WEBVTT 00:00:02.250 --> 00:00:05.250 Welcome to the Life Bible Church podcast. We 00:00:05.250 --> 00:00:07.669 want to thank you for joining us today and we 00:00:07.669 --> 00:00:10.169 hope you find today's sermon impacting as you 00:00:10.169 --> 00:00:12.689 listen to it wherever you are in your daily walk. 00:00:12.949 --> 00:00:15.949 To find service times and watch messages online, 00:00:16.190 --> 00:00:20.109 see our website at lifebiblechurch .org. Now, 00:00:20.129 --> 00:00:28.989 enjoy this week's message. Thank you. Wow. The 00:00:28.989 --> 00:00:31.589 first thing I have to do is say, sorry girls, 00:00:31.870 --> 00:00:36.649 I've let you down. I haven't worn pretty shoes. 00:00:38.329 --> 00:00:42.090 I felt very conflicted this morning, but here's 00:00:42.090 --> 00:00:44.990 the secret. I've torn the meniscus in my left 00:00:44.990 --> 00:00:49.649 knee and it's quite painful and heels and that 00:00:49.649 --> 00:00:52.929 doesn't go too well together. So I'm okay standing. 00:00:52.950 --> 00:00:55.189 I'll do a bit of bouncing, but I'm afraid of 00:00:55.189 --> 00:00:58.579 heels. So I'll mire all your pretty shoes. And 00:00:58.579 --> 00:01:03.840 I'm sorry you've got flatties and trainers. Just 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:05.939 in case you think, these British girls, they 00:01:05.939 --> 00:01:10.500 really, no. We can wear heels, I promise. I want 00:01:10.500 --> 00:01:13.780 to thank you for an amazing weekend. I want to 00:01:13.780 --> 00:01:17.140 thank every one of you who came, leaned in. Thank 00:01:17.140 --> 00:01:19.620 you for the incredible worship team. All you 00:01:19.620 --> 00:01:24.519 guys. AV, power, make us sound good, look good. 00:01:24.799 --> 00:01:27.099 You've been amazing and you work really hard. 00:01:27.219 --> 00:01:29.640 Come on, let's give them a hand. Thank you. Thank 00:01:29.640 --> 00:01:37.579 you. Thank you. And my favourite is what we in 00:01:37.579 --> 00:01:41.140 our church call the wow team. Now, the wow team 00:01:41.140 --> 00:01:43.599 is the team that when you walk into space, you 00:01:43.599 --> 00:01:47.540 just go, oh, wow. These flowers. I mean, how 00:01:47.540 --> 00:01:49.840 many of you went, oh, wow, when you saw the flowers 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:52.459 all around? I want to thank everyone that did 00:01:52.459 --> 00:01:55.480 the crafting, just the decor and everything. 00:01:55.719 --> 00:01:59.180 Give yourself a clap. We clap you. We thank you. 00:01:59.939 --> 00:02:06.060 And I love these flowers. So say, wow, you did 00:02:06.060 --> 00:02:13.680 well. So I'm going to speak today on living for 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:19.460 legacy. Living for legacy. You know, it's Mum's 00:02:19.460 --> 00:02:23.120 Day and you maybe have an idea in your mind, 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:27.580 go preach at Mother's Day. Well, I'm going to 00:02:27.580 --> 00:02:33.340 mess it up. You know, we live in Oxford in England 00:02:33.340 --> 00:02:37.379 and that's a place which has raised many incredible 00:02:37.379 --> 00:02:41.180 leaders across the world. George Whitefield being 00:02:41.180 --> 00:02:43.900 one of them. If any of you have seen the movie 00:02:43.900 --> 00:02:47.500 just come out with Angel Studios called A Great 00:02:47.500 --> 00:02:51.639 Awakening. There is George Whitefield challenging 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:56.300 Benjamin Franklin and just shaping this media 00:02:56.300 --> 00:02:59.620 mongrel of his day, newspaper editor, and just 00:02:59.620 --> 00:03:02.039 saying, come on, and really preaching Jesus. 00:03:02.219 --> 00:03:06.080 And they've released it for your 250 year celebration 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:10.000 of America being born. But that man, George Whitefield, 00:03:10.139 --> 00:03:12.639 was born again in the church that Gordon and 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:15.500 I had the privilege of pastoring in Oxford a 00:03:15.500 --> 00:03:19.009 few hundred years earlier. And you just, you 00:03:19.009 --> 00:03:24.150 walk in a city of legacy. You walk down the streets 00:03:24.150 --> 00:03:27.870 and we know that there were men who went before 00:03:27.870 --> 00:03:31.610 us who shifted the whole of history. But their 00:03:31.610 --> 00:03:36.550 start didn't feel that spectacular. So on mum's 00:03:36.550 --> 00:03:41.930 day, father's day, influencer's day, are we going 00:03:41.930 --> 00:03:46.639 to set in motion lives of a legacy? You know, 00:03:46.659 --> 00:03:49.840 around me, I often hear students or people say 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:52.340 things like this. Hey, I don't want to be a mom 00:03:52.340 --> 00:03:56.419 or a dad at the moment. It's a horrendous time 00:03:56.419 --> 00:03:59.000 to be alive. What are those poor kids going to 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:04.629 do? What about the children? but I want to give 00:04:04.629 --> 00:04:06.629 you a different perspective. I want to say to 00:04:06.629 --> 00:04:10.449 you, what an amazing time to be awesome mums 00:04:10.449 --> 00:04:13.229 and dads. Whether we have physically birthed 00:04:13.229 --> 00:04:16.149 them or whether we're influencing, shaping people 00:04:16.149 --> 00:04:19.550 with a mother -father heart. As I say, I live 00:04:19.550 --> 00:04:23.290 in Oxford. We supposedly get the very brightest 00:04:23.290 --> 00:04:25.790 of the world coming to us. We're the Harvard 00:04:25.790 --> 00:04:29.230 Yale. When you watch those kids, dear Jesus. 00:04:31.759 --> 00:04:34.000 How many of you get what I mean? They need help. 00:04:34.040 --> 00:04:36.779 They need shaping. They need a mom and a dad 00:04:36.779 --> 00:04:40.100 and conversations. So I want to ask you, are 00:04:40.100 --> 00:04:43.800 you ready to live for legacy? Are you ready to 00:04:43.800 --> 00:04:48.199 be part of this group of amazing moms and dads 00:04:48.199 --> 00:04:51.220 that are going to shape culture, that are going 00:04:51.220 --> 00:04:53.639 to influence the next generation, that are going 00:04:53.639 --> 00:04:56.699 to speak hope, give them different horizons, 00:04:56.699 --> 00:04:59.899 give them different patterns of life? Because 00:04:59.899 --> 00:05:04.100 whether you have naturally birthed kids or whether 00:05:04.100 --> 00:05:07.199 you're spiritual shapers, I believe we've never 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:10.220 had a greater opportunity to shape generations. 00:05:10.819 --> 00:05:15.800 But we better get busy and get to it. Because 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:22.519 you see, all around us is an atmosphere of fear, 00:05:22.620 --> 00:05:28.100 anxiety, stress. Mental health sickness is off 00:05:28.100 --> 00:05:31.339 the charts. Suicide is rising. All the stuff 00:05:31.339 --> 00:05:35.980 that people are going, woo, they're backing out 00:05:35.980 --> 00:05:40.819 instead of engaging. So I wonder what life and 00:05:40.819 --> 00:05:46.500 your anxiety level looks like. Where's your anxiety 00:05:46.500 --> 00:05:50.720 level? Life and anxiety levels. Worry and trust. 00:05:51.319 --> 00:05:53.980 So I want you to show me your second service. 00:05:54.019 --> 00:05:55.899 You've drunk your coffee and you're wide awake 00:05:55.899 --> 00:05:58.740 and read this scripture with me. One, two, three. 00:05:58.860 --> 00:06:03.480 It's from Matthew chapter six, 25 to 34. There's 00:06:03.480 --> 00:06:06.680 two slides, but you ready to go? One, two, three. 00:06:07.379 --> 00:06:12.480 That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday 00:06:12.480 --> 00:06:16.420 life, whether you have enough food and drink 00:06:16.420 --> 00:06:20.850 or enough clothes to wear. Is a life worth more 00:06:20.850 --> 00:06:24.449 than food and your body more than clothing? Look 00:06:24.449 --> 00:06:28.589 at the birds. They don't plan or harvest or store 00:06:28.589 --> 00:06:31.910 food in barns for your heavenly Father feeds 00:06:31.910 --> 00:06:37.209 them. And aren't you more valuable to Him than 00:06:37.209 --> 00:06:42.569 they are? Can all your worries add a single moment 00:06:42.569 --> 00:06:48.959 to your life? Next slide. Don't worry about these 00:06:48.959 --> 00:06:51.680 things saying, oh no, mama's syndrome. What are 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:54.459 we gonna eat? What are you gonna drink? No, you're 00:06:54.459 --> 00:06:58.800 not gonna wear that. What will we wear? Verse 00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:02.699 32, these things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, 00:07:02.740 --> 00:07:08.180 but your heavenly Father already knows all your 00:07:08.180 --> 00:07:12.720 needs. Seek the kingdom of God above all else 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:17.540 and live righteously and He will... And he will 00:07:17.540 --> 00:07:26.759 give you everything you need. So don't worry 00:07:26.759 --> 00:07:30.699 about tomorrow. For tomorrow will bring its own 00:07:30.699 --> 00:07:35.540 worries. Today's trouble is enough for today. 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:43.160 Amen? Ready to go home? The Bible preaches well, 00:07:43.180 --> 00:07:46.189 doesn't it? It just says... Going to say, stop 00:07:46.189 --> 00:07:51.189 it. Slow down. You know, as we read that word, 00:07:51.269 --> 00:07:54.910 worry, here in the New Testament, it could also 00:07:54.910 --> 00:07:58.689 be very accurately translated, don't be concerned. 00:07:59.470 --> 00:08:02.350 Or don't become OCD. How many of you know what 00:08:02.350 --> 00:08:05.790 I mean? You're in a super drive of one particular 00:08:05.790 --> 00:08:08.610 anxiety. You know, washing your hands, shutting 00:08:08.610 --> 00:08:10.829 the door. Did I lock it? Did I lock it? You know, 00:08:10.829 --> 00:08:14.879 the OCD, becoming OCD. overly concerned in one 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:19.480 particular sphere of life if we watch our media 00:08:19.480 --> 00:08:22.259 it's all around us you know don't eat that you'll 00:08:22.259 --> 00:08:25.480 get cancer this e that z this number that thing 00:08:25.480 --> 00:08:27.920 and so we stop eating that and then they tell 00:08:27.920 --> 00:08:32.360 us this is healthy wait six months and you're 00:08:32.360 --> 00:08:35.960 dying again how many we know what I'm talking 00:08:35.960 --> 00:08:41.019 about it's like we can't get it right And the 00:08:41.019 --> 00:08:44.580 whole of our culture just stresses us out. And 00:08:44.580 --> 00:08:48.179 what seemed to be simple, well, it's pretty obvious, 00:08:48.220 --> 00:08:51.340 get up, put some clothes on, eat, drink, go to 00:08:51.340 --> 00:08:56.240 work, has now become super complex. And the most 00:08:56.240 --> 00:08:58.899 simple of things now is like, oh, am I getting 00:08:58.899 --> 00:09:06.600 it right? Am I getting it wrong? So here on Mother's 00:09:06.600 --> 00:09:09.909 Day, I want to talk about allowing the squeezing 00:09:09.909 --> 00:09:12.470 of our culture and pressure to make you overly 00:09:12.470 --> 00:09:15.990 concerned so that all the time you're trying 00:09:15.990 --> 00:09:18.169 to second guess, am I eating the right thing, 00:09:18.210 --> 00:09:22.210 drinking the right thing, dressing right? You 00:09:22.210 --> 00:09:27.210 know, you haven't got the right shoes on. So 00:09:27.210 --> 00:09:30.750 I want to ask you a question. What makes you 00:09:30.750 --> 00:09:34.980 anxious or worried? What are the triggers inside 00:09:34.980 --> 00:09:37.720 of you? Maybe you could just hear the news and 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:39.480 then sometimes you just feel that. It's like, 00:09:39.600 --> 00:09:42.340 how many know what I'm talking about? And you 00:09:42.340 --> 00:09:45.240 felt fine, but it just needs one person to say 00:09:45.240 --> 00:09:47.419 that thing and suddenly you finally felt stressing. 00:09:48.539 --> 00:09:53.259 And you just feel this engine begin. I had a 00:09:53.259 --> 00:09:57.279 mum come up and say to me, Rachel, but if I don't 00:09:57.279 --> 00:10:00.720 worry about my kids, I'm not a very good mum, 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:05.440 am I? After all, mums worry about their kids. 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:07.879 Isn't that what a mum does? That's part of the 00:10:07.879 --> 00:10:13.519 job spec. But should it be? You see, if we're 00:10:13.519 --> 00:10:16.940 growing up our kids in that atmosphere of fear, 00:10:17.080 --> 00:10:22.279 it's not the best atmosphere to grow up in. But 00:10:22.279 --> 00:10:25.960 there is almost that unwritten rule. If you're 00:10:25.960 --> 00:10:29.480 a good mum, will you worry about your kids? Yes, 00:10:29.480 --> 00:10:32.259 of course, I do believe there is that normal, 00:10:32.320 --> 00:10:36.080 natural concern, care, protectiveness. I get 00:10:36.080 --> 00:10:40.600 that. But there's also an obsessive concern that 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:43.320 begins to fill your head so you can never switch 00:10:43.320 --> 00:10:46.460 off. The second your kid's not there, who's abducted 00:10:46.460 --> 00:10:50.679 it? Where's it gone? How many get what I'm talking 00:10:50.679 --> 00:10:53.259 about? If they're just a little bit late or they 00:10:53.259 --> 00:10:55.299 don't text, they've had an accident, they're 00:10:55.299 --> 00:10:59.039 in the hospital. And suddenly you find these 00:10:59.039 --> 00:11:02.620 over -anxious concerns fill your head and you 00:11:02.620 --> 00:11:05.679 can never switch off. I was talking to a young 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:08.559 guy and he was saying to me, I just worry all 00:11:08.559 --> 00:11:11.440 the time my wife's going to have an affair. And 00:11:11.440 --> 00:11:17.259 I said, why? I said, you know, any... No, no, 00:11:17.259 --> 00:11:19.799 no, she says she really doesn't, but it's in 00:11:19.799 --> 00:11:26.059 my head. And you see the enemies wanting to press 00:11:26.059 --> 00:11:30.139 triggers and buttons. And these wrong concerns 00:11:30.139 --> 00:11:34.659 begin to consume our life and begin to control 00:11:34.659 --> 00:11:38.679 our decision making. And we feel like we're in 00:11:38.679 --> 00:11:41.720 this chess game of life and the devil's playing 00:11:41.720 --> 00:11:48.370 with us. He knows exactly which squares to land 00:11:48.370 --> 00:11:50.110 on. How many of you know what I'm talking about? 00:11:50.429 --> 00:11:53.710 And suddenly you turn the radio on and there's 00:11:53.710 --> 00:11:55.929 someone just talking about a kid got abducted 00:11:55.929 --> 00:11:59.029 or someone having an affair or your Facebook 00:11:59.029 --> 00:12:05.450 scrolls onto something and suddenly, shh. And 00:12:05.450 --> 00:12:07.950 the devil's going, ha ha, check. And suddenly 00:12:07.950 --> 00:12:11.870 you're in that zone, check, check. And your whole 00:12:11.870 --> 00:12:20.090 world. It's tight, fearful, dark, lonely, but 00:12:20.090 --> 00:12:23.610 it's in your head. And on the outside, I'm fine, 00:12:23.649 --> 00:12:31.549 you're fine, we're all fine, not. But there's 00:12:31.549 --> 00:12:35.070 a big, wonderful father and he sits at that chess 00:12:35.070 --> 00:12:39.350 table. And however much the devil shoves you 00:12:39.350 --> 00:12:46.440 around with check, check, he's got a piece. And 00:12:46.440 --> 00:12:55.320 he has the ultimate checkmate. And today, I want 00:12:55.320 --> 00:13:00.639 to declare checkmate to all the what's ifs that 00:13:00.639 --> 00:13:03.940 are kicking off in your mind. All those nightmare 00:13:03.940 --> 00:13:09.740 scenarios. I want to declare over you, do not 00:13:09.740 --> 00:13:13.919 let the devil torment you. With his horror movies. 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:17.440 How many of you know you go into bed and suddenly 00:13:17.440 --> 00:13:20.200 stuff plays or you're just in the car driving 00:13:20.200 --> 00:13:23.419 and suddenly all this stuff. Say no in Jesus 00:13:23.419 --> 00:13:27.000 name. I want you to find that delete button and 00:13:27.000 --> 00:13:30.480 put your fingers on it and say no longer in Jesus 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:33.960 name. I'm going to delete all these anxious thoughts 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:36.460 from my thinking. Come on stinking thinking, 00:13:36.559 --> 00:13:40.039 you bow down. I have a God who loves me, cares 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:44.769 for me. Because you see, prayer is always much 00:13:44.769 --> 00:13:49.110 more effective than worry. Worry doesn't change 00:13:49.110 --> 00:13:51.889 anything. But we begin to pray to it. We begin 00:13:51.889 --> 00:13:55.649 to speak to it. And we say, uh -uh, no, in Jesus' 00:13:55.830 --> 00:14:01.049 name. You see, God has come to give you peace. 00:14:01.149 --> 00:14:03.789 We heard about that with Pastor Jen. There's 00:14:03.789 --> 00:14:08.500 a dove of peace. And peace isn't only just, oh, 00:14:08.659 --> 00:14:12.720 I feel all snuggled. I'm in my massage. I'm just... 00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:17.539 No, peace is actually pretty strong. It's executive. 00:14:19.299 --> 00:14:22.139 All the way through the Bible, it says, let there 00:14:22.139 --> 00:14:26.139 be peace. Shalom isn't, I'll give you a hug. 00:14:26.649 --> 00:14:29.490 Happy Mummy's Day. Shalom is actually an executive 00:14:29.490 --> 00:14:34.549 order. It says, right now, I command a jurisdiction 00:14:34.549 --> 00:14:40.389 of peace. Let heaven come to peace. Every onslaught 00:14:40.389 --> 00:14:43.269 of the devil who's coming to stir your life, 00:14:43.330 --> 00:14:47.009 we say no in Jesus' name, back off. This is a 00:14:47.009 --> 00:14:50.899 peace zone. We are the United Nations forces 00:14:50.899 --> 00:14:54.419 of heaven. We say, get off, back off, all mental 00:14:54.419 --> 00:14:59.039 sickness, all anxiety, all fear. You move and 00:14:59.039 --> 00:15:02.700 you shift in Jesus' name. For the peace of the 00:15:02.700 --> 00:15:06.679 Lord will rule in your hearts and mind. Isn't 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:09.659 that what it says? It will rule, take dominion. 00:15:13.580 --> 00:15:18.029 And so you see, He comes to bring us peace. What 00:15:18.029 --> 00:15:22.029 I love about God is he gives us safe places and 00:15:22.029 --> 00:15:28.649 spaces. So you don't need to be anxious. You 00:15:28.649 --> 00:15:32.850 need to learn to lean and trust again. Where 00:15:32.850 --> 00:15:35.330 you've been independent on your front foot, looking 00:15:35.330 --> 00:15:38.330 after yourself, sorting your life, trying to 00:15:38.330 --> 00:15:41.190 work out who's for you, who's not for you, looking 00:15:41.190 --> 00:15:43.690 at your workspace and thinking, who do I trust? 00:15:43.789 --> 00:15:48.519 Who do I trust? Who's after my job? Who's after 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:53.639 my girl? So that you look at life through that 00:15:53.639 --> 00:15:58.500 lens of suspicion. Now you have a good shepherd. 00:15:58.679 --> 00:16:01.960 He's on watch for you. You can love life and 00:16:01.960 --> 00:16:04.820 live life because you have a God who's more than 00:16:04.820 --> 00:16:08.340 enough and able. You don't need to be anxious. 00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:12.779 Psalm chapter 9 verse 10 says this. Can you read 00:16:12.779 --> 00:16:16.559 it with me? One, two, three. Those who... know 00:16:16.559 --> 00:16:25.519 your name will, will, for you, Lord, have, you 00:16:25.519 --> 00:16:32.259 have, you have never forsaken those who trust 00:16:32.259 --> 00:16:37.860 you. Come on, that's a big word. Never is never. 00:16:38.919 --> 00:16:42.600 Come on God, we want to trust in you and we want 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:46.139 to take the risk of learning to trust again. 00:16:48.039 --> 00:16:51.360 Because when you've been in those hell holes 00:16:51.360 --> 00:16:54.940 of fear and everything feels like sinking sand, 00:16:55.100 --> 00:17:00.179 it's hard to know where to lean. Hard to know 00:17:00.179 --> 00:17:04.440 where to trust. But today, on Mother's Day, there 00:17:04.440 --> 00:17:07.400 is a father. There is your precious God. And 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:11.940 he's patiently waiting for you. Just like a tender, 00:17:12.099 --> 00:17:17.359 kind -hearted, persuasive mum. I want to tell 00:17:17.359 --> 00:17:21.960 you a story. I have six grandchildren. I have 00:17:21.960 --> 00:17:25.140 three that are Aussies and three that are British. 00:17:25.599 --> 00:17:30.180 So my Aussies are called Leela Kuparilani. And 00:17:30.180 --> 00:17:33.440 I took the youngest, Alani, to the park. And 00:17:33.440 --> 00:17:37.420 she was playing, running, crazy. And I was just 00:17:37.420 --> 00:17:39.680 captivated because in the middle of this park 00:17:39.680 --> 00:17:43.740 was a really steep slide. And there was a dad 00:17:43.740 --> 00:17:46.099 and he picked up his little toddler about two 00:17:46.099 --> 00:17:48.539 years old and he climbed up right to the top 00:17:48.539 --> 00:17:50.960 with this little boy, sat him on the top and 00:17:50.960 --> 00:17:54.200 it's like, go son, come on man up and be my man 00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:57.039 for the hour. This little boy was having none 00:17:57.039 --> 00:18:01.740 of it. He clinged onto that slide for dear life, 00:18:01.859 --> 00:18:04.960 clinged onto his dad, and his dad's trying to 00:18:04.960 --> 00:18:07.920 peel him off to sit him on a thing. And the more 00:18:07.920 --> 00:18:10.380 the dad is trying to peel him off, the more the 00:18:10.380 --> 00:18:13.039 child is clinging, and it becomes a full tug 00:18:13.039 --> 00:18:16.880 of war on the top of the slide. Dad is now getting 00:18:16.880 --> 00:18:20.400 a little bit angry, agitated, because he's feeling 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:27.890 humiliated. And he says, come on, son. At which 00:18:27.890 --> 00:18:30.910 point they went, and we have all hell at the 00:18:30.910 --> 00:18:35.349 top of the slide. So Mama starts climbing the 00:18:35.349 --> 00:18:39.150 slide, gets up to the top, sits on the top of 00:18:39.150 --> 00:18:43.950 the slide, scoots in next to her son, who's not 00:18:43.950 --> 00:18:48.130 letting go of anything, and just begins chatting 00:18:48.130 --> 00:18:51.710 to him. Everyone around is now, hurry up, we 00:18:51.710 --> 00:18:54.589 want to go on the slide. But she's in her bubble 00:18:54.589 --> 00:19:00.609 with her boy. She begins talking to him. Slowly 00:19:00.609 --> 00:19:04.410 he releases one hand, then he releases another 00:19:04.410 --> 00:19:07.190 hand. And she persuades him to just scoot down 00:19:07.190 --> 00:19:11.049 that slide about two metres. And she catches 00:19:11.049 --> 00:19:14.589 him. She then begins to repeat this again and 00:19:14.589 --> 00:19:17.470 again until finally he lets go of the top instantly. 00:19:17.609 --> 00:19:20.569 Boom, he's right down there. And it was a huge 00:19:20.569 --> 00:19:24.250 slide. Boom at the bottom, he scoots off. Mummy, 00:19:24.809 --> 00:19:30.150 I've done it. So dad steps in and says, come 00:19:30.150 --> 00:19:34.690 on, boy, let's do it. No. I don't trust you. 00:19:37.309 --> 00:19:40.910 You see, that gentle mother's heart has got hold 00:19:40.910 --> 00:19:43.549 of him. I want to say there is a God who sees 00:19:43.549 --> 00:19:46.150 you. He understands some of the panic and the 00:19:46.150 --> 00:19:49.289 alarm and some of the complexity of all the mental 00:19:49.289 --> 00:19:51.710 health and things. And it isn't just a macho 00:19:51.710 --> 00:19:58.930 moment of man up, jump. God understands how those 00:19:58.930 --> 00:20:02.769 seasons of fear can really break you, dominate 00:20:02.769 --> 00:20:07.140 you. And he's ready to sit with you. And do a 00:20:07.140 --> 00:20:10.339 long conversation. Scoot up right next to you, 00:20:10.380 --> 00:20:14.039 put his arm around you and say, come on. Because 00:20:14.039 --> 00:20:19.680 why? Because he loves you. And you see, love 00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:27.839 breaks fear. Perfect love casts out, drives out 00:20:27.839 --> 00:20:34.150 fear. Romans chapter 8. for you have not received 00:20:34.150 --> 00:20:38.589 again a spirit of fear, but you have received 00:20:38.589 --> 00:20:42.329 a spirit of papa, daddy, that cries in you, I 00:20:42.329 --> 00:20:48.789 got a daddy, I'm safe. I'm sure it goes something 00:20:48.789 --> 00:20:56.269 like that. And you see, that's what the enemy's 00:20:56.269 --> 00:21:02.980 done. He has so saturated our psyche, our worldview, 00:21:03.180 --> 00:21:06.640 whether it's from our marriage to our church. 00:21:07.220 --> 00:21:08.599 What's going to happen to the church? Is it going 00:21:08.599 --> 00:21:10.599 to fall in the river? Is it not going to fall 00:21:10.599 --> 00:21:12.279 in the river? Is the river going to fall in the 00:21:12.279 --> 00:21:18.140 church? Yes, Jesus. Oh no, Jesus. How many you 00:21:18.140 --> 00:21:22.140 get? And so many nightmares and scenarios begin 00:21:22.140 --> 00:21:24.500 to play out. And before we know what's happened, 00:21:24.619 --> 00:21:28.869 they've become our reality. People are dangerous. 00:21:29.769 --> 00:21:34.730 And we withdraw. And we cling on to the wrong 00:21:34.730 --> 00:21:39.710 thing and scream at the wrong people. But I want 00:21:39.710 --> 00:21:42.210 to say to you on this Mother's Day, God is waiting 00:21:42.210 --> 00:21:47.390 for you. But will you trust him? Will you let 00:21:47.390 --> 00:21:49.890 him scoot up next to you and sit with you and 00:21:49.890 --> 00:21:53.890 say, come on, sweetheart. I want to do life with 00:21:53.890 --> 00:21:58.619 you. Again and again around us, people have lost 00:21:58.619 --> 00:22:04.039 their ability to really trust. People really 00:22:04.039 --> 00:22:07.980 believed in marriage and then they were abandoned. 00:22:08.299 --> 00:22:12.900 Not going there. Smarter, wiser now. They really 00:22:12.900 --> 00:22:17.220 loved their dad and father, but then it got abusive 00:22:17.220 --> 00:22:21.119 and dominating and violent. Not going there. 00:22:21.819 --> 00:22:26.180 Loved my workplace. Really enjoyed going to work. 00:22:26.259 --> 00:22:29.039 But then one day I was laid off and everyone 00:22:29.039 --> 00:22:34.160 else knew and I just felt humiliated. Didn't 00:22:34.160 --> 00:22:37.640 feel I can trust. Really trusted my friends. 00:22:38.680 --> 00:22:41.900 Told them everything. And then one day I found 00:22:41.900 --> 00:22:44.400 out on social media and they ghosted me and I 00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:48.700 was out. There's so many different circumstances 00:22:48.700 --> 00:22:52.799 and losses that leave us feeling vulnerable. 00:22:55.320 --> 00:22:58.460 But I want you today on Mother's Day to know 00:22:58.460 --> 00:23:03.339 that you have a father who's tender, who's ready 00:23:03.339 --> 00:23:06.400 to come and sit alongside you in every fearful 00:23:06.400 --> 00:23:08.559 and anxious space of your life. And he wants 00:23:08.559 --> 00:23:16.160 to give you confidence again. In verse 33, we 00:23:16.160 --> 00:23:20.519 read this. Seek first the kingdom of God above 00:23:20.519 --> 00:23:26.049 everything else. And live righteously. And he 00:23:26.049 --> 00:23:33.269 will give you everything you need. So I wonder, 00:23:33.309 --> 00:23:37.430 what is your priority? Are you really putting 00:23:37.430 --> 00:23:41.390 Jesus in that central place? Are you really seeking 00:23:41.390 --> 00:23:44.750 him? And then as you get that right, everything 00:23:44.750 --> 00:23:50.839 else comes right. You see... As you look to this 00:23:50.839 --> 00:23:55.140 God who really, really loves you, it will create 00:23:55.140 --> 00:23:59.500 the right atmosphere for you to live healthy. 00:24:01.880 --> 00:24:05.119 There's some fearful atmospheres. I felt some 00:24:05.119 --> 00:24:08.140 of you hate the night time, hate the dark time. 00:24:08.440 --> 00:24:11.259 It's like that's a trigger. And God just wants 00:24:11.259 --> 00:24:14.099 to come right in there and say, no, delete. I 00:24:14.099 --> 00:24:16.640 want you to know that I'm sitting right there. 00:24:16.700 --> 00:24:19.059 I've scooted in right next to you in the dark 00:24:19.059 --> 00:24:21.440 time and I'm going to break every repetitive 00:24:21.440 --> 00:24:24.519 dream and nightmare and you don't have to fear 00:24:24.519 --> 00:24:28.279 night time anymore. I am with you and I'm going 00:24:28.279 --> 00:24:32.660 to create a healthy atmosphere even in the night 00:24:32.660 --> 00:24:40.759 times. So verse 34 says, don't worry about tomorrow. 00:24:42.480 --> 00:24:48.839 For tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today 00:24:48.839 --> 00:24:53.079 has enough trouble for itself. I don't know about 00:24:53.079 --> 00:24:56.480 you, but for many of us, if we run homes, run 00:24:56.480 --> 00:25:01.180 businesses, how many of you like a plan? Come 00:25:01.180 --> 00:25:05.480 on, let me see the planners. Confess all. How 00:25:05.480 --> 00:25:07.400 many of you are control freaks with your plans? 00:25:08.019 --> 00:25:12.319 Yeah, I am. I love my plan to work. How many 00:25:12.319 --> 00:25:16.000 of you love your plan to work? So we make a plan. 00:25:16.160 --> 00:25:19.099 We want it. You know, I sit on several boards. 00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:22.240 I want a one -year plan, three -year plan, five 00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:24.599 -year plan. And we write these incredible plans. 00:25:24.880 --> 00:25:27.779 Financial forecast, growth statistic. How many 00:25:27.779 --> 00:25:30.500 of you know what I'm talking about? How many 00:25:30.500 --> 00:25:32.460 of you have shredded them in the last six months? 00:25:32.859 --> 00:25:35.799 You know, since COVID, it is just a nightmare. 00:25:36.059 --> 00:25:38.819 I do these plans. I've got the algorithms. I 00:25:38.819 --> 00:25:43.619 know where I'm going. What happened? In the shredder. 00:25:44.299 --> 00:25:49.279 So much has changed. I don't like it. I really 00:25:49.279 --> 00:25:52.400 don't like it. I don't like all the uncertainty, 00:25:52.539 --> 00:25:58.579 the chaos. I like to live with a plan. But guess 00:25:58.579 --> 00:26:01.569 what? God says, Get over it. Don't worry about 00:26:01.569 --> 00:26:05.390 tomorrow. And so in my office now, we have a 00:26:05.390 --> 00:26:07.390 little mantra when they all come running in. 00:26:07.450 --> 00:26:09.410 What are we doing, Rachel? What are we doing, 00:26:09.529 --> 00:26:12.690 27? You know, got an invite for November 27. 00:26:12.809 --> 00:26:16.049 I said, give me a break. And we have this little 00:26:16.049 --> 00:26:20.730 mantra, just one step at a time. That's all one 00:26:20.730 --> 00:26:24.930 step at a time. I can live. You see, God gives 00:26:24.930 --> 00:26:29.359 us a capacity. And his capacity is, One step 00:26:29.359 --> 00:26:37.339 at a time. One day at a time. One at a time. 00:26:37.500 --> 00:26:40.200 I've got grace for one day. He's got grace for 00:26:40.200 --> 00:26:43.619 eternity. Let him sort eternity. I'll sort one 00:26:43.619 --> 00:26:47.440 day in Jesus' name. And I want to break the pressure 00:26:47.440 --> 00:26:52.220 of trying to always be ahead. Because actually 00:26:52.220 --> 00:26:55.059 what I find is if we over plan, we just become 00:26:55.059 --> 00:27:02.319 controlling. We can't plan everything, but God 00:27:02.319 --> 00:27:06.920 has a plan. And God's going to provide and God's 00:27:06.920 --> 00:27:09.319 going to take care and God's going to sort it 00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:11.700 and God's going to make it. How many of you believe 00:27:11.700 --> 00:27:13.940 that? And I want to speak to you. Some of you 00:27:13.940 --> 00:27:16.099 in businesses, some of you are trying to sell 00:27:16.099 --> 00:27:18.279 properties. Some of you, and you're like, we 00:27:18.279 --> 00:27:20.640 need to get this done. We've got deadlines. This 00:27:20.640 --> 00:27:23.299 needs to be done. And how many of you know, you 00:27:23.299 --> 00:27:26.180 give God your plan and he just seems to go, yeah, 00:27:26.259 --> 00:27:34.319 whatever. Seriously, God, that's not nice. My 00:27:34.319 --> 00:27:37.119 husband preaches this. God is good. We sang it. 00:27:38.460 --> 00:27:41.960 God is good and I've witnessed it. But I've also 00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:45.140 witnessed God is not nice and I've witnessed 00:27:45.140 --> 00:27:50.539 it. He takes me right up to the nth degree and 00:27:50.539 --> 00:27:52.339 I'm falling over the cliff and he says, it's 00:27:52.339 --> 00:27:55.319 okay, I've got a plan. God, you better have because 00:27:55.319 --> 00:27:59.440 I'm about dying right now. How many of you know 00:27:59.440 --> 00:28:05.259 what I'm talking about? So, Gordon, I just wonder 00:28:05.259 --> 00:28:08.900 if you can come just for a second. I wonder where 00:28:08.900 --> 00:28:12.980 your trust levels are. Because you see, I just 00:28:12.980 --> 00:28:14.940 keep feeling, if you could just stand behind 00:28:14.940 --> 00:28:21.339 me, put your hand up. Will you let go? You see, 00:28:21.400 --> 00:28:24.119 I ask Gordon because I know him and he's usually 00:28:24.119 --> 00:28:28.279 nice most of the time. I don't think he will 00:28:28.279 --> 00:28:36.099 just skip and let me. Will you? Not worth my 00:28:36.099 --> 00:28:48.740 life. But you see, are you ready to let go and 00:28:48.740 --> 00:28:55.400 let God? To lean into the goodness of God? To 00:28:55.400 --> 00:28:59.420 trust him? To make a way when there seems to 00:28:59.420 --> 00:29:03.680 be no way. Because you see, God wants to say, 00:29:03.720 --> 00:29:09.140 I want to awaken you to trust. I want to awaken 00:29:09.140 --> 00:29:15.079 you. I want to align you. And I want to advance 00:29:15.079 --> 00:29:17.759 you. I'm actually, I've done my creative. I'm 00:29:17.759 --> 00:29:24.660 on it quite a bit. Awaken, align, advance. What's 00:29:24.660 --> 00:29:27.670 he going to awaken? Thank you. He didn't let 00:29:27.670 --> 00:29:36.130 me fall. He's going to awaken you to the God 00:29:36.130 --> 00:29:42.509 that sees you. Can you see him? He sees right 00:29:42.509 --> 00:29:49.210 where you are. He sees all the tensions. He sees 00:29:49.210 --> 00:29:51.490 all the pains. And he says, right now, I see 00:29:51.490 --> 00:29:54.509 you. Then he aligns you with everything that 00:29:54.509 --> 00:29:57.950 heaven is saying over you. And he says, come 00:29:57.950 --> 00:30:02.109 on, don't be afraid. He then advances you into 00:30:02.109 --> 00:30:08.750 the kingdom of God. You see, as mothers, we have 00:30:08.750 --> 00:30:15.230 the privilege to birth. All my friends say, Rachel, 00:30:15.410 --> 00:30:18.690 you didn't really do a very good job birthing. 00:30:19.009 --> 00:30:22.779 And I said, why not? I birthed Nicola, my daughter, 00:30:22.839 --> 00:30:27.400 she's now 42, in 38 minutes. And I birthed David, 00:30:27.559 --> 00:30:32.180 my son, in 12. So yeah, I didn't make a big deal 00:30:32.180 --> 00:30:34.920 of it. It was fast. And everyone said, that must 00:30:34.920 --> 00:30:37.740 be fantastic. Actually, I shook with shock for 00:30:37.740 --> 00:30:40.140 about three hours. Like, what in the world just 00:30:40.140 --> 00:30:45.500 happened there? But we birth. And we all birth 00:30:45.500 --> 00:30:48.380 in very different ways. And we all have very 00:30:48.380 --> 00:30:51.180 different experiences. But one thing that is 00:30:51.180 --> 00:30:54.519 common about moms is something that was not now 00:30:54.519 --> 00:30:58.799 is. It's a mystery. It's a wonder. It's fantastic. 00:30:58.920 --> 00:31:06.940 It's terrible. But we birth. So come on. Are 00:31:06.940 --> 00:31:10.160 you going to leave a legacy life Bible? Is there 00:31:10.160 --> 00:31:13.119 something in you that you know? That you've got 00:31:13.119 --> 00:31:16.400 a birth. It's got to come alive. You know, we've 00:31:16.400 --> 00:31:20.099 just had Easter. And we always celebrate. We 00:31:20.099 --> 00:31:25.500 carry resurrection life. And we're always excited 00:31:25.500 --> 00:31:30.940 about that. And we have Easter Sunday. He is 00:31:30.940 --> 00:31:34.019 risen. He's risen indeed. Come on, practice with 00:31:34.019 --> 00:31:40.160 me. He's, Jesus is alive. He's alive, Easter 00:31:40.160 --> 00:31:47.269 Sunday. Monday comes, we forget. Is Jesus alive 00:31:47.269 --> 00:31:52.009 today? Is He living today? Does He want to birth 00:31:52.009 --> 00:31:55.049 life through you today? And you see, you're called 00:31:55.049 --> 00:31:58.650 to be life people, to break every fear, every 00:31:58.650 --> 00:32:02.490 shackle, every mentality. We are called to reverse 00:32:02.490 --> 00:32:05.710 the curse of the enemy. And there's so much fear 00:32:05.710 --> 00:32:12.250 and there's so much mental health issues. But 00:32:12.250 --> 00:32:16.049 we have a Saviour and He's a life giver. Jesus 00:32:16.049 --> 00:32:20.150 said in John 10, 10, I've come to give you life, 00:32:20.450 --> 00:32:23.910 abundant life. And my purpose is to give them 00:32:23.910 --> 00:32:31.210 a rich, satisfying life. So come on, we need 00:32:31.210 --> 00:32:34.750 to shift some atmospheres. We're living in an 00:32:34.750 --> 00:32:38.670 atmosphere of darkness, sludge, fear, anxiety. 00:32:40.029 --> 00:32:43.630 Don't risk safeguarding. Lord, help us. I don't 00:32:43.630 --> 00:32:45.509 know if you have that here, but it's one of the 00:32:45.509 --> 00:32:50.630 main difficulties that we have to do a safeguarding 00:32:50.630 --> 00:32:53.349 assessment on every meeting, everything we do. 00:32:53.450 --> 00:33:00.490 I might jump off here and break a leg. But we 00:33:00.490 --> 00:33:03.710 have a God who says, are you ready to risk? Are 00:33:03.710 --> 00:33:06.890 you ready for some courageous insanity where 00:33:06.890 --> 00:33:10.210 you will just let go and lean into the goodness 00:33:10.210 --> 00:33:14.769 of God and know He will catch you? Many things 00:33:14.769 --> 00:33:23.869 don't make sense, but it isn't nonsense. Many 00:33:23.869 --> 00:33:26.369 things you look at and you think, what is going 00:33:26.369 --> 00:33:31.650 on? But God's got a plan. It's a Deuteronomy 00:33:31.650 --> 00:33:35.220 30 verse, 19 says this. I want you to read it 00:33:35.220 --> 00:33:40.460 with me. What does it say? This day. Which day? 00:33:41.859 --> 00:33:47.619 This Mother's Day, 2026. Say it one more time. 00:33:48.079 --> 00:33:52.720 This day, I call the heavens, read it with me, 00:33:52.779 --> 00:33:57.059 and the earth as witnesses against you that I 00:33:57.059 --> 00:34:06.329 have set before you life, Death, blessings, curses. 00:34:06.349 --> 00:34:16.429 Now, choose life so that you and your may live. 00:34:17.710 --> 00:34:22.469 You see, what we choose today starts a domino 00:34:22.469 --> 00:34:30.349 effect. You start a rumble that goes through 00:34:30.349 --> 00:34:35.190 your... Family line. This region. This generation. 00:34:35.929 --> 00:34:41.170 We start a life choice that breaks fear. And 00:34:41.170 --> 00:34:45.670 come on, you are called Life Church. Don't let 00:34:45.670 --> 00:34:50.530 the devil intimidate you and become Death Church. 00:34:50.750 --> 00:34:53.130 You're not going to choose death, are you? We're 00:34:53.130 --> 00:34:56.110 choosing? You're not going to choose curses. 00:34:56.130 --> 00:35:04.610 You're choosing? Now choose it. Because it will 00:35:04.610 --> 00:35:10.869 give you life and for your children. Come Holy 00:35:10.869 --> 00:35:16.070 Spirit. So I want to just close. And I want to 00:35:16.070 --> 00:35:21.730 ask you, have you chosen life? Have you chosen 00:35:21.730 --> 00:35:25.769 Jesus to be right in the centre of your life? 00:35:26.730 --> 00:35:29.489 I love that you've come to church on Mother's 00:35:29.489 --> 00:35:33.050 Day. Thank you. Coming to church is being in 00:35:33.050 --> 00:35:36.929 a family, being seen, being loved. But coming 00:35:36.929 --> 00:35:40.610 to church can't save you, break the fears, break 00:35:40.610 --> 00:35:45.130 life patterns. Only Jesus can do that. So we 00:35:45.130 --> 00:35:49.889 have to come to Jesus and let Him change the 00:35:49.889 --> 00:35:54.230 way we think, the way we feel, the way we are. 00:35:55.590 --> 00:35:59.030 And receive that gift of Jesus into our lives. 00:35:59.960 --> 00:36:02.920 Then we can extend our hands and find family. 00:36:04.300 --> 00:36:09.079 Coming to church won't save you. It might just 00:36:09.079 --> 00:36:13.440 secure you a little, but it won't save you. It's 00:36:13.440 --> 00:36:17.900 coming to Jesus that will change you. So right 00:36:17.900 --> 00:36:20.460 now, I want to count to three. One, two, three. 00:36:20.880 --> 00:36:23.059 And if you're saying, yes, Jesus, I need you. 00:36:23.760 --> 00:36:25.940 I want you to just put your hands straight up 00:36:25.940 --> 00:36:27.780 and say, you know what, Rachel, you're right. 00:36:28.280 --> 00:36:31.599 Jesus is not in the right place in my life. I 00:36:31.599 --> 00:36:34.380 need him. And if that's you, maybe you've never 00:36:34.380 --> 00:36:37.980 given your life to Jesus. Mother's Day 26 is 00:36:37.980 --> 00:36:42.059 your day. Birth something new in your life. Maybe 00:36:42.059 --> 00:36:44.519 you have done it a long time ago, but you know, 00:36:44.639 --> 00:36:47.300 you've taken your wedding rings off. You're living 00:36:47.300 --> 00:36:51.900 a wrong life. But today you're putting your rings, 00:36:51.980 --> 00:36:55.360 that gold covenant ring back on. And you're saying, 00:36:55.460 --> 00:36:59.199 I'm yours. So I'm going to count to three. And 00:36:59.199 --> 00:37:01.400 if you're saying, yes, God, I want to wear a 00:37:01.400 --> 00:37:07.000 Jesus ring 24 -7. I'm just going to ask you to 00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:11.960 put your hand right up. One, two, three. If that's 00:37:11.960 --> 00:37:14.199 you, put it up. Thank you, sweetheart. Thank 00:37:14.199 --> 00:37:17.099 you. Thank you. I see your hands. I want you 00:37:17.099 --> 00:37:19.659 just to keep those hands up. And I want you to 00:37:19.659 --> 00:37:22.300 imagine you're taking hold of the hand of God. 00:37:22.699 --> 00:37:24.840 And He's taking hold of your hand and you're 00:37:24.840 --> 00:37:28.400 saying, thank you, God, you've got me. Amen. 00:37:28.400 --> 00:37:31.079 Then I want all of us in the room to pray a prayer. 00:37:31.159 --> 00:37:34.440 Can we do that? One, two, three. Jesus today, 00:37:34.559 --> 00:37:41.320 I give you my life. I'm sorry for the wrong things 00:37:41.320 --> 00:37:47.460 that I have done. But right now, I want you. 00:37:48.699 --> 00:37:53.139 Break the fear in my life. Let me know you love 00:37:53.139 --> 00:38:01.230 me and help me. Live the best life. Amen. Thank 00:38:01.230 --> 00:38:03.889 you, thank you for those hands. God really bless 00:38:03.889 --> 00:38:09.650 you. Can you give them a clap? Thank you. And 00:38:09.650 --> 00:38:15.809 I wonder if all of us can just stand. Because 00:38:15.809 --> 00:38:19.690 before we run out the back door and we do mum's 00:38:19.690 --> 00:38:24.030 day, photos, lunch, and I hope you have a fabulous 00:38:24.030 --> 00:38:29.909 day. As we just close, I wanna give you an opportunity 00:38:29.909 --> 00:38:32.289 and if the prayer team and the pastors will come. 00:38:33.449 --> 00:38:36.190 If you put your hand up to give your life to 00:38:36.190 --> 00:38:38.550 Jesus today and just saying, I really need to 00:38:38.550 --> 00:38:40.789 sort that. I'm gonna ask you to come to this 00:38:40.789 --> 00:38:43.469 right hand side and I'm just gonna ask some of 00:38:43.469 --> 00:38:46.269 the pastoral team to be here because I want them 00:38:46.269 --> 00:38:49.750 to pray with you so you really know that Jesus 00:38:49.750 --> 00:38:51.469 is in the right place in your life. Just come 00:38:51.469 --> 00:38:56.289 here. But for everyone else, Before you run out, 00:38:56.389 --> 00:38:59.230 if you know you need to leave some fierce stuff 00:38:59.230 --> 00:39:03.070 at the altar and just say, God, I want this off 00:39:03.070 --> 00:39:06.510 my life. It's become obsessive. It's controlled 00:39:06.510 --> 00:39:09.710 me and I hate it. Then I just want you to come 00:39:09.710 --> 00:39:12.110 down the front. And before we go, we want to 00:39:12.110 --> 00:39:15.170 pray for you. So prayer team, just come and just 00:39:15.170 --> 00:39:18.429 say, I need to shake off every fear because I 00:39:18.429 --> 00:39:20.849 know that God, you've called me to live free 00:39:20.849 --> 00:39:23.590 from fear. That's right. Just come. And we want 00:39:23.590 --> 00:39:25.969 to pray for you. We're not going to humiliate 00:39:25.969 --> 00:39:28.650 you or embarrass you, but we want to walk with 00:39:28.650 --> 00:39:31.710 you to make sure that this Mother's Day, you 00:39:31.710 --> 00:39:36.590 know, fear is broken off my life. And if prayer 00:39:36.590 --> 00:39:39.750 team, pastoral team can just gather around them, 00:39:39.809 --> 00:39:43.289 come, pray with them, help them. And as we worship, 00:39:43.429 --> 00:39:45.750 you just keep coming forward if you'd like someone 00:39:45.750 --> 00:39:50.880 to pray with you. Thank you for taking the time 00:39:50.880 --> 00:39:54.059 to listen to this week's message. We are so grateful 00:39:54.059 --> 00:39:56.679 for those who tune in each week and have given 00:39:56.679 --> 00:39:59.880 generously to this ministry. If you would like 00:39:59.880 --> 00:40:02.440 to give click the link in the episode description 00:40:02.440 --> 00:40:05.599 below. 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