Reverend Ben Cooper:

Hello and welcome to Elim church Swanley, you're joining myself, Reverend Ben Cooper for today's podcast. Yeah, good morning to everybody, wherever you are across the earth today, we want to thank you for joining us for coffee and prayer. As this online church services we just push in. Good morning as people are hopping online. Thank you so much. We can just start to see you coming on the live stream here. As you join us here at Elim church. We have Glenn rivers we have dom with us and we have Andy with us this morning. Good morning, gentlemen. Good morning, everybody online Good morning, and to everybody that's listening in the world of podcast in a week later down the line. And we're just gonna gather for coffee and prayer as we just focus. I don't know about you guys. Does anybody feel heavy today? Anybody feel weary today? Does anybody feel really tired and just can't seem to get going? Do you feel like there's a Jericho before you there's this great big wall before you that you just can't scale it. You can't get round it, you can't get under it. But by the power of the Holy Ghost that we serve the god the King of kings and the Lord of lords. All things are possible to those who believe. So we just want to welcome everybody as they're coming online this morning. Thank you for joining us for this online church service as we gather for coffee and prayer. And for everybody that's listening in the world of podcasting, buzzsprout, Spotify, and all the other platforms that we use, we welcome you here to this online streaming church service as we just push this out all around the world. And just come and join us this morning, come and join us and join in, in prayer. And as we break bread together as we take a cut together as we be still and know that he's God, let's just be gathered in prayer and just ask God that it will guide us, you know, for us guys here, obviously, we're in the UK and this government is really in need of serious prayer. The nation is in need of serious prayer. The church is in need of repentance and prayer. You know that this nation that we live in is just so open to everything but you know, but not to the gospel of Jesus Christ. So we really need to come to this position of understanding that we are living in very powerful, very prophetic times and, and no wonder A lot of us and a lot of believers are finding that there are wars before us because the spiritual onslaught of unbelief that's in the nation, we've got humanism, we've got all the activities under the sun going on before our very eyes, we've got idol worship, we've got satanic activity. And so we look at it this morning and say, Lord, when he broke for this nation, when we need breakthrough, we need the power of our god. Lord, I pray that you will just strengthen the saints this morning. Anybody that's feeling weary this morning to strengthen us in the name of Jesus, anybody that feels like giving up this morning and saying, you know what, Lord, I'm gonna hand you back my P 45. I'm, I'm off today, Lord, but you know, and then we go, I know that I know that I know that my Redeemer lives and I'm going to push you and I've got Joshua in front of me. Not literally guys, but you know, I've got to go got the book of Joshua, I should say the book of Joshua, chapter one. I will give you every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon as I promised Moses, your territory will extend down from the desert to the Lebanon and from to the great river of the Euphrates and all the Hittite country to the Mediterranean Sea. And to the west, no one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life, as I was with Moses, so will I be with you, I will never leave you nor forsake you. Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank you, Lord, that You will never leave us nor forsake us. And this morning, Lord, every place that the soul of our foot shall tread upon is our territory. We come before our garden, our king, we come before you this morning, Lord and we bow down and Lord, I repent, Lord of anything in my life that is not right. That is not correct. That is not godly, that is not holy in Lord, I lay down before you today. And I say father, sweep from me today, Lord, sweep through my life sweep through my home sweep for my family sweep for every situation, sweep from my friend sweep through my brothers around the table sweep through each and every one of us today bring us to a place God, where we lift up holy hands, Father, Lord, I pray that you will give us a pure heart. Lord, a pure heart, Father, clean hands Father, Lord, just come, Lord, just sweep through this nation. Lord, we thank you that every place that the soul of our foot shall tread upon is our territory. We thank you that the devil is a liar that he's behind us. Father, he is away from us Lord and father there is a fire hedge around each and every one of us. And at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow on earth under the earth, through the earth of every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. So Lord, we come before you. And Lord, you told Joshua I will give you every place that the soul of your foot shall tread upon. So Father, I thank you that we are taking back territory. Lord, I thank you that we are taking back territory father demonic areas, father weather, where the Church Fathers slipped into yoga Churches slipped into a trance the churches slipped into that seduction of the Kundalini spirit where the churches slipped into false revivals, false prophets, false teachers father we break away from that now. And at the name of Jesus father we rise on wings as of eagles. Father we stand on the Word of God Father, we will not engage father in any day God's spiritual activity other than walking with the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Father we come against witchcraft, we come against satanic activity, tarot card reading. Ouija boards father everything witchcraft, Masonic activity, Father, we rebuke that at the name of Jesus and Lord, the bag that is in this nation Lord, we're rebuke that this morning, Lord, this satanic press this heaviness Lord, Father, Lord, we rebuke it, we push it back out in the name of Jesus. And right now we rise in the Word of God, we stand on the Word of God we walked or we walk strong in the word Father, I pray for obedience. I pray, Lord, that I will be obedient Lord, I pray, Lord, that the church will be obedient to your word not to the pastors and the leaders and the bishops and the deacons more than to the system but Lord, we will be obedient we will be children of obedience Lord, that Father, we will be brothers and sisters of repentance, we will come under the blood of the Lamb, we will know that our Redeemer lives we know that we are washed in the blood that we are children of the living God and we stand on the word Lord, if our bodies are tired, Lord, we won't have a lord if we're trying to think Lord, and over anticipate everything. Father, I pray that you will take all that anticipation away. And Lord, that You will allow your goodness Your mercy just to continue to guide us, guide us by your word Father, we will not let this book of the Lord depart from our mouth. We will meditate on it day and night lord, we will press we will push in low we will not give in loan. Our mind is telling us other things. Our bodies are tired, Lord, the sun is out. It's hot. It's warm, but Lord, we will keep pushing, we will keep walking we will be called disciples of the living God. Father, I thank you that there is no religious bone in our body. And this morning, we stand on the Word of God Father, you told Joshua I will give you every place that you set your foot. So Father, victory is before us. Victory has already been spoken victory Lord is already happening in our lives. Father, we are dear God we will not allow the satanic oppressed to hold us down father, as the church tries to go back to normal Father, Lord, I don't want to go back to what it was Father, I cannot go back to the religious odity. I cannot go back to the the stiffness, the rigidness of church I cannot go back to the to the fairytale church. I cannot go back dear god, Go to the Disney Land church. Lord, I want to walk in the kingdom of God. I want to see signs on wonders. I want to see miracles. I want to see dig out the dead rise in Lord I want to see the lame walk and I want to see miracles I want to see the glory of God. So Lord, we pray this morning, Lord that we will not go back to Disneyland church we will not go back dear God that way, Father God that transfer or that that Kundalini way, Lord, that that way, Lord, that jezza Bell injected that that that satanic press into the church Father, we need sound doctrine. We are sure that you will raise up. preachers and teachers have the word of God. Lord, we want sound doctrine law, we want words we want messages coming across the pulpit, that are going to make us shaking our boots. So we want messages that are gonna cut fro dig out everything that the enemy is trying to do. We want messages father that are going to make us look at ourselves and say, oh, wretched man, my Lord, I don't want another word telling me how good I am and I can do it and I can achieve it. Lord, I don't want another motivational word. Lord, I want a word that is gonna dear god Tell me, a wretched man in my back by the blood of Jesus Christ. All things are possible to those who believe. Lord, I pray that you will raise up preachers and teachers of sound doctrine that will preach the Word of God that will preach revelation that will preach creation that will preach on sin, hell and heaven and father the blood of Christ come, Lord, holy spirit. Lord, how can we take territory back? How can we take the territory back when we don't even know what territory has been taken from us? Open the eyes of the church. Open the eyes and the church Lord, stir us in this land stir us in the UK. Stir the church up father stir the denominations up. Stir us up today. lord we want to be on fire lord, We want to be walking in your glory. Lord, we want to be singing holy, holy is the Lord. Most Worthy of all praise holy, holy is the Lord. Bring us to holiness brings to repentance. bring us to a place Lord of complete surrender in Christ Jesus. Lord, you tell us every place that the soul of your foot shall tread upon is our territory with Taking territory back to the lord come lawn come Holy Spirit move by your glory Lord sweep for us today lord

Glenn Walsh:

strikes me with Joshua Dodd said it's yours with a promise now go and fight for it you know it's the next stage no go now go fight for it wasn't gonna fall on his lap it was it was a mega

Reverend Ben Cooper:

you got to do it

Glenn Walsh:

and get it. Yeah. I woke up this morning talking to my wife about Ephesians six, the whole arm of God.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen.

Glenn Walsh:

So I'm gonna read it from verse 10. So finally be strong in the Lord.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yeah, come on,

Glenn Walsh:

and in the strength of his mind, not your mind, but in his put on the whole arm of God that you may be able to stand against the screams of the dead.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes, Lord,

Glenn Walsh:

for we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers against the authorities against the cosmic powers over this present dark.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yeah, thank you lord

Glenn Walsh:

we've got our battles. And yeah, we know who's behind the evil one.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes, Lord.

Glenn Walsh:

So yeah, it says over this present darkness against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places there for. So this is what we got to do. There's a therefore,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

come on,

Glenn Walsh:

take up the whole armor of God,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

every piece

Glenn Walsh:

you may be able to withstand in the evil day.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen.

Glenn Walsh:

And having done all to stand firm, stand, therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

yes, lord

Glenn Walsh:

the shoes on your feet, have been put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. in all circumstances, take up the shield of faith, not in some in all. We walk by faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Praying at all times in the spirit with

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Hallelujah, thank you. Come on.

Glenn Walsh:

To that end, keep alert, with all perseverance making supplication for all the signs, and also for me, that the word may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Thank you lord

Glenn Walsh:

Oh, Germany, ambassador in chains. Oh, come on, declare it boldly as I ought to speak your Lord. We need to be bold.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yeah.

Glenn Walsh:

Just like Paul prayed dear lord

Reverend Ben Cooper:

We're bold

Glenn Walsh:

to give us boldness and we do put on that full arm of God, which stands to take up the shield of faith, Lord, whatever's going on in the world, what is happening, whatever fears are being thrown around.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes, Lord,

Glenn Walsh:

we walk by faith, not by sight. We do what you've called us to do.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

We're standing on your word

Glenn Walsh:

so Lord, we do stand on your words. And we do put on the full armor of gods and we know that we are in a battle. It's not like a battle. It is a battle. We're at war. Yeah, no wonder the enemy wants to shut us down. Because he's scared. Every person who gets saved is another name in the book. He knows his time is shart. And he's Oh, man. Thank you. Lord, I want to thank you that we've got the victory in you, which won the victory on the cross? Come on, your blood was shed publicly.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen.

Glenn Walsh:

And it cannot be undone.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yeah, thank you jesus

Glenn Walsh:

we are victorious. Nothing can snatch us out of your hands. Not past not present, not future. No Angel, no demon. Nothing in all creation can separate us from you.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Power in the name of jesus

Glenn Walsh:

and there's the boldness to tell others. Yeah, Jesus is alive. He's conquered. We're victorious. And we're always led forward in triumphal procession. Lord is the days draws shorter. Let us proclaim the victory all the more days grow darker. Let us shine all the more.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen.

Glenn Walsh:

As people say, don't offend, don't offend. The gospel is offensive. Lord, you call us sinners, objects of your wrath. And yet you sound loved us while we were your enemies. You've done it for us.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

We rise up lord,

Glenn Walsh:

oh God, you've done it all. We have the words of redemption. We have the words of salvation, and it's all in Jesus. And we proclaim them in these days. And in these times, we will make them known to send your Holy Spirit, Lord, give us the anointed. Send us the weapons of warfare. We want to be like Paul, not just wise and persuasive words, but demonstrations of the Spirit's power, so that our faith may rest on that on you, Lord,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

thank you take it back lord

Glenn Walsh:

not on our ability as eloquent preachers. But on you, Lord, the one who heals the sick, the one who raises the day was Jesus name. We proclaim healing today to people we pray that the void will be filled by the Holy listening. If you're sick, put your hand on that album now. And in the name of Jesus. Let healing come into your body now n Jesus? Now those are ov r pressed. For those who a e tormented we say in Jesus name demons be gone. Satan be ilent you Spirit. Rain. Jesus said, my peace I give you. I do not give us the world gifts. And then you prayed for them to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, you're the bringer of peace.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

God you're the king of kings

Glenn Walsh:

christians stand up, start using the gifts talking tongues. So to yourself because anyone who speaks in tongues edifies themselves.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Thank you, Father

Glenn Walsh:

, build yourself up from the inside out. Use the weapons, brandish the sword of the Spirit, find a helmet of salvation or protect your mind. Take up the shield of faith. begin to doubt your doubts and believe what you believe.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

We believe

Glenn Walsh:

these are times of warfare they always have been and they always will until we see Jesus face to face is 1 and assured.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen.

Glenn Walsh:

Thank you Jesus

Reverend Ben Cooper:

were healed, healing today, Lord, yes, depression has gone today Lord, fear has gone today law. Worry has gone today Lord, sickness has gone to the Lord. We stand on your word we rest in your presence come Holy Spirit. Lord through this podcast, Lord for this live stream through us in your house of the Lord. Father, Lord, we bow before the king of kings. Lord we say come Holy Spirit. Lord, thank you, Lord, that you are moving. Thank you, Lord, that your word is sharper than a double edged sword. Thank you, Lord, that your word is cutting through Father thank You Lord right now. We lift up Dear God, the Word of God we lift up the sword of the Spirit. Father, we thank you that our battle is not against flesh and blood but in the heavenly realms in the Heavenly Father, we thank You Father, that the spiritual forces run at the name of Jesus we thank you that that Lucifer is agents Father, God cannot stand the name of Jesus father, there is power. In the name of Jesus, even the demonic forces say, as they said to the disciples, who are you? We know Jesus but who are you? So Lord, I pray right now Lord, Father, we we carry a name that is the greatest name in heaven. And depression falls at the name of Jesus fear goes at the name of Jesus perfect love, casts out all fear. We carry hope we carry the gospel we carry the Word of God. Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. If you're tired today, just give God a praise. If you're wearing today, give him a praise. If you feel that there's pressure on your life, just give him a price. Whatever the situation is, just give God a praise. Your word is like honey on my lips. Your word father is sharper than a double edged sword and we rise up today. We rise up as men and women that are cold that are chosen to stand to stand firm Father, we are not building any more on sand we are building upon the rock. We are not building on religion and church we are building on Jesus. We are building our lives. Father, we are building everything on Jesus Christ. So this morning, Lord, sweet for us. Yes, Lord, there is healing. Yes, Lord, there are miracles. Yes, Lord. Father, we thank you that your word is yes and Amen. Come, Lord, strengthen the redeem today. Let your light shine, let your light shine through.

Glenn Walsh:

There's someone listening today. And this is for you. So man, and it's talking about loving your wife. And it's Ephesians 528. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. And then later on it says

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Thank you jesus

Glenn Walsh:

Is it the man should hold fast to his wife, lever and lever don't set your mind on that.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

thank you jesus

Glenn Walsh:

god is saying he bought you both together. Praise golf. Put them above your own needs. Start cherishing her in your week from that and you'll meet goodness, wanting to film security. You love her

Reverend Ben Cooper:

wonderful jesus

Glenn Walsh:

How about an apology? I just really feel God is speaking to a husband. You're not treating your wife right. Come along due to repent of that.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes, Lord

Glenn Walsh:

hold in high esteem. For she is a daughter of God. Amen. Touch that law.

Donny Stockburn:

Yeah, God gave me in a week. I'm going to just sum it all up but you gave me in this little sign you someone like you can remember it. It's an easy right so says prayer and praise versus prisons and change. chains. Change the old ones you bind up in prayer and praise versus prisoners and chains. Amen. We see that completely blown apart, Lord in in the scripture Pentecost that day Lord or 10 days I will pray and worship. He knew what was going on. They often wonder what

Reverend Ben Cooper:

thank you holy spirit was going on in those 10 days? Will God tell me he was preparing his church. He was emptying the vessels and preparing to fill them, filled him with what, with his glory in His power to do what he did. He says the church was born in the house of prayer, worshiping God, so let's use it. He's given us power, or authority to use and it took me straight to Paul's arrest. When Paul was put in prison, he's putting me in a prison. He was bound with his feet in stocks, soldiers with guards at the door. And what did he do? He prayed and worship so loud, that the whole prisoner, and during the night, there was an earthquake. And he was got out and yeah, for them. The prison keeper, the bloke was put in charge of him, actually got saved and all his family and the bathed his wounds and cooked him a meal at night. Lord, that's a turnaround. That's where we see that prayer and praise by those chains far gone and open the doors. And that's your work or not, oh my god. And then it was PA. He was arrested too. And he was bound with two chains. It says with two between two soldiers, two guards at the door. It says and then an angel appeared and the chains just fell off. And Peter found himself walking back to the church. And what was the church doing? praying, praying praying and they broke those chains chose prayer and praise breaks chains, as it does everywhere we go to break that circle that prison Yeah, that door your God speaking to me in the week about prison doors that have been closed the shut and they seem from the outside like those two prisoners Paul, Paul and Peter that know was absolutely impenetrable. Nothing could get them out of their guard standing feet away, change round their ankles change around the feet. Yeah. How afraid of a god do that? How could he point them out? Well, we got all sorts of imagination saws and scissors and things like that. But the answer is, they went and prayed, went and got on their knees, faces down, prayed and prayed and prayed and worship God. And those chains fell off. And those prison doors are open. There's a lot of people now who have been in prison for a long, long time. Yeah, illnesses, sickness, diseases, troubles mental physical spiritual troubles. You know, we've all got some, but some either all your life some when you view them, you view them like this prisons at in absolutely impossible to break out. You've tried absolutely everything you can to get out. Thank you, God saying prayer and praise, get in the prayer room. You know, if there's an enemy has spoken about today, who does not want us in the prayer room? Because he knows there's a victory there. And when the church starts praying, when they come together as they should be? Yes, Lord, as they should be, as we always should have been, even food is locked down. When the

Donny Stockburn:

chains will be broken souls will be rescued. church comes together, Lord, chair, chains, and prison doors are broken open and people are rescued and saved lord. And so today, we pray for all those who are still locked in there. And very nice prisons, whatever it may be. I've got a big list down here. Of all things like tears of fears, troubles, dreads, weaknesses, failures, and a special big mark. God gave me over apathy in the church. apathy is a prison dreads of failures, from lacking faith, all sorts of things. Later, on souls, they imprison us. And Lord, we're here today, which is going to command those prison doors while we pray that people will be rescued today. Those who have been knocked down in illnesses and sicknesses have heard of words like long- COVID, and stuff like that. Find a god. You can bite them, Lord, Your word you were in that 10 days, he was getting ready to empower your church with the same power that you had, and was to use it Father in the name of Jesus. We come on now. That chains will be Lord and father in that room ever praying and praising you the whole time, not watching Telly, not playing cards. And bingo, not viewing this or that or the other. They was worshipping and praising God is the key to that's what opened the doors in the church. Let's get in the prayer room all of us in the prayer room. Pray for release. Anyone you may know of yourself even. Let's just get down and pray. broken long term prisoners Lord perhaps on childhood. It's been pleasing people in prison. Look, Lord, we pray now right now, as a church did on Pentecost we

Reverend Ben Cooper:

yes father

Donny Stockburn:

now Lord, they will be released from those places Father God, and that your spirit will fall on them. Lord, able walk out of those prison, amen. Now in Jesus life freed by the power of God, no other power could break those chains, or get them out of their prisons, Lord, that power. We're calling on that power now, who released the prisoners Lord, in Jesus name we call it

Reverend Ben Cooper:

release, Lord,

Donny Stockburn:

Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen. release us, Lord

Glenn Walsh:

the angel that won't beat you up. Basically, I can imagine it you just got into slaps him says Get up. And Peter gets up and walks out of the prison with him. And later on, Peter thinks he's dreaming for most of it. And then later on when it dawned on him, actually. outside the prison. It was real. There's a real Angel. Well, john was talking about that. There was verse that's really sticking out, like shining to me, and it's still in Ephesians Ephesians 514. And it says, awake. Oh, sleeper.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yeah.

Glenn Walsh:

arise from the dead, christ will shine on you, We say wake up your Lord. Blow your trumpet call over your church call us to wake up. Because you will shine on us, Lord, we want you shining in our lives. Lord, we want you dawning with us in the morning. What a difference it makes when we wake up and we know we're in you what a difference it makes when your voice rains and speaks over their lives. You said hello, it's my sheep know My voice. They cannot listen to another. Call your church to awake.

Donny Stockburn:

Yes.

Glenn Walsh:

And let your church let us response us in this room responds. Yes. with that. I know like, yeah, that is rice from the data. Thank you with you afresh, Lord, and see your light shine in your church.

Donny Stockburn:

Yes. thank you.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Holy Spirit. Thank you. Come on. Thank you, Jesus just resting you today, Lord.

Andy Hammond:

There's a verse in Revelation chapter three, to the angel of the church in Laodicea. These are the words of the Men, the faithful and true witness, a ruler of God's creation. I know your deeds that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other. So because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold. I'm about to spit you out of my mouth.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Oh, Jesus,

Donny Stockburn:

oh man,

Andy Hammond:

you say I am rich, rather quiet. Well, some do not need a thing. But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire. So that you can become rich and white clothes to wear

Reverend Ben Cooper:

praise god

Andy Hammond:

so that you can cover your shameful nakedness and solve, to put on your eyes so that you can see those whom I love, I review can discipline. So be earnest and repent. Here I am, I stand at the door knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens a door, I will come in and eat with him. And he was me. To him who overcomes I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my father on his throne. So He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. Dea father, I just speak tha scripture to everyone listenin this morning. And it's the fac that so many people now sa well, I'm okay. Why need?

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yeah.

Andy Hammond:

Got a nice car. I live in a nice house. Still got my job? Have a beautiful family. That's all I need. I've made it. But that's not sir. That's not what Scripture says.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes.

Andy Hammond:

So Father, we just pray now that there will be a repentance over our nation.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes, father.

Andy Hammond:

There will be a true repentance for your nation here in the UK to turn back to God

Reverend Ben Cooper:

bring us bring us to that place Lord,

Andy Hammond:

turn back to God.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Turn us back God

Andy Hammond:

I know father my my life I couldn't have done without you. I had a good business. Good job. But there were so many times that you had to intervene in my life so many times when you saved my situation,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

thank you father Thank you lord

Andy Hammond:

so many times when you turn me back to you Amen. times that you've saved my marriage.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen.

Andy Hammond:

Save my job.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes lord

Andy Hammond:

It's all about you, Jesus. So Father, we just thank you, we've come before you in praise that we can have you as our Savior. In fact, you You are our friend, you are our closest friend. And as that song goes closer than a brother, you are closer than the Holy Spirit. Yeah. So Holy Spirit, come, come and be with each one of us today, here in this room, or those listening, that you will come and rest upon. rest upon us. So lots of fresh with your power.

Donny Stockburn:

Yes, Lord,

Andy Hammond:

with the Lord, yeah, with that power that shines through. At now, that will flow from us, to all those we speak to this morning.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes lord

Andy Hammond:

To all those we meet this afternoon. To all those we sit down and eat with this evening, we thank You, Father, God that we can be in a relationship with you, its amazing, that's so amazing that we can be in relationship with the God of all creation. Praise Him. Thank you, Father, thank you. And all those who are in fear today. We ask father to come and bring your peace, bring your calm, bring your strength. And those words from Ben Tori, read those verses from Joshua one. And I just like that chapter of Joshua one. We those words of Be strong and courageous, strong and courageous. That's a word for us also today that we should be strong and courageous. And Joshua had to be tall, he was just about to take over the leadership of the whole nation. And in verses six, seven or nine, it is repeated three times Joshua had to be told, Be strong and courageous. Be strong and courageous for all those who are listening today, who are feeling down, feeling anxious, feeling lonely,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes, father.

Andy Hammond:

God says to be strong and courageous. For I am with you, I will never leave you. I'm walking by your side, all the decisions that you make do it in consultation with me. Because I'm always there for you. So I just want to say, Father today that we love you. We thank you for all that you do for us. And for those who are feeling the world is just too much for them. Father, just come and be with them. Rest your hand upon them now. Rest your hand upon them, bring strengths, bring healing and follow we know there are a number of people that we all know that need that healing touch from you today. So we ask that not only do we ask Father, we we just we just claim it in your name, that there will be a healing for those who are sick, who are down and mental health issues. Sickness issues That word that is constantly circulating cancer, that you will come and meet with them now that you, we just curse cancer in the powerful name of Jesus, that they may broken sent way to the place where it belongs father god. So we want health and wholeness today for all those who need that touch from you today. So thank you, Father that we can come before you

Reverend Ben Cooper:

thank you, Father,

Andy Hammond:

and all those who are down and lonely. I think God just says to me, that he, he loves you, and wants to be in relationship with you. He wants a special relationship with you. And the thought has just dropped into my mind that he wants to spend time with you. And a good way to do that is just to sit down in an in a, turn the radio off, turn the TV off, sit in a quiet room and just open your Bible.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes father

Andy Hammond:

And just turn the pages until you find something that's gonna be really interesting. And just read, just take it in. At first you might not take in the word, she'll be reading it, but you'll have to start the chapter again. But just do that. Read it until you're really into the Word of God. And in my experience, that's when God speaks to you.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen.

Andy Hammond:

So Father, we just lift all those people to now who are turning to your word. With us, Holy Spirit, come and speak to them. In a powerful name of Jesus. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen. Amen. Amen.

Glenn Walsh:

Get to know the will of the Lord and for your life. Stay in with Joshua. In Joshua 513, a way that when Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with a drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said, Are you for us, or for our adversaries? And he said, neither. Neither. But I'm with the commander of the Lord's army. Now God is for us, but it's not about us. It's about his well being done in our lives. And as we surrender and get to know his will for us, we co work with him.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Thank you, Lord.

Glenn Walsh:

It's not about building our kingdoms or reputations on the earth. It's about building the Lord's reputation here on the earth. He is God. And it's all for him. And in his grace, and His mercy is given us the privilege of walking with Him.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen.

Glenn Walsh:

Thank you for your grace. Thank you, Lord, that we are friends of Jesus. I wouldn't want to be on the other side. So Lord, we do pray, Lord, holy spirit, come and

Reverend Ben Cooper:

refresh us

Glenn Walsh:

That is wake up. Let us see your call. We want to be like Paul, who say to my will take hold of the reason he took hold of me.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen. Yeah,

Glenn Walsh:

you've got destinies for your people. All we got to do is walk with you and know your will and your calling on our lives and just do that. That's what we give an account for.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes father

Glenn Walsh:

Obedience in the shepherd. They're set. So Lord, I pray that we will sum to a relationship in you. Where is all about? Yeah,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

it's all about you jesus

Glenn Walsh:

calm Lord God. I've got two testimonies this week of healings that I heard about one of them was my son in law's sister, who was she got a phone call on our birthday just two weeks ago, from results of a scan, and they said, We think you've got cancer. We saw what they thought was a cyst. And we they said, what a birthday message I think you've got cancer, cancer, the ovaries come so we all started praying. We got a text saying please pray. She had a scan last week and the Praise the lord lumps gone prise god, it was gone. And that's fair. And another friend of mine close friend phoned me up. He's been suffering all sorts of gastric problems, couldn't even sleep with his wife yet to just go and sleep on the cettee sitting up because of the acid reflux. And his hiatus hernia that was verified through a scan that he's had for well over 10 years. isn't there anymore.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

wow. miracles.

Glenn Walsh:

Yeah. So thank you, Lord, you do heal today.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

You are a healer

Glenn Walsh:

lord everything we prayed for we just pray, kind of Gods Come and touch come and heal, have a cook didn't have a cook three, where he says, I, Lord, I've heard of your fame, depends what translation you've got, could be Lord, I've heard the report of you. I stand in all of your deeds, and your work. Oh, Lord, do I fear in our day, and in our time in the midst of the years, we revive your work? Make it known revive your workload in our day in and outside, make it known and in wrath. Remember, remember mercy salons? We're not here about history lessons.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

No,

Glenn Walsh:

but you're the same yesterday, today and forever.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Praise God.

Glenn Walsh:

You're the God of the living not of the dead. So we pray, Lord, in our day in our time, make it like the book of Acts.

Donny Stockburn:

Yes,

Glenn Walsh:

Lord will be happy to continue. When every promise, every word that's in your book is manifest in our generation. ring them all now, Lord, for Your glory of God,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

hallelujah.

Glenn Walsh:

Lord God. We want to say like Paul, I didn't come to you with weisen persuasive words, but with demonstrations of the Spirit's power. Your faith may mess on that its in your word. Yes, fans how it should be. It's how the early church operated. Hey, we go so wrong.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Thank you father

Glenn Walsh:

back, you're back to the world. Back to the word here back to the latest being led by the Spirit three, it says in your words, those who led led by the spirit of the children of God in moments.

Donny Stockburn:

Yes

Glenn Walsh:

Lord God, let us be led by your Holy Spirit. We are the children of God. And it's through the spirit that we cry out Father. Yeah.

Donny Stockburn:

Yes. Yes, Lord, gathered together, gathered together, gathered together your church was gathered together. When the power was least your church was gathered together when Paul and and peter were release from prison lord. Father God, I think that's the word now. gathered together. Your

Reverend Ben Cooper:

thank you jesus church should be gathered together, Lord. And, Lord, we just pray. Now in Jesus name, Lord, that it will be so in

Donny Stockburn:

wrong decisions are made in the church Lord, these days ahead. Now, church will come together, as Satan will find 1000 reasons for you. Why you should not come to church, and all sorts of reasons. But Lord, we pray that your bust every single one of them, Lord, and have your church they are godly, oh, no ungodly and worldly decisions for God, gathered together, gathered together, worshiping you, praising you, and confessing to you, Lord, and as a prayer sessions are being like they were in a room, Father God, nothing else. But you in thei mind nothing. You honest spir ts thought of God. Nothing but ou are guiding us, Father God, because if it's any other way, Lord, men thoughts get invo ved. And then as long verd cts become we pray, you're bringing an end to that. bring an end to it in that prayer in that intimacy we do, Lord, Father God, so not only your word, only your wisdom, we go by and guides our lifestyle of God in the fellowships, Lord, we just pray Lord, that your restore life, that picture or people sitting in prison slot, or looking at their problems that they're absolutely impossible to get out of. On our man has got heart condition, but he's got a serious hernea as well. And he's locked in that position. How does he get out of it? As you get he's too ill to have surgery. And he's too ill not to have surgery for God is that that is sort of prison slot that we find ourselves in, personally but Lord, I pray the word will go out from your church. Lord, get into them, that you are the answer will pray in the prize. You can read at all, the work of the enemy, to undo the prisoners of war, those Lord and in those jail sentences that we seem to have got so used to Lord we, we almost grow content there and not want to come out and apathy sets in Father God are praying for a release, release of prisoners, release of those of us sitting in those places father God with illnesses and sicknesses and diseases of all kinds Father God just released them now in Jesus life. Lord says, bring them to the prayer hope, somehow, someway, bring them into the prayer room, bring them into fellowship, gather together, Lord, gather us together, Lord so who will worship as is in this room right now you can see on our own is different session. But Lord, we were gathered together. Oh Lord, your spirits when you say we're two or three are gathered, there shall be Lord, we Just pray now in Jesus name that your church in these days will gather together.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

yes Father

Donny Stockburn:

will gather together a worship and praise the living God, Lord, that those prisoners will be set free. And that name of Jesus Lord, we pray, Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen. Father,

Glenn Walsh:

yeah, I've got a word for a lady here today could be a man as well. But you've had harsh words, said all over you. You've been called useless trash, rubbish. You'll never amount to anything, you'll never be this you'll never be that. Romans nine, verse 25, and 26. This is what God says about you. Those who are not my people, I will call my people

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Thank You, Lord,

Glenn Walsh:

her who was not loved, I will call beloved

Reverend Ben Cooper:

amen

Glenn Walsh:

And in the very place where it was said to them, you're not my people. You're not anything there they will be called children of the living God.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen.

Glenn Walsh:

God calls you his child today, that he raises you up, not with some earthly parents this that you're saying that he's saying, You are my beloved. You're my beloved. Jesus says, I love you that much, he is for you. He is not against you. And he gives you a new name. And that's Buehler, married, married to him. As a father, I just pray that your common heal, I do believe it's a man and a woman actually, very different circumstances it comes on come Holy Spirit. Your Holy Spirit. Let them them cry out for Your glory come Lord, guys, raise them up. it'll turn you around. It'll turn you around.

Donny Stockburn:

Here it comes.

Glenn Walsh:

Oh, come Lord God. Lord God,

Donny Stockburn:

here it comes. Thank you for Thank you. Can I just tell you about a quick one. Yesterday morning, I like to report my blood pressure in to the doctor. And nine times I took it. And it was way up off the scale. I thought I felt afraid. I don't want to go on tablets. So I said to my wife, hang on a minute, I'm gonna play a play for a short prayer. And I took my blood pressure. And it was banged down on normal

Reverend Ben Cooper:

praise god

Donny Stockburn:

Perfect. How could that happen? How could I have nine times I took it and it was way up and and 60 something top and then one prayer. And it came down to the power of prayer. It's so important that we get that message, pray and pray and praise and give God the glory. And things will come as Glenn has just said to testimony sell people miracle in prisons that coming through God. start it off again, Lord, bring it again, like you did at Pentecost we pray in Jesus name,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

amen. Amen. Brothers and sisters, where we're coming to that time where we're conscious of the time and we're just gonna gather around for communion, Andy and Don are gonna lead us and we've just got about 12 minutes. Time is the biggest enemy. So we're going to press on, we're going to break bread. We're going to take the carp and just remember the word of the Lord, holy, holy is the Lord, most Worthy of all praise. This is a time when we can gather around the breaking of bread and the taken of the cup and we can just say, Father, forgive me, wash me in the blood. All the prayers in the scriptures that I've heard this morning through this service, through this coffee and prayer and this communion service Father, I just present myself before you, Lord, I walk lord, I get myself into that posture of being before you at the cross. And Lord, I say Lord, I repent, Lord of everything in my life. And Lord, I want to hear that tune. Holy, Holy is the Lord, most Worthy of all praise. So wherever you are across the world at this moment, as we are led in, in communion, as we are led into the breaking of bread, just just come to that place of stillness and say, Father, forgive me, guide me in path of righteousness. In Jesus name, Amen. Thank you Andy

Andy Hammond:

Yeah, taking bread and wine is, is really what we're called upon to do. But those who do that are in relationship with Jesus. And of course, sitting around this table, we're all in relationship with Jesus but Saul has been placed on my mind that those are not in relationship. Those who don't know Jesus yet know some who are on only right on the edge on the brink of really making a decision. And I've been tuning into some Bible studies on zachariath and it's a really profetic book of when Jesus is coming back. And we want to be ready for Jesus when He comes back.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen

Andy Hammond:

And in chapter 14, it says, In verse eight, on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the Eastern Sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter. And this is the verse I think, I want to speak to those who don't know Jesus yet. The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day, there will be one Lord, and his name, the only name the whole land from gaver, to remon and south of Jewish wisdom will come like the Arab, but Jerusalem will be raised up and remain in its place. From the Benjamin gate to the side site of the first gate to the corner gate and from the Tower of Hanoi, to the role wine presses, it will be inhabited. Never again, will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure. Jerusalem is central to Christ coming back again. But we have to be ready for that. We don't know when it's gonna happen might be tomorrow. Yeah, what happens if it was tomorrow? That will be quite astonishing, quite amazing. And if you don't know, Jesus, I think you might be in trouble.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yeah, yeah,

Andy Hammond:

I think you just might be in trouble. So I would say that, for all those who are just thinking about this, who have heard the gospel, when I say the gospel, I mean, the fact that Jesus died for you, that he wants to be in relationship with you, he loves you so much. That's why he died. So that his death can bring about your life. Life in all, its fullness. So, now is the time now is the time of salvation for you. If you are in any way thinking about this, now is the time.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Yes, father.

Andy Hammond:

So if if you want to before become a follower of Jesus, you just have to turn to him and say a simple prayer. Lord Jesus, I turn away from my old life. I turn to you. I accept you as Lord and Savior. Come into my life. Come into my life by your Holy Spirit. And I will follow you. Amen

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Thank You, Lord. Thank you, Holy Spirit. Father,

Andy Hammond:

the bread. And Father, we thank you as I've already just explained that you died for us. So that we could have life and we remember that now in taking this bread.

Donny Stockburn:

i got my finger on this word here. Praise versus prisons and chains can imagine it's like a boxing contest. In one corner. We've got prison and chains. In the other corner, we got prayer and prize, no contest. God's gonna win it every time. I'll just read this bit. But at midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly, there was a great earthquake. So that the foundations of the prison was shaken and immediately all the doors were open, and everyones chains will loose, thats the as a power of prayer, and praising God and called joy and close to him. Afather god, this is the blood This is the blood retitle that made it all possible that sealed it for us, Lord, that were sealed in with the living God forever and ever. In Jesus name we thank You, Lord, Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper:

Amen. Are you washed in the blood? Are you cleansed in the Crimson Tide? Are you washed in the blood of Jesus Father, we thank you for the blood of the Lamb that was shared at Calvary's cross and father in these moments are closing We just bring ourselves to your footstall. We bow at the cross. We pray that the word of God we lift our hearts to you. We've broken bread together, we've taken the cup together, we've prayed together, we've we've gone into the scripture together this morning. And, Lord, we pray for everybody online this morning, Father, the power of the Holy Spirit, will take them deeper and will take us deeper Lord. We want to go deeper with our walk with your father. We don't want to be Lukewarm. Father, we don't want to be lukewarm Lord, wishy washy father just come they know today, the church, all that sort of stuff that goes on. We want to be found in the Word of God. We want to be found in the depths of the arms of the Father. We want to Dear God, we just want to pray, Lord and worship and exalt and lift up the greatest name in heaven and ask. But are you washed in a blood. Are you saved? Do you know that your Redeemer lives? Are we saved? Are we just religious church goers? Are we Bible believing believers? Do we believe in the God of Israel? Do we believe in the 66 books from Genesis through to revelations? We believe but Lord help me in my unbelief? We believe but we might find it difficult to understand. But are you a believer? What did Jesus say just just come and follow me? So Lord, I pray this morning that we'll be followers of Jesus, followers of the God of Israel follows that we follow Jesus we don't follow man. But Lord has, Glen is with us and Don, and Andy is with us and everybody on line this morning, father as we, as we bring this to a pause this morning, Father, we just ask that you will bring all of us to a place to go deeper. A deeper walk with Christ on a deeper walk a deeper communion with the Holy Spirit, a deeper, deeper walk in the presence Lord. Father, take us deeper into your presence but lord that powerful word of repentance. Yes, Lord, I repent, Father, Lord of all my ungodly ways. Lord, I lay it down at the cross this morning. And as we have broken bread, and we've taken the cup, we thank you that we are children of the living God. We are blessed and highly favored. We are wonderfully we are fearfully made. And Lord, as we've prayed for healing, we thank you for the miracles that are abound this as we pray for forgiveness, we thank you that forgiveness has wiped the slate clean the blood, has washed lord, our robes, Lord, our white Lord. Well, we thank you that there are no filthy rags, because we before they were in the holy place, and we cry out holy, holy is the Lord most worthy of all praises. And Lord as we go back to the humdrum of life as we go back to whatever we may be going back to, and going into today, we thank You, Lord, that the glory of the Lord is all on us. And Lord, and every place that the soul of our foot shall tread upon, is our territory is a promise. It's a promise and Lord, we take hold of the promises of the Word of God. And we say yes and Amen. Come Holy Spirit. Be the Comforter, be the counselor be the guide that we need. But Lord, once again, thank you for calling.

Donny Stockburn:

Yes,

Reverend Ben Cooper:

thank you for drawing. Thank you for salvation. And Lord, we just pray, Lord in these moments of closing, whoever feels that they feel so far away from the Lord. Keep drawing them back. All those Lord that are looking lord, keep their eyes open. Yeah, but Lord, we thank you for predestination that you've called you've chosen. And Lord, I asked you father, that all of us that call us selves, believers, that we will walk as you told Abraham walk before me and be blameless of Lord. Oh Lord, holy, holy is the Lord. We thank you brothers and sisters, wherever you are across the world. We thank God for Andy and Donny and Glenn this morning for joining us for this coffee and prayer. And all our brothers and sisters online and everybody on know in the world of podcast thank you for the power of buzzsprout and all the other platforms that we use. May God bless you and strengthen you. And let's stand on the Word of God together and remember that we are redeemed. We are the children of the living God. Have a great day. Stay safe, say stay safe, but stay in the Word of God. May God bless you in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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