Hello, and welcome to Elim church swanley, you're joining myself, Reverend Ben Cooper for today's podcast. Yes, we just want to say thank you so much for joining us online today, wherever you are across the world for this online, church streaming service and this podcast, we just thank you so much for joining with us and staying with us. And may God bless you on planet earth today. You know, God is with you. God is strengthening God is guiding you never, ever give up. You know, keep pushing, and never, never allow the enemy to tell you anything different. You are saved, you are blood washed, you are a child of the living God. But I really believe this has been pressed on my heart this morning, as the scripture says, Be holy, because I am holy, we are living in very powerful times we are living in the end of time, you know, when you look at what's happening around the world, through creation, through the weather system, through what's happening through Parliament, what's happening through all the governments around the world, the monetary system, when we see and we look at everything that's happening around the world, we can see that we are living in perilous times, as the scripture says, but hold your place be still never give up. But the scripture says very clearly be holy, because I am holy. And we welcome you this morning to all those that listen back to this through the podcast. And everybody that listens to this live at this very moment in time. We are slightly early this week for the online church service, coffee and prayer. But we are praying that God will continue to stain You, God will continue to guide you. And the Holy Spirit will be the counselor that you require a new need. May God strengthen you across this earth today. We thank you as people are coming online this morning. And I just want to encourage we just want to encourage us three we got Donnie with us this morning, Andy and myself as we just gather in this room, in his prayer room and this war room, as we record this podcast, and as we go live to the world this morning, we got Psalm 86, I just want to encourage you, do not worry, do not fear wherever you are says hear me, Lord, and answer me. For I am poor and needy. For I am poor and needy. You know, we automatically think that that's devout cash. We might think that that's about financial situation, but we're talking about spiritually, we are poor in this nation, spiritually. We are very thin, and we need our God and our king. But if you are a born again believer in this morning, hold your place because God is with you. He says I will never leave you nor forsake you. He is with you to the very, very end. But as we read that scripture, the psalmist says very clear in Psalm 86 hear me, Lord, and answer me for I am poor and needy, God my life, for I am faithful to you. Save your servants who trust in you. You are my God. Have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long. Do you feel like you're calling to God all day long on this moment? Do you feel like you're always on the phone so to speak to him? Do you feel like you always call him because he is just waiting? He is just sitting he is just resting he is he is there he is amongst you. It might sound strange. I mean, he's sitting there when I'm referring to that where the scripture says he sit in a seated sorry, on the circle of the earth. The God of Israel is with you Never give up. Never give up. Never give up where are wherever you are today. Never give up for the good God above is with you. Good morning. And let's just be bowed in prayer. Let's just take a few moments to gather our thoughts and to be still and know that he's God. But the scripture this morning, the kickoff scripture is Psalm 86. Hear me, oh Lord, and answer me for him poor and needy, God my life. For I am faithful to you. Save your servant who trust in you, you trust him. He loves you unconditionally. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. He loves us unconditionally. And I keep getting this in my spirit, you know, be holy, because I am holy. Never give up in in world doing never give up in the season that you're in. Never give up in the hard push that you're in at this moment. You might feel lonely and stressed you might feel tired and anxious and worried. But the God of Israel is with you. So good morning across the world today. Good morning to everyone that's listening through podcasts through buzzsprout, Spotify for the other platforms that we use bless you this morning on our online church. Thank you for staying with us and join in with us at this early hour this morning. And may God sustain you and strengthen you today for what lies ahead. Because if God is for us who can be against us, if God is for us, who can be against us, you are a child of the living God, you are blessed and highly favored. God loves you and doesn't matter how you feel about yourself and keep calling as the psalmist says me, oh Lord, and answer me. Keep asking. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and everything else shall be added unto the Father. We thank you this morning for that. power in the name of Jesus and Lord as we gather around the mics as we gather on the on the screens as we gather father for coffee and prayer as we gather for communion this morning, Father, as we lay our lives out before you, you are Worthy of all praise, you are a good and you are glorious and you are a holy God, you are a jealous God. You are a God of rough You are a God of love. You are a God of all you are the king of kings and the Lord of lords. And this morning, Lord, as we walk on planet earth as we live our lives as we see our friends, as we go into meetings, as we just share the gospel today will whether whenever and however we do live today, we pray that there'll be such an outpouring of your spirit upon us. We pray that you will draw us in. We pray, Lord God, for your sovereignty, to come and to sit upon us afresh today, that anointing will fall upon us, Lord, Father, we bless you and we praise you, Lord, let fresh oil flow Lord, let oil flow today. But Lord, as the psalmist says, hear me, Lord, and answer me for I am poor and needy. Lord, this nation is needy, this nation, Father, God is in need of you. And Lord, as we bow down as we rest in the arms of the Father, we thank you that there is power in the name of Jesus Christ, but this morning, Lord, we need you like never before. We need your God like never before Lord, our hearts are hungry. minds father, a bit of a tis was but Lord, our hearts are hungry. We call to you today, Lord, we're poor and we're needy. Lord, we need the Messiah. Lord, we're poor Lord, spiritually. This nation is very poor is very thin. We need a great outpouring. We need a great awakening father we need a great stirring in the schools we need a stirring in our homes we need a stirring in government windows started in the church when it a stir in its morning, Lord, all of us need a stir in the Holy Spirit stores today. But drawers thank you for the draw. Thank you for the drawing. And thank you, Lord, that Yes, Lord, we might be poor, and needy, but our God shall supply all our needs according to the riches in glory. So Lord, we ask for strength. We ask for guidance, we ask for wisdom. We pray that you will keep us wise in our life, Father, that you will pour out your spirit. And this morning, Lord, there will be break for every level Father, we believe in breakthrough. We believe in miracles. We believe in the power of your word. And everybody online with us this morning, we thank you that there is power in their heart today. We thank you that God is with them today. We thank You, Lord, that wherever they are in their Christian walk with you, we thank You Lord, it doesn't matter how they feel. We thank you that there is power in the name of Jesus and bless those that are joining us online for church this morning. Let the love of God, that the steadfast love of the Lord. It never ceases Your love never ceases and Lord wrap your arms around the all those that are in need this morning. But Lord, as we gather as we rest as we be still, as we lift up the Word of God as we lift up the Word of God, as we gather together as brothers and sisters, as we gather as sons and daughters, as we gather as children of the living God, this is a great day. This is a great day. This is the day that the Lord has made we shall rejoice and be glad the devil is a liar. He is the father of lies, and he is under our feet this morning. But the steadfast love of the Lord never see ceases. Father as the psalmist writes in Psalm 89, hear me, Lord, and answer me for I am poor and needy, God my life for I am faithful to you, save your servant who trust in you, you are my God. That what the psalm he says in Psalm 86, at the end of verse two, you are my God, he's your God. He's your guide. He's your Jehovah gyra, Jehovah nissi, Jehovah Shalom, he's your supplier. He's your, he's your God. He's your father in heaven. He is the King of kings, and He is the Lord of lords, and he has your life. May God bless you and strengthen you as we hand over to Donnie and to Andy this morning, as they take us into the deeper presence into the Word of God as we just rest and be still, but never forget Psalm 86. And also one last reading from Psalm 88. Lord, You are my God, who says me, day or night I cry out before you. May my prayer come before you turn your ear to my cry. God is hearing you. God is hearing you in inverse three of Psalm 88. It says the psalm it says this, for I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death. But Lord, you save me. He's with you this morning, wherever you are. Good morning, and welcome to church. My god bless you as we press on for the 40 minutes or so, get ready for communion later on as we gather in mighty name of Jesus Christ, amen.
Donny Stockburn:Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you Lord
Donny Stockburn:Yeah, I have a word. The other day. It's in Lamentations three, verse 22, verse 23, Jeremiah wrote this through the Spirit of God, a man who was familiar with troubles, to say the least. He was sewn down, owes, he was pushed around, and he seemed to live a life. That was one I wouldn't want for a long time. But he was your man, Lord, and he wrote down what he knew of your Lord for us now, if Same applies in this day, as he implied in that day, Lord, and this is his words, and I don't know about you, but seems to me recently, I've been going through storm after storm after storm you, you get through one and there's another. And this is a, this is what Jeremiah wrote about his life and his stones. He said, through the Lord's mercies. We are not concerned, our true that is, because his compassion fails. No, no, no. Every morning, make your Holy Spirit. This is the word I love. Great is your faithfulness, Lord.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Yes, Lord,
Donny Stockburn:the Lord is my portion says my soul. Therefore, I hope in Him, that word, great is your faithfulness. Our Lord Allah, that word we worship, the faithfulness of God, oh, just want to bring that up. So that we know that when all fails in our life as it did in joy, that we have a faithful God. Just want to bring to us a little bit of the understanding of what that means in our lives. And when you will, on that course load. Yes, we will on your mind. Your blood took away our sins forever. You might as kings and priests forever, and you are a lover of our souls. Glory. We pray, we don't lose faith in Jesus. Yes, come home. Hi, that's good. But don't why don't fear don't live. Thank you, because he is faithful. He will not let us go. He will not break his promise. His house, that one we went the other way in. He was six for 16 to 18. He said nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God that's in john 1027. And 29. Praise. God's faithfulness. Through sickness. Yes. Yeah. Through troubles, I guess. Through fears, yes. doubts? Yes. Through witnesses. Yes. Whatever our survival situation is, God will my Jesus, I just want to share with you that God taught me what that really means. It was one day when I was down in groves in a water pump front part, you may know. And I was given a little gospel tracks walking around that lovely Park. And I looked across the glass and there was a man sitting on a seat by the river front there. And in front of him was an old lady sitting in a wheelchair. And she was walking backwards and forwards kind of what I'm doing now. And she was every now and then she would lean forward to our loud squeak and a shout and start jumping around in the chair. And this match is set there sort of undisturbed, and he was feeding this little bowl of food and in. So I walked around and I started to speak to him. I sat with him. And he was telling me about his life he's dying was dying, if you won't know but that was his name. And he was a 73 year old man who looked quite strong. He hadn't lost that youthful look. And in speaking to him, he told me that he was an ex novena soldier. He knew how to look after himself, of course, and he was sitting, feeding this lady, and every now and then she would lean forward, maybe jump and shout and scream and kick and make awful noises I've never heard before. She looked a lot older than him. And I said to him, Are you a carer looking after this old lady? I didn't say the old legacy. All you are care, looking after? And he said no. This is my wife. This is my wife. Thank you that woman. She bore no resemblance to the one he married. Neither mentally, nor physically Thank you. They said, This is my wife. I wouldn't take money for looking after my wife. What a fifl. Love that man. He was still the husband. After all, he was fated plus wife. burnout, no resemblance to one he married. And she was in mind the same either. But he was faithful. Thank you. God you spoke to me then you spoke About your faithfulness, God is faithful say you are a mess, how faithful you are, Lord, Lord, where ever we are going through, you will keep us in your in your love, we will never be able to fall out of your care and love out of your faithfulness, Lord. And that's what Jeremiah discovered in his life, Lord, so also everything, you will faithful God, Yes, Father, you will bring everything back. Nothing will be missing. So all his troubles and trials, you will be faithful no matter what we did. That's a security I wanted to be alone no matter what. Because I could see all my failings, all my weaknesses, all the times I will fall short. And I wondered if God would love me so these days, and like that man loved his wife. So you love us, Father, thank you. So you are five Thank you, holy, faithful God, You are Lord. And underneath, oh, Lord, God was asleep the other night, underneath it all our travels and finance victories and mistakes, weaknesses. The great Shepherd Jesus will get us home. Underneath the all Lord, is your faithfulness, the faithful living God. Lola, thank you for that. What comfort it gives me Lord. Oh, it restores me God. Yes. How to Make me walk through those pray, Lord, hallelujah. They won't overcome me. Oh, Jesus, as far as knowing that they won't consume me, because of your faithfulness, not because of my strength, not because of my faith, not because of anything me. But because you are faithful God, Lord, what a blessing that is to my life. What a thing I could share with other people, Lord, that this God, who wants to come into your life is a faithful God, He will never leave you. He will never forsake you. He will never give you up, no matter what's going on in our lives. Lord, I pray this prayer, that all listening now will doubt his faithfulness. Yes, Father, I will lean on it as Jacob LED on that crutch that he needed to carry all the days with life. Perhaps that was to remind him how much he needed God, your faithfulness, Lord, Your faithfulness. He tells me how much I need you, Lord, and I just thank you for that. Apply for that. Lord. I pray that everyone will come to know that faithfulness, Lord, that that secures us to you. In Jesus name. I pray this Lord, Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen. Yeah, Lord, You are faithful. Father, you are faithful. Men this morning, Lord, all those that are just join online Father, we just want to remind them that we serve a faithful God. You might be in trouble. But God is before you. You might be worried. God is with you. Holy Spirit, we just pray right now we just rest on the living word of God. And we say thank you, Lord, for the trouble that's around us. Yes. Because we thank you that there are miracles around us as well. Yeah, we thank you that the miracles and the blessings are bigger than the battles We thank You, Lord, that your faithfulness is so strong, so powerful. Yes, Your mercy is new every morning. We thank you that your blessings are before us right now. And as the psalmist said, You God Oh my God who saves me. And day and night I cry out to you. Yes, my my prayer come before the turn your ear to my cry. Thank you, Lord, for all those that are crying out today. Those that are worrying about Universal Credit, those that are worried about their social housing, those that are worried about results coming back from the consultant, those that are worried financially. Thank you, Father, Lord, we thank you for those Lord that are praying about their marriage, about getting married, that are going through troubles, their children, their issues, their worries, their doubts, their fears. Lord, as the psalmist says, Lord, You are my God. Psalm 88. Lord, You are my God, who saves me day and night I cry out to you. May my prayer come before you turn your ear to my cry. He is listening. He is our father, he is your father. He is our God, He is your God. We are sons and daughters in the kingdom of the living God. And I pray this morning, that God will bless you and strengthen you. And may the hand of the Lord be upon you. And never ever give up my god strengthen the this morning. Remember the scriptures that we are coming out with this morning. And as we just rest and as we be still you know, Never give up. Never give up. God is faithful. God is faithful rest in him this morning. In Jesus name, Amen. Thank you Holy Spirit. Thank you, Father. We bless you, Lord, come, Lord. Yes. turn your ear to us, Lord.
Andy Hammond:Father, we offset you come by your spirit now. Fill us a fresh with your power. Yeah. Wherever we are now, come, come Holy Spirit. Thank you, Father. Yes, thank you. Thank you, Father, that you sent your son Jesus so that we could have life. Life in all its fullness. Thank you. So we have your word, scripture that we contained to Scripture that we read over the airwaves, and it reaches so far and wide. And your scripture is so powerful.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Yes, Lord.
Andy Hammond:Cuts deep. Thank you, Donny, for referring to Jeremiah and Jeremiah 31. There's a whole piece of Scripture. It says the time is coming to clear when I will make a new covenant. The house of Israel,
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen.
Donny Stockburn:Thank you.
Andy Hammond:It will not be like the covenant I made with their father, forefathers, when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt. And this is a new covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. Thank you, Father, oh, put my law in their minds and writing on their hearts, I will be their God. And they will be my people.
Donny Stockburn:Now, man,
Andy Hammond:thank you, father for scripture. And I understand this piece of Scripture is probably the longest scripture quoted in the New Testament because it comes up in Hebrews and Hebrews a, the high priest of a new covenant. And the writer of Hebrews quotes this scripture from I think, verse, verse eight. And there is going the time it's coming to Claire. So Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel. Amen. Lord, young, Israel in and we just thank you for Jesus. Yeah. This is why we're here. This is why we are sitting around this table now. It's because of Jesus. Yes. Or that he can do you know a lot. Yes, Lord. It's certainly easy to come into relationship with Him. And I'm just so grateful and thankful that we have a patient. God, a man, yeah. Thank you. He is so patient with us.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you for your patience. Lord,
Andy Hammond:we just thank you. Thank you stand by. And watch and listen to us.
Reverend Ben Cooper:And Holy Spirit.
Andy Hammond:Yeah. I can imagine just like a father and you will have tears sometimes. When we mess things up.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you for for
Andy Hammond:and Grayson, child, you've come? Yes. So I find it a hug. Put the glasses on. Let there be healing, bring comfort. And as Ben just said, bring healing. We asked you to bring healing into our lives today. Yes, Lord. All those stupid actions that we've done in the past. Although salts really are not of you. Thank you. Thank you, during your cleansing for us, thank you for your forgiveness, that we can always, always come to you. As the Father, you bring your forgiveness. Thank you that we can be in relationship with you. Thank you that you are a God who saves. Who forgives. You loves and you did this for us. Yes. You sent Your Son Jesus to die for
Reverend Ben Cooper:Holy Spirit
Andy Hammond:is not a new setting, you're equipping your Holy Spirit. The comforter,
Reverend Ben Cooper:as it says, Yes, Father, Yes, Lord x thing.
Andy Hammond:We can't do any of this without the power that you send to us. But word of comfort that you bring often whispered in my ear. Amen. When we need a word from you. So I encourage folks just to sit for a few minutes. Wherever you are, just sit quietly.
Donny Stockburn:Yes, yes, Father, we see that.
Andy Hammond:Just receive and be quiet with him. Let him whisper in your ear, those words of comfort that you need. If you listen, you hear.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen. Thank you, Jesus.
Andy Hammond:Thank you. We thank You, Father for these broadcasts. We thank you that you always are here with us. Never filed to turn. Amen never fail. Amen.
Donny Stockburn:Jesus, we
Andy Hammond:rushed again, get here, drive through traffic. And you're here. Yeah. All those issues that are going on at the moment. In you know, drive past the queues at the petrol stations, still happening. And peace. Father, we just pray now that this government will be able to bring order. Yes, Father, bring order, bring, bring justice. Bring nursery. Father, we just think of all those on Universal Credit at the moment, for fear that must be happening now in their lives when that money is going to the government proposing to withdraw that today?
Reverend Ben Cooper:For other strength and then people yeah.
Andy Hammond:Bring your power and strength into their lives. Either. They need need help. They're on. Well, it's an old phrase. They're on the breadline.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Yes, father. Yeah.
Andy Hammond:They're on the breadline. We asked father that this government will show mercy for all those who need help.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you, Jesus.
Andy Hammond:Yeah. The answer is God. Put you to, so returned to you. We turn to you. Thank you, Father,
Reverend Ben Cooper:Holy Spirit come. Thank you, Jesus, that you're with us. Thank you, Jesus. Father, we bless the Lord. Lord, we we just want to say thank you this morning for the precious blood of Jesus. Amen. Lord, as we're listening and as we join into prayers this morning, father for the field issue for the Universal Credit issue. For the housing issue for just just for help Lord, we ask the Lord for for guidance for Godly wisdom. Father, we pray, Lord, that will be good stewards of money Father, you will help us with our lives in every level. We pray, Father, for children and our families, we pray, Father for marriages, we pray for those that are single, we pray for those that are retired that those are working. Lord, the list is so long. So Lord, as we gather now for communion as we gather Lord and as we prepare, to take bread and to take the cup, we thank you that there is freedom. There is freedom on us today love we are free, who the sunset free, is free indeed. So Father, we thank you for freedom today. We thank You, Jesus, that your word has set us free. Your words, give us hope. Your word is give us life. Your word father is faithful and just and you are a holy God. And this morning, as we can't tell you this morning, Lord, everyone that is weighed down with the cares of the world and the worry and the trouble that we have within us, Lord and issues to deal with health issues to do with finances, issues to deal with life, Lord ourselves issues that we're trying to get away from past things present day things, whatever it may be far As we gather around the table, Lord as we break bread as as Andy and Donnie, take us, Lord to the end to and through communion this morning, we thank you that there is power in the greatest name in heaven. Oh yes. And our God shall supply all our needs according to thy riches and glory. So Lord this morning we pray that the government will be wise. Lord, the government will be wise Lord, that they will look down the lens from the ivory towers, Lord, that they will look Overlord, they will look over and they will look into society, Lord, Father, that you will bring them down to the level that is the correct level, Lord, that they weren't. Look, Lord, Lord, us Lord with is father of the business eyes of the world of political lives, but Lord, they will look from their heart, Lord, and father, they will stretch out we pray that this government will stretch out law we need strong leadership. We need strong leadership, Lord, Father, we need strong leadership, in government and in church. We need spiritual leaders father that will lead that will guide the Lord this morning as we gather for communion. There are many issues on the prayer list. But lawn, I think we all are asking for the same thing. More of Jesus, yes, more of Jesus, more of you more of your word, more of your presence. Because Lord, when we seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, everything else shall be added unto the Lord. It's more of Christ. It's more of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, Lord, we want more of your word, we want more of your presence. Lord, it's less of me, and more of him, a lot less of me. So Lord, as we come to the table of remembrance, as we gather as you gathered the disciples on that precious time, that last supper, as you had the 12, gathering around the table with you, Father, Lord, we're doing this in remembrance of the Holy Word of God. So Lord, I pray for such a stirring, such a story more of God, less of me, less of my flesh, less of my understanding of life, but I want more of Jesus more of you, Lord, take us deeper as Andy and Donny, Lord, take us to the, to that place this morning. So Lord, I surrender. I want to surrender more. Lord, this day, I want to surrender. Everything I've got in my heart, I want to hand it over, Lord, Lord, I want to hand everything over to the Lord. Lord, I just want to hand it over. Lord, I want to almost Lord, get a shovel and shovel it out of me, Lord, and, Lord, I just want to cut the rope out, cut all the roots out today, Lord, thank you cut all the routes that were holding that have grown over the years that have entangled themselves around our heart. Cut that route today, Lord, let there be freedom in our hearts. Thank you. Thank you for healing. Thank you for your love. Thank you for your word. And Lord has our brothers take us now to Communion. Thank you, Jesus. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Lord. Thank you Holy Spirit. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord. Yes.
Andy Hammond:Just read from one Corinthians chapter 11 starting from verse 23 the Lord on the night he was betrayed and when he given thanks he broke it and said this is my body which is for you Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way after separator cups saying hey, Matt, this is the new covenant in my blood, do this whenever you drink it in remembrance of me. For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, yes, proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Amen. And therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks a cup thank you Jesus worthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of Jesus. Hallelujah. Thank you to examine. Yeah, file self, a man and a woman ought to examine we do
Reverend Ben Cooper:ourselves we do that before glory.
Andy Hammond:It's so Father, we just thank you that we can come to you around the table. And in remembrance of what you've done for each one of us. And Father, we just pray now that those who are on the fringes of hearing about you but not really absorbing what they've heard. Those who've heard about you and maybe thinking about, yeah, this could be true. We pray now father, that by your spirit, You will bring about the reality of life and death, you will bring about the reality that life and Jesus is the only one. And as we take this bread, and the symbol of why this morning, we, as your Word says, we proclaim Jesus until he comes again. And that could be so a man that police. So we take this bread, Amen.
Donny Stockburn:Thank you for your faithfulness Father, Amen. And just as old soldier, Dave, as stood before his young, beautiful wife, and promised her that he would love her, honor and cherish all the days of his life.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Thank you, Jesus.
Donny Stockburn:So you have promised us, Lord, that You will love and honor and cherish us, not just for this life, but for all eternity. As your promise as your word, Lord, you we have your house on it, father, and we thank you for your faithfulness. Thank you, Lord, whenever your children cry out to you, you answer and there is no faithfulness that can compare to yours. Even allowed cry, Lord, sometimes Father, I haven't even been able to mumble the prayer, but you've heard him I have an answer. Thank you, Jesus, your faithful God, Lord and Lord and we, we got to take this blood now, which is one ovary, revelations one, verse five and six. To him who loved us and washed us from our cities of Harlow, in his own blood. Can you understand that? And as made as kings and priests, to his God and Father, to Him be the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Lord, you're not just covered our sins, but you wash them away with your own blood. Lord, we could come and live with you for all eternity. faithful to your word, You are Lord, we just give you thanks as we would remember, Lord, that night, when you vote this burden, and give the wine outlawed, said Do this in remembrance of me, Laura, how could we ever forget? How could we ever forget such a love such a five minutes? Lovely to remember? We thank you for your blood, Lord, that a set us free from all sins forever. In Jesus name. Amen. Amen.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Father, we thank you. We thank You, Lord, that we've been gathering this morning. We thank you, Lord, for your faithfulness, your steadfastness. We thank you for what it says in the book of Colossians that you sustain all things and you hold all things together. So Lord, we thank you that we are held together in you this morning. And whatever this day brings upon us, we thank you that you have gone before in this day. You are with us in this day, you are with us in this hour. Man, you are with us, you are before us. If God is before us who can be against us. Father, we thank you for the breaking of bread. We thank you Father for the scripture that's come out this morning. We thank you for the sisters and the brothers that are online with joining us with church today. We thank you for those listening back to this podcast. We thank you for all those that will catch this later on today, Lord, and whenever that may be, Father, let your blessings abound. Thank you that your blessings are in abundance, Lord, and as we close this service this morning, Father we pray that you will rest upon those that are carry infirmities that are worried that a fearful that a stressful that are weighed down with the issues of life. Father, we pray that there will be a lightness in their step today, Lord, that there will be a lightness in their spirit, Lord, that they will know that their Redeemer lives and because he lives we can face tomorrow. Come Lord, I'm going to invite Andy if we would close in prayer, as he will just mention about the Bibles. And we bid you a good day and may God bless you. Thank you for joining us coffee and prayer this morning. And God bless everybody around the world. Thank you so much.
Andy Hammond:We just thank you for your word, father. And again, I mentioned that if you need a copy of God's word, then just a man, message us and give us your details when we get a copy, either a New Testament or a full Bible if that's what you want. So we just pray now to close and we thank You, Father, God, that you are so Supreme, a man, you were before all things and to him, all things hold together. And Father, you are head of the body of the church. You are the beginning, the firstborn. And you are Supreme, you are mighty, you are mighty to save. Yeah, thank you for that. It's through you. Giving your son Jesus. And it's only through Jesus that we can come to the Father. Yes. And so Father, we ask now that your spirit fill, fill us fresh this morning, amen. That you will turn and call people to Father God, that you will be that prompt in their hearts in their minds this morning. We just want to say that we love you. Amen. And we prayed for mercy and peace and love and your grace to be with each one listening today. That favor of God will be on everyone. In Jesus amen. pray.
Reverend Ben Cooper:Amen. We thank you so much for listening and joining in this morning. Thank you for your messages that have come on to social media. May God bless you and strengthen you wherever you are today. We thank you from the very bottom of our heart. May God bless you and may the hand of the Lord always be upon you. In Jesus name, amen. God bless
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