Reverend Ben Cooper: 0:02

Hello, and welcome to Elim church swanley you're joining myself, Reverend Ben Cooper for today's podcast. Yes, thank you so much wherever you are today. Good morning world. We thank you that you're gathering with us as we come around the table together as we have coffee and prayer and wherever you are. We got our lovely brother Don. And we got Glenn with us today and myself. And we're missing one we got one away today. One is we've let one out in the out of the cage today is away in Tenerife and may God bless him and his his lovely wife, Margaret, may God bless you in the mighty name of Jesus. But thank you for joining us on this online. Church streaming services we gather for coffee and prayer today. So wherever you are in this beautiful world that we live in my god strengthen you and bless you. The mighty hand of him this morning, we're going to gather in about 14 minutes just as we take bread as we take the cup. But let's just come before the Lord. Let's just get straight into prayer this morning as everyone comes on line. Good morning. Good morning. We thank you once again for joining us. You know Good morning world. We are so blessed to be breathing this morning. And there's a word on my heart. And it is a word that has been mentioned time and time and time and time again through these podcasts for these live stream services. We've been doing everything we've been doing. And it's a pretty simple word and the word is fair. Do not be afraid. Do not be afraid. This is just just as sitting in my spirit today do not worry about tomorrow for today as enough issues and troubles of its own. But as we gather for prayer, we just want to encourage you this morning wherever you are on planet earth never give up in your circumstances never give up. Christ is with you. And we're gonna come from first reading we got this morning is from the book of James chapter one. from verse two it says Consider it pure joy my brothers and sisters when you face trials of many kinds because you know the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Brothers and sisters we're just we're asking you this morning just to never give up. Never give up in a situation that you're in keep pushing you know the children are back at school. People are going back to work people are commuting the world seem to be going back. But if you are fearful this morning, please never ever give up just just push in just just press in May God bless you and strengthen you on the other side of the earth today. And thank you for joining us for this online streaming service. You can find us every morning every sorry every Wednesday morning from about 930 onwards as we gather for prayer. But the word this morning that will be coming from our brothers this morning as we gather for breaking the bread as we take this carpet just want to try and lead you this morning into a position of just saying you know what, I will make it I'm never gonna give up. Consider it pure joy. He says Consider it pure joy my brothers and sisters, when you face trials of many kinds because you know the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may or may be mature and complete, not lacking anything farther we will not be lacking anything this morning we will persevere. We will press we will continue in our faith no matter what comes against us. Lord, we pray Lord for those that are very fearful this morning we pray for those that have got an urgency on their heart on their spirit those that just feel very worried and concerned father we just praying right now Lord, that the power of the Holy Spirit, Lord will just cover them right now Lord in peace. We pray Lord this morning Lord as Jane says in James chapter one verse two Consider it pure joy. My brothers and sisters when you face trials of many kinds, Lord, every trial that we are facing right now Lord, we thank you that we are going to turn us around from worry, Lord, to fear to from worry, Lord to faith, we're going to switch this around or Father we're going to turn the worries, Lord into joy. We're going to turn the strain Lord, Into the Glory Father, we are not going to give up we are going to press in Lord and we come before us our Lord and our God and Lord right now we considering everything as pure joy Laura head is saying, I can't Lord but our lips Lord, Father, this is not just lip service. Father, we speak your word. We speak your powerful word over our lives this morning. And Lord Your word is spirit and in truth Your word is yes and Amen. And this morning, Lord, we consider it pure joy of every trial, every step, every hurdle, every doubt, every fear. We consider this pure joy. In the name of Jesus, we will not give up. We will never give in. Lord our head may be telling us to fry all up what is the purpose what is the point? But this morning we press father we come before you and as James says in chapter one, verse two Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters when you face trials, Many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Lord, we're going to persevere. Yes, in the mighty name of Jesus. We're going to press. We're walking. We're standing strong this morning, Lord, our bodies might be tired. Mine might be a washing machine. But this morning, Lord, we're gonna press we're gonna push a lot we've never pushed before Lord, Father, we stand on your word. And we come together as brothers and sisters in the mighty name of Jesus, Lord, and we lift up the greatest name in heaven and earth and that the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow but this morning, Lord James, chapter one, verse two, Consider it pure joy, Lord, we put ourselves in that posture of joy, Lord, we position ourselves in the Word of God, Lord, whatever is happening with the children, in the marriage, in relationships, in the home, in the workspace, whatever is happening line on the outside, Father, we will not give up, we will continue to walk tall to stand on the word. And this morning, Lord, if there's fear Lord, raging around us, Lord, if if there is fear trying to break out in our lives, Lord, we come against that in the mighty name of Jesus. And Father, we stand on the Word of God, Father, we stand on the Word of God and right now, Lord, we never give up. We press in Lord and we push the Lord. We ask that the Comforter will come and give us peace. We pray, Lord, that the Father in heaven will come and be the father to the fatherless. This morning we pray, Lord, that the power of the Holy Spirit will just just just just guide us just guide us this morning, Lord, we need your word. We need your peace. We need the glory of God, we need the hand of the Lord. And this morning, Lord, we just say Yes, Lord, Father, we thank You Lord, that there is power in the name of Jesus Lord, we stand on the Word of God. And this morning we consider it pure joy, love, Father, we are not just listeners of the word, Father we are do as father says, This morning we stand on the Word of God. And we trust your word, and we walk in your word and Father, we thank you that your word has broken us free. Your word father as broken that out of that prison, Lord, that place of fear that place of anxiousness Father, we are turning this around. It is joy. Lord, today is a joyful day. This is the day that the Lord has made. We shall rejoice and be glad to Father we go out and we go up we go in father, your strength and your mercy and your goodness. Lord, it's tiring father, life is tiring father, relationships are tiring. Work is tiring. Children are tiring, on tiring to myself, Lord, everything is tiring. Everything is exhausting. So this morning, we ask you, Lord, that you'll give us strength, that we will never give up and we will never give in. And Lord, we will be relentless in our five Lord the day God you put fuel back in the tanks. For those that feel empty, or those that are running on empty, we pray, Lord, that you will put fuel farther you will put fuel back in the tanks this morning. And Lord that we will press and we will stand on the Word of God. And we will never give up on we will never give in Holy Spirit. Take full charge. take full control, control God, Lord, let the power of God just rest on us today. Lord, we surrender to you today. We give you everything today, Lord, Father, we don't. We don't want anything of ourselves. We want everything of You, Lord, we want to go deeper with our walk with you. Father, we want to stand on the Word of God. We want to trust you in every area of life. Father, we want to hold out and hold on to the Word of Faith this morning Lord, I pray Father that that we will encourage one another we will encourage one another we will carry one another in prayer. We will carry one another Lord in conversation we will carry one another Lord and your glory will just surround us today your glory will just rest on us Your glory father is before us but Lord, we thank you that the scripture says God will not share His glory with anyone. But Lord, let your light shine. Let that light shine Lord, Your word is a lamp unto my feet a light for my path on this morning Lord, we just gather around or the mics we gather around the screen today we gather around the device today. And Lord all those on the other side of the lens that are tired and weary. Lord, we thank You that You Lord have put angels to fly at law concerning them Psalm 91 Lord that you will allow that angel to lift them up so they will not strike their foot against the stones of father all those that are wary or those father that just for their physicality in their body is absolutely tired and worn out, strengthen them today. Lord, I pray that the tiredness Lord one, one affected God, their five, their tiredness of life won't, won't draw them Dear God to a place of, of such a lonely place. But Lord, I just ask you that you that they will Consider it pure joy, that the position that they are in this morning is not a lonely position. They are not on their own that they have the Trinity, the Father, the Son, Holy Spirit. So this morning, Lord, that your will be done. All of us that's in the garden of guest cemani Your will be done today, Lord, fathers we look out a window of life as we look out across the plateau, as we look out across the plains of the UK Father, what is there to look forward to? Nothing. The world cannot give us anything. The world cannot assure eternity. It is only Christ what is there the sun might be out. It might be warm, might be enjoying the weather. But what is there to look forward to in the UK realistically, when we when we read and this is not Oh, woe is Aston. But when you look at the world, the world is is offering empty stuff the world is offering empty stuff the world is, is offering stuff that it has no eternal value. And when we mean stuff, we mean everything of materialism, everything of the world, but in Christ Jesus, you have everything to look forward to. The world looks different. With Jesus his eyes, the world looks different. The world looks very different. When we look out of our window, and we look out with faith. If I look out the same window with there, it's not good. But if I look out, and I see the same, but I say Lord, this is the day that my faith is going to rise. This is the day Lord, I look out the window Lord and the UK father is in your hands. I look out the window to the Lord. And the joy of the Lord is my strength. I look out to the Lord and Lord, I might be looking out with my physical eyes and little what I see across the UK, could be discerning could be worrying could be father, defeated deceitfulness could be doubt, Lord, however, I look out in my natural eyes, I'm not going to allow that to happen anymore. I'm going to look out Lord with spiritual eyes, I'm going to look out with eyes of faith, I'm going to look out Lord. But interestingly, the Bible says that we don't live by sight. We don't go by sight we go by faith. So when I go by faith, I anticipate i is I'm looking, I'm looking forward in faith. I'm looking forward. I'm, I'm trusting him. I'm not living by what I see. But I'm living by how I feel. I'm living by the word I'm living. I'm standing on the word. And this morning, Lord, we will rise on wings as of Eagles father this morning, we are being lifted up law, not by our own strength, but by your grace and your mercy, your power, and the goodness of God and we come before our God and our king. And Lord, we consider it pure joy. My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, Father, whatever the day will bring to us today, Lord, we're going in power today. We're gaining strength today, Lord, wherever we've got a go today, Lord, you've already gone before. Lord, wherever we go, today you have gone before so this is the day that the Lord has made we shall rejoice and be glad. And Father just guide us guide us in paths of righteousness guidance. In strength today guide guide us in truth today, guide us in word today, guide us Lord by the hand guide a stretch out to us today Lord, I ask the Father all those that need a clear word from the Father in heaven. I asked you Lord or those that need a clear word from God will always stretch out to you today. Father, just just strengthen us and guide us and fill us and continue to anoint us and drawer us. And Father, we just lean into you. We lean into the father's arms. You are a winemaker. You are the Great I Am. You are the beginning and you are the end you are a father in heaven. And this morning, anyone that's hurting this morning, take the hurts anyone, Lord that is crying this morning or wipe the tears. Anyone that is walking by doubt today, Lord, remove the doubt, Lord, anyone father that is just driven by the temptations of the world, remove the temptations come Holy Spirit, let there be healing today. Father, we thank you for healing. We thank you for the mighty hand of God, we thank you for the healing word of the Scripture. We thank you that this is the day that the Lord has made. We shall rejoice and be glad to come Holy Spirit. make our way we pray, Lord, in Jesus name, Amen.

Glenn Walsh: 14:08

Thank you Father, two things when you pray and then struck me because I'm looking at Ephesians six. And one of them is perseverance. And the other one you said about looking out a window for the mess and a mess very much to do with focus and what we look at when Peter was in the storm, and he looked at the storm and he looked at the waves he sank Yeah, but Christ took him up but he says in Ephesians six style in the verse 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord come on with strong land in the strength of his might not be alone. Be strong in the Lord and the strength of his might put on the whole armor of God. Now I know amandla I know him quite well actually. And every morning he goes through this and he goes through putting on the helmet of salvation putting on the breastplate and he he goes through the the basis of it. Yeah, the stages of it. Yeah. When his wife said See you do that every morning. It's again, it's in the Bible, she was quite amazed. But literally, this is what we need to do. This is what payment said we need to do. Put on the whole armor of God put it on, that you may able to you may be able to take your stand against the schemes of the devil. It is real. Yeah, this perception we have, we can't see this. It's not flesh and blood. And it goes on to explain because we don't wrestle against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against authorities against the cosmic powers. Yes, love this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may able, you may be able to withstand in this evil day, and having done all stand firm praise God stoned, therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth have been put on the breastplate of righteousness. Yes, and it shows for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace, right in all circumstances, or glory, take up the shield of faith, amen, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one, and take up the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the spirit with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert, with all perseverance, making supplication for all the signs. Then he says, pray also for me, your Lord, I want to thank you even though we can't see these things, they are real. Lord, the eternal reality is so much greater than this temple than creation that

Reverend Ben Cooper: 16:45

Holy Spirit.

Glenn Walsh: 16:47

Lord, the whole universe, the world as selves, it's all gonna be wrapped up and made no, because of our Savior Jesus. We thank You, Lord, that we are going to be resurrected in you. You've gone remos you've died for us. It's your life that lives in us. Thank you, Jesus. Yes, Lord, we do as as being read earlier. Consider all hardship as joy, these trials that we go through because you said Jesus, that you allow us to share in your suffering, so that we may also share in your glory, its grace, come on Jesus. And Lawrence, we do persevere because we have that confidence that you are the one who opened our eyes you the one who began, this faith journey we have with you is the one who brings it to completion, you our confidence. But Lord, we do our part, we do raise the shield of faith. When we look like we can't go on when those voices say in our mind those taunting voices, you've blown it this time. There's no getting over this. What about this? What about that? We put out the shield of faith and say, my Jesus is for me. My strength is in his power, not my own one, then I will rise again. One day, eternally resurrected. And today advise again, because he knows the plans he has for us plans to give us hope and a future. This is not the end. Saints. This is not the end come online. It's just a new beginning. Oh my God leads by both closing doors and opening them Amen. He takes us from season to season. Now I love snowboarding. But I never got that mountain without my boots without my Salah pets without my coat or without my snowboard. I'm reading. And that's how we live this Christian life. Put on the full armor of God, the helmet of salvation to protect your mind. From those lies the shield of faith to put everything in context with the Word of God.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 18:57

Amen. Jesus, thank you lord.

Glenn Walsh: 18:59

Satan would say how do you feel about that? What do you think? What do you think? Don't think say the word of God says this Lord is written. And that's how Jesus put the enemy to flight. He said it is written do not go beyond what is written it says in Corinthians so far that we thank you for your words. We thank you for your complete word. We thank you for this Bible we we live our lives by and we thank you that the Word became flesh and lift a man is Jesus you know a song Well, you know, uh, so well, and you're a friend and you're the lover of our songs, and we choose to work with you now and forever as

Donny Stockburn: 19:41

yes father.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 19:43

thank you, Jesus Holy Spirit. Lord, we come before you Lord and we just rest in your presence today. Lord, Father, we consider it pure joy Lord, we put Lord, lift up and we carry Lord the sword of the Spirit Lord, the shield of faith the helmet of salvation. Lord, we Lift that we carry it we wear it Lord, Father we, we become part of that that becomes part of us, Lord we are. We are molded into that Father we never take it off in the name of Jesus spiritually. Father we always dress ready Father, we are dressed in the armor we are dressed because we are blessed. We stand on the Word of God, Father, we thank You, Lord, no matter what we face, no matter what we see, all things are possible to those who believe and lawn. We believe we believe this morning. We don't quite understand we don't quite get it. But Lord, we believe we thank you for the presence of the Holy Ghost that's amongst us. We thank you for the word father that is within us. We thank You, Lord, that there is power in the name. And as Glenn was reading that outlawed the helmet of salvation, the sword of the Spirit, the breastplate of righteousness, Lord, our feet are, are ready and fitted with the gospel of peace, Lord, the shield of faith, sword of the Spirit helmet of salvation. The belt of truth, Lord, that back all those around us, Lord, our feet are fitted, we are dressed, we are armed and we are dangerous. And the devil is fleeing at the name of Jesus. Amen. Lord, we will not be retreating up the valley up the mountain side like the Israelites with Goliath, Florida, we run down to that situation like that young David, we run down Father, Lord, we will not back away Lord because Lord the battle belongs to the Lord. And we stand and we build upon the rock father, our foundation is in Christ and Lord, this earth suit might have a hissy fit someday they serve so may feel like just walking away But Lord, the power of God staring us so low, we are not running on empty, because we're completely filled with the glory of God. We are not there guard, backing up because we are warriors for Christ Jesus, Lord, we will never give up because you protect us. And you love us. And they're gone. You sent your one and only Son to die and across for us. So Lord, we are blessed this morning, no matter our mental health is no matter what thought pattern we're in doesn't matter what attitude we're in. If we know that our Redeemer lives, we're on our way to eternity. If we know that we are saved, truly saved, washed in the blood of Jesus. Not churchgoers, not religious folk, not those that just hang around the church just for Social Club. But we know, we know that our Lord went to the cross a Calvary, we know our names are stamped in the Lamb's book of life. We know that we are washed in the blood of Jesus. We know the basic fundamental points of following Jesus, that he created the heavens and the earth. That he said yes, let there be light and there was that he sent his one and only Santa's die upon across for us that I was a sinner but now I'm washed in the blood of Jesus. The price has been paid the lamb. The lamb was chosen. It was switched for me. I was swapped for Christ. He took my place. He took your place. And now the cross is empty. But now Lord, I learned to pick up my cross in a very different way. Lord, I learned to walk with you I learned father for the longevity of life. Lord, I learn every day every moment. And Lord I pray Lord, that you will put that hunger within us that you will just turn that that hunger dial Lord, Father that you will draw us closer you will draw us in. drawers and drawers in we want to go deeper. We want to walk Lord in purity Lord, we want clean hands pure heart, Lord, we we want to go deeper into your presence like we've never gone before. Lord, we want to go deeper into your word like we've never gone before. Father, we want to experience your word like never before drawers or us three today, Lord, our brother that's away with his wife, everyone, Lord, that's traveling, commuting back Lord into work all those that are online with us today. All those Father God that are at home, whatever the situation is, Lord, I pray that you will draw us draw us in today. Father, draw us to a place draw us to that place a lot of father complete, complete Lord at that place. Lord, we're all fair just is washed away. Lord or doubt father is just washed away. And we don't even realize, Lord that we don't have to contend with it anymore. Because we're so deep in your presence. Lord, the enemy cannot get us nothing can separate us from the love of God. Nothing can Nothing can separate us family. hardship nakedness pero danger or sword we are free. Who the sunsets free? Do you know you're free this morning? On the other side of this camera on the other side of this lens Do you realize that you are a daughter of the most hi Do you realize you are Son of the living God? Do you realize that realize you're grafted in? Do you realize that you are free because of the cross of Calvary? Do you realize that your Redeemer lives Do you realize the word is dwelling in you? Do you realize you can do all things through Christ that gives you strength. You are chosen you are blessed. God loves you beyond human understanding. Never give up. Never give up. Never give up. Put on the put on the armor of God the full armor, stand in his words stand on the rock. He is the rock of our foundation. He is the rock of our salvation. He is the rock he is the Great I Am. He is most Worthy of all praise and he is with you today. You are not alone. You are not alone. You might be in a house and there is no human being in that house. You might be in an apartment and there's no other human being in your apartment, you might be commuting and there's no one else in the vehicle that you're traveling you might be wherever you are on your own, but you are not alone. You are not alone. You might have human beings around you at this moment in time, and it might be a crowded situation. But you have someone greater than the human beings closer to you right now. You have the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. You are a child of the living God, you are blessed, you are blessed. And I'm not pushing the the drum. And I'm not pushing the button of a great and wonderful How lovely We are the Pentecostal the name and climate stamp. I'm just letting you know what the scripture says. You are blessed. There's fire on your life. There's favor on your life, there is favor, there is grace upon you. The Holy Spirit is the counselor that you require. The word is the food that you need. And your father is looking down at you from heaven at this moment in time. With unconditional love. unconditional love. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you Holy Spirit.

Donny Stockburn: 27:19

Yeah, if you can stay in prayer, I'll just want to take you through a little story that happened to me recently, very recently. And also yesterday, and also the day before and and as a father here also do probably elders asking God for word for to tie me nowadays is a very special prayer meeting for us and hopefully for everyone else. But I've got quite a lot of stuff, which was very nice, comforted me, but I still didn't feel that God has really given me the message. And about four o'clock this morning I woke up when I was starting to panic and wondering what God would call me to speak and, and as as I really got to critical stage, I found out I thought that's a bit funny viscerally. And it was a message from a lady who unusually sent me this message is a question but she normally sends some inquiry and things like that. But this was a word. And as I read it, I know it was God's word because a lump in my throat and, and tears coming my eyes. It was so, so wonderful for it means straight away. So I want to read it to you, as it was as if it was sent to you. It was accomplished with a picture of a young lady in a old fashioned type church, on her knees in deep prayer. And it's just a short message but it carries this word of God that can satisfy this was the message. Lord, I put everything in your hands today. My family, my house, my home, my security, all my fears. You're the only one I trust with all I have. And all I am Amen. Purchased about said at all for me. And I rolled over and and tried to get back to sleep with them. But I'd already written something and Annette came to me No it was 1.57 and it says this cost in all your cares upon him. For He cares for you. Or your cares all your anxieties, all of them, cast them on Him because He cares for you. Just throw it on him. Just throw it on him and let him carry this this word means all your burdens. Jesus said, we could cast all our cares on Him, because He cares for us and a lord and that's what we want to do today. Father God, you've take all our cares Why? All our worries, you take them on your cell phone, the burdens, he was for 16. I've got that up here too. He says, Come to me boldly. We don't need a priest. We don't need anyone. We can go ourselves. Jesus said, we can go ourselves, and Bible says, come up to the fire God, give it to me. Give to me all those burdens. We've got lovely stories, also the Bible where God says, The battle belongs to me, as a chi learner, and Joshua, two quite quite words of God. When I was shaking in front of an enemy, they knew they could not overcome themselves. And they went into pi. And they just ended all over the God who said, God, if you don't do it, we're going to be tawnya. And you know, the rest of the story. Thank you, Lord. It was a total victory. And, and to educar God set, because you paid. I did this. I answered your prayer. Lola. And here we are today we're praying for all of us, Lord, come on over Sue. Laura, especially at that picture then spoke about of, of a sinking under the wives that Jesus knew about all that before it's gonna happen. And he took people out just to sign and he's strong arm held onto pa and his jaw pulled Peter up, and he would do it again. And Lola, which is thank you for that, that you at the same time. You're you're firing us, and getting us ready for quite works in the future. Yes, we were talking this morning. David was 15 years God was making a king took 15 years. And Peter was three years living with Jesus three years with the Son of God. Amen. Before he became the walk on which Christ was going to build was story. What story our lives match up with Lord, but you said, the battle belongs to me. All this belongs to me. Just bring it to me. That quite verse, Matthew 11, verse 20, I think is what Jesus says again, bring it to me, bring all your burdens to me, all of them. Now leave them behind, don't try to take them on devil loves us to do it with our own strength, with our own enthusiasm, instead of the Holy Spirit, Lord, which is come to you now, in obedience to what you told us to do. And we bring all our troubles and all our worries and all our fears. Even when we're sinking under the wall, failing the formula, it failed again, like we did, Father God, you know about all those things. And you said, bring them to me. That's what you said, tight my yoke is light and easy to carry, you will follow most, when you need rest. God will give it to you. But we have to go to him. He doesn't take us prisoners. We have to go. We have to go there like that. picture that lady in that church, on our knees, asking her father to help her and telling him she was the only one. He was the only one she trusted. And that's how it is for us, Lord, right now for all our lives or all those who are beneath the waves right now like Peter was Fargo, we cry out to you for everybody? Oh, no, we don't see everybody sitting here in this room. But we know that our little missionaries, and people learn in war zones, and people are in danger, Father, God, all those things. People who have suffering, terrible grief and broken hearts, Father God, that only you can fix, are proud of his Lord, that they will be obedient, we will all be obedient and bring it to you, Lord, because this battle belongs to you. All to strengthen all the power has to come from your Lord, to glorify your name and to build your church, Lord, which is handed over to you right now. In Jesus name, Father God. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 34:24

Thank you, Jesus Thank you

Glenn Walsh: 34:25

After the storm, The trial that Peter went through, and the other disciples what revelation they get after? When they say Jesus, who is this who speaks to the storm and even the storm? He's big enough. You know, this is in at home. I'm sure people are thinking but how will Jesus or why will Jesus listen to me? He's big enough. All things in heaven and earth were created by Him and for Him. He knows and names the stars in the sky. He knows you by name. Amen. And we started this morning we've been reading from James one, Count it all joy Brothers when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And lets steadfast have its full effect. Yeah, that you may be perfect to complete, lacking nothing. There's perseverance. And I believe there's a call to persevere this morning. Yes, not with joy. That's the difference with joy. It's not just oh, I've got to persevere. It's all uphill. No, be joyful. be joyful in all circumstances. Yes,

Reverend Ben Cooper: 35:27

Lord.

Glenn Walsh: 35:27

We've got to short window to Worship god. Yeah, yeah, out of perfection, because we're going to be with him in all eternity. Right and he will wipe away every tear. Hello, we have just a few short years to love Him and follow Him through trials, not long. Compared to eternity. It's not even worth comparing. But in Jude 115, Jude writes, but you must remember Beloved, predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, in the last stage, they will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions. It is these who cause divisions, worldly people devoid of the Spirit. But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith, and praying in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. And having mercy on those who Dale, save others by snatching them out of the fire, to others show mercy, fear, hating even the garment stanky flesh. Yeah, Lord, I want to thank you for your grace on our lives. But Lord, we don't just sit down saying I'm under grace, I'm under grace, we actually get up and say, because I'm covered with the grace of God, I choose to believe that I put on the full armor of God, I press on to take hold of that for which he took hold of me. I will not let the circumstances bring me down. Now. I'm going to rise above, thank you, because you are with me. Your steadfast love is on shakable. All things work together for good. Amen. For those who love the Lord and have been called according to His purpose. We were chosen before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless, any site. Lord, I want to thank you for your sovereignty over our lives, and the things that you allowing for the things that the devil plan to harm us. you plan to do us good. search for your perfect ways.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 37:37

Yes. And, Lord

Glenn Walsh: 37:38

we thank you for the privilege of trials. We thank you for the privilege of the hard things that we go through a man that when we see you face to face, your say well done. You worship to me when it was hard. You worship to me when the game was tough. When many fled you stood firm. Come on. Yeah. The rewards that no one can take away. They're the scars we will wear for eternity. And then when we're with him, for all eternity, as Paul said, I consider it not even worth comparing this momentary affliction. And yet he was shipwrecked more than once, I think it was two or three times at least. He was scourged. He was flocked. He was left for dead outside a city when he was stunned. And yet he says this momentary affliction? He was imprisoned, he was in chains. And yet he No, it wasn't worth comparing eternity. years upon years upon years uncountable. without pain, with pure joy, with total peace. That's our destiny in Christ. Yeah, thank you, because of grace, all because of grace paid for our sin. He's taken it away. He's removed it. blessings are the ones who sins and transgressions will never count against them. Because he paid for them. Amen. He paid for them. There's no such thing as cheap grace. It costs Jesus everything. And he's given it to us freely. It's love. It's joy, is pure joy. Whenever you go through his promises, I am with you always. to the very end of the age. Yeah. And then we see him face to face. rewards and as shield is the same as Abraham's where God said, I am your shield, and you're very great reward. We've been internet faith grafted in through Jesus Christ, to that very promise. He is ours. And we are His family of God, children of God, people of Christ friends of Jesus For that, so we are

Reverend Ben Cooper: 40:02

yeah man yeah

Donny Stockburn: 40:03

he is a king is the case out king he is our king is the king of love. He's shalom. All power all glory Oh is and there is no nine like Jesus. He can turn our mornings into dancing. He can lift us out of hell. He's done that a few times for me. But you don't take persons, we have to come to him. A law we do come to you. We see who you are, Lord, we see your glory, we see your power. We see you are the quietest name in all the earth, and under it. And all in heaven toe Lord, God's giving you that name, Father, God, that name above all names, you will Lord it is love, love, love your love. For God, you love us when we would fall off your soul as sins. You solve it Peter at night, long before he actually happened to you saw him Lord, he denied you three times. And yet you still chose him to be the rock. Lord, you see all these things. And your love is enough, Lord, to carry through all these things as fraud. It's all about your love. You never stop loving us, Lord, You love the sinners, you love. Everyone do what he says in john 16. God so loved the world. That means everyone, everyone in it, he would everyone be in His Kingdom, Father, God, only those who come to you, Lord and light down before you that we must come to you. So wherever we are in this life right now, challenges and battles in families are close to us and outside of us. I really am feeling that I'm praying now for those who can't fight any longer. They haven't got the strength. Yes, Father, and are thinking like Peter did their face to fall and Lord in a cry now. And there's no one to answer them. Only you can cry. Answer no cry, Lord. So we pray Father God for all those down there, down in that place who can't cry out anymore. They're worn out and tired. Lord, Farley, God, he is gonna pray that they will just bring those burdens to you now, Lord, you will deal with them, that God of love, will dive into their life, that you will rescue them out of hell, Father God, that you will pull them up out of the war. All those all down there. Right now in name of Jesus, Lord, in the name of Jesus, we pray for them. The Lord that they will cry out to you that they really will bring their burdens to you. Give them to you, Lord, that it will be your strength, and your power and your love, that we teamed them up from that place. Father God, I ask this in Jesus name.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 42:55

Amen. Amen. Yes, father?

Glenn Walsh: 42:57

Yes. By the spirit of Gods we inquire, Abba, Father. Yeah, Lord, we do pray for those who are in despair that had such curveballs thrown in their lives that they're thinking, How on earth can I ever stand again? will order pray that your Holy Spirit will just pull upon their spirit and impress on them? Father, yes, I can do Lord we don't cry at how Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, Your will be done here on Earth, just as he is in heaven. Yes, Lord, that's our prayer, for days of visitation, that even in despair, there be such closeness. The Lord you do say that you bind to heal the brokenhearted. So, Lord, we do pray, the comfort would reign?

Reverend Ben Cooper: 43:51

Yes, Father,

Glenn Walsh: 43:52

Lord, that they just know. Your arms of love around them. Yes. So you would walk with them through the valley of the shadow of death, that they would fear no evil, that your rod and staff would both comfort and protect them. Thank you Holy Spirit and that you would take them on the road of healing here.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 44:14

come on.

Glenn Walsh: 44:16

lord, we know what a tough world it is we live in we know it not we've experienced the hardships of this world. And we just pray rain down mercy.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 44:25

Come on

Glenn Walsh: 44:26

rain down pace, download. Let your Holy Spirit that comforter, the counselor, the Spirit of Christ, the spirit of the fathers in twined with ours, that we may know your pace. Jesus, you said my peace I give you my Peace I leave you I don't give us the world gifts. Come Holy Spirit. Minister, the kingdom of God in our hearts we ask. Amen. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 44:53

Amen. We're coming. We're coming to the table right now. So wherever you are, across the earth, we We invite you to, to sit with us to be still with us. Glenn is going to pray for the bread in a moment. And Don will pray for the wine as we just gather for this this time as we're in a lord house. And wherever you feel this morning, you know, we're not really worthy of doing this. No one's worthy, but there's been no away made. And his name is Jesus. Blood has been shared so that we can come. We don't need permission from the bishops house. We don't need permission from any priest to take the bread and and why? Because it has made very clear I love it. When you read on the Last Supper, when Jesus says to for the Scripture, as often as you come together in my name, do this as often. So we're here, because Jesus has instructed us to do this. Not because there's a religious formula. There's been a script written by the church, we're here because he's called us to be here. We're here, because His love is unconditional. So we're going to gather men and women together, brothers and sisters together around the world. And we are free. We are free. So the sun sets free is free. Indeed. We're not here because it's church day. We're here because he's called us to be online together. Yeah, this church, just a very different look. But we gather together because there is unity through Christ. As the great apostle said very clearly, I can't be with you in bodily form. But I'm with you in spirit. We got our connector. We got we got this connector, that is Christ, we've got this this connector, which is the word we are brothers and sisters together, we are united, we might be under different denominations, but denominations have are having its day, we are seeing big things happen. In denominations we are seeing big things happen, where all sorts of things are happening in denominations, but we belong to our kingdom. We belong to the Kings domain. You're on the other side of the lens to us this morning office labor, as you always are, but but we're in the same kingdom, the Kings domain, and we're going to break bread together, wherever you are, Glen is going to lead us Don will continue when when Glen is ready to hand that over. But wherever you are, on this earth to date, we invite you to do this with us. You don't need to position of being in the church. You don't need to be asking their permission from any man or any person on planet Earth. Whether I can take this because Jesus is instructing us to do this. It's a clear instruction. Very clear instruction. So Glen, yeah. Yeah. His disciples have so long to arrive, eagerly desire to do more translation, yeah, to do this with you. And he explained to them that this bread represents his body. And in john 10, he says that I lay my life down that I may take take it up again, this is john 10, verse 18. No one takes it from me. But I lay it down at my own, my own accord, I have authority to lay it down, and authority to take it up again, coming late, his life, his body down for us, he was broken for our sin, it was placed on him. And as Ben's already said, we have citizenship that's in heaven through Jesus. And we're part of that great multitude in white who no one can count mentioned in Revelation. We've been purchased by the body and blood of the Lamb. We are he's and he is out. And his body was broken for us. So I've got a little ritual that I do whenever take communion. If anyone does see this again, even if it's small, I just break the bread. Knowing that his body was broken, yeah. It was literally broken. He was pierced for my transgressions, and he died. He died for me. And for you. that we may live in him. amen

Glenn Walsh: 49:14

But sin could not hold him because I had no part in him. And he rose again from the dead. Let's take this bread, knowing that we will rise with him. Amen. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 49:25

Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Holy Spirit, we break bread together. Oh god, this is glorious. Thank you, Jesus. Thank

Glenn Walsh: 49:38

you, Lord, we thank you that for the joy set before you you endured the cross, knowing everything about everything past, present and future that joy set before you and redemption in your you injured. Thank you, Jesus, for doing that for us. Amen.

Donny Stockburn: 50:07

Hold his precious blood. That's the only word is written in my mind right now my spirit is precious blood. Precious Blood of Jesus. Lord, why? make possible that we could live forever with you opened the doors, paid the price. Now love, languages Jesus, love the love of God, who sent his son sent his own son, to take our place to take our sin, to wash his claim to make us holy. Make us righteous. It Well, we've got whoever there's a word it says, I have not seen, nor ear heard, nor entered into the hearts of men, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him, God, Lord, you've prepared it for us. Jesus said, I'm going to prepare a place for you. Thank you for and then I see him today, if it was not so I would tell you is a simple trust that God has got a price ready for us. And yet we can't even imagine how wonderful it is. There's no words to describe your love, Lord. Outside of even our imaginations, but normally now you will keep her word. And this blood has paid the price. First to have access to eternal life. And we see a smaller face. Thank you for this precious blood Lord, in Jesus name. Amen. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 52:06

Thank you father

Glenn Walsh: 52:10

that Jesus said in john 1125. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me though he died, yet he shall live. And everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this? You actually asked a question. He says, Do you believe this?

Reverend Ben Cooper: 52:32

we do Lord

Glenn Walsh: 52:33

Mary Magdalene said to him, Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God. Thank you, Jesus, you are the resurrection and the night. And our hope is in you.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 52:45

Yes, Father

Glenn Walsh: 52:46

death is your sting. Where is it? It doesn't end with death. It begins. We go from the earthly room upstairs to the heavenly room. To be with you always. Thank you Jesus

Reverend Ben Cooper: 53:02

Amen. Thank you. You are good God and Father, we just rest in your presence today. Lord, Father, we thank you for the online church Lord has brothers and sisters, we got about seven minutes. And as we just rest in the arms of Christ, and we've broken bread together, we've taken a cup together. We've read and heard scripture together, we just want to encourage you to keep going to keep going. The Scripture says in the Old Testament very clearly, that David's strengthened himself in the Lord. That is the place that I strive for myself is in the Word of God. in communicating with the King of kings and the Lord of lords, whether you're driving, whether you're walking, whether you're indoors, having a cup of tea, or a coffee, or, or, or just walk in whatever you are doing at this moment in time, just just look up, just look up. Look at the beauty of creation, look at Christ God, God is in the air that we breathe, God is look outside your window, whatever your your view is, at this moment, whatever you are looking out upon, just just try and find that, that creation just just look into creation. If you've got such a blessing upon you right now and you're at the coast and you're looking at the sea, or you're you're in a field you're walking the dog in in the woods and you're out in pure nature, look around you, as you listen to this on. On this live stream service. If you are just looking at your window and you're looking into your garden, and you're just looking look at the beauty of the flowers or the sun, look at the the glorious, the beautiful the the white God has created the heavens and the earth look into nature. We see him through creation. Just Just be still and know that he's God. Look Look out just look up to the sky Look at the beautiful sky outside just look around you might be surrounded in London with with walls and the humdrum of life you might be surrounded it almost in a in a prison environment where there's nothing but but walls and you can't really see out but just just try and grab a glimmer of the weather outside. Just look up. The Psalmist says, Where does my help come from? I look up into the hills. Hebrews chapter 12. I keep my eyes keep your eyes on Jesus, the author, the perfecter of my faith, we keep our eyes on Jesus. When I look into creation, I see his glory when I look into the into the world and through the power of creation. I see him I see the creative God that I serve. I feel peace. Isn't that a beautiful feeling when you go down to the coast and you just look out across the sea. Or you're standing on a hilltop or you're in, you're in a field and you're looking at creation. Look at the beauty of creation. Look at the colors, look at the structure. Look at everything that fruit creation. For nature, we serve a God, the court the things that are not as though they are he spoke everything into being. Your life is in his hands. He loves you unconditionally. His timings are perfect. His ways are just this. He is the King of glory. He is the Great I Am. He is your Redeemer. He is the King of kings. And He is the Lord of lords. Just a couple of moments, just free minutes. Just free minutes sisters and brothers. just pause and rest in his presence. Just rest. Just rest in the arms. Rest in the presence, whether you're in a chair, whether you're walking or whether you're joining us at this very moment in time. Just be still on now. Just a few moments, just a few moments of stillness.

Donny Stockburn: 57:23

Can I just use this word there? This is what I used to tell the kids was the greatest prayer ever pride. It's Jesus five hours before he was arrested. And you would have thought that his heart would have been filled with fear and things like that. But his heart wasn't filled with fear. His heart was filled with love for us. And I just want to read you some last words in that prayer. And he says, it begins I do not pray for these alone. But I also pray for who will be leave in me. So their word, so this is us. This is prayer for us. And Jesus's father, our desire, that they also whom you gave me may be with me where I am, that they may be hold my glory, which you have given to me. Amen. Oh, you love me before the foundation of the world. Watch his father, the world has not known you, but I have known you. And these have known you that you sent me and I have declared to them your name and will declare that the love with which you have loved me might be in them. Amen. That's awesome. God the Father will love us sinners. we're sinners, as much as he loves Jesus. That was his prayer. That were the words that he spoke that night, Lord which is which is one of Evelyn implored in their truth and power. We do pray right now know, for the broken one sort of got this word appeal can't stop. So bring those who are broken to the Lord. We do pray for them now or are broken. We bring you to the Lord now that he will heal you. He will deliver you there his strength and his love for you. We will deliver you our everything, Lord, into that kingdom of God has promised to us Jesus name, amen. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 59:30

Father, we thank you that we've been gathering today. And as Lord we we just go Lord into areas of work and life and culture. We just thank you for everyone on this online church streaming service today. We thank you for Glenn we thank you for for Donnie and myself and that brother Randy that's not with us today. And his wife, Margaret, protect them all those that are away on holiday bring them all back safe in the name of Jesus, but those that are online that have stayed through this service today. We thank you That you are with them that you will strengthen them in the mighty name of Jesus. And, Lord, we just love you this morning. In your wonderful name, in Jesus name.

Donny Stockburn: 1:00:09

Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 1:00:10

We thank you for joining us today. Wherever you are around the world. We will see you this time next week around about half past nine for this one, hour service and we thank you that we're able to break bread together. Again, we thank you Glenn, Dawn, and everybody online for just sharing and being together. And we just ask you right now, as we always do, if you need a Bible, please just message us we can get your Bible. That is pretty simple. And obviously you need prayer just messages through this means of communication through social media. And you will find us if you need any one of us, you can capture us May God bless you and strengthen you. And we thank you to all those that listen to this podcast later on. And all the brothers and sisters that are on this live online streaming service. And we say Have a great day in Jesus name. Amen.

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