WEBVTT 00:00:19.250 --> 00:00:30.070 Yay. Well, I have an apology to all the girls. 00:00:31.660 --> 00:00:36.060 And that is, I'm sorry about my shoes. I'm wearing 00:00:36.060 --> 00:00:40.000 flats. But I've got a secret to tell you that 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:44.340 I've torn the meniscus in my left knee. And those 00:00:44.340 --> 00:00:47.560 who've ever done that, it's sore. And so heels, 00:00:47.700 --> 00:00:51.119 I'm afraid, is a step too far. And the sacrifice 00:00:51.119 --> 00:00:56.399 wasn't worth it. Am I allowed to say that? We've 00:00:56.399 --> 00:00:58.899 talked about sacrifice and laying our lives down. 00:00:58.960 --> 00:01:02.380 And you know why I went, nah. So I've got my 00:01:02.380 --> 00:01:05.620 flatties on today, but hopefully the anointing 00:01:05.620 --> 00:01:10.260 will still be here without the heels. I just 00:01:10.260 --> 00:01:13.359 want to say thank you for the most incredible 00:01:13.359 --> 00:01:16.079 weekend. How many of you girls were part of it? 00:01:16.120 --> 00:01:21.599 Give us a wave, a shout. Come on. Yay. We practiced 00:01:21.599 --> 00:01:26.980 screaming yesterday, so guys, watch out. You 00:01:26.980 --> 00:01:30.060 know, when we sing that song, don't you get shy 00:01:30.060 --> 00:01:34.379 on me. I always, I don't know about, does my 00:01:34.379 --> 00:01:38.540 soul get shy? The English girl goes, I always 00:01:38.540 --> 00:01:42.480 say, don't you get quiet on me. Lift up your 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:48.459 voice. Come on, lift up your voice. Because I 00:01:48.459 --> 00:01:51.959 believe that God is putting a shout in the church. 00:01:55.700 --> 00:01:58.420 Helen, Gordon and I have had the privilege of 00:01:58.420 --> 00:02:02.150 being in the US for a month. And I'm afraid after 00:02:02.150 --> 00:02:05.189 second service, we have to track a bit fast. 00:02:05.450 --> 00:02:08.310 We're going up to SeaTac. We fly out this evening 00:02:08.310 --> 00:02:13.490 for the UK. And I am actually speaking in a big 00:02:13.490 --> 00:02:17.229 conference in the UK for 800 churches there. 00:02:17.490 --> 00:02:21.110 Lead pastors, associate pastors, youth pastors 00:02:21.110 --> 00:02:25.719 to look at how we work together. as five -fold 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:28.800 ministries to raise up the church to make Jesus 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:34.120 look good in the nation. So I said to some of 00:02:34.120 --> 00:02:37.340 the girls, you know, we can believe the media 00:02:37.340 --> 00:02:41.080 that Britain is really, you know, going Islamic, 00:02:41.259 --> 00:02:44.159 terrible, whatever. But I want to tell you, God 00:02:44.159 --> 00:02:47.569 always has a rumble. God always has a remnant. 00:02:47.650 --> 00:02:50.650 And there is something happening in Britain that 00:02:50.650 --> 00:02:54.169 is outstanding. And I want you, whenever you 00:02:54.169 --> 00:02:57.250 think of Britain, don't go, oh my Lord. Go, oh, 00:02:57.250 --> 00:03:01.129 thank you, Jesus. You've got a plan. God's got 00:03:01.129 --> 00:03:04.389 a plan for our nation. And I'm just watching 00:03:04.389 --> 00:03:10.310 it all over when the devil thinks, scored. You 00:03:10.310 --> 00:03:12.969 know, it's like playing a game of chess. The 00:03:12.969 --> 00:03:18.039 devil moves a piece and said, ha. Check. God 00:03:18.039 --> 00:03:22.620 just smiles. And he moves a piece. And the devil 00:03:22.620 --> 00:03:27.039 moves again. And again. And maybe for some of 00:03:27.039 --> 00:03:30.300 you, you felt like you'd be messed around and 00:03:30.300 --> 00:03:33.360 pieces have moved and you feel that threat of 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:37.900 check. But God just smiles. He's got to move. 00:03:38.699 --> 00:03:43.680 And he's got to shout. And his shout is, checkmate. 00:03:44.379 --> 00:03:49.060 Come on, let's shout it. Checkmate. God's got 00:03:49.060 --> 00:03:53.039 the master move. And I feel in so many of our 00:03:53.039 --> 00:03:56.460 nations and so many of our situations, we have 00:03:56.460 --> 00:04:01.340 a God that is more than enough. In Jesus' name, 00:04:01.500 --> 00:04:05.099 amen. So I want to thank the precious girls, 00:04:05.219 --> 00:04:09.340 the team, the amazing men that supported us. 00:04:09.539 --> 00:04:13.180 I have to because the mama in me, thank. The 00:04:13.180 --> 00:04:16.740 florists. Weren't the flowers incredible all 00:04:16.740 --> 00:04:19.920 the way through? Thank you, everyone who made 00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:23.420 it. My heart sing every time I looked. I thought, 00:04:23.459 --> 00:04:28.879 I love that. You are incredible. So put your 00:04:28.879 --> 00:04:33.839 hand on your heart with me. Say, Jesus, I thank 00:04:33.839 --> 00:04:40.399 you. You are a speaking God. You see me right 00:04:40.399 --> 00:04:45.980 where I am. And you can speak to me. So right 00:04:45.980 --> 00:04:54.220 now, come. I'm ready. I'm listening. Speak where 00:04:54.220 --> 00:05:02.259 I need to hear you. Amen. So today, I want to 00:05:02.259 --> 00:05:09.980 speak about living for legacy. Living for legacy. 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:14.579 Why do we have moms and dads and families and 00:05:14.579 --> 00:05:19.040 babies and mess and trouble and, oh no, of course, 00:05:19.060 --> 00:05:24.339 delight and wonders? Because it's a legacy thing. 00:05:26.060 --> 00:05:30.079 You see, parenthood is not just about being a 00:05:30.079 --> 00:05:37.180 mom or a dad. It's about training, shaping, releasing 00:05:37.180 --> 00:05:43.689 and seeing. Legacy continued. And both in the 00:05:43.689 --> 00:05:46.149 natural, and Pastor Jenny already said, both 00:05:46.149 --> 00:05:48.509 in the natural and the spiritual, we have this 00:05:48.509 --> 00:05:53.529 incredible ability, gift as human beings, we 00:05:53.529 --> 00:05:58.889 are allowed to shape, train, influence. And influencers 00:05:58.889 --> 00:06:02.050 don't just exist on TikTok. Thank you, Jesus. 00:06:02.430 --> 00:06:06.810 You know, we can be super influencers in everyday 00:06:06.810 --> 00:06:11.029 life. You know, I've heard people say, and it 00:06:11.029 --> 00:06:14.189 really shocked me, Rachel, I don't want to be 00:06:14.189 --> 00:06:17.129 a mom or dad at the moment. Look at the world. 00:06:17.990 --> 00:06:20.949 It would be irresponsible to bring a kid into 00:06:20.949 --> 00:06:26.370 this mess. Part of me gets what they're saying, 00:06:26.430 --> 00:06:31.490 but then I think, no, you don't get it. Because 00:06:31.490 --> 00:06:34.670 you see, I think we should look at the opportunity 00:06:34.670 --> 00:06:38.800 of parenting in a totally different way. an amazing 00:06:38.800 --> 00:06:42.959 time to be mums and dads. What an incredible 00:06:42.959 --> 00:06:47.360 opportunity to shape our culture, to influence 00:06:47.360 --> 00:06:52.480 how we do life, to raise up and train kids for 00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:57.779 next generation. And whether we're natural parents, 00:06:57.879 --> 00:07:00.779 we've actually had the joy and privilege of going 00:07:00.779 --> 00:07:05.620 through childbirth. I have two kids. And I'm 00:07:05.620 --> 00:07:08.079 afraid I can't really talk on the subject too 00:07:08.079 --> 00:07:10.939 much because I had my first child in 38 minutes 00:07:10.939 --> 00:07:19.199 and my second in 12. So women hate me. And my 00:07:19.199 --> 00:07:22.360 second one was born in Africa, Nairobi. Maybe 00:07:22.360 --> 00:07:29.259 that's why I was in a hurry. So Gordon and I 00:07:29.259 --> 00:07:32.540 have two kids. My daughter's 42, my son's 39. 00:07:32.720 --> 00:07:37.959 We have... six grandkids, three Aussie, Australian, 00:07:38.379 --> 00:07:42.360 three British. Let's see what your discernment 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:46.120 is. We have Leela, Cooper, Alani, and we have 00:07:46.120 --> 00:07:51.100 Annabelle, Margot, and Jeremy. Three Brits, three 00:07:51.100 --> 00:07:58.040 Aussies. And whether we're natural parents or 00:07:58.040 --> 00:08:03.350 spiritual parents, We are living in a season 00:08:03.350 --> 00:08:07.250 of incredible opportunity. And are you ready 00:08:07.250 --> 00:08:11.350 to live beyond yourself? Are you ready to look 00:08:11.350 --> 00:08:13.850 around you in your workspace, in your community 00:08:13.850 --> 00:08:16.310 space, when you're at the gym and see beyond 00:08:16.310 --> 00:08:20.850 you and just recognise that people need wisdom, 00:08:21.009 --> 00:08:25.730 friendship, sound. They need someone to see them 00:08:25.730 --> 00:08:29.209 and say, seriously, what are you on? Why does 00:08:29.209 --> 00:08:33.759 that make sense? You know, we're living in the 00:08:33.759 --> 00:08:36.000 ghosting culture, you know. Well, I didn't like 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:38.860 what you said, ghost gone. And then we're lonely. 00:08:39.100 --> 00:08:44.820 Go figure. Yeah, maybe not everyone is going 00:08:44.820 --> 00:08:49.720 to be your closest bosom friend that knows everything. 00:08:50.379 --> 00:08:55.759 But we need to have gradated relationships. We 00:08:55.759 --> 00:09:02.820 need to train. So I wonder. What is life and 00:09:02.820 --> 00:09:07.980 your anxiety levels like? Let's look at life 00:09:07.980 --> 00:09:11.679 and anxiety levels. I want us to read and we're 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:14.000 going to see. Come on, first service. Have you 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:18.620 drunk your coffee well? Because ready, steady, 00:09:18.860 --> 00:09:22.240 go. I want you to read from the screen from Matthew 00:09:22.240 --> 00:09:27.559 chapter 6, 25 to 34. Are you ready? One, two, 00:09:27.600 --> 00:09:32.889 three. That is why I tell you not to worry about 00:09:32.889 --> 00:09:35.970 everyday life, whether you should have enough 00:09:35.970 --> 00:09:40.669 food and drink or enough clothes to wear. Isn't 00:09:40.669 --> 00:09:45.389 life more than food and your body more than clothing? 00:09:45.590 --> 00:09:50.049 Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest 00:09:50.049 --> 00:09:54.309 or store food in the barns, for your heavenly 00:09:54.309 --> 00:09:59.620 Father feeds them. And aren't you more valuable 00:09:59.620 --> 00:10:06.000 to him than they are? Can all your worries add 00:10:06.000 --> 00:10:12.259 even a single moment to your life? So, don't 00:10:12.259 --> 00:10:15.379 you worry about a thing. No, we won't sing. Don't 00:10:15.379 --> 00:10:21.419 worry. Next slide. One, two, three. Way to go. 00:10:21.519 --> 00:10:27.279 So, don't worry about these things. Sing. mother's 00:10:27.279 --> 00:10:30.539 nightmare. What should we eat? What should we 00:10:30.539 --> 00:10:33.759 drink? Oh no, you've grown out of it already. 00:10:33.940 --> 00:10:38.500 What are we gonna wear? These things dominate 00:10:38.500 --> 00:10:42.639 the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly 00:10:42.639 --> 00:10:50.370 father already knows all your needs. Seek the 00:10:50.370 --> 00:10:54.830 kingdom of heaven above all else and live righteously 00:10:54.830 --> 00:11:07.029 and he will give you everything you need. So 00:11:07.029 --> 00:11:15.330 don't worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow has its 00:11:15.330 --> 00:11:21.159 own worries. Today's trouble. is enough for today. 00:11:23.679 --> 00:11:27.159 Should we go home? The Bible's an amazing preacher, 00:11:27.419 --> 00:11:31.279 isn't it? Isn't it incredible? Just right there. 00:11:31.460 --> 00:11:34.039 It sounds so simple, but how many of you know, 00:11:34.139 --> 00:11:40.360 it's complex. But if we were just able to grasp 00:11:40.360 --> 00:11:47.860 that concept, quit worrying. letting your brain 00:11:47.860 --> 00:11:52.879 go into this overdrive mode. What are they going 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:55.279 to think? What am I going to wear? What are we 00:11:55.279 --> 00:12:00.919 going to do? The word for worry here in the Greek 00:12:00.919 --> 00:12:04.519 could also be translated, don't be concerned. 00:12:06.320 --> 00:12:09.220 Don't let concerns. And sometimes, you know, 00:12:09.259 --> 00:12:13.259 in our parenting roles, we can think, well, you 00:12:13.259 --> 00:12:16.259 know, I should be a bit. I mean, it is concerning. 00:12:16.340 --> 00:12:21.259 Come on, Rachel, wake up. But we're not just 00:12:21.259 --> 00:12:24.720 talking about casual concern. This word here 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:29.039 means a driving, a driven concern, an obsessive 00:12:29.039 --> 00:12:32.559 concern. Here we're talking about getting so 00:12:32.559 --> 00:12:35.570 overly concerned about... Oh, I can't eat that 00:12:35.570 --> 00:12:37.529 food. There's too many E's. There's too many 00:12:37.529 --> 00:12:40.110 B's. There's too many Z's. And all the numbers 00:12:40.110 --> 00:12:42.370 in the between. I'm going to get cancer. I'm 00:12:42.370 --> 00:12:44.210 going to get this. I'm going to get that. And 00:12:44.210 --> 00:12:46.570 one minute, this food is the best thing. And 00:12:46.570 --> 00:12:48.389 the next minute, it's the worst thing. How many 00:12:48.389 --> 00:12:53.549 of you know what I'm talking about? And we get 00:12:53.549 --> 00:12:56.309 overly concerned. And now it's drink. Well, we 00:12:56.309 --> 00:13:00.169 don't drink coffee. Or we go all on green slime. 00:13:00.409 --> 00:13:02.429 Oh, sorry, and the Cheetos and the other stuff. 00:13:02.610 --> 00:13:10.250 You know, it's like... And suddenly we're worried 00:13:10.250 --> 00:13:14.309 about food and drink and clothing. In fact, it 00:13:14.309 --> 00:13:18.149 literally means do not get consumed with over 00:13:18.149 --> 00:13:22.389 -anxious concern about everyday life issues. 00:13:25.309 --> 00:13:28.850 So what shall I wear? What shall I eat? So I 00:13:28.850 --> 00:13:31.950 want to ask you a question. What makes you anxious 00:13:31.950 --> 00:13:35.289 or worried? What are your triggers? What in those 00:13:35.289 --> 00:13:38.269 happy moments of marriage or thing, there's just 00:13:38.269 --> 00:13:41.429 one thing can be said and suddenly, boom, it's 00:13:41.429 --> 00:13:46.669 a firework party and it's not July the 4th. You 00:13:46.669 --> 00:13:48.529 know what I mean? You just test something and 00:13:48.529 --> 00:13:52.110 suddenly a happy moment can become an awkward 00:13:52.110 --> 00:14:00.250 moment because that worry gets triggered. I had 00:14:00.250 --> 00:14:04.409 a mum come and say to me, but Rachel. If I don't 00:14:04.409 --> 00:14:07.669 worry about my kids, I'm not a very good mum, 00:14:08.009 --> 00:14:15.149 am I? And somehow we have this mantra, mums are 00:14:15.149 --> 00:14:21.350 made to worry about their kids. Go figure. Is 00:14:21.350 --> 00:14:24.830 that the best atmosphere we can bring our kiddies 00:14:24.830 --> 00:14:33.559 up in? there is, of course, normal, natural concern 00:14:33.559 --> 00:14:38.279 and care. But there is also an obsessive concern 00:14:38.279 --> 00:14:41.519 that begins to fill your head so you can never 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:47.120 switch off. There is a wrong concern that begins 00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:50.600 to consume your every decision. What if I'm doing 00:14:50.600 --> 00:14:51.919 the wrong thing? What if I'm doing the right 00:14:51.919 --> 00:14:54.500 thing? Oh, how many know what I'm talking about, 00:14:54.600 --> 00:14:59.220 mums and dads? It's just life. And so suddenly 00:14:59.220 --> 00:15:03.220 the what if question becomes like a nightmare 00:15:03.220 --> 00:15:08.120 scenario. But here Jesus is speaking to every 00:15:08.120 --> 00:15:14.580 one of us and he says, do not become over concerned 00:15:14.580 --> 00:15:26.659 about things that may or may never happen. What 00:15:26.659 --> 00:15:28.460 if they take my pension? What if this goes wrong? 00:15:28.600 --> 00:15:33.820 What if? You see, I felt that God says, do not 00:15:33.820 --> 00:15:39.480 let the devil torment you with his horror movies. 00:15:40.740 --> 00:15:43.259 You know, so often you go to bed and suddenly 00:15:43.259 --> 00:15:45.940 all these scenarios are running out. Well, this 00:15:45.940 --> 00:15:48.100 guy's going to get the job. I'm going to be laid 00:15:48.100 --> 00:15:49.820 off. How many of you know what you're talking 00:15:49.820 --> 00:15:52.659 about? This is going to happen. My kid's going 00:15:52.659 --> 00:16:00.000 to go on drugs. Today, on Mum's Day, whether 00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:03.240 you're male or female, I believe God's putting 00:16:03.240 --> 00:16:06.820 a button in front of you and he's saying, press 00:16:06.820 --> 00:16:12.940 the delete all. Come on, delete all in Jesus' 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:16.919 name. All those nightmare scenarios, delete all 00:16:16.919 --> 00:16:20.600 those anxious thoughts from your thinking. You 00:16:20.600 --> 00:16:23.860 know what I've discovered is that prayer is much 00:16:23.860 --> 00:16:31.610 more effective. than worry. You can worry about 00:16:31.610 --> 00:16:35.669 something or you can pray about something. Father, 00:16:35.750 --> 00:16:38.870 right now, in Jesus' name, I pray for my 14 -year 00:16:38.870 --> 00:16:41.509 -old. I pray, God, you will wrap your love around 00:16:41.509 --> 00:16:44.190 him. I thank you that he's not going to be taken 00:16:44.190 --> 00:16:47.429 the way of drugs, et cetera, et cetera, but you 00:16:47.429 --> 00:16:50.330 are going to corral him. And I speak to it in 00:16:50.330 --> 00:16:54.909 Jesus' name. As I said, my kids are 42 and 39. 00:16:56.519 --> 00:16:58.659 And there were wobble moments. How many know 00:16:58.659 --> 00:17:02.259 what I mean? But both of them love Jesus passionately 00:17:02.259 --> 00:17:06.839 now. One is in full -time ministry. Nicola with 00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:09.579 her husband Tim lead the church in London. My 00:17:09.579 --> 00:17:13.559 son is in full -time marketplace. He's a financial 00:17:13.559 --> 00:17:16.599 business analyst working right on the cutting 00:17:16.599 --> 00:17:19.720 edge of money. But guess what? He loves Jesus. 00:17:22.079 --> 00:17:25.039 We've got the sacred and the secular, but on 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:31.400 fire. for God. Come on. We've got to love them. 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:35.079 And I remember when I had those moments, I would 00:17:35.079 --> 00:17:38.160 put my hands on their pillows and I'd just say, 00:17:38.220 --> 00:17:40.279 in Jesus' name, as you put your head down there, 00:17:40.339 --> 00:17:43.140 every Jesus thought fills your head. Every other 00:17:43.140 --> 00:17:46.539 thought, I rebuke you in Jesus' name. Come on, 00:17:46.559 --> 00:17:50.240 let's be praying, people. Let's ring fence their 00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:55.589 areas. Prayer, even for you. Maybe you're facing 00:17:55.589 --> 00:17:58.609 stuff, decisions, and it just feels very unsafe. 00:17:58.930 --> 00:18:02.809 Prayer is more effective than worry. And if you 00:18:02.809 --> 00:18:06.910 can't keep focused yourself, find a friend. Find 00:18:06.910 --> 00:18:12.599 someone. We do have socials. WhatsApp. Just WhatsApp 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:15.180 each other for five minutes every morning. Say, 00:18:15.240 --> 00:18:17.740 I'm going to work today and it's been hell. Can 00:18:17.740 --> 00:18:20.420 you just agree with me in prayer as I drive that 00:18:20.420 --> 00:18:23.420 I'm going to have a good day? And pray. Don't 00:18:23.420 --> 00:18:26.839 worry driving to work. Pray. Come on, it will 00:18:26.839 --> 00:18:35.079 change everything. You see, God, Jesus came to 00:18:35.079 --> 00:18:40.619 give you peace. What is that word, peace? Peace 00:18:40.619 --> 00:18:45.000 is not just a warm, fuzzy feeling. Oh, it feels 00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:49.500 peace. Peace, Irene, the Greek word, literally 00:18:49.500 --> 00:18:53.759 means taking broken bones that were dislocated 00:18:53.759 --> 00:18:57.519 and reforming them so they are knit together 00:18:57.519 --> 00:19:04.029 in perfect alignment. building the bridge back 00:19:04.029 --> 00:19:07.309 and then wrapping it around with all the blood 00:19:07.309 --> 00:19:10.250 and the tissue. So it's stronger. It's calloused. 00:19:10.289 --> 00:19:13.349 We call it a callous. Stronger than it was before 00:19:13.349 --> 00:19:18.609 in a place where you easily break and bend. You 00:19:18.609 --> 00:19:21.569 know, the Hebrew shalom literally is an executive 00:19:21.569 --> 00:19:26.509 order. Shalom, peace, be here. It doesn't have 00:19:26.509 --> 00:19:28.769 a nice fuzzy feeling. It says, no, in Jesus' 00:19:28.890 --> 00:19:37.519 name, boom, I command. Executive. Peace. And 00:19:37.519 --> 00:19:40.200 you see, Jesus came to give us not fuzzy feelings. 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:43.900 Although he does. How many of you have felt that 00:19:43.900 --> 00:19:47.359 wraparound love of God? You felt his kindness. 00:19:47.559 --> 00:19:50.779 You felt. He gives us all of that. But he gives 00:19:50.779 --> 00:19:53.240 us more than a feeling. He gives us an executive 00:19:53.240 --> 00:20:02.319 order. You see. Jesus gives us safe places. We 00:20:02.319 --> 00:20:06.880 don't have to worry about our kids. I remember 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:12.359 I'm a missionary kid and a preacher's kid. And 00:20:12.359 --> 00:20:14.880 so I went to church before I was born, anyone 00:20:14.880 --> 00:20:21.140 like me. And I never really left. But there were 00:20:21.140 --> 00:20:23.720 encounter moments where I really stepped closer 00:20:23.720 --> 00:20:28.140 and I stepped closer. But there were also messy 00:20:28.140 --> 00:20:31.880 moments. I was really badly bullied at school. 00:20:33.700 --> 00:20:36.579 I was told to shut up and go. I was fearful. 00:20:36.660 --> 00:20:41.960 When Gordon met me, there was so much fear in 00:20:41.960 --> 00:20:45.359 me for trust and relationships. The first time 00:20:45.359 --> 00:20:48.000 he took me in his arms and I knew he wanted to 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:51.680 kiss me, I'm like, no, don't do that. Nobody 00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:55.380 loves me. And I don't know if I can trust you. 00:20:59.849 --> 00:21:03.589 But Jesus gives us safe places. Jesus gives us 00:21:03.589 --> 00:21:05.930 places where even where we have been wounded 00:21:05.930 --> 00:21:12.269 or damaged and we have anxiety or stress, if 00:21:12.269 --> 00:21:21.170 we let go and let God in, do not worry. You don't 00:21:21.170 --> 00:21:27.200 need to be anxious. You can trust again. And 00:21:27.200 --> 00:21:30.259 in this season, it is that play out of chess. 00:21:30.779 --> 00:21:35.059 Who do you trust to win? Who do you trust to 00:21:35.059 --> 00:21:38.039 win? When the devil's shoving you around, check, 00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:41.140 check. And you feel humiliated. How many of you 00:21:41.140 --> 00:21:43.160 know what I'm talking about? You can see that. 00:21:43.339 --> 00:21:47.079 Can you trust God's got a plan and he's going 00:21:47.079 --> 00:21:56.880 to move the piece? Checkmate. So let's read Psalm 00:21:56.880 --> 00:22:01.640 chapter nine, verse 10 together. One, two, three. 00:22:01.839 --> 00:22:10.619 Those who know your name will trust in you. Lord, 00:22:10.660 --> 00:22:23.720 you have never forsaken those who seek you. How 00:22:23.720 --> 00:22:31.059 many of you know never? is a big word. Come on, 00:22:31.059 --> 00:22:38.920 rest in there. Just say, Jesus, you never. You 00:22:38.920 --> 00:22:42.920 see, God is waiting for you. And whether it's 00:22:42.920 --> 00:22:46.400 in your personal life, your marriage life, your 00:22:46.400 --> 00:22:50.279 corporate business world, your church world, 00:22:50.559 --> 00:22:55.930 you at Life Bible with a river outside. After 00:22:55.930 --> 00:23:01.890 nonsense, we stop you in Jesus' name. God is 00:23:01.890 --> 00:23:05.549 waiting for you. Whose report will you believe? 00:23:05.910 --> 00:23:08.910 You felt the check, check, check of the devil 00:23:08.910 --> 00:23:13.410 humiliating you, playing with you, tantalising 00:23:13.410 --> 00:23:18.009 you in your personal life, in your church life. 00:23:18.930 --> 00:23:23.990 But guess what? Can you hear? Can you see? The 00:23:23.990 --> 00:23:27.109 relaxed smile of God that just says, don't worry. 00:23:30.029 --> 00:23:34.529 Tomorrow's got problems, but today, see me. I've 00:23:34.529 --> 00:23:41.109 got a plan. I've got a plan. You see, for many 00:23:41.109 --> 00:23:44.410 of us, that risk of learning to trust again is 00:23:44.410 --> 00:23:52.369 huge. You have to risk. In our family or Gordon's 00:23:52.369 --> 00:23:59.589 family, we call risk courageous insanity. You 00:23:59.589 --> 00:24:03.329 know, that is faith. What is faith in God? It's 00:24:03.329 --> 00:24:06.970 courageous insanity. It's being courageous when 00:24:06.970 --> 00:24:11.549 it does not seem to make sense. And everyone's 00:24:11.549 --> 00:24:19.619 going at you, really? You're weird. How many 00:24:19.619 --> 00:24:22.720 courageously insane people have we got in the 00:24:22.720 --> 00:24:31.940 house today that are ready? You see, God is patiently 00:24:31.940 --> 00:24:38.779 waiting for you. And you know, I believe fear 00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:43.579 is one of the atmospheres that God hates more 00:24:43.579 --> 00:24:49.029 than any other atmosphere. Because it's the weapon 00:24:49.029 --> 00:24:53.069 the devil uses. And it is completely opposite 00:24:53.069 --> 00:24:56.329 to the very nature and heart of God. Because 00:24:56.329 --> 00:25:04.650 God is love. And perfect love drives out, extinguishes, 00:25:04.750 --> 00:25:13.150 banishes all fear. And so in this season and 00:25:13.150 --> 00:25:17.650 time, globally, nationally, personally, There 00:25:17.650 --> 00:25:21.490 is like a vomiting of fear, anxiety, stress, 00:25:21.970 --> 00:25:26.569 mental health issues. Would you agree? The devil's 00:25:26.569 --> 00:25:31.369 getting in our head to mess with us. And he is 00:25:31.369 --> 00:25:36.109 deleting that trust of a daddy God that says, 00:25:36.150 --> 00:25:41.529 I've got you. I see you. I love you. I hold you. 00:25:41.650 --> 00:25:48.519 I will never fail you. I won't fail your family. 00:25:48.680 --> 00:25:54.420 I won't fail you. You see, I was in a park with 00:25:54.420 --> 00:25:56.960 my granddaughter, Alani, one of the Aussie ones. 00:25:57.299 --> 00:26:00.819 And Alani was playing mad. And I watched two 00:26:00.819 --> 00:26:04.039 parents with their little toddler, a little boy. 00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:08.519 And they were trying to persuade their little 00:26:08.519 --> 00:26:13.440 boy to be a big boy and go down this huge slide. 00:26:14.200 --> 00:26:17.380 And so dad was really engaged and he got hold 00:26:17.380 --> 00:26:19.799 of his little toddler. He stuck it on the top 00:26:19.799 --> 00:26:22.539 of this little slide. And as he tried to take 00:26:22.539 --> 00:26:24.940 his little boy to sit him on the slide, this 00:26:24.940 --> 00:26:27.799 little child clung to him like a koala bear. 00:26:29.039 --> 00:26:31.640 And so the dad's trying to get his hands off. 00:26:31.720 --> 00:26:34.400 The boy is trying to cling. It's not going well. 00:26:35.539 --> 00:26:38.400 And the more he's pulling the boy off, the more 00:26:38.400 --> 00:26:40.799 he's clinging and the more the dad's getting 00:26:40.799 --> 00:26:47.039 frustrated. Until there's great shrieking, crying, 00:26:47.259 --> 00:26:53.019 no! And in the end, the father, feeling a little 00:26:53.019 --> 00:26:57.480 humiliated at the top of the slide, left this 00:26:57.480 --> 00:27:00.900 child screaming at the top of the stairs and 00:27:00.900 --> 00:27:06.539 disappeared. I was just watching her. Mum then 00:27:06.539 --> 00:27:10.619 goes up the steps. She squeezes in next to her 00:27:10.619 --> 00:27:15.160 little boy. He won't let her come anywhere near 00:27:15.160 --> 00:27:21.539 to touch or sneakily push him. He's on serious 00:27:21.539 --> 00:27:26.599 guard, clinging to the side of the slide. So 00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:30.200 she just sits next to him. Everyone else is getting 00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:32.420 aggravated. Mom, I want to go down the slide. 00:27:32.539 --> 00:27:36.220 But they form their little bubble. She sits with 00:27:36.220 --> 00:27:42.349 this little boy. Patient conversations. And eventually, 00:27:42.390 --> 00:27:45.029 this little boy, he releases his little chubby 00:27:45.029 --> 00:27:50.630 grip and puts it on his lap, one. And then he 00:27:50.630 --> 00:27:53.509 takes the other one off. And I saw the mum just 00:27:53.509 --> 00:27:58.329 winning the trust of this little boy as he was 00:27:58.329 --> 00:28:01.250 about to do something that he felt was ridiculous. 00:28:04.150 --> 00:28:09.480 Slowly, he let go. And he slid down a few metres 00:28:09.480 --> 00:28:12.519 of the slide. Mum sort of caught him, picked 00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:16.099 him up, put him back. They then went three metres. 00:28:16.200 --> 00:28:19.480 They went four metres. And each time he climbed 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:22.539 back to the top, she increased their distance, 00:28:22.579 --> 00:28:25.680 just standing in a catching position saying, 00:28:25.779 --> 00:28:31.359 it's okay, I've got you. I promise you will not 00:28:31.359 --> 00:28:35.259 get hurt. And I watched the boy's trust begin 00:28:35.259 --> 00:28:39.099 to develop. And finally, he got on the top, let 00:28:39.099 --> 00:28:42.900 go, boom! He went right to the bottom, arms up, 00:28:43.039 --> 00:28:48.299 mum catches him. He's done it. And everyone's 00:28:48.299 --> 00:28:52.279 thrilled. So dad steps in, come on, son, let's 00:28:52.279 --> 00:28:54.980 go do the slide. The little boy goes, no, dad, 00:28:55.220 --> 00:29:04.039 I don't trust you. By the end of the time in 00:29:04.039 --> 00:29:07.819 that park, both the mum and dad were probably 00:29:07.819 --> 00:29:10.140 sick and tired that they taught the little boy 00:29:10.140 --> 00:29:12.619 to go down the big slide because they spent the 00:29:12.619 --> 00:29:16.059 rest of that hour up, down the grass bank, on 00:29:16.059 --> 00:29:19.000 the top, run to the bottom. And it no longer 00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:22.940 mattered if it was mum, if it was dad. That boy 00:29:22.940 --> 00:29:27.019 was now throwing himself off the top of that 00:29:27.019 --> 00:29:34.329 slide. All fear gone. But as I watched that, 00:29:34.450 --> 00:29:37.569 and as I was preparing for today, I was reminded 00:29:37.569 --> 00:29:40.869 of that story. I just thought about the patient 00:29:40.869 --> 00:29:45.990 kindness of the mother heart that sees where 00:29:45.990 --> 00:29:51.970 you are and helps you rebuild trust when you 00:29:51.970 --> 00:29:57.960 feel overwhelmed by fear. And I want to say to 00:29:57.960 --> 00:30:00.319 you, it doesn't matter if you feel like that 00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:02.940 little boy or little girl and you squeeze into 00:30:02.940 --> 00:30:04.859 a place and you think, I've got a clue what to 00:30:04.859 --> 00:30:07.319 go. It's such a mess. I can't let go. It's all 00:30:07.319 --> 00:30:11.420 going wrong. I want to say, there are people 00:30:11.420 --> 00:30:14.380 in the house and there is a God in the house 00:30:14.380 --> 00:30:18.380 that are ready to catch you and help you do the 00:30:18.380 --> 00:30:25.119 journey. God is waiting for you. Will you trust 00:30:25.119 --> 00:30:29.920 him? You see all through our society we see lives 00:30:29.920 --> 00:30:33.579 that have lost their ability to trust. And once 00:30:33.579 --> 00:30:39.960 you lose trust you live with anxiety. People 00:30:39.960 --> 00:30:42.180 believed in marriage once but then they were 00:30:42.180 --> 00:30:47.680 abandoned, betrayed. People loved their dad but 00:30:47.680 --> 00:30:52.619 then it got abusive, dominating, tough. People 00:30:52.619 --> 00:30:54.940 really enjoyed their work and their colleagues. 00:30:55.849 --> 00:31:00.890 And then they got laid off. And everyone else 00:31:00.890 --> 00:31:03.710 knew except you. There are so many different 00:31:03.710 --> 00:31:08.349 circumstances of loss that leave our trust capacity 00:31:08.349 --> 00:31:13.390 depleted and trigger our anxiety. But today, 00:31:13.609 --> 00:31:17.349 on Mother's Day, God wants you to know the comfort 00:31:17.349 --> 00:31:22.049 of a patient Father God who will sit next to 00:31:22.049 --> 00:31:26.019 you. in those traumatic, fearful, anxious places 00:31:26.019 --> 00:31:30.440 and wants to rebuild confidence again. Today, 00:31:30.500 --> 00:31:33.460 as you focus your thoughts on a loving father, 00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:40.940 all through this passage that I read, Jesus used... 00:31:41.150 --> 00:31:44.230 Pictures of nature and creation to illustrate 00:31:44.230 --> 00:31:47.470 how much God loves. The birds are cared for. 00:31:47.589 --> 00:31:51.390 The fields have flowers. Look at creation. I'm 00:31:51.390 --> 00:31:57.910 an incredible caretaker. Don't you think I can 00:31:57.910 --> 00:32:01.589 look after you? And finally, at the end of that 00:32:01.589 --> 00:32:06.309 passage, we read the verse 33. Seek first the 00:32:06.309 --> 00:32:09.569 kingdom of God. above all else, live righteously 00:32:09.569 --> 00:32:12.890 and he will give you. You haven't got to drive 00:32:12.890 --> 00:32:18.549 for it, strive for it, plead for it, manipulate 00:32:18.549 --> 00:32:23.670 for it. God will give you, gift you everything 00:32:23.670 --> 00:32:26.509 you need. You see, as you make a choice to look 00:32:26.509 --> 00:32:32.289 towards him and become and live a Jesus -centric 00:32:32.289 --> 00:32:42.099 life. That opens the storehouse of heaven. And 00:32:42.099 --> 00:32:47.339 you receive everything you need. And so I believe, 00:32:47.380 --> 00:32:49.839 Life .Church, that the enemy has wanted to come 00:32:49.839 --> 00:32:52.500 in and put an atmosphere of fear. Everything 00:32:52.500 --> 00:32:54.759 you've got is going to be taken away. I'm going 00:32:54.759 --> 00:32:57.299 to strip you down, humiliate you. You're going 00:32:57.299 --> 00:33:01.299 to look stupid. I say no in Jesus' name. We need 00:33:01.299 --> 00:33:05.940 to create the right atmosphere. for healthy living. 00:33:07.460 --> 00:33:11.880 In our personal life, in our everyday life. And 00:33:11.880 --> 00:33:14.500 we can do the facts and figures. So come on, 00:33:14.519 --> 00:33:20.059 in your heart say, Jesus help me. Create the 00:33:20.059 --> 00:33:26.880 right atmosphere for healthy living. And it ends 00:33:26.880 --> 00:33:29.740 up, you know, there's lots of songs. Don't you 00:33:29.740 --> 00:33:34.430 worry about a thing. So don't worry about tomorrow. 00:33:36.309 --> 00:33:39.910 Don't worry about tomorrow. Helen works with 00:33:39.910 --> 00:33:43.230 me, heart cry office. You know, we're in transition. 00:33:43.369 --> 00:33:47.130 So many things are shifting and changing. And 00:33:47.130 --> 00:33:48.750 people ask me, have you got a five -year plan? 00:33:48.970 --> 00:33:50.730 Have you got a budget? Have you got a three -year 00:33:50.730 --> 00:33:52.589 plan? Yeah, I've written them. I've shredded 00:33:52.589 --> 00:33:55.970 most of them. How many of you know what I'm talking 00:33:55.970 --> 00:33:58.190 about? You make this plan six months down the 00:33:58.190 --> 00:34:02.980 road. Yeah, that's not going to work. Since COVID, 00:34:03.119 --> 00:34:07.960 it's been crazy. And we've had to shift and change. 00:34:09.760 --> 00:34:13.519 And that makes control freaks like me nervous. 00:34:13.940 --> 00:34:17.360 We like to have a plan. We like to stick to the 00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:19.599 plan. We like to enforce the plan. We like to 00:34:19.599 --> 00:34:22.980 tell you our plan. How many of you know what 00:34:22.980 --> 00:34:29.849 I'm talking about? many are convicted right now? 00:34:29.949 --> 00:34:37.769 Come on, don't leave me alone here. So I've had 00:34:37.769 --> 00:34:41.190 this little saying with all my people, don't 00:34:41.190 --> 00:34:45.750 ask me for a long -term plan. I'm living life 00:34:45.750 --> 00:34:50.230 just one step at a time. That's all, one step 00:34:50.230 --> 00:34:53.769 at a time. I'm living life one step at a time. 00:34:53.809 --> 00:35:01.079 That's all, one step at a time. out tomorrow. 00:35:01.679 --> 00:35:06.119 You see, I believe God is asking us to live generously, 00:35:06.360 --> 00:35:11.619 forgive easily, be honest and authentic in our 00:35:11.619 --> 00:35:14.960 relationships, live free from those constant 00:35:14.960 --> 00:35:21.539 worries, concerns. He's asking us to awaken, 00:35:21.920 --> 00:35:30.550 align and then advance. So I wonder what has 00:35:30.550 --> 00:35:35.690 been shut down in your time of fear. Awaken. 00:35:38.909 --> 00:35:45.949 Align. Advance. Awaken to the God who sees you. 00:35:48.190 --> 00:35:52.690 He sees you. You're not trying to go, hey God, 00:35:52.869 --> 00:35:54.650 it would be really nice, God, if you've got a 00:35:54.650 --> 00:35:58.659 moment, God. I'm here, I need help. He sees you. 00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:09.159 He sees you. Then you have to align. What's that? 00:36:09.300 --> 00:36:13.380 You have to begin to listen to what heaven is 00:36:13.380 --> 00:36:17.420 saying and mirror it on earth. Thy kingdom come, 00:36:17.599 --> 00:36:21.699 thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 00:36:22.239 --> 00:36:27.000 Do you think heaven... is real worried about 00:36:27.000 --> 00:36:32.480 the global scene right now. Do you think heaven 00:36:32.480 --> 00:36:36.739 is really worried about pension funds and house 00:36:36.739 --> 00:36:43.340 sales? You see, the beautiful thing about God 00:36:43.340 --> 00:36:46.440 is he's the most consistent, constant, reliable, 00:36:47.019 --> 00:36:55.159 everyday focus, but eternity relevant. of anything 00:36:55.159 --> 00:37:00.739 I know. So God, what are you saying to me? If 00:37:00.739 --> 00:37:04.760 I do what you asked me to do today, guess what? 00:37:06.380 --> 00:37:09.639 I'll be in the right place at the right time 00:37:09.639 --> 00:37:14.579 doing the right thing that truly satisfies and 00:37:14.579 --> 00:37:19.679 brings me hope. And Father, we break every drivenness. 00:37:20.199 --> 00:37:24.190 How many of you know fear is a Cruel taskmaster. 00:37:24.550 --> 00:37:26.489 It says to you, work harder, work harder, do 00:37:26.489 --> 00:37:29.710 more, do more. And then you trip up and you feel 00:37:29.710 --> 00:37:34.969 stupid. Because God wants you to advance into 00:37:34.969 --> 00:37:40.190 your kingdom legacy. One of the privileges we 00:37:40.190 --> 00:37:45.869 have as mums is that we birth something new. 00:37:47.230 --> 00:37:50.570 And obviously we have the dads to help us with 00:37:50.570 --> 00:37:55.039 that. But we get the privilege to actually birth 00:37:55.039 --> 00:37:59.260 it. I remember when Gordon was there, when Nicola, 00:37:59.340 --> 00:38:04.239 our daughter, was born on his birthday. It was 00:38:04.239 --> 00:38:07.219 our first child and I had planned this beautiful 00:38:07.219 --> 00:38:09.880 last romantic dinner that we can just have a 00:38:09.880 --> 00:38:13.780 meal without kids. And she came just before dessert. 00:38:14.139 --> 00:38:18.019 And his favourite is dessert. So he got stolen 00:38:18.019 --> 00:38:22.429 of his birthday cake and dessert. As I said, 00:38:22.429 --> 00:38:25.650 38 minutes. It was a quick run to the hospital. 00:38:28.750 --> 00:38:34.449 But you see, we open up the way. Come on, mums 00:38:34.449 --> 00:38:36.849 in the house. Are you going to let fear control 00:38:36.849 --> 00:38:40.110 you? Or are you going to be birthers of the new 00:38:40.110 --> 00:38:43.650 things that God has got? You see, I believe this 00:38:43.650 --> 00:38:47.480 is a great time to be alive. Just a few weeks 00:38:47.480 --> 00:38:50.739 ago, we celebrated Easter. And at Easter time, 00:38:50.820 --> 00:38:55.579 we say, He is risen. Jesus is alive. And we get 00:38:55.579 --> 00:38:58.039 real excited. Is that true? Do you do that in 00:38:58.039 --> 00:39:01.840 Harrisburg? We shout it as if it only happens 00:39:01.840 --> 00:39:06.639 and exists for one day. Hello? It's an everyday 00:39:06.639 --> 00:39:10.099 thing. We should be coming up. Do you know Jesus 00:39:10.099 --> 00:39:13.659 is alive. He's risen. He controls all things. 00:39:13.940 --> 00:39:17.559 He is the God of the universe. He holds everything 00:39:17.559 --> 00:39:26.119 together. He is not dead. We carry resurrection 00:39:26.119 --> 00:39:37.670 life. John 10 .10 says this. satisfying life. 00:39:39.130 --> 00:39:42.250 You see, I can hear something when I'm in America. 00:39:42.630 --> 00:39:47.650 I hear a rumble. I hear a vibration. I hear a 00:39:47.650 --> 00:39:50.789 life sound that is wanting to vibrate through 00:39:50.789 --> 00:39:53.570 America. And the devil is going to say, I'm going 00:39:53.570 --> 00:39:58.210 to kill you. But I've got a God who says, checkmate, 00:39:58.210 --> 00:40:02.260 I rose. It is finished. There is life. There 00:40:02.260 --> 00:40:05.000 is more than you could ever imagine. And so we 00:40:05.000 --> 00:40:16.719 break the fear. Deuteronomy 30, 19. Can you read 00:40:16.719 --> 00:40:24.119 it with me? This day. Which day? Mother's Day, 00:40:24.340 --> 00:40:32.179 2026. On this day, I want you to call. the heavens 00:40:32.179 --> 00:40:36.480 and the earth as witnesses against you, that 00:40:36.480 --> 00:40:43.460 God has set before you life and death, blessings 00:40:43.460 --> 00:40:52.559 and curses. Now choose life. Why? So that you 00:40:52.559 --> 00:41:02.019 and your children may live. You see, today, if 00:41:02.019 --> 00:41:08.260 you make an intentional choice to break fear, 00:41:08.679 --> 00:41:11.500 come on, I've had enough. How many of you had 00:41:11.500 --> 00:41:14.039 enough of being tormented by the devil's movies? 00:41:14.340 --> 00:41:17.780 It's enough now. Get off. And whatever level 00:41:17.780 --> 00:41:20.400 it is, whether it's the national level, whether 00:41:20.400 --> 00:41:23.059 it's your kiddie level, your financial, no, in 00:41:23.059 --> 00:41:28.139 Jesus' name, get off. I mean, who today who says, 00:41:28.260 --> 00:41:30.539 oh yeah, I want to choose death and I choose 00:41:30.539 --> 00:41:38.960 curses. No, we're going to choose life. We're 00:41:38.960 --> 00:41:44.300 going to choose. But guess what? We need to choose. 00:41:45.840 --> 00:41:51.619 Intentional. Make a choice. Set your GPS. That's 00:41:51.619 --> 00:41:54.800 my target. And I want to break. every distraction 00:41:54.800 --> 00:41:58.519 of the wretched devil or his thought, all that 00:41:58.519 --> 00:42:01.960 seems so, yeah, that makes sense, but it doesn't 00:42:01.960 --> 00:42:04.940 make sense because God, the devil is a robber, 00:42:04.940 --> 00:42:10.739 a thief. And I believe he's blowed in his atmospheres, 00:42:10.780 --> 00:42:16.119 which seem so reasonable. How many of you know 00:42:16.119 --> 00:42:20.840 fear can sound reasonable? And God today said, 00:42:20.940 --> 00:42:27.800 it's enough. Stop it. Choose this day. Resurrection 00:42:27.800 --> 00:42:34.440 life. Make a decision. Fear will not be my master. 00:42:34.719 --> 00:42:38.940 You will not control me. Anxiety, get off me. 00:42:40.019 --> 00:42:45.380 Because I want to awaken to a daddy God who sees 00:42:45.380 --> 00:42:53.250 me. He sees me. More important than a sparrow. 00:42:54.710 --> 00:42:57.469 Or the beautiful flowers in the field. My daddy 00:42:57.469 --> 00:43:03.190 sees me. I want to align in that door of heaven. 00:43:05.369 --> 00:43:08.750 And the thing I love most. Now choose life. Come 00:43:08.750 --> 00:43:13.369 on life church. Choose life. Life. Why? So that 00:43:13.369 --> 00:43:16.630 you have a great life. But it's not as selfish 00:43:16.630 --> 00:43:24.480 as that. And that you're. on how many of you 00:43:24.480 --> 00:43:27.840 want to leave a legacy come on that's what I 00:43:27.840 --> 00:43:31.639 said this is a life of legacy we're gonna in 00:43:31.639 --> 00:43:39.880 Jesus name so I want to pray with you come Holy 00:43:39.880 --> 00:43:44.860 Spirit I want you as that little boy that little 00:43:44.860 --> 00:43:48.679 girl to sit on the top of that big terrifying 00:43:48.679 --> 00:43:51.380 slide where you feel you're gonna fly off and 00:43:51.380 --> 00:43:56.360 die And feel God snuggle next to you and say, 00:43:56.440 --> 00:44:02.659 I've got you. I've got you. And maybe you're 00:44:02.659 --> 00:44:07.039 in the house today and you don't really know 00:44:07.039 --> 00:44:11.760 Jesus. You don't know this Jesus that sees you, 00:44:11.860 --> 00:44:16.800 loves you, cares for you. You see, coming to 00:44:16.800 --> 00:44:22.340 church is great. You have a family. can't save 00:44:22.340 --> 00:44:26.880 you, the family can just help you. Jesus can 00:44:26.880 --> 00:44:31.460 save you. Jesus comes right into the mess of 00:44:31.460 --> 00:44:34.900 the inside and he sees the grot and he sees you 00:44:34.900 --> 00:44:37.420 and he gets hold of all the mess and he says, 00:44:37.460 --> 00:44:41.219 don't worry, I can sort it. Because I created 00:44:41.219 --> 00:44:45.019 you. I can fix it. I make blind eyes to see, 00:44:45.099 --> 00:44:49.239 broken legs to walk. I've taken mental health, 00:44:49.300 --> 00:44:53.099 which is messed up. Buy drugs and cocaine and 00:44:53.099 --> 00:44:56.980 I can rewire you for the glory of God. I'm a 00:44:56.980 --> 00:45:00.659 big, big daddy and I love you and I see you. 00:45:00.880 --> 00:45:04.920 But you have to choose life. You have to choose 00:45:04.920 --> 00:45:09.380 Jesus. Not just community. Community's great. 00:45:10.400 --> 00:45:12.780 But you have to let go and you have to let God. 00:45:16.960 --> 00:45:19.679 And so in the presence of God on Mother's Day, 00:45:20.320 --> 00:45:24.340 There is a kind, kind father who's saying, son, 00:45:24.639 --> 00:45:29.840 daughter, will you come home and let me help 00:45:29.840 --> 00:45:36.840 you live life well? And I'm asking you, choose 00:45:36.840 --> 00:45:53.019 life. Choose Jesus. One of the beautiful decisions 00:45:53.019 --> 00:45:58.179 of life. And if you're saying, yes, I want Jesus 00:45:58.179 --> 00:46:04.440 100%. It might be, I want to let go running my 00:46:04.440 --> 00:46:08.400 own life and really give my life to Jesus 100%. 00:46:08.400 --> 00:46:12.679 Maybe you've never done it. There's a first time. 00:46:13.059 --> 00:46:16.119 Maybe you did it years ago, but if you're honest 00:46:16.119 --> 00:46:19.820 today, you know Jesus isn't in the right place. 00:46:22.670 --> 00:46:25.630 So I'm going to ask you, I'm going to count to 00:46:25.630 --> 00:46:27.750 three. And if you're saying, yes, I choose Jesus. 00:46:29.630 --> 00:46:32.550 I'm going to ask you to put up your hand to heaven 00:46:32.550 --> 00:46:34.989 and say, God, I want to take hold of your hand 00:46:34.989 --> 00:46:39.130 today. I want you to come into my life. I want 00:46:39.130 --> 00:46:43.670 to break the fear. And I want you to grab my 00:46:43.670 --> 00:46:49.190 life and help me live it well. So I'm going to 00:46:49.190 --> 00:46:52.179 count to three. And you be ready to take hold 00:46:52.179 --> 00:46:54.780 of the hand of God. Lift your hand up high. And 00:46:54.780 --> 00:46:56.900 then I want to pray with you. Some of you are 00:46:56.900 --> 00:47:00.719 already doing it. God bless you. So one, two, 00:47:00.960 --> 00:47:04.940 three. Lift that hand. Just grab hold of the 00:47:04.940 --> 00:47:08.619 hand of God and say, God, I need you in my life. 00:47:09.380 --> 00:47:14.980 I'm so sorry I've let you go. But I need you. 00:47:16.400 --> 00:47:21.750 I need you, God. Just tell him in your own words, 00:47:21.809 --> 00:47:24.889 as you look into heaven, just say, God, my hand 00:47:24.889 --> 00:47:29.010 is lifted because I'm choosing life. And God, 00:47:29.030 --> 00:47:31.010 this is where our main portrait is. Just lift 00:47:31.010 --> 00:47:34.230 that hand and keep talking to God. Well done. 00:47:36.170 --> 00:47:39.670 Now, can you pray with me this prayer? Because 00:47:39.670 --> 00:47:42.489 you see, what you say is important. It's like 00:47:42.489 --> 00:47:45.289 when we get married, the minister looks at you 00:47:45.289 --> 00:47:49.389 and says, will you take? And you have to say. 00:47:49.820 --> 00:47:56.360 Yes, I will. Your words have power. So right 00:47:56.360 --> 00:47:59.780 now I want you with all the family. You're not 00:47:59.780 --> 00:48:01.920 going to do it by yourself. With all the family, 00:48:01.940 --> 00:48:04.199 we're going to pray with you. Can you do that? 00:48:04.260 --> 00:48:08.679 Keep that hand up and say, today I give you my 00:48:08.679 --> 00:48:15.280 life. I'm sorry for the wrong choices I have 00:48:15.280 --> 00:48:22.829 made. Please forgive me. But now I choose life. 00:48:23.409 --> 00:48:30.510 Come into my life and help me live my best life 00:48:30.510 --> 00:48:36.690 for Jesus. Amen. Come on, let's give Him a clap. 00:48:38.550 --> 00:48:46.230 We welcome you. Oh, we welcome you. I don't know, 00:48:46.329 --> 00:48:49.260 because I'm sorry I didn't ask. I don't know 00:48:49.260 --> 00:48:52.380 if you have a prayer team, but I deliberately 00:48:52.380 --> 00:48:58.039 made sure that we had some time at the end. We've 00:48:58.039 --> 00:49:01.480 got about 10 minutes or so. How many of you know 00:49:01.480 --> 00:49:03.559 you need to do some business with Jesus before 00:49:03.559 --> 00:49:08.420 you run out? We need to leave fear. We need to 00:49:08.420 --> 00:49:11.760 leave stuff. So if there's the prayer team, if 00:49:11.760 --> 00:49:13.800 you could just be ready to pray with people. 00:49:13.900 --> 00:49:17.139 But I want to give an opportunity. That it's 00:49:17.139 --> 00:49:19.760 not just Gen Z who want to jump and skip and 00:49:19.760 --> 00:49:21.719 worship who come down the front. No, it's going 00:49:21.719 --> 00:49:26.260 to be any of us who've got issues. I've told 00:49:26.260 --> 00:49:31.260 you my issues. Come on. And we're going to leave 00:49:31.260 --> 00:49:34.420 our issues. We're going to break fear. How many 00:49:34.420 --> 00:49:38.000 of you know, I need to break some fear. The devil's 00:49:38.000 --> 00:49:40.659 been tormenting me and I want to get rid of it. 00:49:40.780 --> 00:49:44.530 So I'm just going to ask you to stand. And I'm 00:49:44.530 --> 00:49:46.590 gonna ask you to come down the front and just, 00:49:46.610 --> 00:49:50.429 if you need to leave stuff at the altar, at the 00:49:50.429 --> 00:49:53.630 foot of the cross, come and I wanna pray for 00:49:53.630 --> 00:49:56.449 you. I want you just to come and say, Jesus, 00:49:56.570 --> 00:50:00.030 I'm here for you today. You spoke to me today 00:50:00.030 --> 00:50:04.489 and I want this fear off my life because I'm 00:50:04.489 --> 00:50:08.929 choosing life today. Just come and press into 00:50:08.929 --> 00:50:15.780 Him. Just come. And if you gave your life to 00:50:15.780 --> 00:50:18.920 Jesus, just a second, because I don't want to 00:50:18.920 --> 00:50:23.219 scream at them. If you gave your life to Jesus 00:50:23.219 --> 00:50:27.000 for the first time or you recommitted it because 00:50:27.000 --> 00:50:29.840 you know you haven't been doing great, I want 00:50:29.840 --> 00:50:32.519 to create a special place on the right hand side 00:50:32.519 --> 00:50:35.579 here. Just come down here. Some of the pastors 00:50:35.579 --> 00:50:38.380 and prayer team, just be. and pray with them. 00:50:38.440 --> 00:50:40.760 You know who you are. You put up your hands. 00:50:40.940 --> 00:50:44.320 We want to particularly pray for you so that 00:50:44.320 --> 00:50:46.940 we know you can do life well with the choices 00:50:46.940 --> 00:50:48.900 you've made. So those of you who put up your 00:50:48.900 --> 00:50:51.159 hands, wherever you are, if you can come down 00:50:51.159 --> 00:50:53.960 to this section, introduce yourself, some prayer 00:50:53.960 --> 00:50:56.360 team passes. Thank you. Just come. They're going 00:50:56.360 --> 00:50:58.280 to pray with you. They're going to help you. 00:50:59.780 --> 00:51:02.559 In Jesus' Name. Just make your way to that side. 00:51:02.679 --> 00:51:08.800 That will be really helpful. So are the rest 00:51:08.800 --> 00:51:11.000 of you ready just to lift your hands with me? 00:51:13.320 --> 00:51:16.139 And I want us, you can pray for each other in 00:51:16.139 --> 00:51:18.219 the rows, you can come down the front, but I 00:51:18.219 --> 00:51:21.699 want you to have a moment where you say to God, 00:51:21.900 --> 00:51:28.639 Father today, just pray, Father today, I thank 00:51:28.639 --> 00:51:37.320 you. You love me. And today, I break the power 00:51:37.320 --> 00:51:45.599 of fear that's been speaking in my life. All 00:51:45.599 --> 00:51:51.960 the nightmares, all the conversations. And today, 00:51:52.039 --> 00:52:00.960 I ask you to give me a new narrative of hope, 00:52:01.159 --> 00:52:10.519 of joy, of peace. In Jesus' name. And God, I 00:52:10.519 --> 00:52:19.519 choose life. And I choose to trust you. I will 00:52:19.519 --> 00:52:26.460 trust you. So as we worship, just stir that inside. 00:52:28.079 --> 00:52:32.659 And be specific, break the fears. You know, one 00:52:32.659 --> 00:52:35.480 of the fears that drove me was I had someone 00:52:35.480 --> 00:52:39.440 say to me, well, you're a pastor. You know what 00:52:39.440 --> 00:52:43.519 happens to pastor's kids, don't you? And I said, 00:52:43.559 --> 00:52:45.840 no. They said, oh, when they get to their teen 00:52:45.840 --> 00:52:48.800 years, they go on drugs and you'll lose them. 00:52:50.179 --> 00:52:55.320 That little fear got in my head. And when my 00:52:55.320 --> 00:52:59.159 son was 14, I began to live that horror. Oh, 00:52:59.239 --> 00:53:01.489 what? Are His friends good enough? Is He good 00:53:01.489 --> 00:53:04.530 enough? He never did it. But it was like He began 00:53:04.530 --> 00:53:08.050 to torment me until I had to say, in Jesus' Name, 00:53:08.230 --> 00:53:15.130 I uproot, I tear down every lie. In Jesus' Name, 00:53:15.230 --> 00:53:18.349 this is not coming to my house. It's not coming 00:53:18.349 --> 00:53:21.969 to my David. You get off. In Jesus' Name, my 00:53:21.969 --> 00:53:24.730 children will love the Lord and you will not 00:53:24.730 --> 00:53:35.900 take them. So as we worship, come on, you do 00:53:35.900 --> 00:53:38.239 the business and say, no, it's coming out. It's 00:53:38.239 --> 00:54:03.539 coming out in Jesus name. Lastly, if you are 00:54:03.539 --> 00:54:06.519 in need of prayer send us a text message at 541 00:54:06.519 --> 00:54:11.400 -625 -1365. We would love to pray with you.