate us From the love of Christ, Shall trouble or hardship or persecution, famine or nakedness or danger or sword, as it is written, for your sake, we face death all day long. We are considered to be sheep like slaughtered. No, in all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor demons, neither the present or the future, not any powers, neither height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation. Come on, let's shout this one that never will be able to separate us from the love of God, that is in Christ Jesus, you know, what is that has brought so much peace to me? Yes, we cannot, we cannot be separated from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, we're coming to the table. You know, this is a really moment, this is a real powerful moment for for every one of us this morning, wherever you are, across the world, we can do this and take this together. Thank God for the power of technology that we're able to broadcast and we're able to connect. And the scripture says, even though it can't be with you, in bodily form, we're with you. With you in prayer, we can communicate through the power of technology, what the devil meant for harm, God will turn for good. You know, so we got to flood the airwaves with the Word of God, we got to flood it with prayer. And come on, let's just break bread together, our brothers are going to lead us to that place. But I just want to let you know again this morning, nothing in else, nothing else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. Romans, chapter eight, verse 39. For those that need that this morning, neither height, nor depth, nor anything else, in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. Let's get ourselves to the foot of the cross. Let's get ourselves to that position of breaking bread together this morning. You know? Thank you, Father. God bless you, my brothers. God bless you this morning.
Andy Hammond:Thank you. Thank you, Ben. I was just looking again at that verse. I refer to Revelation 320. But I've just turned it up in my Bible. And I've got a number of verses underlined here. I just want to go to verse 19. And read three from there. Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent. And then it goes on to say, Here I am, I stand at the door or not. So repentance has got to be involved in this, we've got to turn away. And you know, the word repentance, I think there's we probably know is that it means turning 180 degrees and going the opposite way. And that's what Jesus wants us to do. So So we come to the table, to take the bread and the line. We have to really confess to God what, what hasn't really pleased him over the last few days, let's come before Him. And just a couple of moments of silence to think of how we can come before him ask him for that forgiveness. So let us repent. And those really encouraging words that if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him. And he with me. And verse 21 says To him who overcomes, I will give the right sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcome and sat down with My Father on His throne. So He who has an ear, let him hear. So hear that this morning. It gives us a right to sit with him on the throne. Thank you, Father. So Father, we just thank you for the truth of your scripture. We thank you for your infallible Word. And we take the spread in remembrance of what you've done for us. Amen.
Donny Stockburn:Thank you, Lord, thank You for this word. Thank you for listening. sacrifice Lord and arch if we read that again, that prayer of Paul is our prayer to Lord and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another. Lord, we pray, that is our prayer. Lord, no wonder Paul pipe foot, Father God, are what we do without what would we do without your love, love that overcomes everything. Lord, we pray our prayer today is that we will abound in that love. We will increase in that love Father God, as Paul pie for that church, may it be for us to die, living in his style. Now, Lord, Lord, we just take this bloodier hand off. And he was talking about times he worked in the courts and that and it's right down here. I've got troubled by doubts. This letter is written to the accused of God's children. We have Jesus who stands in our defense, what more do we want? To that accuser? We read this out, we have Jesus standing in our defense. Thank you, Lord, that all our sins are paid for with this blood. That you're amazing love, has forgiven all my offenses, every single one of them yesterday to die of whoever. Thank you, though. son said, Thank You, Jesus. He says free Lord, every child, every thing that holds us Amen, Lord has been broken down. The truth is, this is the greatest true love story he's ever written. And we call it before his fallen God that we're in it. We were part of it as much as anything. And when the judges hammer and again talking about a court when Judge bangs his hammer down on that final, that's the final decision. Bosch final decision is made have that Jesus said, It is finished, he's done and the hammer went down. It's the decision has been made. I say, it's over it's final. We're saved. We're safe, calm saved by this blood. Only by Liz blood. Can the love of God come from heaven and enter into our lives? This is the blood that made it all possible for us. We just thank you in Jesus name, amen. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Washed in the Crimson Tide washed in the blood of Jesus. Thank You, Father for this morning. My history is now to the cross. My present is now to the cross. And what is before me is now to the cross. Thank you, Jesus. Three nails. One now, of historic historical, one now of present, and one now of what lies ahead. All have sinned and fallen short of thy glory. But nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. Redemption, redemption. You are redeemed. You are redeemed. You are loved. You are chosen. God is with you. God is with you. No man. How do we finish this this morning? I do not have a Scooby Doo have an idea. I finished this one. I do not have a clue. I've got a verse. Brother. I think we'll ask Glenn as well. We'll ask Glenn a closing prayer this morning after Andy Andy has got st he wants to share with us.
Andy Hammond:I just got John seven first 37. And this is for all of us. I think. Jesus stood and said in a loud voice. If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, Amen. streams of living water will flow from within him. Thank you Jesus. And by this he meant the spirit. So Father, we asked you to come as we fill us with your spirit of fresh we've only got to look at Channel on TV. We'll look at the newspapers and see what turmoil we seem to be in. But we stand on the rock. Amen. You are the rock you are a moveable no matter what goes on around us. You stand firm, you are strong and we can rely upon you. So we just thank you and we we confess that we are are thirsty. We need to drink. So come quench our thirst we pray this morning. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen.
Glenn Walsh:Thank you Jesus loved, we blessed. He came for you. He came for me. So Ephesians one, this is a great one to finish with Amen. Ephesians one verse three, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in Him before the foundation of the world. He came for us, he chose us in Christ, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love, He predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will, to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has blessed us in the Beloved. In Him, we have redemption through his blood, amen. Amen is finished the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace we've seen lavished upon us in our wisdom and insight. He knows everything about us, and His grace is lavished over it. Thank you, Jake. unknown to us the mystery of his will, according to His purpose, which he set forth in Christ. He came for you. He came for me. He's done it, where his
Reverend Ben Cooper:work is over. Yeah. So thank you,
Glenn Walsh:Sandy. You're saved on a thank you listeners. If he's your savior, you are loved and saved. Amen. Thank you, Jesus, our mana.
Donny Stockburn:John Five, Verse 24. Of course, one of my favorite verses, says, Most assuredly, this is Jesus. I say to you, he is my word, and believes in Him who sent Me has ever lost in life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. Eternal life's already begun. Lord, amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen. Amen. We are there. Wherever you are this morning. Have a one. Oh, we better hold up. Come on, Andy. Share it before
Andy Hammond:word. I've got a Bible here in my hand, which is a gift from us. If you need a Bible, or if you know someone who you would like to give a Bible to who you think will benefit by it, then just get in touch and we get one two.
Reverend Ben Cooper:There we go. Whether your poolside state side, stress side, God is with you. Enjoy your holidays. Enjoy your work, enjoy your life because God is with you. May God strengthen you and bless you. Because this is the day that the Lord has made I shall rejoice and be glad we are saved that we are blood washed. And we are children of the god of redemption. Have a wonderful day in the name of Jesus. Thank you so much for joining us across the world today for this live stream broadcast wherever you are whatever your timezone is. We have gone for 58 minutes and 31 seconds. What a long stretch today. Have a great day. We'll catch up this evening for those that will join us for Bible study. Another broadcast across the airwaves, have a wonderful day and never give up. Because God loves you. God bless.
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