Reverend Ben Cooper: 0:34

Good morning and welcome wherever you are this morning across the earth, we thank you so much for joining us, wherever you are today, whatever you may be doing, may God bless you and strengthen you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Wherever you are, God is with you, whether you're working, whether you're at home, whether you are out walking, whether you're coming back from the school, run, wherever you are today, at your desk, on a scaffold work in a way, whatever you may be doing, God is with you. If you're at home, and you're online with us, thank you for joining us for this online broadcast. Wherever you are, again, across the earth, the time is 935 here within the UK, people are jumping on across the world. Good morning. Yes, we'll give you a couple of minutes we're gonna go straight to Psalm 91. Psalm 91. That's what I have in front of me this morning, Psalm 91. May God bless you and strengthen you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, you are blessed and highly favored. You are wonderfully and fearfully made. God loves you. We are experiencing some really powerful spiritual moves of the Holy Ghost across this nation. God is stirring us. Many people are feeling strange, feeling very vulnerable at the moment, but God is with you. We are in a new dawn, the sun has risen this morning. And there are new beginnings ahead. Walls are being broken down territories that we thought that we'd never walk in, were able to walk in. Cultural walls are dropping down. Fear is going at the name of Jesus, there is change in your life change is in your life. God is moving. And we welcome you this morning to coffee and prayers. We broke bread together in about 45 minutes time round about there. As we just gather around the Scripture as we look into the Word of God as we pray together as we try and capture the prayers that come up through the social media feeds that were on this morning. And you can find us on Buzzsprout, Spotify I Heart Radio, and yet Alexa, and also on Amazon music and many other platforms this morning. But let's get straight into Psalm 91. Psalm 91, verse two, that's the area that I'm just going to stop and pause in just in in a couple of moments time. But good morning to everybody that is joining us this morning, wherever you are, please never give up. Never give up whatever your life looks like at the moment. However, I'm worried you may fail this morning. Please do not allow fear. To get into that door of your heart. Never allow fear in there is a new beginning there is a new day. You know God loves you there is new beginnings. This has been really pressed on my heart and my spirit for quite a while now that we are experiencing new beginnings. And I do believe as we look at life and circle of life and the understanding of life and everything that goes along with the general press of life. What's happened this week, I believe God has opened a big doorway, through what has happened for the monarchy and everything that's going on and other things across the world. I believe there's a big doorway that we need to walk in. If we are believers, it's time now as Christians to stand up to stand up for what we believe in what we've seen over the airwaves, what we've seen over the last few days, and what we see through through the Majesty's funeral was absolutely amazing. The Scriptures, the prayers, the Holy Spirit has been mentioned, you know, the Psalms have been sung we have seen so much. And now is a time. If you are a believer to stand up for what you believe in, you know, it's not about an academic stretch anymore. It's not about getting deep into theological stretching. It's not about looking at all that it's about just saying yes, I am a believer. I am a believer in the fundamental teachings of Christianity. I believe in the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. I believe in Genesis through to Revelation, I believe in the creation of heaven and earth. He is my God and He is my king and there is no other way. Jesus says I am the Way, the Truth and the Life No one comes to the Father except through me. So Jesus is the way and he is your living Word and he is your strength and he is your healer, and he is your guide, and he is your God and He is the God that created heaven and earth and there are new beginnings for every one of you today. There is new beginnings, you know we cannot allow ourselves to be herded. We cannot allow ourselves to be entrenched with the rhetoric of the general living process that we have around us. We have to stand up for what we believe in. This is not about lifestyle choice not about sin because all have sinned and fallen short of my glory. There is only one righteous one And his name is Jesus. So I'll always be tripping on sliding on the ice of life. I'll always be falling over, I'll always be sinning, because that's the way it is. But by grace, but by grace, it is by grace. I've been so I've been washed in the blood of Jesus. Yes, yes, oh, yes, I am a sinful man, but God, but God saved me through the power of Jesus Christ, through the shed blood of Jesus. So, I'm a sinner saved by grace. But now we are living in a very powerful opportunity to stand up for what we believe in. And I just want to take us to Psalm 91. Wherever you are across this globe this morning, May God strengthen you through the holy word that is before each and every one of us this morning, if you have a Bible, please turn to Psalm 91. And there is so much in this psalm. And if you wanted to have a quick look at verse 11, through 12, this was mentioned earlier on For he will command his angels concerning you to guide you in all your ways, they will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against the stone. I believe that there are many that are experiencing a couple of things at the moment in life, the Emmaus road experience, you've been walking for Jesus and walking with Jesus for such a long time. But now Christ is revealing. Christ is lifting Christ is and it says that Christ, that Jesus opened their hearts, he opened the scriptures to them a little bit further down the track of the scripture that he opened their minds to the word, he opened their hearts to the word, he opened the scriptures up and I believe God is opening through Christ Jesus opened in the Scriptures up to us, you know, it's a time for believing, I believe in Jesus Christ. I am a Christian. I believe on the Word of God, I believe it. God helped me to understand it. So can you reveal your word to me Ken, Can you reveal your word to me in the name of Jesus because Lord, I love you. Lord, my heart is hungry for you. I'm hungry for you, Lord, I want to know more your word, but Psalm 91, verse 11, through 12, I was gonna go to verse two, but I just want to hold here for a moment. It says, For he will command his angels concerning you think about that a moment. Now we are not lifting up angelic activity whatsoever. We are not worshipping angels, we are just reading what the biblical text tells us very clear, he will command his angels. His angels are under his authority, and he is command in his angels concerning how concerning you. So whatever is going on in your life? Wouldn't it be How would it be if we said, God, just just for one minute, open my spiritual eyes so I can see the spiritual activity that is going on in the heavenly realms, I would imagine within five seconds of me seeing what actually is happening in the spiritual realms, where the angels are lifting us and carrying us and protecting us and drawing sword. And there's a myriad of angels carrying us throughout life, I think that my body would explode on the back wall. Because if I really see what was going on in the spiritual layers of life, I don't think my physical me could cope with it. But this is what happens for he commands his angels concerning you to God, you in all your ways. In all my ways, God, even when I'm failing, even when I've let you in all your ways, he loves us unconditionally. He loves us unconditionally. So whatever. And however you look at life this morning, if you are a believer, I believe, I believe that God saved me I believe that Christ went to the cross. When I say God, we know what it says that God is our refuge. God is our strength. He is our fortress, he is our rock. God is our salvation. He is our salvation crop. We know that Christ. When we break it down theologically. Yeah, I know I sometimes overlap, and I overlay things and I say things through but we know that Christ actually went physically to the physical cross for us. But we understand that Christ is the image of the invisible God. So when we look at the Messiah and the King of kings and the Lord of lords, you are blessed beyond human understanding, you are a child of the living God. And as we look across the platform of life, if you are working this morning, if you are really tired, I pray for you today. I pray that God will give you strength if you are weary. today. If you are bogged down with Universal Credit, I pray that God will give you peace and Universal Credit. If you are stressed with the gas bills, with, with the children, with with marriage with life with just a circle of living if you are stressed today, I pray that God will lift you up out of the stress I pray that God, God and he will. When I say God, will you he already adds because His Word has spoken, His Word has already been given. And his word cannot return void. That is another interesting part of the Word of God. His word cannot return void For he will command his angels concerning you if you are tired today, angels are with you. And we're not talking about worshipping angels. We're not talking about numerology, we're not talking about transcend or meditation. We're not talking about gross, okay? We're not talking about all the crazy stuff that's out there hyper grace and all that old junk that goes on we are talking about biblical truths, For he will command his angels concerning you, there are angels put to fly. Regarding you, there are angels put to fly concerning you. And I pray that wherever you are today, the fire of God, the presence of the Holy Spirit, will just carry you. So whatever you are doing, however stressed you feel, take Psalm 91 Verse 11, through to 12, or he will command his angels concerning you to guide you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against the stone. Thank you, Jesus. Thank You, Lord, that there are angels concerning us today, Lord, there are angels concerning each and every one of us today, Lord and Father. I thank You, Lord, that they're lifting us up today, Lord, Psalm 91. You can read that please, please read that all the way through. Take that Psalm. Get that psalm on your heart, even Psalm 23 He is your refuge. He is your fortress, he is your, your dwelling place, no harm will overtake you. Look at verse 10. Look at verse 10. of Psalm 91, no harm will overtake you. No harm will overtake you. Whatever you are facing at this moment, no harm is going to overtake you. No disaster will come near your tent. First one says Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the mighty Lord helped me to dwell more in your presence helped me to dwell more in your word. helped me to live more in the Scripture helped me to trust you more helped me to stand on the Word of God helped me lighter to rest helped me to be still know that your God helped me to trust you more. Lord, will You increase my faith today? Lord, will you lead me closer to the Father? Jesus said yet well, but you gotta come to me. Come to me, all of you that are weary and heavy laden, I'll give you rest. Whoever dwells in the shelter, the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will serve the Lord. He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust. That's where I wanted to get to. The last five, six words, in Psalm 91, verse two, My God, My God, in home, I trust. He's your God, trust him. He's your king. Trust him. He's your Savior. Trust him. He's the great I AM. Trust him. He's worthy of all praise. And I pray that wherever you are across this earth this morning, whatever your life looks like, all his while, because God is before you all as well, because God is in front of you all as well, because his plans are for you. All as well. Because of His love is unconditional love shown at the cross of Calvary. He keeps his word he keeps his promises word cannot return void. So whatever your life looks like today, give him a prize. Just say thank you, Father. I'm going to say what I started with at the beginning of this ramble. I believe that there are new beginnings. I believe that cultural walls are coming down for all of us, because all of us are built and birthed into cultural settings and cultural boxes. But I believe God is removing walls. God is removing stumbling blocks. God is lifting us and the way that he's lifting us. He's using his angels, he's commanded His angels to guide us in all our ways. So that they will lift us up in their hands so that we will not we will not say that to your heart this morning. You know, not like the that Pentecostal movement, not like that hyper Grace out there. Not like all that. That stuff that's out there, share it and name it and claim it and dancing around your own bags over it. But what I'm saying is just shout the Word of God over. Put the Word of God over it. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying church, you know exactly what I'm saying. Now is the time and the last 10 days what we've seen in the UK, that was a God given opportunity to stand up if we are a believer, I stand up I am a Christian. I am a Christian and I believe in the in the power of the blood of Jesus. I believe in the birth, the death the resurrection, I believe I am a sinner. But I'm saved by grace. were washed in the blood of Jesus. I believe God created the heavens and the earth. I believe that God created man and woman. I believe God created everything the stars the heavens above it. Believe what the, what the Old Testament writer is writing is expanding the heavens above like a scroll, he is rolling the heavens out. As we speak, he is before time. He is time itself. He is he's in control of time, man, time only moves, because God allows it. The waves only work and crash and move in and move out. Because God said, Let it be, the sun only shines because God created the air is only moving, the wind is only blowing that the sand is numbered on every beach across the world, the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, everything is in God's hands. He is the Creator. So as I analyze, maybe some of us analyze our lives like a like a scientist analyzing looking in trying to pick it and poke it and pull it trying to find it. We will never find never find the button. You know the Hadron Collider. There's a few around the world, trying to find the atoms trying to bring the big collision together. Science is racing away, trying to find and get in front of God. We thank God for science because science proves one thing that His Word is true. Science backs up. Science shows us how the Word of God is real the word of truth. Never give up in the Word. Never give up. Never give up. You know human kindness. And I'm not talking about go and hug you hug a tree. I'm not gonna talk about gun glue yourself today. I'm 25 When I'm talking about giving, giving the gospel giving kindness, giving, treat your neighbor as you would to be expected to be treated yourself. human kindness that the love the charity, the Scripture, the old scripture talks about very clearly, in one Corinthians, where you read it in the NIV is love. Love is patient, but it talks about charity. That word is very powerful word charity, give, give, give, give by good measure, give by good measure, pressed down, running over shaken together, give give give you know what I mean? You know, I'm all for looking after him. And I'm not flipping eco warrior, that's for sure. But what you know what I'm talking about here about looking after your own footprint around your area. Looking after, and being sensible. You know what we're talking about? Looking after the planet, you know, we're going guys, but God created the heavens and the earth. He knows exactly what's happening to the ozone layer. He knows exactly what's happened to the sun because he created it. And he tells us he tells us very clearly. Yes, I've got to be respectful to the earth. But God gave us the earth. God gate when I look at creation, God has given you so much territory. And the church in the UK needs to take this territory back. And I'm not talking about shouting and naming it and climate and dancing on one leg and frying your hands in the air. I'm talking about standing up for who I am in Christ Jesus. Because that Psalm 91 says in verse 13, you will tread upon the lion and the Cobra. You will tramp and trample upon the great lion and the serpent because he loves me says the Lord. I will rescue him. And I will protect him for he acknowledges my name. If you are a Christian, just acknowledge the name of Jesus Christ. God bless Goodbye. I'll see you later. The holy ones are here. I can feel their wings flapping. I can hear the sound is handy. And it's the Holy glowing one. Good morning brothers. Were in Good morning my friends Donnie and Andy and Glenn.

Donny Stockburn: 19:08

Okay, yeah, I got a prayer in front of me that so often pray and I'm sure we all do. You can join me in it. And it's this his father. I've fallen short so many times. I've not done all you told me to. So I wonder if you still love me. I have so many mountains and so many Jericho still to get over. I haven't come across anything. That has not been a problem to me. I've done all I can and failed so many times. We will pray that prayer. But Lord when I read your word, when I read this word in front of me, I'll see it says that this is no temporary affair that you bought me into. This is forever and he says you will never leave me and I just got some scriptures. I believe God's given me to do I confirm it. And this whole bible in front of me, as Ben says, Read It is about his concern for us. And we're stating that he's with us forever, and that He will never leave us in. I've got one in here. And it's you promised on our Father, that you will finish this work that you've begun in me, Lord, and I have to leave it at that you've given me your oath that you will finish all the work that you've begun in me. And I just want to take you into John's Gospel. John eight, first 34 This is concerning me and you. And this is just to secure our place with God is not temporary. That is forever. Do you Jesus answered them. Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits a sin is a slave to a sin. The slave does not abide in His Father's house forever. But a son abides forever. So Lord, I see there, that you've called me your son. And a son abides with you forever, Lord, and as blown away all my doubts. Father, God, I've lost salvation or coming into troubled waters, Father, God, that word you planted in his Bible all those years ago, was to reassure me, when doubts came, that I'm your son, and a son abides with you forever, and alone are just gonna give you thanks for that alone. And I just want to take you again to another verse that says the same thing almost John 10. First 2829. And this is Jesus words. This is what he spoke on last night. And as we was praying last night about this, and this is what John wrote down because he was next to Jesus, when he was said, these words, these words come out of Jesus mouth. And I just want to read them to Jesus said, this A concerning us, my sheep, hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I will give them eternal life. And they shall never your love that word, never, never perish, neither shall anyone snatch them out of my hand. My Father has given them to me, and he is great at all. And no one is able to snatch him out of my own. Lord, you saw us sitting in these days, Lord, when we pray to pray a lot I just did. I thought I hadn't been doing all I should have been doing and and I've done some things I shouldn't have done and began to doubt the perhaps your loves faded from me, and left me But Lord, you you for sold these things. And you wrote down in his Bible, your words, the words you spoke that night, they come out of Jesus mail, the on the Sun forever, and that nothing can ever snatch me out of your hand, nothing in existence. In your servant Paul confirmed it in Romans eight, when he said the same. For I'm convinced there is nothing, nothing in all existence that can separate us from the love of God, Lord, and you foresaw the times when we would doubt the times when we've been troubled waters. And you made sure that your word confirmed that that could never be that you have taken an oath, that you will finish the work that you've begun in us. And Fargo, we stand on His Word, against all the piles of L to get all the doubts that colors come whatever they may be, whatever quality, your Word will stand, Father God, that we are yours forever and ever and ever. And there is absolutely nothing that anyone can do about it. And Paul said, it might no no powers exist, that can separate us from the love of God. Father arches want now flow that you will your by your Spirit, Lord, that US also said will be with us forever, Lord, that you will download this truth the truths into every Christian heart that's on this planet right now Father, God, whatever, that wherever they are, between the cities, or the valleys in the mountains, be amongst the poor, the rich, the Kings, the millionaires, whatever, Father God, this word can never be broken and it's for every single question, breathing layer now, Lord, that you will never leave us. You will never leave us Father God and that you will finish that work you've begun in us, and that we are sons and a son abides forever, Lord, which is thankful. I do pray, Lord, I do pray that this word will sink down into the soles of spirits of all your children of all the earth. Right now in the name of Jesus I pray, amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 25:20

Amen. Thank you, father. Thank you. Wonderful Jerry

Glenn Walsh: 25:23

this morning on bouncing around proverbs three, and not the things that both Donnie and Ben have said there. I'm going to have a look at verse 21. Just the introduction. So proverbs 321, my son, do not lose sight of these and there's instructions all the way through. Then in verse 23, then you will walk on your way securely, and your foot will not stumble. If you lie down, you will not be afraid. And when you lie down, your sleep will be sweets. Do not be afraid of sudden terror, or of the ruin of the wicked when it comes to the Lord's will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being cold. Do not withhold goods from those to whom it is do when it is in your power to do it. Bless. Wow, come on Christians bless. If you can do good, do it. In verse 34, it says towards the scorners he is scornful God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble towards the homeless, he is scornful. We know the wickedness of the world. We know the opposition of the gospel. What about the self appointed watchmen of the wall? Inside churches? Have you met those who all they can do is criticize all they can do. They're not for anything. They're just against anything ever man. You've probably got them around your life somewhere by their fruit, you will know them. And to be honest, I've made quite a lot of these. And they've always fruitless. They can't say in their lives. Look, this is what the Lord's doing. Look, this is what the Lord has built. It's always against this against that. Be careful. Be careful. This is what we're supposed to do. Going back in Proverbs three. Trust in the Lord with all your heart. And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes. Fear the Lord and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. Isn't repentance, a wonderful thing? Thank you do turn away from it. And it will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones. Here's another one. This is Proverbs three, verse nine. Honor the Lord with your wealth. And with the firstfruits of your product produce. A wise man said to me years ago, you know when God's touched your heart when he touches your wallet. And through that, can you give? I just wanted to receive anyway, sorry, down to verse 17. My son do not despise the Lord's discipline, or be weary of his weary of his reproof. Yes, Lord, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father, the son in whom he delights. Lord, I want to thank you that you do convict us. Yes, Lord. Lord, it says in your word that you scourge in an onward translation. those you love. Amen. Lord, we thank You that You love us so much that you won't assume it prove us. You rebuke us. But your promises are to those who repent to those who turn away from our own ways and acknowledge you. There is forgiveness. There is healing on Molokai, Molokai seven, seven. But as for me, I will look to the Lord. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me over to verse 18, who is a God like you? This is our God, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of His inheritance. God forgives us why how can a holy God pardon iniquity? Because he's paid for it through Jesus. He's paid for it. That's right Jesus. He was crushed for our iniquities price. He was pierced for our transgressions. Thank you, Jay. He does does not retain his anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love Do we Christians? Is that our delight to weep delight and steadfast love Thank you Lord, or when we judge them, Lord, come on, come on. This is what God's like you holy Who is a God like you? pardoning in pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression. He does not retain his anger forever, because He delights in steadfast love. He will again have compassion on us, He will trade and iniquities underfoot. He will cast all our sins into the depths of the Savior, amen. You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from day to mode. Lord, I want to thank You that You sound loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions and sins. By nature, objects of your wealth are man nothing good lived in a slot. Even a good deeds were like filthy rags. And you came for us. When we were dead, when we were your enemies, you died for us, as such is your love. The only reason we love you Lord is good. You first loved us. Yes, that's it. You first loved us, man. And we respond to that love and your grace and Your mercy. Lord, we thank you that we have been born again. You've given us that new nature, you've called us to life. So we now we die to ourselves and we live for you had Glorious Lord, to walk with you in such troubled times as this. In this short window in eternity. We can serve you through troubles. There's no troubles in heaven. We can serve you in pain come along, there's no pain in heaven strengthen us, Jesus. Lords are heard this week. This isn't for our son. This isn't a prayer. But apparently the most tasteful grapes that are used for wine are those that grow on the stressed branches, not the fresh shrinks. Stress is sent from the Lord. That when we go through pressures, when we feel the crushing, God is producing wine in us we're turning to him. We're not looking to own strength. We're looking to Him. The sons of God are those who are led by the Spirit of God, thank You God, when we can't trust in our own steadfastness, we trust in God's steadfastness. Not by my not by power not by the flesh, sister, Lord, but by His Spirit. Lord, you place your spirit through us through the crushing through the pressing, when we come to the end of ourselves. We thank You, Lord, that we've been the worst best place we could be. Yes, Lord, and we lean upon you not upon our own understanding lead, not on your own understanding, but on his Thank You, Lord, for Your grace, your mercy and your carry.

Donny Stockburn: 33:08

Can I just slipping this quick one before handy? It says him one John Five, Verse 18. I believe it is. It says it says there how God can go and see how salvation how God can go and see that he will finish the work is be done in us. It says anyone who is born of God's spirit shall not continue to sin. He can go and tear because his Spirit is in us. And thank you for that word, Lord. Jesus name,

Reverend Ben Cooper: 33:39

amen. Amen. Thank you, Lord.

Andy Hammond: 33:42

Thank you. Father, we just thank You that we can sit around this table. This morning, we ask your spirit to come. Fill each one of us with your power, or those who are listening. Those who will listen later, fill them up with your Holy Spirit now. We can't live without you. We want to to follow You forgive us when we trip up and fail you. And thank you that there are always those open arms that welcome Spanish Lord.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 34:23

Thank You, Jesus.

Andy Hammond: 34:24

Thank You that just like the last song, who took that long road back to you, and discovered his father, running towards him to welcome him. And we thank you that you do that. For each one of us. I just have scripture open it to Corinthians five and about the ministry of reconciliation, amen. In this world, and verse 17, says, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come. And all this is from God, we thank You, Father that we all made new. We are made fresh. We come before you, and you make us new creations. And but that's for a purpose. Because the chapter goes on to say that we are Christ's ambassadors, we, we represent you wherever we go. That sounds a bit heavy, actually. Yeah, bit of a responsibility, all that we are Christ's ambassadors, and we've been talking about the late Queen, and she had a bat ambassadors, in all the countries where she was representative, and they represent the queen. In the same way, we represent the king. We represent Jesus, wherever we go. So far, even though that may be a bit of a heavy responsibility, but you made it easy for us by filling us with your power. And in the first place, you rescued us. I was looking at Daniel six, verse 27. Now, Daniel just been in the lions, den, and ferocious lions. I love nature programs. And I think one of my favorite animals is the lion. And he, well, they say, don't know that the lion is king. The lion is king and the biggest cat and so majestic, so majestic. And there is Daniel being lowered into the lion's den. The king expecting him to be torn to shreds. But no. God rescues him. And it's verse 27, of Daniel six. It says, He rescues and he saves, he performed signs and wonders in the heavens, on and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions. And what I feel this morning is that he rescues each one of us. He has rescued us. And what an amazing thing that is. And the King Darius there was so astonished that he issued a decree that the whole country should follow Daniels King Daniels God. And I feel at the moment that as is already been alluded to that there is been a turning towards God. At the moment. We've heard about Queen Elizabeth's faith, and how even commentators on the TV I've been talking about it. And I think it's upon each one of us now, to actually that that word, just dropped into my mind gossip, the Gospel. We've heard that before gossip, the gospel, we got to tell and get it out there that we need the gospel out there. And it's incumbent upon each one of us to do that. In what we have here, and it's going to come to this later, that why we do that is Jesus feeds us all the time. Whenever we follow him whenever we find this difficult. He feeds us with something that encouraged us. Jesus is the great encourager. If you need to be encouraged in your life at the moment, just turn to him. Turn to Jesus, and He welcomes you home just like the father. In the last song. He welcomes you and he embraces you and he puts the best garment around you and puts a ring on your finger. And you know when you get married, the tradition is To put a ring on your finger, of your wife and vice versa. That means that you are bound together. By that promise to each other. Jesus puts a ring on your finger. He promises never to leave you or forsake you. Isn't that amazing? Isn't it amazing? So thank you, Father. And we pray this morning. For all those who are struggling with all the words that I've just said, who struggle with that? And we ask you to come and meet with them. Yes, fall, just put your arms around them this morning, just to give them that hug, that they need that encouragement they need this morning, because things are difficult for them. They're struggling with their health. They're struggling with finance, struggling with heating their homes. Yes, Lord God, we are struggling with food. They can't even feed their families. They call it God. We asked you now to bring that encouragement, please, comfort and bring someone alongside them now are meant to help. And we are set in your powerful name. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 41:18

Amen. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you

Glenn Walsh: 41:20

said earlier Andy, when he started was about reconciliation. And Romans 512 11 puts that beautifully, and it's quite a few things that we've been praying this morning actually come up in this. So Romans five once we live, and I'll just read it. Therefore since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him, we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope. And hope does not disappoint us. Yes, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has given us For while we were still weak, and then at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly, thank you, Jesus, For one will scarcely die for a righteous person, though perhaps we're good person, one would dare even to die. But God showed His love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since therefore, we have now been justified by His blood. That said, justification is Thank you, James, and much more, shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God? For a while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son. How much more now that we are reconciled? shall we be saved by His life? The most again? Yeah. And he's for us. More than that. We also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. We consulted God, where his friends were he children. We are his there is nothing between us. Nothing. Yeah,

Andy Hammond: 43:29

yeah, absolutely. Yeah. I'm just looking at across the page and my Bible is Romans four and there's verse seven. It says blessings, although whose transgressions have given whose sins are covered? Bless it is the man whose sin the Lord will never account against Him. Amen. Yeah, I've got that. And, but that's a quote from Psalm 32, which David wrote, who's I mean, who? David King David, whose was a man after God's own heart, but there he was, he was an adulterer and murderer. He was a murderer. And but Jesus, God covered those transgressions, and they were forgiven. And that was a quote from Psalm 32. That David wrote, but

Donny Stockburn: 44:18

can I am? Yeah, is it our Psalm is another Psalm Andy the same as you're talking about Psalm 103, that David wrote, after he committed that great sin against God, and this was his prayer. So just shut the world out of our thoughts now, and grasp His truth that God just read what I consider to be the important part for everyone. He says, in spite of all he's done, David, offense of God was great. Murder and everything he sits down in he says this Bless the Lord. Oh my soul Hallelujah. And all that is Within my glasses only nine, Bless the Lord, oh my soul, I forget not all His benefits, who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like an Eagles. And he goes on over into verse 11. Poor as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is your mercy towards those who failure as far as the east is from the west, as far as the as we move on now our transgressions from us, as a father pays his children, so the Lord pays those who fear Him, for He knows our frame, and remembers that we are dust. What a prayer. Why did God leave that in the Bible? To tell us that when we go through these troubled waters, nothing's changed with us and him, that we still belong to him was still his sons, who is still Cyprus, still coming into his glory? far away it is, thank you for this. These words of life, Lord, revive us and carry us through storms, just like you said they would love witches. Thank you for this in Jesus name. Amen.

Glenn Walsh: 46:21

No wonder it says in Romans eight one there is now therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Yes. Yeah. He will have mercy on whom He has mercy and He will have compassion on whom he has compassion. That's Romans nine, verse 15. Verse 16, says, So then it depends not on human will or exertion. Well, actually, human will or desire, some other translations say, but on God's mercy. Hallelujah. Thank you, Lord, for Your Mercy.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 46:55

Thank you, Jesus. We're coming to the table. We are coming to the Passover.

Andy Hammond: 47:00

I just saw come on out the song if we can fit this in, you can think it was. I'm sure it was read at the service in Scotland that first service when the queen, the late Queen, and it was 116. They've actually read Psalm 116, which is one of my favorites had been as Greenwood No, I love the Lord for you heard my voice. He heard my cry for mercy. Hallelujah, because he turned his ear to me. I will call on him as long as I live. And the cords of death in Tangled. Yeah, the anguish of the grave came upon me. I was overcome by trouble and sorrow. They're not called on the name of the Lord. Oh, Lord saved me. The Lord is gracious and righteous and God is full of compassion. The law protects the simple hearted when I was in great need, He saved me. Yes. That we can say that as a prayer this morning, that if you call upon the name of the Lord, who will save you, there's no doubt about that. He will say,

Glenn Walsh: 48:03

Amen. Everyone who calls on that name of the Lord saved, says that a few times in Scripture saved past tense that will be ceviche, but will be saved.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 48:18

Thank you. Amen. Amen. It's great is this plenty of Scripture coming out this morning and wherever you are capturing his broadcast, we're coming to the table in just a few moments as the brothers will lead us in in Ephesians chapter two Ephesians chapter two verse four. And it says about because of His great love for us, God who is rich and mercy made us alive with Christ, even emphasizing the even even when we were dead, in transgressions, it is by grace, you have been saved beyond my human understanding. Beyond this noggin that sits on my shoulders beyond my thinking beyond my understanding, beyond my academic stretch beyond my logic beyond philosophy. Let's just meditate on the scriptures that have been given out this morning as we come to the table. Because we are blessed and highly favored no matter how we feel about ourselves, no matter how much we beat ourselves up. No matter how many times I slide all over the the ice of life and I fall and I slip and I make mistakes. I act wrong. I say wrong, I do wrong. I'll go down a rabbit hole or come out of this one come through that one. You know, God is with us. Yes, Asians, chapter two. Verse four, but because of his great love for us, God who is rich in mercy made us alive with Christ. Even when we were dead in transgressions. It is by grace, you have been saved. Our brothers are gonna

Andy Hammond: 49:54

No one can post.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 49:56

No one. No one. No one can boast. So verse eight as Andy just brought out the box there Ephesians chapter two verse eight for it by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not from yourself. It is a gift from God, not by works so that no one can boast. Verse 10, for you are God's handiwork created in Christ, to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do our I, candelabra. What are we going to do? You are blessed. You are so blessed is beyond human understanding. You are a child of the living God. And as we come to the table of grace as we come to the Passover as we, as we remember the past, in other words, we go all the way back to the Old Testament. As we're going to take the bread, Donnie and Andy are going to lead us in the bread and the wine this morning. And as we just take a few moments just to be still and know that he's got to meditate on the scriptures. So we're going to break the bread now. And we're going to take a cup in Jesus name, amen.

Andy Hammond: 51:02

Thank you. Thank you, Father, that we can take this bread and the wine in remembrance of what you've done for each one of us. If you've got time at home, I would encourage you to spend a few seconds contemplating what God has done for you, or what you want God to do for you. And maybe open I've got John six open at the moment, we're at verse 25, Jesus the bread of life, this is one this is the first I am in John's Gospel. First I am of of seven. I am the bread of life. And I feel this morning and this is a word for you. We are called to be believers, not achievers. And that's bull. With resonate, resonate with someone this morning, we are called to be believers, not achievers. And verse 35 says, I am the bread of life, whoever believes in me will never go hungry. And our relationship with Jesus satisfies our spiritual hunger. And whoever eats this bread will live forever. I will raise them up on the last day. It's remembrance of our relationship with Jesus. We just need to come close to Jesus except him no longer struggle as to who God is, or whether there is a God. It's Jesus. He waits patiently for you. As it says in Revelations 320 He knocks patiently for you. He won't push himself in, he won't break down the door. He waits for you to open it. So I just think, thank you, Lord, that we can come in relationship with you. And we now take this bread. Yeah. Amen. Amen.

Donny Stockburn: 53:38

Thank you. Father, thank You that You know all about us. You knew all about us, Lord, before we was even born in all our weaknesses and troubles, Father God, you knew what we'd be facing. Jesus knew that last night and provided the answers for all things that we would face, Lord and reassure us to our salvation is in your hands, in your loving, faithful lands, Father God, I know what that word faithful means. A lot of you knew that we would need to feel secure. When the storms and troubles come upon us that we would face you knew we would need to feel secure, Lord. So all these words we've been reading today are just some of those words through his show us, Lord, that salvation is not probation. We are saved. We're safe, who I am, enjoy. And this is the blood, that security all this is the blood that seals us in to the last covenant that God will ever make with men. We are sealed in Lord and that makes me feel safe. The fact that you put that in Hello that we are sealed in, sealed into the last covenant with the blood of Jesus, not with the blood of animals that could atone for sin but couldn't remove them. This blood removes our sins and brings us into righteousness and holiness. Lord, we just thank you for just a small word, thank you, Lord. But Father God, you know, what's in our spirits. And we know how grateful we are, Lord, that you will be with us all the storms, your faithful, and you've promised, and you give us your outfall of God. And you wrote your word throughout this great Bible, the 66 books, Lord, from the beginning to the end, you reassure us that salvation is safe with you. And we just thank you in Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank

Reverend Ben Cooper: 55:53

you, Jesus, thank You, Holy Spirit, the blood of Jesus. The Crimson Tide, the blood of the Messiah, the blood, of the great I AM, you know, blood was shed at Calvary is crossed, we are redeemed. We have been bought with a price. We are cleansed from the crown of our head to the soles of our feet. I love that whoever read that out this morning, Romans eight, there is now no condemnation for those that are in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah Lord, and all the world's still firing at us, isn't it? The world is still pulling the arrows back and firing from the bow the arrows, do you remember what you was? But actually, he remember it. But God don't remember it. I'm a child of the living God and washed in the blood of Jesus, where it where there were $1 We've gone 56 minutes and 38 seconds today. And he's just gonna share something about the Word of God if you want a free Bible, and then we will dance our way out of the studio.

Andy Hammond: 56:48

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Glenn Walsh: 57:16

We've made it we're tubular. Yeah, it's from Ephesians two, verse 10. We've already had Ephesians, two, down to nine I think earlier. For we are God's workmanship or craftsmanship. Again, it depends on translation you've got here, created in Christ Jesus for good works. As Andy said earlier, and this is so true. We're taught to believers to be believers, not achievers. Yeah, man. So it's not about just doing good works to achieve. But we're created as people of Destiny. This is then we view this people of destiny, which God prepared beforehand. We should walk in them. We flow we lead by the Spirit. He opens doors, we walked through them. He's prepared places for us to go. He's prepared Ministries for us to walk in. But it's from his hand. It's not something we grasp after. He's the Lord, we thank You that You go before us. You're too, right. You're to our left and you have a sin from behind. Lord, we thank you that you are committed to conform us into the likeness of your son. And Lord, we are transformed from one degree of glory to another. It's not the other way around. We thank You, Lord, for our destiny in you. It's your kingdom. It's all yours. And we thank you for the privilege, Lord, of being coworkers with you by your calling and your anointing. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 58:48

Amen. Hallelujah. Thank you so much for joining us today wherever you are across the earth for this broadcast. This live stream service you can find us on so many platforms and you come back watch this you can have a look through this is not edited. This is not scripted in any way, shape, or form. We believe God guides us through the prayer for his coffee and prayer service this morning. So we thank you so much for joining us today. Have a wonderful day wherever your timezone is across the world. It's 1030 for here within the UK. God bless you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Close: 59:22

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