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Speaker 2God bless you wherever you are on the other side of the world . We're so sorry . What happened on monday evening , um , you know facebook got a little bit uh upset with us saying happened on monday evening . So god bless for those that may have watched the rerun and for those . There was a little bit of issues and things were going on Monday evening back in the studio . But we're back . I believe we're okay , everything's okay today . We've been a little bit careful . It's something to do with the music we play . It's something to do with the algorithms and all the old razzmatazz that goes along with what's coming across Facebook . But , as we've been saying , if there's any trouble when you're listening to anything on Facebook , that is the worst one . That always kicks us off . But it was always clear on RB , christian Radio , also on Twitter as well . If you can watch it , the picture on Twitter is a lot clearer . The picture on Twitter is a lot clearer than it is on Facebook . So those that want to listen , you can capture this just audio live on radio now . So welcome to everyone , wherever you are across the world .
Speaker 2Let's get straight into the Word of God . You know we're running out of time . We're going to break bread together and we're just going to gather around the Word . So , wherever you are tonight , we just pray that the fire of God , the presence of the Holy Spirit , will be with you and the presence of the Holy Spirit with you . And as we just gather for Scripture , we're turning to the Old Testament .
Speaker 2Tonight , we're turning to the book of Lamentations . We're turning to the book of Lamentations , chapter 3 . Chapter 3 of Lamentations , chapter 3 . And we're going to turn . Let's turn to verse 21 . Let's go to verse 21 , lamentations , chapter 3, . As we settle down this evening , god bless you and welcome to those that are in the house . God bless to everybody that's online , wherever you are at this moment in time . May the presence of God bless you and carry you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ . Lamentations . We very , very rarely turn into this book . I can't even say the title , you know .
Speaker 2Lamentations , chapter 3 , verses 21 , verse 26 . Come on , let's read . Father , in the name of Jesus , we just pray as we read this scripture now that you are , open , our hearts , our minds . You are the coming king . You are the great I am . You are worthy of all praise . Spirit of the living god , we pray for such an outpouring of your spirit in our lives tonight that we will feel your presence , your love , your mercy , your goodness , your saving grace . Lord , we worship you , we adore you and father , we thank you for this text tonight . This text is going to give us freedom in the most beautiful name , in the name of the lord jesus christ . Amen you .
Speaker 2When you look at this text , this is a really interesting uh verse that we're in this evening and wherever you are , we want to thank you for joining us right across the world . And we are going to start in verse 21 and it says uh , yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope because of the lord's great love , we are not consumed , for his compassions never foul . They are new every morning . Great is thy faithfulness . I say to myself the lord is my portion . Therefore I will wait for him . The lord is good to those who hope in him , to the one who him , it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord . May God bless his word . You know these are beautiful scriptures . You know if you're in trouble tonight , if you're weary tonight , if you're tired tonight , when you look at the writer of lamentation as you just bring this . He says therefore , I bring this , I call this to mind and therefore I have hope .
Speaker 2Do you feel that you've lost all hope ? Do you feel like all hope has dropped out of your boots ? Do you feel like you need hope tonight ? There is power in the name of Jesus Christ and I just want to give you some hope tonight that it is the word of God . Yes , we are living in a land that has got masses in the area of political division . We are living in a land where everything is pressed out against us , but I just want to let you know that god is restoring . God is restoring and god is moving by the power of the holy spirit and wherever you are across the world . We thank you for joining us on on radio , on podcast , thank you for those that are joining us in the house right now , on the social networks , but we want to encourage you right now to never give up hope . We want to encourage you to stay in the word of God . We want to encourage you , just to remind yourself , it says yet this I call this to mind and therefore I have hope Never give up , never give up in whatever you're doing in your life . Never give up . There is power in the name of Jesus and he is the King of Kings and he is the Lord of Lords . Be hopeful in whatever is going on in your life . Be hopeful and never allow the circumstances and the situations before you to change your mind . Be strong , be focused In the book , in the great book of Joshua .
Speaker 2We really clearly see what it says there . It says to be strong and to be of courage , to be men and women of courage . This is a time when we've got to be courageous , be strong and never let this book of the Lord depart from your mouth . But we've got to be courageous , be strong and never let this book of the Lord depart from your mouth . But we've got to be hopeful . We've got to be hopeful in every situation that you face , wherever you are across the world . You've got to be braggadocious . You've got to trust the King in every area of your life . Be focused on the living word .
Speaker 2And if you turn to the book of Hebrews , chapter 12 , hebrews , chapter 12 , you will read very clearly what it says at the very beginning of that text keep your eyes on jesus . Keep your eyes on jesus . So when you look at the old and the new testament . They run absolutely beautiful together . You cannot separate the old and the new . There is power within the old testament and the new testament . But I want to encourage you tonight , just to remind yourself keep your eyes on Jesus .
Speaker 2Hebrews , the Hebrew writer . Chapter 12 1 , 2 and 3 and 4 . Just read those scriptures down . But it clearly says keep your eyes on Jesus , the author and the perfecter of your faith . It is Christ that will get you through . I won't get you nowhere . The church won't get you nowhere . It might get you to a place of euphoria , of a place of emotion and a bit of euphoria , or a place of emotion and a bit of a stirring and a bit of excitement now and then . But let me tell you this religion can't get you . Church can't get you where God wants you to go . You've got to keep your eyes on Jesus . Wherever you are this hour , whatever your life looks like , keep your focus on Jesus Christ , the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords . Never give up . So in the Hebrews , in the book of Hebrews , the Hebrew writer writes extremely clear Keep your eyes on Jesus , the author and the perfecter of your faith . He's the writer , he's the author , he's the perfecter of your faith . He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords . If you're looking for answers to your life , it's got to be through the word of God . I won't get you there . Ealing won't get you there . No church will get you there . Religion certainly will not get you there , but God will get you there .
Speaker 2Do you feel that all hope has dropped out of your boots this evening ? Do you feel that there is no hope ? As the darkness starts dropping in ? And it's very interesting , the season that we are in , the political season that we're in and the winter that is coming . I actually believe that we're going to have a real strong , heavy winter and I believe that that is depicting the heavenly realms , what is happening across the face of this nation in which we live . But I want to encourage you , wherever you are , grab yourself a bible lamentations , chapter 3 , verse 21 . Yet Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope Never give up hope . He is the God of hope . What sort of a day have you had ? A bad day at work ? A bad day at life ? A bad day in relationships , at school ? Wherever you've been today , what has your day been like Never give up hope . He is the God of hope , he is the redeeming King , he is the great I am , he says , because of the Lord's great love , which we are not consumed . Because of the Lord's great love , we are not consumed , for his compassions never fail .
Speaker 2If you have a Bible , turn to 1 Corinthians , 1 Corinthians , chapter 13 , and you read that text on love , it is so powerful . It is a book that really stirs . It is a book that really leads . 1 Corinthians , chapter 13 , roundabout verse 4 , and it tells us about love . It says love is patient , love is kind , it doesn't envy , it doesn't boast , it's not proud , it's not rude , love doesn't keep any records of wrongs , it doesn't delight in evil but rejoices with the truth , always trusts , always hopes , always perseveres . And then the writer says he writes off . Paul writes off and he says God will never foul you .
Speaker 2If you are hungry tonight , if you are seeking tonight , if you are really thirsty , you know Jesus says come to me all of you that are thirsty , and I will give you living water , and I will give you living water . We need this living water . It's no good popping a bottle of spring water out of Asda for a few quid or Marks and Spencer's . If you're living at the posh end of the stick , you need some water that Christ can only give you . You know , the Bible says man doesn't live on bread alone , but by every word that perceives out of the mouth of God . But he is the God of love , he is the God of hope . He is the God of love , he is the God of hope , he is a God of faithfulness . He is a God , a just God . He is a judging God . He is the great . I am . Christ is the coming king .
Speaker 2You know , when you look at what is
happening on the political divide across this nation , we are watching this nation being torn apart by political jargon . We are watching the nation being torn apart by propaganda , by fake news , by this and that . If you want hope in your life , you can't turn to the political wills , you've got to turn to Christ . If you're looking for miracles , you can't turn to a doctor , you've got to turn to Jesus . If you're looking to hope , you can't turn to social media , you've got to turn to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords . If you're looking for a feel-good factor , you won't get that anywhere in the world .
Speaker 2You can't live your life . I can't live my life by emotions . I've got to live my life by faith , because the Bible says the just shall live by faith . So I've got to learn to live by faith , and that is living outside of what I see within this natural realm with my eyes . I've got to live outside of faith , I've got to live in hope , as the writer writes in the book of Lamentations .
Speaker 2So let's just take a moment . Let's just take a moment , verse 21, . And it says in Lamentations , chapter 3, . Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope . Because of the Lord's great love , we are not consumed . There is nothing in this world . There is no flame that can take you out . There is a flame that will refine me . There is a flame that will refine us through the refiner's fire , through the strip back . Are we prepared to go through the strip back ? Are we prepared to go through the refiner's fire ?
Speaker 2And what happens when I go through the refiner's fire ? I go through . I go through with all the plasticness , I go through with all the arrogance , I start the journey through the refiner's fire with all this stuff around me , and then suddenly I come out , and I come out the other end of that , refined and retuned and ready , and got to strip back the plasticness of life . He stripped back the humdrum of life . He stripped back everything that I'm carrying . He takes off the baggage through the refiner's fire . He takes me through the refiner's fire and I will come out as what ? As a gold bar . Pure , you know pure , and all the imperfections have gone , all the plasticness , all the fears , all the worries , all the doubt . God wants to take us through the refiner's fire . You know redemption is so , so powerful .
Speaker 2I don't know where you are tonight . I don't know where you are spiritually . I don't know where you are in the world and whatever is going on in your life . We don't know who you are on the other side of the lens of the mic , but we know over 24 , 26,000 people now . You know across , listening , watching , all that stuff that goes on , especially in the world of podcasting and recordings . You know all the downloads , all the social media activity .
Speaker 2You know it is critical that we trust God , that we walk with God and we stay in and we be hope . You know we got to be hopeful . What are we hoping for ? You got to put your hope in God . Be careful of the people in your life . Be careful you invite in to your close circle the people that are with you now .
Speaker 2Are the people that are with you now are they leading you to Jesus or are they leading you to another territory ? Are they leading you to worldly activities or are they leading you to the king ? If they are leading you to and you are a born again Christian if they are leading and the leading is stronger and I'm not saying in God's calling , it can't be that but there is a tendency within the flesh of the natural realm that we seem to want to go and sit and just be like Lot . We want to go and sit and stay . Many people just want to go and sit and stay in the gate in the beginning of Sodom and Gomorrah . Who is leading you ? Where are people taking you ? Are the people in your life taking you to Jesus ? Are they carrying you to the cross ? Are they praying with you ? Are they taking you to worldly things that are going on ? If they are taking you to worldly things , it should be the reverse . You shouldn't be being taken to worldly events and worldly situations . We should be being taken them to the cross of Calvary .
Speaker 2We got to make sure that we're strong , that we're braggadocious , that we're strong like the lions . You know , we're strong and we're powerful in the word of God . I'm not being not talking about our own physicality , in our own realm . I'm talking about being strong in the word of God , because the Bible says when I am weak , then he is . When I am weak , when I'm at my lowest ebb , when I'm at that place of probably doubt and worry and fear , that's when the word comes in .
Speaker 2I want to pray tonight for each and every one of us , wherever we are , that the fire of God and the power of hope and the power of faith . We are waiting for the second coming of Jesus . The world is telling us that Jesus don't exist , or the world is trying to tell us that Jesus don't exist . The world is telling us that there will never be a second coming . But let me tell you the prophecies of the Bible are being fulfilled as quick as you can chew on your Big Mac tonight in the name of Jesus . The prophecies of the Bible are alive and well and they are coming forward so , so fast .
Speaker 2The Bible is alive . It is the most powerful book in the world . There's no other book like it out there . It is spiritual , it is power , it is practical , it is the word of God , and the God that we serve is the God of all hope . The God that we serve is the great , uh , god . That said , let there be light . And there was the God that we serve . He is the I am . He is El Shaddai , jehovah Jireh , jehovah Nissi , jehovah Shalom . He is the living word . You know , it is Jesus Christ . He's calling you and , as he is calling you now for this end time harvest , for this end time bush , he is raising up a remnant .
Speaker 2Do you want to be lost in the crowd ? Do you want to stay lost in the crowd of life or do you want to come out of that crowd and be found in the word of God ? We can't be found to be resting in the crowd of the world . We've got to be found in Christ , because there's no hope in the crowd . There's euphoria and there's activity and there's socializing and there's noise and there's strange things happening in the crowd of the world . But if you are hungry for Jesus , you've got to tell the crowd around you . I'm going to follow Jesus . I'm going to follow Jesus and you might be leading me to that crowd . I'm going to follow Jesus . I'm going to follow Jesus and you might be leading me to that crowd , but I'm going to get out of this crowd and I'm going to lead us to Jesus . And are you going to come to the cross with me ? Are you going to walk to the cross with me ?
Speaker 2Where are people leading each and every one of us in our lives ? Are they leading us to the cross ? Are they leading us to the word ? Have we got people around us that are taking us to the cross of Calvary , to the scripture , to the power of the living word of God , or have we got people around us that are leading us to what the world is doing ? It's critical that we look and we analyze what is happening to each and every one of us . What is the journey that we are on ? Are the people on our journey ? Are they Christians ? Are they Bible believing believers ? Do they believe the word ? Are they coming under the cross of Calvary ? Are they seeking ? Are they spiritual ? Are they looking ? Are they tentatively looking ? Even when people are tentatively looking and just looking and watching , you know God has already called and God is already stirring their spirit , because salvation comes from above .
Speaker 2Salvation doesn't come out of a religious book that a man has written up . This book that I read , this book that I love , this book that I follow , has been written by 40 authors 66 books . Packed with power , packed with Holy Spirit , packed with God , packed with revelation , packed with healing , packed with correction , packed , you know , line after line filling me afresh . If you are hungry tonight , if you are empty tonight , you've got to get in the Word of God . And this is what it says . It says His blessings are new every morning Because of the Lord's great love . We are not consumed , for His compassions never fail . They are new every morning because of the Lord's great love . We are not consumed , for his compassions never foul . They are new every morning .
Speaker 2Great is thy faithfulness , great is your faithfulness . His faithfulness is so great and so powerful . His love is unconditional , his love . There is no conditions in the love of God . Even while I was sinning , even while I was doing the greatest sin that I could ever do in my life , his love and his faithfulness was so strong over my life , over our lives . You know , his love is so powerful , it is so rich , it has so much authority . And even while we were sinning . He showed and displayed his rescuing properties and his rescuing way that he had over our lives . Even in our darkest moment . God stepped down from glory
and he stepped into our lives and he pulled us out of the mud , out of the mire , because great is thy faithfulness . His love is so great , his love is so powerful . Even before I was pushed out of my mother's womb and came into the world , when he was at the cross of Calvary , he died on that cross for my sins . Too much for the mind , too much for the cognitive processing , too much for me to analyze , too much for me to depict , too much for me to understand as a human being , that before I was birthed , over those 2,000 plus years ago , christ went to the cross of Calvary and that's where he took my sin , that's where he took my shame , that's where he took my punishment . The judgment that should have been on me was upon him . Great is thy faithfulness . There is nothing that God cannot rescue us from . There is no sin , there is nothing too great . He loves you unconditionally .
Speaker 2You might feel empty , you might feel worthless . Work might be a chore . Life and relationships are hard . The children are wayward . Your wife , your husband , your brother , your sister may be causing issues and troubles situations at work , lifestyle choices , things in the house , things in the community , things in the culture . You're struggling like you've never struggled before .
Speaker 2I'm telling you now . I'm telling you now lean into Jesus Christ . He is the way , the truth , the life you know . No one gets to the Father except through him . Prayer is the way , god is the way . The word of God is the way .
Speaker 2Do you want to be healed ? Do you want to be healed of past traumas ? Do you want to be healed of hurts ? Do you want to be healed of these physical ailments that we carry ? Great is thy faithfulness . Your blessings are new every morning . He will never foul you . He will never let you down . He will never discourage you . He will never let you down in any way , shape or form . His goodness , his mercy , his favor is over your life .
Speaker 2But don't get caught , ben . Don't get caught in a crowd . Don't get caught in a crowd of the world . Don't get sucked into that crowd of the monotony of life . Don't get sucked into that crowd of the monotony of life trying to find the happy button , trying to find this for a few hours , that for a few hours over there , for a few hours , here for a few hours . We're always looking for that happy button . There is no happy button in the world , but there is a place called a place of rest . He is is your refuge , he is your shield , he is your rampart , he is your safe space , he is your tower .
Speaker 2The Bible says the righteous run into him , into the tower . They are safe in the arms in the presence of God . It is God you need . It is not the crowd of your life , it is not your family , it is not your friend , it is not your husband , your brother , your sister , it is not me . It is Jesus Christ that we need in our lives to get us to that place of fulfillment .
Speaker 2The Bible says seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness , and everything else shall be added unto thee . Everything will be added unto thee , but I got to seek him first . He's a God that is faithful . He is a God that is just . He is a God that will always show up . You know he has showed up . He has shown up more times than we can count . He is in your life , even if you're clicking online , even if you're listening on radio at this moment , even if you say you don't go to church .
Speaker 2But I'm telling you , if you don't go to church , that's great . Church can attire you with a brush that can be damaging . I'll tell you this now if you're seeking Jesus , jesus is already opening your heart . If you are online tonight , if you're on radio , if you're on the other side of the world , wherever you are , let me tell you this boldly God is calling you , god is calling you . You may have never stepped into church , you may have never thought about Jesus , but God is calling you . God is calling you . You may have never stepped into church , you may have never thought about Jesus , but God is calling you . God is calling you out of the humdrum , out of the crowd , out of the culture . God is pulling people out , and it's what we call the days of the remnant . God is pulling us out , god is drawing us out . It's amazing that we haven't got to go to church to find salvation , because salvation comes from above .
Speaker 2Let's get a little bit further in these scriptures . As we look at these scriptures , I'm going to pick it back up in verse 21 again , in lamentations , chapter 3 , and it says yet this I call to mind and therefore , I have hope . Never give up hope Because of the Lord's great love . We are not consumed , for his compassions never fail . They are new every morning . Great is thy faithfulness . I say to myself the Lord is my portion . Therefore , I will wait for him . The Lord is good to those who hope in him , to the one who seeks him . It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord .
Speaker 2Salvation don't come from church . It don't come from religion . Salvation doesn't come from Catholicism . It doesn't come from Helium . It doesn't come from AOG , the Methodist movement . It doesn't come from any denomination . It doesn't come from the Church of England . It doesn't come from any preachers . It doesn't come from any teachers . It doesn't come from any evangelists on the streets . It doesn't come from any pastors , reverends , bishops . Salvation cannot come from any human being . It cannot come from any institution . It cannot come from an institution . We are so institutionalized across this nation . It is absolutely wacky and crazy . We are so institutionalized across this nation . It is absolutely wacky and crazy . We are institutionalized in church , in work , in culture .
Speaker 2The political divide at this moment , everything that is going on on the roads , on the towns around there , is the biggest political , cultural divide this nation has ever seen . We're told to walk a certain way , to dress a certain way . The Bible doesn't talk like that . I'm telling you now if there's anything you do in your life , it's cut all ties to political parties , because political will take you to one place and one place only . A rabbit hole of confusion . Political divide will take you to either to the right or the left . We've got to make our stand . It doesn't matter what we think or what we imagine .
Speaker 2What we need , this nation needs prayer . It doesn't need another Union Jack flag up the telegraph pole . What it needs is the church to pray . What it needs is the church to get out on the street and not allow the politicians to drive us . We are driven by a political agenda , a colour agenda , a certain culture agenda . We should be driven and carried along by the gospel of hope . We should be carried along by the word of God .
Speaker 2But the church religion has fouled us . Religion has ducked its head in the sand . Religion hangs and swings around in political parties . Religion is controlled by the charity number that it has over its front door . Religion is controlled by number 10 Downing Street .
Speaker 2But let me tell you about a kingdom that can never be controlled . Let me tell you about a king that never can be controlled , like the monarchy from number 10 downing street . His name is Jesus . He is the king above all kings , he is the king of the Jews . He is the great I am , he is worthy of all praise . He said it is finished . He is the God above all gods . He is the great I am , he is worthy of all praise . And he is this God , this king that we read about from Genesis to Revelations .
Speaker 2Let's just remind ourselves in verse 26 . It is good to wait quietly . The Bible says be still and know . But we are living in a world that is so chaos , so chaotic , so fast . If there's no noise in our life , it's not really happening . We have found a way to live and it is simply by having noise and having such pressure over us . We have adapted a way of living and how we shouldn't be living . We are living in noise , we are living in chaos , we are living with more plates spinning than we can imagine to keep spinning . We are tired , we are exhausted , we are weary , we are down . We are trying to find some form of spiritual walk in the way of the world .
Speaker 2He won't do that . You will only find peace in God . You will only find peace in the Word of God . You will only find peace in the Scripture . There is power in the Word of God . Are you looking for a miracle in your life ? Are you looking for change ? Are you looking for healing ? Are you looking for a powerful word ? Are you tired of your life ? Are you exhausted ? The way the children are running you ragged dry ?
Are you tired because your line manager is beating you over the back with an iron rod ? Are you exhausted because life itself is so boring ? It is so boring . The drum is just beating the same .
Speaker 2I get up at this o'clock , I go to bed at that o'clock , I eat the same food . I walk the same way . I sit on the same train . I sit in the same car park . I eat the same bag of crisps every day . I have the same sandwich every day . I walk this way , I walk that way . I A , b , c and D . That is not living .
Speaker 2I scroll on social media more times than I read the Word of God . That is not living . Living is in the Word of God and it will take everything I've got , everything we've got to break away from the crowd and realize great is thy faithfulness . You won't find no faithfulness in religion . You won't find no faithfulness in certain areas of culture and lifestyle . You won't find no faithfulness in social media . It will run you over as quick as you can blink . It will throw you and they will throw you under the bus . But let me tell you about a king . His faithfulness is forevermore . His mercies are new every morning and he has you in more ways than one . He loves you unconditionally .
Speaker 2And it says in verse 26 , it is good to wait quietly for what ? For the church of the Lord . It is good to wait quietly for religion . It is good to wait quietly
for religion . It is good to wait quietly for ministry . It doesn't mention anything about church . It doesn't mention anything about religion . It doesn't mention anything
but salvation , because salvation comes from God . You don't pay any money for a prayer of salvation . Salvation is a gift and it comes from above .
Speaker 2And Nicodemus , we understand John 3 , 3 , you must be born again . And that word born again has been stretched and has been changed and been put into a funny language in the church . Oh , there goes Ben . He's that funny born again pastor . He's that weirdo , he's that strange one . He's not like me , born with a lovely cloak and a lovely collar . He's that one that's wired up . He believes in miracles , in down the road . He believes that God will raise the dead . He believes in the second coming . Here comes that born again one , that whack pot , that crazy one . Here he comes . He believes that you've got to be born again . I believe you've got to be born again . I'm not wide odd . I'm filled with the Holy Spirit . I'm not strange . You might think I'm odd , but I'm blessed and highly favoured and wonderfully and fearfully made . I believe in the Word of God .
Speaker 2Don't get trapped in religion because you can't get born again in church . You can't get born again in religion . You can't get born in ministry . You can't get born again in ministry and all that stuff . It comes from above . God uses any vehicle he wants to use to get you born again .
Speaker 2You might be sitting on a train in the morning , you've never heard of the name of Jesus , and you're sitting on a train and suddenly God speaks to your heart Suddenly . You might be sitting on a train in the morning , you've never heard of the name of Jesus and you're sitting on a train and suddenly God speaks to your heart . Suddenly , you might be flying in an aircraft and God speaks to your heart . You might be linking into certain people in your life where your paths have not crossed by coincidence , because coincidence doesn't even exist in the kingdom of God . God put people in your path , my path , simply for the good work of the gospel of Jesus Christ .
Speaker 2See , you don't need to go to church to receive Jesus . You don't need to go to a religious place to receive Jesus . You don't need to go to Westminster Abbey on Christmas Eve and pay a tenner to sing carols to receive Jesus , because religion will charge you to go in their building . Religion will charge you to go into a cathedral , into a place that's got art all hanging around the wall and we've got a marking on the floor and it's oh , it's marked up . Saint Billy and Fred was here . They died a thousand years ago .
Speaker 2Hallelujah Jesus , actually we got George . Saint George is in the stained glass . Hallelujah Jesus , actually we got George . St George is in the stained glass window . He ain't going to save me . He ain't going to set me free . Stone won't get you free . Fine art won't get you nowhere . Religion is so tight . When they walk , they squeak . They won't give you a loaf of bread , they won't feed you , they won't water you , they don't care . Religious people don't care about you because they can't surrender Religion , cannot surrender . Religion cannot move in the kingdom . Because to move in the kingdom of God , you've got to be stripped back , you've got to sell your fine art , you've got to be brought to a place .
Speaker 2The scripture that we was in on Monday , absolutely so powerful Paul wrote I was shipwrecked , I was beaten . I was hit with a rod 40 times minus one . I went without food . I was poor . I was naked . I was beaten . I was kicked down . I was shipwrecked . Tell that to the prosperity preachers . I was beaten , I was kicked , I was pushed out . No one wanted to know me because I am a Jesus follower . When you look at Paul's life , when you study the life of Paul , it is absolutely amazing what that man went through .
Speaker 2And God said to Ananias Ananias , keep quiet , just go and pray for him . But God , do you know what he's doing ? God said Ananias , just be quiet , go and pray for him . I will show him how much he is going to prosper . No , got that wrong . That's from . That's from the Kenneth Copeland Bible , because he'll tell you your prosper .
Speaker 2Did it say in the Jesse DuPont's Bible that you're going to prosper ? No , it actually says in the word of God Ananias , just go and pray , I will show him how much he's going to suffer for the gospel of Jesus Christ . Oh Lord , get me out of here . In the name of Jesus , I don't want to suffer . Job , oh Job . Now there's a tender one , paul . There's a tender one Matthew , mark , luke and John , who lost their head for the gospel , who was crucified upside down . When you look at that . Who was stoned ? Stephen was stoned , while Saul saw , stood a little distance away . The Bible says Saul . Saul stood at the stoning of Stephen and they laid their coats at a young man called Saul . And this Saul is the one that we read about the epistles . The great writer , this is the one that God said Ananias , shut your trap , get going and go and pray for him and I will show you how much he's going to suffer for the gospel of Jesus Christ . When you're following Jesus , you're going to suffer a while , but actually it's not suffering as we know it , it's what we call through the refiner's fire . But I don't want to go through the refiner's fire . I just want the prosperity gospel . I just want everything laid on the plate . Thank you , jesse Duplantis . Thank you , kenneth Copeland . Thank you , peter Popoff , for spinning me .
Speaker 2Lie after lie after lie , I want to know the truth . See , when you know the truth , the truth will set you free . When you know the power of God , you know that when you go through the valley of the shadow of death , in your midway point he will prepare a table before you in the presence of your enemies . He will sustain you when you're weary and tired . But I can't hang around a crowd . We've got to come to the table in just a few moments . I've got to tell you this tonight Salvation doesn't belong to the church . I've got to tell you tonight that there is power in the name of Jesus . I've got to tell you tonight that the love of God is with you . We got eight minutes and we're out of here .
Speaker 2In the name of Jesus Christ , we're going to break bread . Wherever you are across the world , grab the bread , grab a bit of grape juice , a bit of wine , whatever you got . Let's break bread together . You know , maybe you've never done this
before , maybe you've never broken bread , maybe you've never taken a cup . Excuse me , it is really critical that I understand that .
Speaker 2This is not about religion . This is about walking with Jesus . I've got to tell you tonight that we've got to walk with Jesus . I've got to tell you tonight that it is Jesus Christ . He is the way , the truth , the life . No one comes to the Father except through me . So what we're about to do , we're going to break bread and we're going to take it as cup .
Speaker 2It is so powerful to break bread , it is so powerful to take it as cup . So this bread is just bread in itself . It's not going to change , it's not going to do anything , because it's symbolic . So what the priests say about it ? They're spinning you a little lie , because this bread is symbolic of the body of Christ . So when you take this bread , it will always be bread . When you actually eat this bread , it will always be bread . When you consume this bread , it will always be bread . But what it symbolizes is the body of Christ that hung on the cross of Calvary . So I want to encourage you tonight , wherever you are under the sound of my voice , just to take this bread and say Jesus , lord , I've never been in church in my life , lord , I've never read the Bible . But , lord , I'm just hearing something that is resonating in my spirit . And , lord , as I take this bread and I don't even know what I'm actually doing tonight , but I take this bread and I just break this bread as the church online is doing this , and I thank you that this bread symbolizes your body . And as I break this bread , I thank you . It is a symbol of the body of Christ that was broken for me at the cross of Calvary . Bless this bread as I take it in Jesus' name , amen .
Speaker 2When Christ sat around the Passover table , he took the cup , the cup of redemption , the cup of hope , the cup of new beginnings , the cup where sin gets washed away . The human mind and the basic principles of life cannot understand the spiritual way that God works . It's impossible for the human being to understand God's way . If a human being or a Christian could understand everything about God , he wouldn't be God . God reveals things , god moves through his word . You might read it one day and then suddenly you go back a week , a year later and suddenly it comes alive again , suddenly it stays quiet , suddenly the next text opens up because it's being revealed through revelational knowledge .
Speaker 2And as we take this cup right now , I pray that he will cleanse us from the crown of our head to the soul of our feet . We're not doing it because the church of our feet , we're not doing it because the Church of England tells us . We're not doing it because I tell you to do it . We're doing it because the Bible tells us to do it . As often as you gather , do this together in my name , as often as you be together , and even when you're on your own , I would encourage you to do this on your own , at home , at your desk , at your workspace , wherever you are . So , father , will you bless this cup tonight that symbolises the blood of Jesus that was shed at the cross of Calvary ? Father , will you cleanse me from the crown of my head to the sole of my feet . Lord , I pray tonight that the fire of God will descend on us , cleanse me , wash me in the crimson tide in Jesus' name , amen . In the crimson tide , in Jesus' name , amen .
Speaker 2The word of God is power . You won't find any satisfaction or any fulfillment in anything of the world , but what you will find in the kingdom of God , you will find peace . See what the world offers . It is for moments , it might be , for 10 minutes , it might be for 30 minutes , it might be for a few hours , but when you leave that situation you're still empty . There's only one area of life where you will find complete fulfillment and that is within the kingdom of God . There is only one place that you'll find complete and absolute satisfaction in your life and that is through the power of the Holy Spirit . And I'm not talking about satisfaction as in the world and all that gravitates to the world . What I'm referring to is more than satisfaction , and the word is called peace . If you're looking for peace tonight , if you're looking for hope tonight , the're looking for hope tonight . The world doesn't give you none of that . We are listening to wars , rumors of wars . Food banks are rising like never before . There's poverty over the nation . We've got the biggest political and color divide we've ever seen across this nation . We've got all things happening under the sun in this nation . We've got everything happening .
Speaker 2The only place that you're going to find fulfillment is in the love of God . There's no other place . You won't find it here , in this church . You might find it for a moment , but you won't find it in any church . You won't find that complete fulfillment in religion . You might find it a moment in worship . You might find it a moment in certain areas , but there's only one place you'll find it and that is in the love of God . It is in the love of God that is found in Christ Jesus . They are interwoven Father , son , holy Spirit , and I've got to tell you tonight , it is the power of God that will give you everything that you need for your life .
Speaker 2Don't follow me , don't follow Reelium , don't follow this church , don't follow those churches out there . Follow God first and then find yourself a church that is Bible-based , that is talking about the doctrine , talking about the Word of God . Find yourself brothers and sisters that are really born again . Don't hang around with the dead and I'm not talking about graveyards , I'm talking about religion . Don't go and hang around in cold tombstones . Religion is like that great analogy , that great story in the Bible when the angel sat , one at the head , one at the foot where he laid , and it said why are you looking for the living among the dead ? Don't go to the cathedrals , don't go to religion , don't go to all that stuff . You won't find God there . You'll find him in the highways and the byways . You'll find him outside of the cold tombs of coldness . Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness , and everything else shall be added unto thee .
Speaker 2God is calling you tonight , in this minute of closing , in these moments of just clicking out . You know , stay on the radio tonight , please just click . Stay on radio tonight and just sit and be still and seek God . Seek the Father , the Son , holy Spirit , come away from the crowd . God has a greater calling over your life . God has a greater calling .
Speaker 2Those people in your life , are they edifying you with scripture ? Those people in your life , are they leading you to God ? Are they leading you to the cross of Calvary or are they taking your miles away ? If people are taking you away from Jesus , if they're taking you to worldly things , different areas of life , we've got to stop . We've got to say God , I've got to take these characters into the cross . Sisters and brothers , we're out of here . In the name of Jesus , I pray that you will find rest in the arms of Jesus . I pray that through the scriptures , that you will find hope . He is the God of hope . He is the God of all things . May God bless you and carry you wherever you are across the world . We will see you Sunday morning , live
online and in the house of the Lord . May God carry you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ . Good night , and God bless and remember . Stay in the gospel of hope , follow Jesus Christ , take care . God bless , bye-bye .
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