Reverend Ben Cooper: 0:01

Hello and welcome to Elim Church swanley you're joining myself, Reverend Ben Cooper for today's podcast. Yeah, good morning world wherever you are today. Thank you so much for joining us on this live stream service coffee and prayer. We thank God that wherever you are, we are just absolutely blown away here at Elim church in Swanley, with all you brothers and sisters, guys and girls and wherever you may be across the world downloading these podcasts that we do, although this is a live stream service, and you can see us right now on the socials going out. Also, this is recorded. And this goes out on our podcast platforms Spotify, and Buzzsprout on all the other areas that we use the other platforms that we use for podcasting, and the many different ones that we have coming out a week, we are so blessed that you are joining us today. Wherever you are today. I just want to encourage you, we just want to let you know that God is with you never give up hope. Wherever you are this morning, never give up. There is always a way forward. We thank you for everyone hopping online this morning. But we're going to dive straight in we've got Donnie with us and we've got Andy Wilson, we've got my brother Glen and myself. And we welcome you this morning, wherever you are across the world and all those that listen, a week later in the world of podcast, and may God bless you and strengthen you. But I'm going to turn to the book of Joshua. This has been coming to my heart a lot lately, the book of Joshua I've been I've been in now a fair bit and this just this just popped up. I would say for a quick way to explain this Joshua chapter one. Joshua, chapter one, verse three says, I will give you every place that you set your foot as I promised Moses, your territory will extend from the desert in the Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates to 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. This is where we want to get to be strong and courageous because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them be strong and very courageous. Now. This is this is the part this is the part about God's word. This, this is it. This is it for me today. Be careful to obey all the law My servant Moses gave you do not turn from the right and on the left, that you may be successful wherever you go, keep this book of the law always on your lips, meditate day and night that you'll be careful to do everything written, then you will be prosperous and successful have I not commanded you in first nine. As a believer, as a believer, I have to keep this word of God on my lips, meditating on the Word of God. We've got to be careful with the word meditating, because in other areas of life, it means so much more. But in the Word of God, when God says I have commanded you do not let this book of the law depart from your lips, meditate on it day and night is a clear indicator, a very clear indicator in the Old Testament from this powerful book of Joshua, such a glorious book, do not let this book of the law depart. The law is as relevant now. As what the new you know, we're talking about certain areas and certain parts of it without going into theological press, do not let this book of the Lord depart from your mouth. There is something that is beyond human understanding human comprehension, beyond your philosophy of life, beyond your thinking, your great learning and your skill set. There is something that is so supernatural, about God's word, it cuts over it. It heals, it sets the captives free. It is all hope because we know the scripture says God is love. And also we know it says God is our hope. So there is hope. So when you look at the word of God, this is why it's so critical for me and for you, as a believer in Christ Jesus, forget the word church. Forget the word religion. Forget the word leaders forget all that stuff that goes along with all that. The most important thing any one of us can ever do in our walk with Christ is to be in the Bible in the Word of God. To be in the scripture, and get that word. The scripture says put the word of God on your on the tablet of your heart, and out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water, brothers and sisters, wherever you may be, you may be dipping into this live stream service and we welcome in this morning for coffee and prayer and communion. Because that's what it's about. But we always bring in scriptures to the table but this morning, I really believe God is encouraging all of us firstly, as for here, and whoever is on the other side of these mics this morning, to be in the Word of God. Forget the word church for a moment. Forget the word religion. Forget the word spiritual leaders forget all that staff spiritual directors we have put so much labeling an emphasis and strength onto human beings over the past generations and taken our eyes can I say we have taken our eyes as the UK church. That's a big plus. centage may be off of the Holy Word of God. We've got to be in the word as believers. Whoever you are, wherever you may be today, the word of God is your live stream. The Word of God is everything to me. But I've got to get in. The Bible says, I will never leave you nor forsake you. Nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus, but I've got to be in. And also in Hebrews chapter 12, verse two, keep your eyes, keep your eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. See, when I keep my eyes on Jesus, Jesus, we know what it says, In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was gone. He was with God in the beginning, that a paraphrasing going on there. We know that in in the Gospel of John, chapter one very clearly, it says, In the beginning was the Word. And we know he is the word, and he is the King of kings, and the Lord of lords. And it is the word of God that will strengthen me. And it is the word of God that will strengthen you. It is the word of God that gives us hope. There is hope in your circumstances, you might be really working hard, you might be really tired, you might be exhausted of life's issues, you might be worn out on every area of the Northeast, the south of your life. But let me tell you hold on to Jesus, as I hold on to Christ, I hold on to the word as a hold on to the word, I hold on to the Holy Spirit, as I hold on to the Holy Spirit, God is there, you know, and he is the God of all hope, the Scripture tells us, He is the God of all hope. He is the beginning, he is the bright morning star. But Joshua has been given a clear instruction from the voice of God, never let this book, I pray with the greatest respects to lead us to brothers and sisters that are in leadership to those that are in some form of spiritual guide as a church leader. Can I Can I ask every one of us are we are we in the word or are we in philosophy? Are we in our own understanding? Now we all we call in a tradition or we call in what the denomination is requiring of us? Or are we saying yeah, I'm under this today, I'm in the Word of God, because it says, Do not let this book of the Lord depart from your mouth, meditate on it day and night. Keep it keep it. So by keeping it there will not be any doctrine error in my life. I got to keep in the word because that is sound doctrine. As it says in the New Testament, we need sound doctrine. And the only place I will find that is in His word, not through opinions, not through man's understanding, not through those that are very articulate, not through those that are coming up through academics, Knowledge puffs up. But God reveals God reveals Himself through His holy words. So wherever you are today, as we are in this morning, and it's coffee and prayer, hold on to the Word of God. If you are a church leader can Can I just say brother or sister, whoever you may be. Keep in the Scripture. Don't look at the denomination. Don't look at the religion. Take your eyes off of your spiritual directors, take your eyes off of your pastors, take your eyes off of the bishops take your eyes off of the leaders of the denomination and do exactly what it says in Hebrews chapter 12 verse to keep your eyes on Jesus, the author and the pioneer of your faith. He loves you. He is the one that went to the cross for me and you. He is the one that said it is finished. He is the one that had his body broken for us. I thank God for denominations I thank God for leaders. This is not a pull down. But this is this is God willing. This is God willing, and encouragement to keep in the Word. If we're not in a word. It is a warning to get into the Word because we are living in perilous times. We've only got a look at globalization, what the Scripture says we only got a look at the one world government issue that the monetary system the banks becoming one everything is happening. What is happening in the world is not because of what the devil has more power and the darker things it is because the world is lining up exactly what the word of God tells us it will be at the last. It is not out of God's remit, it is not outside of his plan. It has been written about 1000s of years ago. It has been predestined that is it is lining up. We are living in very powerful times and if you are a believer in the God of Israel can I encourage you get yourself a Bible get yourself a Bible star in the Psalms starting in one John somewhere that's really soft. Just just just get that get the word of God in your spirit. Just read and read and read. If you struggle reading Get get the word for your ear gate through your eye gate, through YouTube through many different apps on phones, you know, the word of God or, or there is another way. Our brother Randy, our brother, Randy, he will tell us later on, you know, we can get that through the good news for everyone which was formerly known as Gideon Gideons. And we thank God for the ministry that they do. But brothers and sisters, I have this pressing on my heart this morning. Be strong and courageous. But keep the Word of God. Keep the Word of God, be strong and very courageous. Keep the Word of God. God is telling Joshua, He has commanded him. Never let this book of the Lord depart from your mouth. You know, there is some strange teachings out there as well. Be careful of the strange teachings that are manipulating the scriptures. Be very careful. You know, we have got to be in the word like never before because there are some really wobbly, theological things out there. There are some really strange things out there only takes one degree, one degree of error. So brothers and sisters, a safeguard is for me in for you to be in the Word. I thank God for our leaders. I thank God for those that the teachers and the preachers, I thank God that there are only a few and I use that word very carefully, that are on sound doctrine. But we have a manipulation because the Scripture tells us there will be a great falling away. At the end times there is there is a delusion, there is a liar. There is a there is a different gospel being preached out there. We know there's one being peddled for cash. We know that's always been there. But there are others out there. And we have to hold tight to the Word of God. Keep the word on your lips. Keep the Word of God in your heart, put it on the tablet of your heart. Get yourself a Bible, whatever translation that may be. Just get that Bible whatever one you feel drawn to just get that word. Get that word in your hands, get that word in your eye gate through your ear gate, hear it, see it. You know, Brave is the word of God will get you through you are a conqueror, as the scripture says, No weapon formed against you shall prosper because God is with you. And what the enemy meant for harm, God will turn for good. But I believe God is calling you right now to be in the Word. I believe God is calling you. Because when you're in the word you are in Jesus, when you're in Jesus, all is well. You'll find that peace, you'll find that place. We can't keep just coming to church, we've got to be in the Word. We can't just keep sitting in the same chair. We can't keep going to that same religious order. There is a breakout, there is an exodus within an exodus. There is a lot of things happening in churches in religion in denominations, there are breakouts everywhere. But God is raising a remnant God is raising a remnant those that really want to follow Him that know that there is error in certain denominations error. But the Bible makes it very clear. Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth. When I speak it. It comes into being as it says in Psalm 91. He will put His angels to flight concerning you. When will he do that? When I speak the word. When I speak the word when I put the word into flight when I speak the word of God, over my life over my family over my situation. My area of life when I speak that word. He says he will command his angels concerning you Psalm 91, that they will lift you up in their hands that you will not strike your foot against the stone. God has you. But he is calling you to a deeper walk with him. He's calling me for a deeper walk. He's calling and he's calling Danny's calling Glen is calling us to walk deeper. There are challenges in your life. There are challenges in my life. The change is on the horizon. But we got to keep walking. You're tired you're wearing but I just want to let you know this morning. God loves you. He has you. Yes, he is speaking directly into your spirit. Do not worry. Do not worry. Get yourself into that position. Seek ye first the kingdom of God. Do not worry. God is with you. May God bless you and strengthen you and welcome this morning to coffee and prayer. We'll be breaking bread and take another cup we're in this morning. But God is with you. Hold on to sound doctrine. Hold on to the Word of God. Keep pressing never give up God God is with you. In the mighty name of Jesus bless us, Lord, we pray in the Spirit of the Living God.

Glenn Walsh: 14:43

I'm actually looking at one Peter two, verse eight, and it says they stumble because they disobeyed the Word. The Word of God. It says in Corinthians Do not go beyond what is written. Amen And Jesus Jesus, the one we follow the author and perfecter of that faith has been already said from Hebrews, the author and perfecter of our faith always answered his adversaries with it is written, right God He never said him I feel. Yeah if we base our faith on our feelings, they will change like the wind. What we feel today is not what we feel tomorrow, but the Word of God endures forever. Amen, endures for ever, and Christians be watched. Thank you, Jesus. It says in one Peter, verse five, be sober minded. Yes, be watchful. Your adversary the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. And he strategy is the same as in Genesis. Did God really say? And have we got that knocking at the door? Did God really say, Did he really mean? God's word endures forever? You stumble because you disobey the one or you stumble because you base? Listen to the lies, you walk with the enemy, be sober minded, and watch for your enemy, the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Resist him, yes, stand firm in your faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings have been experienced by Christians throughout the world, even after you've suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen and establishing, Yes, Lord, I pray that your church, your people, will be established. In your word. Yes, through your spirit of truth. The Holy Spirit, who is the one who both the father and son saints, thank you the one who is the Spirit of the Father and the Son. Yes, Lord, the one who opens the Scriptures to us and always leads us in truth. Fill your church again, with your Holy Spirit. Yes, for that we will truly be spirit and work. Not one or the other, but balanced believers. Digging deeper into the truth. Calm Holy Spirit. keep us on track. Show us more of Jesus, remind us to be holy, yes, for holy Yeah, cause to holiness, sloth, to forsake the things of the world, not embrace them, not be partners with the world, but to be countercultural. We have that pearl of great price to offer. That when that merchant as you say, in Matthew 13, that merchant, who del impose saw that pearl of great price, he went and sold everything that he had, yes, he got rid of everything, that he may possess that pearl, Jesus older, thank you. You're the example of the pole that the Father gave you. The pearl of heaven, that great price for us to rent something to do this. Thank you. And our response is the same. That when we find you, we don't negotiate. We don't say, Can I hold on to this? Can I hold on to that? We surrender. And we say, Jesus, I want you and everything else can take a jettison. I want you. And we will seek first your kingdom. You pray, as you said to Abraham, you are our treasure, and a great reward. Yes. So we're not running after the latest fade. We're not running after the mansion with the swimming pool when the Bentley were after you. What would it benefit someone to go in the whole world and lose their very self load, I want to thank you that you knew we have identity. We know who we are in you, chosen with you in you before the creation of the world to be holy, and blameless in your silent. Lord, get us back on track. Get your church back on to seeking after Jesus here soon. And not affiliation with the world. Because the world belongs, or the god of this age is Satan. And we don't want to be his friend. He's got nothing to offer us. But we want you Lord, we want you as our friend and Jesus owner. Thank You that You said you don't call the servants You called us friends. And even on that last supper, you said you eagerly desire to do that with your friends. I want to thank you that we're friends of you. You've dealt with our sin. You've dealt with it. What a ruthless sacrifice. You're very self surrendered to the cross, paying that ransom for us, purchasing us to be your very own. Why do we look to the left or to the right? Why does your church chase after other things when we can be walking with you? Come, Lord Jesus, we store the honor of your name.

Donny Stockburn: 20:05

Amen. Thank you. Can I teach take you to a waiting? It's Matthew five. First is three to 11. And it's titled to be attitude. The APA choose that word beatitudes means blessed. And it's a word of God. That tells us that we are blessed. Even in the most toughest, hardest times of our lives, and teaches us all God's children are blessed, and men die even more. It taught me I just want to tell you about those words, when I first read them as a young Christian, they gave me a glimpse of a love that I'd never even imagined. The love of Jesus, when I first read these words, I cried. I couldn't read them. I had to keep stopping. They meant they said, everything that I'd longed for. They fulfilled all the things that were in my art, they would answer to just about every longing I owed. And Billy Graham calls them the secret of happiness. And I bought a lot of happiness to me, like changed my life forever. This word, this word of God is this is the word of God, on take his head, to heal, just outside of Capernaum where the crowds have been following Jesus for days and days on end, it falls Syria, the crowds were following him and watching him. And then one has the oldest day, the crowds before Him and His disciples close to him, the Son of God stood up and spoke these words that transformed my life. And I'll read them to you now. You just try and get that picture in your minds of Jesus standing up there before the clouds sign these words. Blessing Allah poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God. Bless it all those who mourn. Bless it all the make food I shall inherit the earth. Stop there, Lord, when I heard that the make the meek in this world, Lord, across the site, but in the kingdom of God, I will inherit or daily narrate the Earth. Bless it all those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for the ship we filled. Bless the Lord and merciful, they shall obtain mercy. Bless it all a pure in heart. For they shall see God bless it are the peacemakers. They shall be called the sons of God. And blessings, blessing all those who are persecuted for righteousness sake. theirs is the kingdom of heaven and blesses all you when they revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be glad. A law when I read those words, I've read them well there, but I couldn't read them the first or second time. They just choked me up Lord, with truth. And it was like us a photograph of the inside of Jesus is the Son of God, Lord and Father God, you transformed my life. And in fact, I, that was my first love. That was my first taste of Jesus, seeing the real Jesus and receiving that love into my life. Father, God is been stabled, certainly, all the days of my life, but loading these days, where there's lots of trials and tests, and lots of these things here, Lord, become wherever, wherever the Merciful. Those are the peacemakers, Father, good. All those things I pray now in Jesus name, that that first love, that I tasted, Lord, will be in your church. So being mailed, will come back to Jesus in Revelations who said, I have this against you. You've lost your first love. Lord, I pray that that first love will come back to each one of us to every member in your church, to everyone, Lord, who feels like a failed or shoved out or just don't know which way to go. They know in the wrong situations, bad teachers situations, especially pastors and leaders, Lord, I pray that at first love will come back to him. That love that first encounter with Jesus Lord will fill their lives. Father God, your spirit will come and show them. Show them what you showed me Lord, the Christ, the love of Christ, and love beyond our imaginations and love that does not fall. Love does not let go of his Lord. And Lola loved blesses us that will times have traveled on trial. Look, a hell of us, Lord, you will never stop blessing us. His word says it we are blessed your churches Blessed and we'll always be blessed. A follow God. Again I just ask the Lord, to bring back the first love to our lives. Lord, in Jesus name I pray, amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 25:11

Amen. Thank you. Thank you Holy Spirit. Father, we just bless you this morning we sit in the stillness. Father we just rest Lord as for around this table, Lord and everyone at work and wherever they're capturing this at this moment, at home Father we just we just rest the new Lord and Father we're just praying for peace. We pray for peace over everyone's lives. Lord, we pray for healing and as Don was reading that outlawed Father, we just ask your father you will lead us Lord, Father, we thank You, that You love us unconditionally. Lord, that means you love us Father. So Lord as we are gathered, as we are resting Lord, as we may be troubled this morning with many life's issues with with situations at our front door, Lord or surrounding our homes Lord surrounding us, Lord, Father, we pray for those that just feel very isolated, those that feel very cut off from society, we pray for those that are being bruised little garden and being hurt by what the world is doing those father that feel that their mind is like a washing machine that they can't seem to think right anymore. Those that just feel lost in their thinking and feel very depressed and very down and we bring those before you right now. All those that are suffering with mental health, Father God, all those that are just got so many issues around their lives they don't know what to do, though they don't know where to start but lovely thank you that you are the beginning you are the and you are the bright morning star you are Jehovah Jireh you are from Genesis to Revelation. So Father, strengthen the parents, Trent from the singletons strengthen those that are marriage strengthen those father that are retired all humanity. Father, we pray around the edge of the UK Father, we pray all array way around this nation Father, we pray, Father, that you will protect our borders fruit from spiritual influence from outside waters. Father, we pray that you will protect us father from policies from from laws that have come over farther from Europe, we pray that you'll protect us from false teaching that comes across the Atlantic Father, we pray that you will protect us the arrows that come Lord, we pray, Father, that you'll protect us Lord, that you will put a fiery bowler around this nation father, you will bring this nation to repentance that you will bring this nation to a place father where we look to you as our God and our King. Where we not will not lift up the planet where we're not worship Father God the planet where we will not Father God shout out save the planet. But Lord, we pray right now that we will look to the one that created the heaven on the earth, that we will look to the one that put the stars in heaven. Yes, we will look to the one that created the planet. Father, Your Word tells us how the universe is made, how this place came into being by the power of the spoken word. Lord, if You created it, as you said, and as you did, you will sustain it. But Lord, we know how it will be in the end times. But Father, we pray for those father that are anxious, we pray for anxiety to go at the name of Jesus those father that have money issues. Father, we pray for breakthrough in debt Lord, we pray for those that are worried about their mortgage payments, Father that you will give them peace. We pray for those that are waiting on social housing, that you will bring their god a new home, that you will give them a new front door that Lord they will give them a key to a nice, beautiful home. In the name of Jesus. We pray for those that are trapped in work because of financial pressure that they have to stay We pray, Lord, that you will make a way where there seems to be no way. We pray for those that are trapped in ministry. We pray for those that are trapped in church we pray for those that are trapped in their own building of their own empire. We pray for those that are caught up ivory towers, we pray for those that feel trapped in their heart that they can't break out. They feel lost, they feel lonely. We pray right now for those that are downtrodden, we pray Lord God for those that feel downtrodden by culture and society, Lord that you will lift them that you will lift them as the scripture says in due time, pour out Your Spirit, Lord, for those father that are carrying sickness and disease let there be a healing. Let there be a miracle in the mighty name of Jesus. Your Word is power. Your words life, your word is hope your word is future. Lord, we pray for those that are in abusive relationships, mentally, and the physical abuse. We pray for that torture to go at the name of Jesus. We pray for those that feel trapped in, in in homes Father, that they are the abuse of Father God, we pray that you will have mercy on the abuser, in the name of Jesus and for those that are going through the abuse. We pray for peace. We pray for those that are caught in human trafficking. We pray for human exploitation we pray Lord, where children are manipulated Father God find by cultural things, Lord, we just pray, Lord, that you will set the captives free today. We pray for those parents that are worried about their children. We pray for those that are worried about their wives or their husbands, their friends and their family We pray, Lord God, that you will move farther in all the churches across this nation, Lord, that we won't look at the denomination but we will look at the God of heaven on earth and as the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow. But Lord, as we're in this service this morning, as we're in this church service, this online streaming service, Father, that it's for the love of God, for those that feel that they're unloved, let them know that they are loved. Yet the love of God wrapped around hearts today. Let the loving arms of Christ round people up Father, Father, put your glory around them. Put your Holy Spirit Father God, in them and upon them, let your anointing full of fresh today but Lord, all those that feel broken today that know that restoration is taking place, let them know that there has been a stripping back before you can rebuild. So father keeps stripping me back. Lord, I want to be stripped back. So I'm completely selfless. Lord, I want to Dear God have everything Lord, that is in me and upon me. That is not a view stripped me back Lord of self take out I want to I want to be self less lot less of me and more of you want to be more given Lord I want to be more understanding helped me to date God to forgive me for help me they're going to work closely more with you helped me Lord to to trust you more helped me Lord to understand what this life is about help me Lord, give me revelation or knowledge about Life helped me show me Lord in the in the darker things and the lonely things and the stressful things. Let me know Lord, let us know that your hand is on us, as it was on John in the island of Patmos. He said as I felt as if I was dead. Sea His presence is so powerful. His Holiness. His Holiness is so strong. His His presence is so powerful. But what's interesting, in the book of Revelation, when John makes a very clear understanding of how he was, in his humanity, His flesh found in the presence of holiness. He felt as if I was dead. But Jesus stretches out to him. Humanity can't stretch out to a holy God, but the Holy God stretches out to humanity. Because that's the leveller where the Scripture says, All have sinned and fallen short of thy glory. There is only one righteous one. So Jesus stretches out to us. Yes, we call we seek we look, Seek ye first the kingdom of God. We bring all these scriptures together. We understand that. But it is his holiness that comes to us. He comes to us, as it says in in the Gospel of Matthew, I believe he came down 14 generations. He came down. He came down. He came down to this earth that he created to save humanity. He came down with the redemption plan. You are saved, you are loved. You belong to Jesus. He loves you. He loves you. He loves you. He loves you. Thank you, Holy Spirit. We're coming to the table very, very, very soon. Next 510 minutes and is flicking through the scriptures. I can feel he's got something he's gonna hand on. Thank you, Lord. Thank You, Jesus. Thank You, Holy Spirit.

Andy Hammond: 33:52

Yeah. Thank you, Father, for just being with us today. That we can gather together, knowing that you are present. And we already invited you Holy Spirit to come. Thank you, each one of us all those who are listening. Yes, Lord, those who will listen. Later day or time, Holy Spirit, come and pervade this place. Go deep, deep with us here so turn our hearts and our minds to you today. We just want to thank you for the privilege of being in relationship with the Creator of the Universe. How amazing is a lawyer and The thoughts that have come to my mind this morning, just sitting around this table is that we should all be communicators of what God has done for us. We need to I was gonna say shout it from the rooftops that we need to be communicators. And I was just looking at Matthew, where it says that the workers are fear.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 35:30

Oh, yeah, very true. And

Andy Hammond: 35:35

it says, in Verse 35, of chapter nine, Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom. Thank you for healing every disease and sickness. And when he saw the crowds, he had compassion or Harmon. Thank you, Lord, because they were harassed and help us like sheep without a shepherd. That's a good description, isn't it? sheep without a shepherd. And when he says he had compassion, so, so powerful word use there. I don't know what compassion brings to you. What picture you have in your mind. But the translation is, he was gutted. He was absolutely gutted. And that and that's, that's stronger than heartbroken. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. And that's how Jesus felt about the lost, and begs the question, how do we feel about the last? What should we be doing? About the last? And how do we conduct our own lives? Are we radical enough? And I just feel that we are in the days when we need to be radical about who we are. Yes, Lord, we need to be radical in how we communicate. And it's absolutely true. This is what the Bible says that there's only one way, one way, amen. And that's through Jesus who gave his life for each one of us. And I just pray this morning that everyone listening, that you will get a fresh download from, from Jesus, you'll get a fresh download of his power plays a fresh download of his healing. A fresh download of seeing people, friends and neighbors, amen. So the eyes of Jesus, what would he be saying and say? And that scripture I read, says that the workers are few. Yeah. There is some responsibility here, that we, as lovers of Jesus have a responsibility. So Father God, I ask that you give us wisdom, that he will give us strength, that you will give us power. That so have a fresh download of Holy Spirit in our knowledge, Kung Fu Come Holy Spirit. We cannot do this without you. We need your power. We need your insight. We need your wisdom. When to speak and when not to speak, when to put a word of wisdom into a conversation. Yes, law and when not to. So Father, we cannot do this without you. We just pray this morning, that there will be a fresh anointing for each one of us. Thank you, holy cow.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 39:23

Thank you, God.

Andy Hammond: 39:24

We want to see your word alive. coming alive in those who pick up your word today. We've been encouraged to read your word. And, Father that's absolutely true. Because when we read your word you speak to us. Amen. You speak to us. You gave us words of wisdom. When we read your word, you give us instruction. Amazing that is Father, we just Thank you that when we speak to you when we pray, when we pray for our brothers and sisters, when we pray for those who don't know you we think of healing today 25% of the gospel is taken up with healings. Amazing. So we, we begs the question, I think, Father that we need to see more healings in your powerful name today. We believe it, we want to. I just thank You, Father, for all that you're doing. Thank you, for one of my own sons who just coming through recovery of cancer, thank you for the miracle. We thank You, Father, God, and your prayers have been answered, our prayers have been answered, that you are a God of mercy. You're a God of love. You're a God of peace. And we pray peace over all those who are listening today. minds that are working overtime, how to get through the day, how to get through the next hour, even those who have those financial issues, those who haven't a place to live. Just think a man we spoke to last week on the street. We pray for we pray for him, Father God, that you will walk with him that you will be with him that you will protect him and that he will find a place to live, man. Thank you, father. Thank you. So we pray, Father for mercy for each one of us. When we forget you,

Reverend Ben Cooper: 42:06

yeah. Very, very good to have you

Andy Hammond: 42:09

in mind when we do things off our own. And when we should be thinking about what we'll do too. So help us Father to get in line with your thoughts, your ways. Your word says, I am the Way the Truth and the Life.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 42:31

Thank you, Jesus. Thank you.

Andy Hammond: 42:36

But you also say no one comes to the Father except we Amen. And we proclaim that now across the airwaves, that no one comes to the Father except we Yeah.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 42:49

Thank you, Holy Spirit, thank you, Father. We're getting to that place we're getting to that place where we're going to be at the table in a few moments. But just looking at the the prayer request coming through we we just bring up processes family this morning. We just pray father for healing all the way through that thread line Lord, Father, from the youngest through to the oldest Lord protect them, or thank you that they're anointed Thank You, Lord, that they're covered in the blood of Jesus thank you for your word upon them. Lord, we pray the call for other our other sister on line this morning with her two daughters We pray Father, for for a miracle father in their mind and their heart, Lord, that you will protect our sister and her two daughters in the name of Jesus Father, we we also bring all the daughters before you We focus a moment Lord, on our daughters on the daughters, Father, of the women of this nation. And we pray Father God for protection over every woman, from every culture, from every area of life within the borders of the UK father that you will protect them father that you will lift. The women applaud that father, they will find peace as they work as they bring up family Lord as they, as they as they just go about life. We pray for the women that are crying, but cannot express the tears in the name of Jesus. We pray for the women that their hearts are broken, but they can't tell anyone their hearts are broken. We pray for those that are in abusive relationships that cannot tell anyone what is going on behind closed doors. We pray for those that are being bullied at work. We pray Father God for those that just feel lonely and tired and weary of life that just for like exhausted, we pray for those that are not sleeping at night. Those Father God that are called in cultural traditions, Father, that are being used and abused by men. Father, we just come to you today, Lord, and we ask your father within the framework of the UK, that you will move, that you will lift that you will protect the Lord that that that love will just come down load onto every woman Lord, that they will fill the arms of Christ wrapped around those, those that are in the faith those that are seeking and those don't even believe that you exist. Just wrap your arms around them. Father, we thank You, Lord, that You created the heavens and the earth. And as we come to the table now, Lord, as our brothers take us in as me and Glenn just sit in the stillness and Donnie takes us there and, and he leads us there but Lord, it is all spirit led. It is all led by the Holy Spirit. Your Word is strong, your words are alive. Your Word is sharper, and a double edged sword and father, I bring Glenn before you. I pray that you bless my brother to my left, I pray for Donnie, my brother that is up. It's it me and my brother Andy, just to the side. On the left, I pray that you will bless their lives in the mighty name of Jesus that you will strengthen them and guide them. Lord, I pray for everybody online today, whether through podcasting or on this live stream service. Lord, I ask one thing, can you strip it all back Lord of what the world is trying to do? Can you dear God as the enemy comes in like a flood? Lord, I thank you that you are lifting a standard out for all of us, that we're all children of the living God that we are in the kingdom. So Lord, let us know that the Kingdom the Kingdom of God is around us. sickie first, CQ first His righteousness. We're at the table is over to Landy, whoever is going first that about two brothers this morning. We just let them Lord just Come Holy Spirit across this nation, across this nation today, Lord, across this nation, he lives as we gather.

Andy Hammond: 46:35

Thank you, Father, we just love you. And we want to come before you now as we take this bread, yes, law, training this wine or whatever substitute you've got this morning? Yes, well, we, I just don't have the Scripture open have in mark one where Jesus causes first disciples. And I just read this. As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake for they were fishermen. Come follow me, Jesus said, and I'll make you fishers of men, for a man that they left their nets and follow folotyn. When you've gone a little further. He saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in the boat, preparing their nets, without delay caught them. And they left their father seperti in the boat with the hired men, and followed him by just blocked this scripture, and it says quite a few hidden things in in when you look at this scripture. These disciples were fishermen, which I can remember someone telling me once that the rabbi had given up on them in Hebrew school, and they will be sent home into the father's business. And the magic words were not a magic word. But what a rabbi would say, if he got a particularly bright pupil would say Come follow me. And here is Jesus saying those words. He must have been known by then as a rabbi. And he says, Come follow me. How amazing is that? So the rejects. We're being asked to follow Jesus. If you feel that you've been rejected in your life that's not true. That comes from the enemy. Jesus says, Come follow me. And as we tighten spread this morning. Let's remember those words from Jesus. Come follow me. Man. Amen, man.

Donny Stockburn: 49:30

You add this word here. It says, Jesus is speaking. He says a new commandment or give to you that you love one another. As I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are my disciples that you have love for one another. A lot of men sitting there trying to pin down your love is impossible. You're called the King of love. The king of love, means you are the fountain of love, you are the beginning of love. If love was the river of Naga swim up it at the source I'd find you Christ, man, your love and nothing we can do. If you took love out of our lives, Lord, we wouldn't be able to do anything not even forgive. Your love Lord in us is what we long for. And a lot everything you did was in public, who was seen by public eyes, Lord, and there that cross stands as a perfect witness to a love that just would not give us up which is not abandon us and never will fit stands their lack of promise. You are mine. Saved by was saved by love. Yeah thank you saved by love, love saved us. Love washed is clean. Love bought us into the kingdom of God. Hello which is thank you lord with tight this is why now symbol of your blood your life given for us Lord, we pray Lord for a great in flood of love Lord that first love Lord brought tears to our eyes and relief to our lives and Norden pours into your kingdom. And Lord which is tight his blood now inside thank you for all us all that you've done, Lord, all the blessings that have been poured out in our life. Endless Lord, countless things we know and things we don't know you know yet. But no, we just say thank you. In Jesus name. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Lord.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 52:00

Thank You, Father that You sent Your Son this morning. We just sit and we be still sisters and brothers. We just want to let you know. We cannot emphasize it enough Glenn, myself, Donnie and Andy, you are loved. You really are loved. God is love and he loves you, wherever you may be. And the power of technology that were able to connect through the different socials that we're on this morning. I'd see Megan's online Good morning, Megan. May God bless you many miles and miles away from us. Thank God that you're able to join this online streaming service and may God bless you too. May God strengthen your family Megan 1000s of miles away. My God just give you strength today. So Lord also, we've been praying for the the women within the UK we pray for the women, Father that are outside the UK the same prayer that I prayed earlier, Lord, Father, accelerate that today the love of God. But Father, we thank you for the power. The power Lord of your word. Power of your love, your love it washes. It brings. It brings hope. God's love brings life God's love brings joy, it brings peace, it brings rest. It builds bridges, it crosses over chasms that man has created it. It breaks religion down it tears walls of religion down love keeps no records of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. One Corinthians one Corinthians chapter 13 verses one through to 13 Love is patient love is kind it does not envy it does not boast it is not proud. It is not easily angered love keeps no record of wrongs. Love will always break for love Tears was down that man is in building Love is the Divine Love Love story breaks all the divides that culture puts up between cultures. Love destroys religion. John 316 Love was on the cross a Calvary the greatest display of love I'm gonna ask Glenn if he would bring us to a close in prayer in a few moments. But before we does, Andy is just going to share in this service very prominent very in the way that he does about the Bible, the Word of God. I think Glenn will close in prayer.

Andy Hammond: 54:50

Yeah, God, the Word of God is so powerful and as we know from experience so The word of God can change lives. And I can give lots of testimonies of people whose lives have been turned around by just picking up God's word and reading it. And that's why I belong to good news. First one because we place God's Word in all kinds of avenues of life. And if you want a copy, just send us a message, and I'll get one to you.

Glenn Walsh: 55:30

So in closing, just before the book of Revelation is the letter of Jude, the brother of James, the brother of Jesus, it's very applicable for these days and times, maybe scary. The terrifying days we live in terrifying because people distort the truth. Yes. Yeah. Jude explains what happens to them. But it ends wonderfully, actually said 24 In closing Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory, with great joy? To the only God our Savior, yes, or three, Jesus Christ, our Lord for love with the glory, majesty, dominion, and authority. Before all time, and now and forever. Amen.

Reverend Ben Cooper: 56:27

Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Donnie. Thank you, Glenn. Thank you, Andy. Thank you to everybody online this morning. Thank you so much. You know, we are so blessed to be able to share the Word of God with you this morning. And may God bless you in your work in your home in your wherever you may be. We will catch you roughly the same sort of time next week. For the online streaming service. Have a great day. Remember, keep in the Word of God, never give up. Hope never give up. There is always a way forward. We will see you next Wednesday, around about 930 ish. I will put the ish on that. And we love you very, very much. And thank you to all the podcasters out there that download these right across the world right across the globe. Thank you so much in Jesus precious name. Amen.

Close: 57:18

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