Good morning. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. We are a bit earlier this morning. We are a tad earlier. Good morning. Wherever you are across the world this morning, my God bless you and strengthen you. In the Glorious Name of Jesus Christ. Wherever you are this morning. Our towels are wagging. We are so excited to be around the word of God. We got coffee and prayer we got got no doughnuts. We've got no biscuits, but we've got breaking bread. Wherever you all this morning, may God bless you and strengthen you. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ as we look into the Word as we read the scriptures together this morning. Good morning, and welcome as you join us for coffee and prayer across the world as we livestream this podcast, as many join us as they hop online across the globe. Isn't it amazing the power of technology and you can connect right around the other side of the world. Good morning. Good morning coffee and prayer. We will be breaking bread in about 30 minutes time as we just gather around the scriptures. We thank you so much for all those that gather. early mornings, late evenings, Bible studies, prayer meetings and all those other in the world of the podcasting download all these podcasts that we do that come out here as well. You can find us on I Heart Radio, Buzzsprout, Spotify, and so many other platforms that we are sharing this from obviously, Amazon Music Yeah, let's just get straight in this morning. coming straight out of Psalm 23. Just so simple. When I woke this morning, this was just just racing around my heart. This was just staring me this morning. The Lord is my shepherd what a simple simple Psalm this morning. Possibly one of the most famous songs between that and Psalm 91. And maybe a couple of others that a read so often. And yes, I see people jumping on from across the other side of the world. Good morning to you too. Oh, good evening, good afternoon, whatever your timezone is 822 here within the UK. And as we just broadcast this surface, Psalm 23, The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures were just such a simple, six verses this morning. The Lord is my shepherd. Do not worry about your life. God is guiding you. God is leading you. He is leading you into new beginnings. He is your yes and amen. He is your bright morning star. He is worthy of all praise. And this hour this morning, as we are just gathering around the scriptures. We just gather for prayer, let's just be bowed in prayer. Obviously, if you're driving, you can't do that on the 25. That's a little bit dangerous. But you know what I'm saying? You know, but wherever you are this morning, let's just be in that position of prayer. You know that we know what the Bible says continually be in prayer. And we can say Lord out how do we do that? It's, it's, it's our life. It's our thought. It's our lifestyle. It's our thinking. It's our connecting, it's, we're always connected to the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. So when the scripture says that very clear, be continuous in prayer constant in prayer. We can because we have that relationship with the Father, through Christ Jesus. There's been an access that has been made through the cross of Calvary, through Christ Jesus, Jesus says, I am the Way the Truth and the Life No one comes to the Father except through me. Doesn't that give us joy this morning, that we have access to the Father in heaven. You know, through Christ, our Savior. You know, I love being a Christian because suddenly through lockdown, and everything has happened around the world and the acceleration of time and everything that's going on in our lives, especially within the UK, within the settings of systems and everything. I've suddenly realized that church when I, when I mentioned church, I'm referring to the box or the church, the building, it's quite irrelevant to what to what is really going on. And it always has been according to the scripture, but we have put so much weight so much money, so much effort into the four walls, the roof, the fabric of the building. Yes, I understand the maintenance of that, and everything that goes along with the buildings, and the grand jury and all that and thank God for them that we have them. But really, you know, being being a Christian, it's Christ in us and He is our shepherd, and God, the Holy Spirit, Christ Jesus, the deity is with you wherever you are today. It's not about coming into the into the building. It's about believing, I believe I believe in the fire fundamental points, the teachings I believe in the foundational scriptures of the birth or death, the resurrection creation. I believe in eschatology, the rapture of the church. I believe Christ is coming back. I believe I believe in Jesus. I believe in the Father, I believe in the Son. I believe in the Holy Ghost. And I just want to let you know this morning through the simple read of this beautiful scripture this morning. Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul He guides me in paths of righteousness for his namesake. Even though I walked through the darkest valley I will fear no evil for you are with me your rod and your staff. They comfort me the first five verses as you look at this morning, Father I pray this morning Lord as we're 825 within the UK Lord we pray for the government's we pray for the schools we pray for the establishments. We pray Father for everyone around us we pray Lord for our work environments, we pray for our colleagues. We pray love for our families and our friends we pray Lord, for everyone around us in our lives. Father, every context of life every situation that we're going through, every every joy, every fear, every doubt, every faith moment, Lord, Father, the opposites Father, we thank you that we have opposites we thank you that there is an opposite Father God. And we just come to you this morning, Lord and if we are in faith this morning, we thank you if we're in fear this morning, we thank you Lord, if we're doubtful this morning, we thank you Lord, if we're joyful and hopeful we thank you. Because whatever our mindset is in Lord, you know our mindset, you know, our heart. And this morning, Lord, as we gather around the word for coffee and prayer as we, as we pray, Lord, over this nation this morning, Father, we pray for the king of this earth, the physical King, we pray for, for Charles today we pray, Father, God for King Charles, Lord, that you will be with Him, Lord, that the word of God will drop in his heart we pray, Lord, for the monarchy, that you will move through the monarchy that you will bless all the monarchy, right the way through the layers, right the way through the areas were right the way through the system of the monarchy, Lord, that you will bless the monarchy in this nation, Lord, that you will open all of their hearts to receive the Word of God, Lord, that you will use this monarchy, Lord, to lift up a standard that we've never seen before in Christianity. We pray for all of the monarchs or older system or the princes or princesses, or the labels that are on them today we pray that you will give them peace. We pray Father God as they do their duties as they as they do what they do. We pray, Father, that you will strengthen them but the Word of God will just rest on their shoulders in their mind but Lord greater than that the word will be in their heart. We pray that you will protect them as they go about their work as they as they live their lives as they bring up their children, Lord, as they are human beings. We pray, Lord for their human side, Lord, that you will take care of their worries and their fears and their doubts. Father, we pray for the politicians to today law. Father, we ask that you will stretch down and strengthen the politicians that you will take care of their worries and their doubts. We pray, Lord, for the leader of this nation. We ask you though, that your strength to know that you will give her the understanding Father God and you will speak to the politicians in a way where they understand what it is to really live. We pray, Lord, that the word of God will be on their hearts on their minds, though we pray for business leaders, we pray for schools, we pray for hospices, hospitals, we pray for kindergartens, we pray father for universities Father, we pray that wherever humanity is today, Louis, thank you that the power of the Holy Spirit is there today. Lord, we pray for churches, we pray for ministers and leaders. We pray for all the volunteers we pray for the volunteers that are in church, the volunteer program across this nation we pray, Father, for teachers, we pray for business owners, we pray for the workers we pray, Father, for the white van drivers, we pray, Father, for the construction workers, the retail workers, those in finance, those in law, we pray, Father for every area of life today within the UK Father, that you will breathe down the spine of this nation to the Lord that this nation to Lord that we will know that we have a shepherd because Lord I fell in my spirit we lacked leadership. And Lord I asked you Lord, that that you will you will and you have taken up the leadership of this nation. But Lord, we need a clear voice we need a clear voice. Lord, we pray for every area of life across this nation today we pray for unity and strength. We pray. We pray Father for gangs we pray that gangs will be dispersed in the name of Jesus. We pray Father for knife crime, we pray for the gang crime. The area of financial crime We pray Father God, for every area of crime, women that have been exploited we've come against that Lord exploitation, human trafficking. We come against all these big things. In the Name of Jesus, Lord, we come against abusers we come against, Lord, anyone that is abusing anyone we pray for protection over children, over marriages over lives over relationships. We pray, Father that you will move across this nation Father, we pray that you will speak to every religion, Lord, that you will extract those Father God, and you will put them in the kingdom of God. So Lord, as we pray this morning, we realize that the Lord is our shepherd, I lack nothing. But for those that are in fear this morning, we pray that you will bring peace to hearts we pray, Lord, that you'll bring joy, Lord to lips today we pray, Lord, that there'll be laughter on people's hearts today, Lord, that the joy of the Lord shall be our strength, Father, for those that feel down, and very sad and very lost in society and cultural pressures. We ask your father that you will make a way where there seems to be no way, Lord, that you will open doors that man cannot open that you will close doors, that man cannot close Father, we pray for those that are really stressed because of the fuel Christ that set the door we pray for those that are worried about the energy issues. We pray for those that are worried about the gas lines that have been blown. We pray for those that are worried about leaders around the world, those that are worried about World War Three, we pray, Father that we will just have them thoughts removed because wars, rumors of wars, we are told in your word, Father, what to expect in the end days. And Lord as you are preparing, as Lord Christ is preparing to come back for the bride of Christ. We thank you that you are coming back to Lauren for the bride of Christ, the global bride of Christ, Lord, not just one area, but around this beautiful earth in which we walk. So Lord, we ask you Father that we will look out of our window today. As I look out across that studio window today and lo and say thank you for creation. Thank you for the greatness of creation. Thank you for the greatness of of the beauty that we have before our eyes. We thank you for the flowers, the birds, the bees, we thank You Father God for creation. Because when we look at creation Father, we see that you are our good shepherd and you have supplied everything. We thank you for our food. We thank you for our electricity, our gas, our water, we thank you for our homes. We thank you for our four walls we thank you for our beds, we thank you Lord, for families, we thank you for friends we sat Lord, we thank you this morning. Lord, we just want to give you a price this morning, Lord and we just want to say thank you, Lord, if we're not well this morning, we say thank you that you're with us. Thank you, Lord. Lord, if we are going through hardship, because you're with us, thank you, Father, Lord, our blessings Lord are new every morning. And look as we look out the window as the children are off to school as parents are on school runs as as, as the youth are waking up for university Lord, as the world is getting moving in in different time zones across the world. We thank you that we are alive today, Lord, wherever we are across the earth 832 within the UK, Lord, I ask you, Father, that you will breathe on every nation, every human being. Lord, I thank You that You created the human race and you saved us. John 316, For God so loved the world. For God so loved the world. Thank you, Father, for the Father's love. Lord, let those know that they are loved today on the other side of our voice on the other side of the lens of this camera, Lord, let those that are listening that are capturing this across the globe across the world today, this broadcast, Father, let them know that their Redeemer lives and you are our shepherd, Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. So Father, I will not look at what the world is trying to give me and trying to control from me. But Lord, I lacked nothing. So you are our shepherd, you are our provider. My God shall supply all my needs according to Thy riches in glory. I pray for Donnie and Andy and Glen that's not with us today. Glen is away today. Bless her brother, Glen. bless everybody on the other side of the mics, wherever they are today, Lord, all those that are watching this or those that capture this via podcast. But Lord, as we break bread together, Lord as a hand over to Donnie and Andy, I just thank You, Lord, for verse one. The Lord is my shepherd. How personal is that today? As you hear that, as you may want to read that out the Lord is your shepherd. I lacked nothing. There is nothing that we lack. So Lord, I will not worry about putting fuel in my car. Lord, I will not worry about the gas. I will not worry about the electricity. Lord, I won't worry about the cupboards. Lord, the lack of Lord, I won't worry about the shelves. Lord, I won't worry father God about the lack of finances. I won't worry about Universal Credit. I won't worry about the social housing issue. I won't worry a lot about the mortgage. I won't worry about the children's education. Oh, that won't worry. Because your Bible, your Bible, your word, your word God, not my word, Lord, you Lord, are our provider your Lord Your word says that your word cannot return void. Your word cannot return void your promises I yes and amen. So Lord, You tell us that you are our shepherd, and a shepherd looks after his sheep. So Father, I thank you for the promises, you are looking after us, even though there's a famine in the world, even though there is a famine spiritually as the book of Amos, I believe says about on the last days at certain times, there will be a lack of the Word of God. Father, I thank you that we are in the Word and the Word is within us. And you are our shepherd. And Lord, I ask you, Father that every year will hear today. I lack nothing. You're the provider. We have the gas, we have the electric, we have the fuel in the car, we are able to pay the bills. Lord, I asked you, Father, for those that are stretched financially. I pray Father that we will take our eyes off of the pound sign, we will take our eyes off of the tax bill, we'll take our eyes off the parking ticket, take our eyes, load off of the fuel bill, take our eyes off of the fuel pump. And Lord, we will keep our eyes on Jesus. Lord, because you are our shepherd, you are a provider. You make away bless my brother Andy and Dani as they continue this morning as we gather around the word. And as we are here for the passing over for the passing over what we remember, you know, as we gather for the breaking of bread in Jesus name, Amen. Good morning, gents. Good morning. We're in. God bless.
Donny Stockburn:Yeah, okay. Yeah.
Andy Hammond:Yeah. Good morning, everyone. Good morning, God bless. I was just looking at the news before I came out this morning. And there's this huge famine going on the other side of the world in Somalia. Men, women and children just haven't got any food. And children just dying from mal nutrition plays. And it is such a catastrophe. And, you know, we struggle in this country, and we moan about governments and politics. But and, you know, maybe we have to rely on food banks or for food. But in Somalia, they just had complete, no rain for two or three years. And it's unbelievable, where people live off the land, and they just can't grow anything is an absolute disaster. And really just want to cry out to God to say, can you come and Lord Jesus, we cry out for these people. Amen. We ask you to bring Yes, father, some resolution to this. May the nations rise up and make provision. The other thing on my heart this morning is that I was listening to a broadcast from some Messianic Jews yesterday evening. And if you ever want to tune into a different podcasts, yeah, go to chosen people through really good stress, right got fit. So it's an amazing podcast. And I don't know whether you know, but it's Day of Atonement, from yesterday evening, through to today, young computer. And it's really, if you look at your Bible, so Leviticus 16, where sacrifices had to be made. And they were made. If you weighed Leviticus 16 Is every year and a perspective that was given to me was that once you did all this, and were there, you're okay for the for the next year. And that seemed to last for the whole year. But that's not the case. Of course, we are prone to failure. I mean, I fail every day, and you have to come back to God and asking for your forgiveness, and, but of course, there was a resolution, all those sacrifices that were made me You look at the Old Testament, God had a resolution for this didn't, because he sent Jesus is Yes, his own Sanghoon to make that supreme sacrifice, and, and that's what he did. Jesus died for each one of us. And he died a year. And I urge upon everyone today just to sit back and in the quietness and listen to your own thoughts. Realize what Jesus has done for you. And just to give Him thanks. Just to give Him thanks. I love this verse from John 1010. The thief comes only to steal, and kill and destroy. And Jesus says, I have come, but they may have life. Not just life, but have it to the fall. Do you want to live your life into the fall? Well, Jesus is the only answer. Come to him. Yes. So we pray, Father God, that by your Spirit, you will be traveling out through the airwaves now that to you will, by your Spirit, touch all the folks who will be listening. It will listen later. I know we've come on earlier this morning. But those will pick this up later. Father, we just pray that by your Spirit, you will touch hearts that you will touch minds, and that you will bring resolution to people's thoughts who've been wondering about what is Christianity all about? What does it mean to be a Christian? Well, it's quite simple. You accept Jesus into your life, that you acknowledge that He is the Savior of the world, that He came to save you personally. That's a good thing about Christianity, that we have this personal relationship. No other religion provides that. No other religion. But Christianity says that you can have a personal relationship with Jesus. How wonderful. How marvelous is that? And we just thank Jesus, that I thank Jesus that he came into my life and he's never left me. Never let me down. Amen. We pray, Father God, this will be So for all those listening today. And if you've slipped away or you've ignored your savior for a while. He is so patient. He waits for you to come back. And he looks out for you. Just like the last son in the New Testament. Yes, little stands on the rooftop. Looking out for those wayward ones to come back to him. All you have to do is just turn around and come back to him. And he welcomes you. with open arms. He puts a new cloak around you. He puts a ring on your finger. Amen. Welcome her son. Welcome hyung daughter. I'm gonna make a banquet for you now and we're gonna celebrate cuz you're home. I'll just say amen to all this format. Because that's our prayer for all those listening today. Oh, man.
Donny Stockburn:Yeah, gorgeous, tied up. This is a lovely ending, ending because God's given me that word. And he now revelations 22 cent Elaine says, Whosoever would come, let him come. That means whosoever, God made every human being, whatever religion you involve. Now there is only one God. And here he has given us the invite. Whosoever would come, whatever's going on in our life, whatever we've done, whatever we have left undone, whatever situation we're in sick or ill poor, which the invites for you. Whosoever will come, let them come. Let them come and drink the wolves who live less the word and I just want to move on to their for these encounters with God. Jesus is the one great evangelist Paul. He was a great Pharisee Pharisee of Pharisees. He was expecting Jesus But when he, when he when he came, he didn't recognize him. He hated him, he persecuted all who followed him. But there was a die when he had an account, which is the real Jesus and he said this, that he counted as a loss, everything he had before he met Jesus, since he met Jesus, everything had changed. In one encounter, his whole life is sold his mind his body spirit was transformed. He was never the same one again. He was called Paul from that day on instead of soul, Lord, and we just want to talk about these encounters. I just wanna hang this over your head, that prayer is not so much to please buy is to be effective. I don't know. Yeah, thank you for calling to do stuff in our lives. It says that all things are possible with God. That's not just a nice sign as a truth. All things are possible with God. He does not live in an actual he lives outside in the supernatural. The laws don't apply to him that apply to us. And Father, God, we have access today in prayer. And artists want to take you to someone in a it's in. John 10, notes Martin. So he might say in verse 46, dan 251, as a story about a mass. And this man, this beggar taught me more about prayer than everything else did an hour just want to read it quickly through to you says, as Jesus is on the road with his disciples, it said, now they came to Jericho. And as he went out of Jericho with his disciples, a great multitude with the blind bottom layers, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. Talk about soever set born about begging her when he heard that he was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. Amen. Then many warned him to be quiet, be quiet, be quiet, caught out all the more Son of David, have mercy on me. Jesus stood still. And he commanded him to be called. And they called Him that called the blind man signed to him. Be a good cheer. Liza is calling you a thorn in her side. Oh, all his garments. He rose up and came to Jesus. And so answered and said to him, Jesus answered, said, said to him, What do you want me to do? And the blind man said to him, Rabbi, Boney, that made me see my son, in Jesus said to him, go on your way. Your faith has made you well, that blind bird who had faith, and he wasn't going to be discouraged in prayer, like we can be, oh, you can't pay for that. That's way out of sight, as too much. You know, who do you think you are praying for things like that? Be quiet, be quiet, the crowd was signed to him. Even the disciples tell him to be quiet. But he knew this was his chance to an encounter with Jesus. And that one chance, changed his life. A father God taught us so much about prayer in their Lord not to be discouraged. But to ask for great things in faith, but immerse he had faith. Although he is a beggar sitting by the road, and it was the characters, the lowest of the lowest light down there in the bottom of the barrel, he encountered Jesus and he transformed him a lot. And that's what we want. I'm praying to guide you on counters with Jesus Lord, I pray that in a government, a new prime minister s solace, I will have encounters which is a Pirate King Charles would have encounters with Jesus, apply to all you working in hospitals, schools and places are learning education. We all that crazy stuff is going out at the moment. I pray you will have count encounters with Jesus. Thank you. Lives will be transformed. From top to bottom. Thank you Pharisees, to beggars. Amen. Father, God, you said, Whosoever and we pray that all will have encounters who come to you, Lord, and we will learn from bottom is how to pray, to cry out to you, to not be discouraged, to ask, Lord, for things that seem impossible, but are possible for you. To transform us, Lord, we need transforming, not teaching, Lord but transforming. We need encounters with Jesus. This whole Earth needs encounters with Jesus Lord, He is the answer to everything. Everything. famine, pestilence, troubles, salvation. Jesus is the answer. Father God, we want encounters. We want encounters within thought of God. We are set right now in the name of Jesus, Lord, you will be again Bring gainward Those encounters those blessed encounters with people, your great preachers and teachers of the past. We've all had encounters. Father God, we ask that the beggars, and Wichman and the teachers will all have encounters and new ones, Lord. We asked it in Jesus name.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you. Thank you, Holy Spirit Father, we just thank you and come before You, Lord, as we just rest in your presence across this world at this moment in time, wherever we are across the world. Father, we thank you though that you are with us that you never leave us nor forsake us and as we gather, Lord as we be still know that you are God, Lord, any trouble that's out there in people's hearts and minds today, we thank you Father that has been raised at the name of Jesus that we are loved unconditionally, that the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, the deity, the power of God is with us in every situation, whatever we face, we are not alone. So Father, we pray for those that do feel alone today, Lord, that they will just feel the love in arms. And they will feel the grace and the mercy father and redemption. Lord, we are redeemed. So Lord, this morning, I thank You that I am redeemed, that we are redeemed, that we are washed in the blood of Jesus. Lord, we thank you for the power of salvation. We thank You, Lord, that you knew us Father God before the creation of the world, and we are loved unconditionally. Lord, if anyone is out there that is really tired that has woken up this morning. And for those who are on the other side of the globe, that work at this moment are coming to the end of their day that are just wearing wherever they are across this earth father, just let us know that we are loved to Lord because we just feel that this world, this nation, even Lord, we feel that we are lacking father, human kindness, we feel that we're lacking father, just love love. We're not looking for the romance of Christianity, we just want to hear the Father voice. We want to hear the father's voice. And know we know Lord, that You have spoken through your scripture. We know that your scripture is true. We believe from Genesis to Revelation, But Lord, speak to our hearts today. Let our hearts Lord, be bouncing. Lord, Let our hearts be like the two on the mass Road, their hearts were beating, because Christ was walking with them that our heart beat Lord, with the power of the Word of God, Father, you have established your loving us you have Lord set us free Lord, and when I think and when I ponder on when I rest on the power of salvation, and the cross of Calvary, when I think of the greatness of redemption, Lord, I've got nothing to worry about in my life. You are the creator of heaven and earth. But Lord, I think such in I think in small ways, I think in in tiny little areas, Lord, I insulate myself, I put myself in my own cell of life, because I box everything so small, because the world makes us think small. But when I think about the enormity of our God, when I think about the size of this universe, the world creation, that God created all things and this morning, Lord, help us remember, Lord, that You love us. Yes, you love us, Lord, the greatness of our God, the greatness of our God that we are loved as my brothers have been bringing this to the table, the love of God is so powerful is so strong. Law. When we look outside the window, look across the skyline over there here in the studio law when we when we're walking, when we're out on the school run when wherever we are at this moment at 853. Here in the UK, as the traffic is building up outside as as chaos is around the schools at this moment, Lord has this lovely bit of parking going on in a few places, no doubt, Father, we thank you, for the school rush. Be with the parents that are on this school run at this moment in time in Jesus name. Protect them as they travel, yes, but Lord, I pray, Lord, that we will not be focused on such an insular, such a tiny, parochial thought pattern. But Lord, we will look at the size of our God and say yes, oh my days are God. Our God is an enormous our God, he cannot be counted. Our God cannot be weighed our God cannot be measured. Our God cannot be put into any form of boxing or thinking. Our God is the creator of time. Even when I think about that, Lord, You created time. Time only exists because God spoke time into existence. When you said Let there be light and there was when you created heaven and earth law when you created the morning the evening, time began to tick. I thank you Father that You are the father of time you are the father of creation loads, you know exactly how many grains of sand are on this earth. You know how many fish are in the sea? You know how many stars fall They are accelerating at the speed of light. Lord, you are on the outside of the expanse of this world. But Lord, you're also on the inside of our hearts. Oh, that just just blows my noggin that just does man that in Lord that just just drives me balmy Jesus, to think that you're on the outside of the universe. You're on the outside. But you're on the inside of our hearts space time. Ah, god, yeah, Donnie said it Genesis, space, time and matter, father, you are everything. God you are. So you are, Lord, my my vocabulary is stopped. My thinking is stopped at the enormity of our God and the power of His love. So fathers, our brothers, lead us to the table this morning. We thank you for this morning. We thank you for this hour. We thank you for these moments. Lord, we love you, Lord, sometimes that don't feel enough just to my lips to say that I love you Father, Son, Holy Spirit. I love you, Jesus. And as we come to the table, and as it is a very interesting festival time. Very interesting, biblically time very interesting. In the end of time, in the Book of Revelations, and through what we've seen in Israel at the moment, and everything that's happening through the feast, very interesting, on the calendar events that are happening. So fathers, our brothers will lead us when they're ready, breaking bread, take another cup, Lord, as the psalmist writes, If I was to die and go to the depths of the earth, you're there. If I was to scout to the highest heights of the heavens, you're there. Where can I escape your presence? We can't. Because you're there. Thank you, Lord, that you're there. So Lauren, let me take my eyes off such a small focal point of me, helped me take my eyes off of me. And just this tiny, tiny little place that I live, helped me lift my eyes off of all the pressures of living of being a human being and being a believer, helped me take my eyes off just the tiny, tiny issues because they are so small, compared to the enormity of our God that stretches across time. As the as the Old Testament writer writes, he is stretching out like the world as a scroll is being pulled out as we continue to speak. NASA will never find, you know, all the superpowers around the world will never find what they're looking for in the heavens above. But they've got to open a word and they will find the answer. And God said, Let there be and there was they're looking for the Creator. And he's already created. They're looking for the big button for the Hadron Collider. They're looking for what created, go to Genesis, find Jesus, you'll find the answer. My brothers are going to lead us as we take communion together this morning.
Andy Hammond:Felt that we just thank You that we can come before you and on this very special day for our Jewish friends, Day of Atonement. And yes, Lord, just looking back in Leviticus, chapter 16. And scapegoat is a word that we all know, scapegoat. And, and it comes from scripture where a scapegoat was killed year after year, in if we read Leviticus 16. And really, it's a picture of our eternal salvation because this goat was taken outside the camp. Yep. It was taken outside and killed. So that and then our sins were dealt with for that year. And it's not surprising that when Jesus died for our sin, he was taken outside the camp as well. He was killed outside the city walls. Yeah. That is so, so telling and really fulfilling scripture. And when we look at Hebrews chapter nine, again, it's talking about and referring back to the Old Testament worship Up in the tabernacle and the blood of Christ and chapter nine, verse 15 says, For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant. Those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. Now that he has died as a ransom, to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant, so Christ died, to set you free. Amen. He has died, so that you can have freedom, freedom in Christ. How wonderful, how marvelous. I think I've said those words already this morning. But I'm repeating it for how wonderful and marvelous and that's why we celebrate today and take bread. And I take this now remembering that Christ, he was taken outside the city walls as a scapegoat. He was killed for us, so that we could have life and as it says in Scripture, life, in all its fullness, amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Father. Lord, I just want to say thank you before Donnie continued, Lord, I repent, Father, if I've upset you upset anybody say anything out of line acted done, whatever it is, Lord, in offense against your father, I bring it to you and leave it at the crust this morning and say thank you for this beautiful time. Repentance, our repent, Lord, for my innermost being, and say thank you for this time. Amen. Thank
Donny Stockburn:you. The blood of Jesus acts 2028 Be shepherds of the shirt Church of God, which he bought with his blood Colossians 120 peace so his blood Ephesians one seven, redemption through the blood. Hebrews nine for the blood cleanses our consciences from accidentally to death, Hebrews 922, without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness. This is the blood. As all my sin been set aside, now, it's all been paid for, or man the full price was paid. Jesus paid it for us, paid for our sin with his blood with his life. He got all my sin. I got all his holiness, in one encounter with God, that happened to me and to everyone who's in Christ one encounter. But oh, there's about just a meeting with Jesus lightbar Elias light Paul on a road to Damascus. One encounter changed us forever, and is forever. This is the blood, that pied we all this is a blood open the doors of heaven for us. Every soul, whosoever would come to him. That's the invite. We just thank you for this blood in Jesus name, Lord. Amen. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you, Jesus, I
Donny Stockburn:just have to say those words. John 316. For God so loved the world. He gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but will have has got already eternal life. Thank you, Lord Jesus name. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen. Father, we thank You, Lord, for the blood of Christ, the body of Christ. And Lord, as we gather for these last few moments, Lord, as we just sit we'd be still was we rest as well. Maybe on the school room or at work or at the desk or at home, wherever we are walking, Father, commuting, Father, wherever we are, at this moment in time, Lord, across the Father, we thank you that you never leave us nor forsake us. Lord as this day as began as it begins as we move forward in Christ today. We thank you that the Father is with us that the word is eternal. Your promises are yes and amen. That you never leave us nor forsake us. Lord, we also pray for the healing today, Lord, the healing balm. We pray for miracles. In lives We pray, Lord for financial breakthrough. We pray for peace. We pray for healings. We pray for the love of God, Lord to be so strong on us today, Lord, we can feel can I use it like this? Lord, can we feel the weight of your love? Lord, can we feel that way? Can we just feel that pressing gently on our shoulder? Because, Lord, in all due respects, I believe God's love would crush us is so heavy, so powerful, so strong. But Lord, let's just feel the gentle presence of the Holy Ghost, the Dove, the gentleness of the Holy Spirit. Let us feel the presence of our father like never for Father, let us just feel the love of God just on our shoulders. Just just honest, just the very physical press on us, Lord today, as we walk as we live, as we move as we operate as we navigate our way through life with the Word of God as Christ, leading us, Father, just just continue to wrap us in the arms of Christ, keep us wrapped, we thank you for Psalm 91, that you will command your angels concerning us, that we will be lifted up in their hands so that we will not strike our foot against the stone, protect us and guide us and lead us. Thank you, Father for this morning in Jesus name. We're going to close in just a couple of moments. I believe Donnie and Andy have probably got something they want to share. And they will mention something about the Bibles. And then we'll we'll be out of here. And God bless everybody this morning. Thank you for joining us across the world.
Andy Hammond:Yeah, can I just go back to Hebrews 10. And Hebrews 1011 says, day after day, every priest stands and performs his religious duties again, and again, he made the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this priest and it's Jesus had offered for all time, one sacrifice, he sat down at the right hand of God. Since that time, he waits for his enemies to make to be made his footstool, because by one sacrifice, he has made perfect forever. Those who are being made holy, thank you lawan sacrifice, love it. And then the writer of Hebrews carries on by saying, Let us persevere in our walk, let us persevere. And first 25 says let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing but let us encourage one another. And all the more as your see the day approaching. So I just want to finish that. Let us encourage one another. Yes, Lord. It's so easy to be miserable, and moan and groan. But let's put on a different approach to life. Amen. And encourage one another. Amen. And what's more encouraging is that I've got a Bible here. And if anyone wants a copy, it's just contact us and we'll get a copy to you. It's amazing. What happens when you read the Bible. I was recently giving away testaments to students. And I said to several students, I said, this is a dangerous book. Be careful when you read it. Because when you do, it's likely to change your life. Yeah, well do live forever. Amen. So this is God speaking to you. God speaks to you when you read His Word.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen, amen. Amen. don t want to close him. Yeah. And we're
Donny Stockburn:here just want to take you back to the encounter with Paul, that great Pharisee with all his learning, or all his teaching, all his studying, waiting for the Messiah, never recognized him. When he came, that persecuted him, even hired him. But one encounter with Christ, the real Jesus changed it all. Just one encourage one encounter. And he said that in Philippians. There, he said, I count everything a loss compared to knowing Christ. And I know Lord, that's a story of every Christian life. Everything we had before, we count as Ignace compared to knowing you, compared to knowing Christ, there is nothing, nothing quite the measure of it. Nothing can do what knowing Christ knows can bring us into new life. Lord, we just pray that we will cry out to you like biomass. You may not walk down our hive, like you're dealing Jericho. He may not walk down our street may not walk through streets and Swanley. But Lord, you're in hearing distance now. We can call out you likely did. We can call upon that name. The same way as by mostly, don't be discouraged. Ask for great things. Prayer is not Be a pleasing thing but it's to move mountains and chase off. Fargo we just pray that these godly encounters will come. But the highest level when Paul was at the lowest level, where bottom is was the whole lot. We ask this in Jesus name, amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen. God bless everybody in this morning that has joined us across the globe. It is 910 10 minutes past nine here within the UK. We're early this morning. But you can find us on the social platforms we're out of here. Have a wonderful day in the mighty name of Jesus. You can find us on iHeartRadio, Buzzsprout, Spotify, and so many other social platforms and Amazon music and you can find us we have loads hundreds of podcasts as well. Also these back services can be found on all of socials and we will catch you tonight. We will see you tonight 730 UK time for Bible study and then we will see you at 12 o'clock dhania myself for the midnight hour. Oh yes, it's that time again. Busy, busy, busy. God bless every one of you. Have a great day. In the mighty name of Jesus, amen.
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