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Finding Peace When The World Feels Unstable
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When life feels like it is speeding up and you are running out of strength, you do not need another slogan. You need a refuge. We open Psalm 46 and pray with you, line by line, for protection, stability, and peace when the world feels uncertain, the news feels relentless, and your own thoughts will not switch off.
We stay close to the realities people carry: anxiety, panic attacks, stress, grief, exhaustion, and that quiet fear about what tomorrow might bring. From Matthew 11:28, we hold on to Jesus’ invitation to rest, then move into Psalm 23 and the picture of a shepherd who leads us to still waters when everything is too noisy. Along the way we pray for the Holy Spirit to bring healing, to strengthen minds, and to help us surrender what we cannot control.
One of the strongest moments comes through the Lazarus story: the stone, the grave clothes, the labels, and the lie that “it’s over”. We push back with faith, asking God to roll away what traps us in dead seasons and to call us back into life, hope, and purpose. We close by breaking bread together and blessing your week with courage and calm.
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Good evening, good evening. God bless you where everyone at this hour. The love of Jesus Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit is over your life. Thank you for joining us today. Thank you for joining us this evening. And thank you for everybody that's with us in church this morning, live and in the house. The Spirit of the Living God is with each and every one of us. We're going to jump straight away through to the Word of God. We are hope you are well in the greatest name in heaven and earth. There is power in the name of Jesus Christ. As we join, as we gather, as we lock across the world tonight, the power and the love of Jesus Christ is over each and every one of you. But without further ado, let's jump straight through to the beautiful book of Psalms 46, verse 1. If you have a Bible and you want to follow me all the way through with this, the scripture that we're starting with, Psalm 46, verse 1. God is our refuge. Should we pray together? Come on, let's never give up. The love of God is over your life. Jehovah Nisi, Jehovah Shalom. God is in your life, your heart, your mind, your body, and your soul. Psalms 46, verse 1. God is our refuge. Father, we come to you right now. You are our refuge. You are our strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Father, we just lean into the word of God tonight. Lord, we're tired and we're weary. Lord, the weekend is coming to a close. Another day is about to spring forth in the name of Jesus. And Lord, we stretch out to you right now. Lord, and we just close our eyes and we just rest and say, Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, Lord, touch our lives like never before. We pray, Lord, for protection. We pray for stability. And for anyone that is in a crisis right now, Lord, anyone that is going through trouble and hardship, pain and worry, stress and loss, we pray, Father, that the Spirit of the Living God will just touch our hearts. That we will find a place to rest tonight, Lord. That your glory, dear God, will just lift us above the cloud line of fear. Lord, I pray for all those, dear God, that are just stressed out, worried, and very uncertain about what we see across the world. Father, we are watching wildfires. We are watching, dear God, the earth move in ways that we never thought possible. Lord, we're seeing weather systems. Lord, we're watching the wildfires, the droughts. Holy Spirit, I just pray for peace for each and every one of us. Lord, and you will remind us that the God of Israel is our refuge and strength and ever-present help in trouble. And Lord, we need you at this hour. Lord, we need the glory and the power and the Holy Spirit. Lord, I pray for those that just feel really tired, exhausted, a bit run down in their being, dear God, just exhausted of life, just a bit weary. We just pray, dear God, that you will remove the tiredness, the feeling of being scared, uncertain of now, tomorrow, and what might be lying ahead in the future. But Lord, we thank you that our lives are woven into the power of Scripture. And we belong to Jesus Christ. And nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. Because of the prayers of David, the Psalm of David, Psalm 46, verse 1, God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Father, we just close our eyes right now.
And Lord, we're praying for three areas of our lives. We're praying, dear God, for a spiritual uplift. Lord, we just pray that you'll help us in a crisis. Lord, we pray for your protection. We pray, dear God and Heavenly Father, for stability. We pray for those that just feel a bit unstable tonight, a little bit scared, a bit tearful, a bit rocky on the road of life. Lord, that your spirit and your glory and your grace will just be poured out over each and every one of us. Lord, that we will see the Father's heart. And Lord, we ask you that as we see the Father's heart through the power of prayer, through the power of worship, Lord, that we lift up the name of Jesus. As we lift up the name of Jesus, Lord, I thank you that there is no other name, that there is healing in the name, that there is freedom in the name, that there is hope in the name. Lord, that there is power in the name of Jesus Christ. So Lord, as we settle into this prayer time together, we pray that the Spirit of the living God will just reveal these scriptures to us that God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble, whatever trouble we're going through. Lord, whatever the crisis is, whatever the doubt is, whatever the uncertainty is, Lord, we believe in miracles. We believe in the power of the word of God. We believe in the scripture. We believe that the Son has set us free. We believe, dear God, that you are the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. So right now, Lord, we pray for freedom. We pray, dear God, for protection and Lord, whatever crisis we may be going through, Lord, that we just close our eyes and call on the name of Jesus. Lord, that you will restore all the years that Locust has taken. Because you are our very present help in the time of trouble. And Lord, this nation, this world, Lord, we're in trouble. We need you, dear God, on the cold face of life. Spirit of the living God, we pray for anyone that has got anxious thoughts tonight. Anyone that feels really scared and just run down in their being, doubtful and uncertain, Lord, about just the fabric of life. Lord, that your presence, your glory will just lift us, Lord. That we will soar, dear God, on wings as of eagles. Lord, that we will get above the cloud line of fear, above the cloud line of doubt. Lord, that you will strengthen us tonight. Lord, that we will feel your presence, your goodness. Because as the prayers of David say in Psalms 46, verse 1, God is our refuge and strength. Father, we thank you that you are our refuge, that you are our strength, an ever-present help in trouble. And for those that just feel that they're in trouble, that they've come to the end of the tarmac of life. They don't know what to do, they don't know where to turn, they don't know what road to go, the crossroads of life. Father, we pray for anyone that is at the crossroads of life. Lord, that you will strengthen us right now. Lord, that we will find that godly wisdom, that we will find that strength, Lord, through the power of the word of God, and we will capture the rhythm of heaven. And Lord, we pray that the four winds of heaven will blow down the corridor of our lives. Lord, that you will lift us. Lord, that you will blow the fear away, blow the doubt away. And we call on the name of Jesus. Jehovah Jirah, Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah Shalom. Lord, we call on that God, the God of Israel, the Father of Isaac, Jacob, and Abraham, the God above all gods, the King above all kings. You are our Father. Hallowed be thy name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Lord, we pray for such an outpouring of your spirit that your grace and your favor will just come down like refreshing summer rain. So Lord, we pray for the temperature of life at this moment. Lord, we pray for the atmosphere that's happening and breaking out around us. Lord, the weather structure, the structures of life. Holy Spirit, we just pray. Help us to pause. Just to gather our breath tonight and say, Jesus, Lord, we need you. Holy Spirit, we need you in our heart, our minds, our bodies, and our souls. We need the glory of God. We need our God and our King. We need that stability. We need that protection. We need that hope, Lord. And right now, Lord, wherever we are across this world, we pray that favor will descend, that glory will move, that power will come. And Father, we will find courage tonight. That we will find strength tonight, Lord, that we will find the goodness of God. Lord, strengthen hearts, strengthen minds. Lord, let your presence, Lord, just flow like summer rain. That we will see the glory of God, the power of the Holy Spirit. And Lord, I pray that we will realize and come to that understanding that the Lord is our refuge, that you are our strength, that God is that refuge, and you are that strength, an ever-present help in trouble. And whatever we are facing, whatever we are going through, whatever valley, whatever trial, whatever tribulation, Lord, I ask you that you will stretch out, Lord, and you will carry each and every one of us. Lord, that we will capture the Father's heart tonight. The heartbeat of God, the heartbeat of Jesus Christ, the very presence of the Holy Spirit. Lord, we call on Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah Shalom, and we say, Father, in the name of Jesus, pour out your spirit over our lives. Holy Spirit, pour out your glory, your mercy, your saving grace. Lord, you are a good God. You are the King of kings and you are the Lord of Lords. And Father, we thank you for grace. We thank you that you are sovereign. We thank you that the power of the Holy Spirit is in our lives. And right now, Lord, we stretch out and we call on the name. Father, we believe in miracles. We believe in healing. Lord, we're healed from the crown of our head to the sole of our feet. Lord, there is healing in our bodies tonight. Lord, there are miracles that are abounding. Lord, your word has set the captives free. Lord, we want to see beyond the vow. Lord, we want to go into that secret place. That place, Lord, that is flowing with milk and honey. Lord, we want to go to that place, Lord, where the Spirit of the Lord is lifting us and carry us. Lord, we want to feel the greatness and the glory of the Messiah. So Lord, bring peace. Bring your presence tonight, Lord. Just rest on each and every one of us. Let favor descend. Let grace abound in our hearts. You are the God above all gods. You are the king above all kings. You are Jehovah, Jehovah Rapha, Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah Shalom. And Lord help us not to lean on our own understanding, but
to lean into the power of the Word of God. That we will trust in the Scripture. That we will trust in the living word. That the Word will set us free. That the Word will take us behind the vow. That the Word, dear God, will take us into that secret place. Into that place where the presence of God is flowing. Where the glory of God is, where the Spirit of the Lord is. Holy fire are gone. We just pray for breakthrough. We need breakthrough tonight. The shackles are gone. Fear is gone. Lord, deal with mental health tonight. Deal with doubt tonight. Lord, let your power just come, Lord, like summer rain. Just refresh us, restore us. Let there be healing, Lord. Let there be healing tonight, Father. Let miracles just come. Lord, we believe in miracles. We believe in the power and the glory. We believe that there is favor over our lives. And the Spirit of the living God is moving in homes at work. Wherever we are, Lord, help us not to be anxious about anything. Help us, dear God, just to surrender our lives, to hand everything over to Jehovah. Help us to hand everything over to the God of Israel and just lean into your presence. Just rest in the arms of God. Right now, Lord, I ask you that you will deal with anxious thoughts, panic attacks, fears, uncertainty. That the saving grace of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit will be so strong over our heart and our minds, Lord. Lord, at this hour, whatever the time zone is, whatever the day is, Lord, when we capture my voice, Lord, on this Sunday evening, Lord, let your presence, let your glory, let your favor just descend, Lord, like that summer rain. Lord, the land is needing rain. Lord, we are needing rain. We need your presence. We need your love and your goodness. But right now, Lord, wherever we are, let the love of God, Lord, let the fire of God, let the power of God just bless us tonight. Lord, as we look across the platform of the world, we're listening and watching the news channels, Lord, and we're hearing about the wildfires. Lord, the fires, dear God, that are across the world at this moment. Lord, we pray that you will deal with the wildfire of our mind. That fire, dear God, that keeps burning. Lord, that fire that just doesn't never seem to go out. That wildfire of doubt. That wildfire, dear God, of uncertainty. That wildfire tonight, Lord, just remove that wildfire, the wildfire of fear. Holy Spirit, we call on you. And Lord, we call on Jesus. Because there's nowhere else to go. So Lord, we thank you that your presence and your grace is over our lives tonight. And Lord, stretch out. Stretch out tonight, Father. Stretch your right arm out tonight, Lord. Lord, just get us out of the slimy pit, out of the mud, out of the mire. Lift us up by your grace. Lift us up by your favor, Lord. You are sovereign, you are King. And we believe in miracles. We believe in the power of God. We believe in the deity, the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. And tonight, Lord, all things are possible to those who believe. We believe in miracles. We believe in healing. We believe in the word of God. We believe that the Spirit of the Lord is moving over us. Lord, we want to live and move in the gifts of the Spirit, in the fruit of the Spirit. Lord, we want to feel the Father's heartbeat. Lord, we want to capture the rhythm of God. We want to feel your presence in our heart tonight. We want to see that glory in our lives, Lord. We want to see favor just being raining down over our lives. Lord, let favor come. Let favor, dear God, refresh us, restore us. Let favor carry us to the next destinational point. But Lord, we need you in our lives. We need you in our hearts. We need you to refresh us and to restore us and to carry us. Lord, let your grace, Lord, just come down tonight and carry those that are scared and worried. And Lord, help us not to be anxious about anything. But the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Lord, we pray for that breakthrough. We are believing for breakthrough tonight. We believe that there is breakthrough, there is healing breakthrough, there is financial breakthrough. Lord, there is spiritual breakthrough. There is hope. Hope tonight. Hope, Lord, right now. Lord, let that hope abound in our spirit. Carry us through the valley of the shadow of death, Lord. For those that just feel emotional tonight, Lord, deal with the emotions. Deal, dear God, with our mental health, anxiety, panic attacks, fear. But let the joy of the Lord be our strength. Holy Spirit, let the joy of the Lord be our strength tonight.
Let us go in the joy. Let us go in the power. And Lord, as you call us right now through Matthew 11, 28, come to me. Holy Spirit, keep calling us. Jesus, call us across the earth. God call us from the heavens. Just keep calling us by name, Lord. Because Lord, the world is crushing us. The world is crashing in on us. But keep calling us, Lord. Matthew 11 is calling you. Come to me. All of you that are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Lord, we need rest tonight. We got battle fatigue. Life fatigue. We are tired and worn out. Lord, we feel drained and exhausted. And Lord, we need the glory of God. We need the power of the Holy Spirit. And Lord, you never leave us nor forsake us. But Lord, I pray for those that just feel that they're almost reaching a point of being burnt out. For those that are reaching a point, dear God, where they know that they're they're touching that really unusual territory, that feeling of exhaustion, being burnt out. Lord, I pray for spiritual rest tonight. Lord, that you will bring spiritual rest, that we will rest in the Father's love, that we will rest in the scripture, that we will find a place just to relax. So Lord, in your presence tonight, as we come to the shelter, as we come to the Father's arms, as we come to the King. Holy Spirit, take us deeper. Holy Spirit, take us deeper into your presence. Help us, Lord, not to be anxious, but take us deeper into your presence. Lord, help us not to live by our own understanding, but to live our lives by faith. Lord, guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus and take us to the depth. Take us to the depth tonight, Lord. Take us to that deep place, that secret place, where we find the joy of the Lord. Lord, we need the joy of the Lord. The joy of the Lord is your strength. But as Jesus calls you, as God is calling you, as the Holy Spirit is calling you, Jesus says, Come to me. All of those that are weary and burdened, I will give you rest. Do you feel like you've come to the end of the tarmac of life? You're just tired. You can't face another day. You're too tired to rest, too exhausted. Father, I pray for those that are exhausted tonight. Those digged are on the edge of the tarmac of life. Just looking at the cross, the platform of life. The platform, the plateau, the area of life, Spirit of the Living God. We call on Jehovah. We call on the Lion of Judah. And Father, strengthen bones tonight. Strengthen minds tonight. Let healing, dear God, just flow like summer rain. Lord, let healing flow tonight, Lord. Let healing flow in the name of Jesus. Let your presence just come. Holy fire of God.
Lord, as we watch the wildfires, as we see the devastation of the wildfires, Lord, there is a fire that we are hungry for. The fire of God. Holy Spirit, will you burn, dear God? Lord, will you increase the intensity of the fire of the Holy Spirit? Lord, we want to go deeper. Lord, we don't want to sit on the fringe where the church is. We don't want to sit on the fringe of religion. Just sitting on the edge. We want to go deep in our relationship with Jesus. Lord, we want to go so deep, Lord. That we feel the holiness of God. That we feel the presence of the Holy Spirit. Lord, as we get ready, Lord, to get in bed, as we get ready for a new day. As we get ready, Lord, just to clear up after this hour, after the children after the day, Lord, I just pray, Lord, as we get ready for the next moments of life. That the Spirit of the Lord will just carry us. That the fire of God will descend. And Lord, help us to breathe. To pause. Just to gather, Lord, that breath tonight. And say, Jesus, we feel done. We feel exhausted. So Lord, we need you. Father, we need you. We need the Holy Spirit like never before. We need to feel that burn. We need to feel that fire of God. Lord, fresh anointing, a fresh awakening, a new beginning, Lord. Please, God, pour out your spirit. Take us from where we are, Lord. Lord, call us. Call us aloud, Lord. Lord, you say, Come to me, all of you that are weary and burdened. Lord, we're carrying burdens and we're carrying weariness. We're carrying exhaustion. We're carrying too much, too many weights. Lord, we've got too many responsibilities. Too much is breaking out, Lord. Lord, we can't see a way forward. Lord, we are looking around our life, and all we see, dear God, are high walls. All we see, dear God, are our Jerichos, Goliaths, rivers to cross, mountains to climb. And Lord, we're out of energy. We're out of energy, Lord. And now, Lord, will you refresh those that just feel like all energy has been zapped as this Disappeared. Holy Spirit, we need to go by faith because we've tried everything. We've exhausted everything. And Lord, we've exhausted ourselves. And come, Holy Spirit, stir us right now. Come Holy Spirit, speak to us right now. Come, Holy Spirit, heal us right now. Come, Holy Spirit, let your presence just carry us across the earth. Let your goodness and your favor, your power, your mercy, your grace. Just enter into our heart, Lord. Lord, church really hasn't done anything for us lately, Lord. Religion, we're getting nowhere, Lord. Lord, we're trying everything. But we just need Jesus. And Lord, the world is so loud. Lord, it's difficult to hear the voice of God. The sound of the world is so loud and so noisy. Culture is demanding. Work is demanding. Lord, we're calling on the name of Jesus. Please, God, just reveal yourself tonight. Reveal yourself, Holy Spirit.
You are the good shepherd according to the Psalms. Psalm 23, verses 1 through to 6. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. Lead us, Lord. Guide us, Holy Spirit. Refresh us. Lord, we need green pastures. Because the land is barren at the moment, Lord. The land is dry. And Lord, we need fresh pasture. Holy Spirit. Take us to quiet waters where we can receive our healing. Take us to a still place where we can focus on you, Lord. Work is too demanding. Life is demanding. Family, home. The world, Father, is demanding. And Lord, it's just too noisy. It's just too noisy for us, Lord. Everything is just so noisy at the moment, Lord. Father, we need fresh pastures. Lord, we need the new green land. Lord, everywhere is barren, everywhere is dry. Lord, will you feed us? You tell us that man doesn't live by bread alone, but by every word that perceives out of the mouth of God. So Lord, we need the word of Jesus. We need the scripture. We need revelational knowledge. You've got to reveal your word, Lord. You've got to reveal your presence. Holy Spirit, as we're at home, as we're traveling right now. We're resting right now. We're in the front room right now. Lord, we're just scrolling through social media right now. Father, we need Jesus. Lord, we're calling out to the greatest name.
And Lord, will you help us to declutter? Lord, we got suitcases, we got rucksacks. Lord, we got vans and cars full up with stuff. Lord, the loft is just loaded. The basement is loaded. The cupboards are filled to the brim. Lord, I pray for our mind tonight, the filing drawer of the mind. Lord, will you open up that filing drawer? And will you take all the files that we're holding on to? The historical files, the conversations, the battles, unforgiveness. Lord, remove those files of unforgiveness that we hold against others. Grudges, Lord, that are in the filing drawer. Fear sitting in the filing drawer. A payback plan that is in the filing drawer. Pain, Lord, that sits in the filing drawer. Holy Spirit, will you sweep through the filing drawer of the mind? Lord, will you sweep through our mind tonight? Open up that drawer and take it all out and put it in the shredder. Get rid of, dear God, all the paperwork of our history. But Lord, we know what the cross says that you never look back. You never judge us because the cross has been fulfilled. But Lord, we look back and we listen to our mind too often. We bring old stuff back. We bring old stuff and keep turning it over. So the mind tonight, Lord, will you deal with that mind tonight, Jesus? That filing draw. Lord, it's loaded. We got files everywhere, Lord. Holy Spirit, sweep through my mind. Sweep dear God through our minds tonight. And Lord, bring peace. Lord, let hope abound and let your glory fall. So Lord, sweep through the thought pattern, sweep through the cognitive processing, and Lord, just remind us that you are calling us. Come to me, all of you that are weary and laden, heavily burdened. I will give you rest. Lord, we need this a rest. We need a rest right now. Lord, we need it a spiritual awakening. Lord, we need Jesus. That's it, Lord. There's nowhere else to go. Lord, we've tried everything. We've looked at everything. We've phoned a friend. We've Googled it. We've AI'd it. We've looked everywhere for it. And Lord, now help us just to look into the word. Lord, we're trying many avenues. We're looking at so many different scenarios. And we're trying to work our lives out. But Lord, help us just to let go of the filing draw of doubt, bitterness, uncertainty, rage and anger, unforgiveness, paybacks. Holy Spirit, deal with the filing draw. Deal with our mind tonight. Holy Spirit, will you pour out your goodness? Lord, we believe and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, that you are our Savior, that you are sovereign, that your ways are just.
And in all things, if you have a Bible, turn to Romans 8.28. Romans 8.28. In all things God works for the good of those that love him, who have been called according to his purpose. You have been called according to his purpose. God has called you. God brought you in. God will hold you. God will keep you. God will deliver you. You belong to God. And God loves you. And in all things, every situation. In all things, the Bible says, the scripture says. The great writer of Romans makes it clear, loud and clear in Romans 8.28. In all things, God works for the good of those who love him. Holy Spirit, we love you. Jesus Christ, we love you. God, we love you. There's nowhere else for us to go. I pray for those that just feel abandoned. Those that just feel like they've been left on the on the sidelines of life. Everyone else around them is getting on. Everyone else around us is progressing. Everyone else is living a dream. Lord, when I look on social media, everybody else is living a dream. Grass is always greener, Lord. Holy Spirit, help me to realize the grass will only be green when the shepherd leads us to new pastures. Because Lord, all the time I put my weight and my expectations on the world, I'll be disappointed. So Lord, I pray, help any one of us, help us all that live in disappointments. Because we're trying to find fulfillment, we're trying to find hope. In a temporal world where there is no spiritual satisfaction. Holy Spirit, help us to find that place. That place. The shelter. The Bible says, whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge. My fortress, my God in whom I trust. Father, you are our refuge. You are our fortress. You are our God that we trust. But tonight, Lord, go into that filing drawer and strip it back. Sweep it through. Take all the thoughts, take all the discouragements, all the lonely conversations, the bitterness, the fears, the doubts, those complicated situations we've been through, the scenarios of life that we hold on to. The ifs, the buts, the maybes, and the possibilities. Holy Spirit, remove the filing draw. Lord, we got files stacked up. That is doing us no good. Because Lord, it just makes us feel odd. It makes us feel sad. Lord, we don't want to be reminded of data of what was. Because Lord, you tell us that at the cross it was all wiped clean. But Lord, also we pray for those that keep bringing up the data on what we was, or what they think we was, or what the world says we was. The fabrications, the stories of who they think we were.
Bring clear direction. I pray for those, Lord, that have lost their direction tonight. I pray for those, dear God, that feel that there's no purpose. Everything is just robotic. Everything is just it is just. That is it, it is just. We pray for those that have lost their identity spiritually and physically, mentally, structurally. Lord, we are living in a world that has lost its identity. Lord, we are living in a nation. We don't know who we are. We got no leaders. Come, Holy Spirit, keep us strong tonight. Holy Spirit, help us rise tonight. Lord, we believe in breakthrough. We believe in the power and the anointing of God. We believe that the Spirit of the Lord is ministering to each and every one of us. And right now, Lord, cut the chains once and for all, Jesus. Cut the chains that are holding us down. Lord, there are many chains. Lord, remove, remove that chain of financial fears. Remove the chain of broken relationships. Remove the chain of broken situations. Remove the chain of fear, of doubt, of uncertainty. Lord, remove the chains. Lord, we thank you that shackles are gone, that you hold the keys to death and to life. And Lord, we pray that you will open doors of opportunity for healings, for miracles, for blessings, for new beginnings. We pray for new beginnings. Lord, take the old away. Lord, we know that it went at the cross. But Lord, people in our lives keep resurrecting what was. People in our lives keep resurrecting and keep revealing the old stuff. Lord, you tell us the old is gone, the new has come. So Father, we thank you that there is a new day, that there is a new horizon, that there is a new beginning, there is a new way. And his name is Jesus. Because he is the way, the truth, and the life. But God, be our strength, be that safety net. Be that place, Lord, where we can rest. Lord, that you tell us that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him. In hardship, stress, and doubt. Lord, we thank you that you are working, that your ways are just. You are Jehovah, Jehovah Jireh, our healer, our provider. You are our first and our last. Lord, just let the fire fall. Let your presence, Lord, just capture us now. Let your presence be in our home, in the van, in the car, at the airport, wherever we are, from the battlefield to the boardroom. Lord, we pray through every prison, every hospital, every hospice, that there will be freedom tonight. Freedom from fear. Freedom from the unknown. But Lord, that you will take us behind the vow. Take us beyond what we can see.
That Lord, that we will live in Hebrews 11, verse 1. Now, faith. Now faith. Lord, just remind us to that scripture. Now faith. Lord, it's just faith. But Lord, will you increase our faith? Will you stir our faith? Lord, almost will you resurrect our faith? Because Lord, we've buried it. We buried it, dear God. Holy Spirit rolled a stone. As Jesus brought Lazarus back. I believe many of us have placed our tell ourselves, sorry, in the tomb. And people have put the lid on the casket and said it's over, it's finished. But it's not over until Jesus says. But for the glory of God. Sometimes we have to go to that lonely place. Sometimes we have to reach the edge of the graveyard. Sometimes we have to reach the point where we believe this is only a one-way ticket. I'm never going to get out of this. This is never gonna correct itself. And the world has rolled the stone. Just as they did on Lazarus. It's never gonna be again. But the sisters said, if you'd been it, it could have been different. But then one of them said, But we know that God will give you whatever you say. That's why we serve a God that calls the things that are not as though they are. I think many of us are living in graveyards, and we've given up too soon. And we've pulled the lid over the casket. God is about to resurrect. And to stand up and be strong. We can't live in the graveyard. We can't live in the mortuary. We gotta live in the spirit. We gotta live in the power of the word of God. We gotta live in hope. We gotta live in the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It's not over, it's never over, it can never be over until the King calls it in. It's never over. Doesn't matter what the world says, doesn't matter what people say us about us. God knows who you are, God loves you. We're not who the world says we are. We're blessed and highly favored, wonderfully and fearfully made. You are chosen, you are grafted into the vine, and God is calling you, and the power of God, and the love of God, and the sovereignty of God is over your life, and it's not over, it's not over, it's not over. Tell yourself it's not over, it's not over. This is not it. There's a way out. It's dark in this situation at the moment, and there's a stone rolled over the entrance, but it's not over. The stone is about to be rolled, the grave clothes are gonna come off, the body bag is gonna be unzipped, and Lazarus is gonna walk again. Lazarus is gonna rise again, the tag on the toe is coming off, the label is coming off. See, people have labeled many of us with no hope, with so many labels which are wrong, not correct. Holy Spirit, get us out, Holy Spirit. Unzip the bag and Lord. Gonna get out of this tomb. We're gonna get out of this freezer. Take the tag off my toe in the name of Jesus because I'm on my way back. I'm coming back because there's too much to do. I'm not gonna lay down in the mortuary and allow people to tell me it's over. I'm gonna receive my healing. I'm gonna walk in my healing. I'm gonna walk in my prosperity. I'm gonna walk in my future. I'm not laying in this freezer anymore. I'm not laying in this bag. I'm not waiting for the funeral director to come and knock at the front door. I'm not waiting. I'm gonna rise up in the name of Jesus. This is not over. God, it's not over. God, we're not having it. We're not allowing this to take us out. Lord, there's more to this, and we're gonna live by faith. And Lord, we're coming out of the tomb. We're coming out of the casket. We're coming out of the body bag. We are cutting that tag off that toe. We are not dead, we are alive. We are grafted into the vine. And we're not gonna allow the world to keep us in the freezer. We're not gonna allow ourselves to be crushed by what people say. We're not gonna be characterized by words of devils. We're gonna rise up in the name of Jesus. We're gonna soar on wings as of eagles, and we're coming out. We're coming out of the trouble, we're coming out of the fear, we're coming out of the boggy body bag of life, and we're gonna stand up and be counted, and we're gonna call on the name of Jesus, and we're gonna say, Father, father, in the name of Jesus, you're gonna heal me. Father, in the name of Jesus, you're gonna set me free. Father, in the name of Jesus, there is power. Father, in the name of Jesus, this debt is going. Father, in the name of Jesus, I'm getting out of this job. Lord, I'm not gonna work in this morgue anymore. Lord, I'm getting out of this situation. Lord, I'm not gonna live my life like this anymore. I'm rising because the king is calling. I'm rising and I'm gonna get out of this fear. I'm not gonna live in doubt anymore. I'm not gonna live in anxiety. I'm gonna praise my way to victory. I'm gonna sing the psalms over my life. I'm gonna praise the name of Jesus, and I'm gonna exalt the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, and I'm on my way back because the King is speaking, because the King is calling, the King is calling you, He's calling you to freedom, He's calling you to hope, He's calling you to rise up, He's calling you. Trust me, trust me, but Lord, just trust me. Hold on to the word of hope. I pray that the joy of the Lord will your strength. There is a plan over your life, a salvation plan, a redemption plan, a plan of hope, a plan of freedom, a plan of prosperity, a plan of new beginnings. Holy Spirit, get us out of these dead situations, Lord. Get us away. Holy Spirit, take this lid off this casket. It ain't over. It's not over. Jesus called out. He says, Lazarus, come forth. God is calling you out of the tomb of fear, out of the tomb of doubt. God is calling you by name. He said, Lazarus, come out. God is calling you now. Start walking, start moving your legs, start speaking like you've never spoken before. Speak over your body. Speak over the finances. Speak over your spirit. Speak over your mind. Speak over the nasas, the dogs, the mutilators of the flesh. Tell the world I'm rising up in the name of Jesus. You tried to bury me, but my God is resurrecting me. You buried me too early. Because this life isn't finished. I'm just about to start living for Jesus. And you're trying to backfill my grave. I'm rising in the name of Jesus. I'm coming back. I'm not going to allow myself to be crushed. I'm not allowing myself to be broken. I'm not allowing myself because he is calling you. Holy Spirit, keep calling. Holy Spirit, call those, dear God, that are just tired. Holy Spirit, give us the energy that we need. Roll the stone in the name of Jesus.
See, Jesus said, roll the stone. Society and culture said, if we roll that stone, the smell is going to be so bad. He's been dead too long, Jesus. See, people have written us off before it's over. See, people are judging you. People are telling you you can't, it's impossible. You'll never come back from this. You'll never rise again. Don't listen to the world. Listen to Jesus. He told society, he told the culture, roll the stone. But they said, Lord, but Lord, do you really want us to? He said, Roll the stone. See, when the king speaks, death has to rise. When the king speaks, money has to flow. When the king speaks, demons flee. When the king speaks, governments bow down. When the king speaks, the world reacts. He said, Roll the stone. And he called him by name. He called him out the dark. He called him out the mortuary. He called him out the grave. He called him out of darkness. And he says, Lazarus, come forth. Take the grave clothes off. See, people are trying to bury us while we're still breathing. People are wrapping us up in grave clothes. Jesus said, Take the grave clothes off. Holy Spirit, take our grave clothes off tonight. Take off everything that is binding us. That is an entrapment that is holding us back. Lord, take these clothes off. Lord, these clothes that are holding us back, these grave clothes. See the world wants to bind you. Family, friends, culture, life are trying to finish you off before you've even lived. It's time to live now. It's time to move forward now. It's time to rise now. There's life beyond the grave. There's life beyond the work. There's life beyond the broken relationships. There's life beyond church. There's life beyond ministry. There is a life waiting for you. And Jesus is calling you. Come on. Trust me. He's calling you right now to take that leap of faith. He's saying, Come on, let's jump. Let's jump. Come on, let's walk together. Come on, trust me. And he called Lazarus. And Lazarus got out. He stood up. He got off the slab. It's time to get off the slab. It's time to take off these certain grave clothes that people are wrapping us up in. It's time to walk free. See, death has no power. Death has no strength. Because when the king speaks, the king moves everything. See, when the kings of the land speak, who's Prince Charles? I don't know who he is. Who's the kings of other lands? Don't know him. They've got no power. They've got real no sovereign power. Because it's all made up. It's all smoke and mirrors. It's all theatrical. There is no real power. Because there is only one person that carries real power. And that king speaks to dead situations. Most of the kings or the certain king in this land speaks to trees. All he's interested is hugging a tree. But I got a king that created the tree. I serve the king that put the stars in the heavens. See, I know a king that calls the things that are not as though they are. And he's calling you tonight. Don't doubt it. Don't doubt it. Don't listen to your culture. Don't listen to the world around you. You listen to the King. And we might be saying, the world is louder than the voice of Jesus. Help me. Holy Spirit, close our ears to the world and open our heart to you, Lord.
Wherever you are, we're going to break bread. Time is accelerating. We've got three minutes. Come on. Father, in the name of Jesus, we're breaking bread together right now. And Lord, we thank you that the Spirit of the Lord is over our lives, that the power of God is with each and every one of us. Wherever you are right now, grab some bread. Father, in the name of Jesus, pour out your spirit. Carry us. The King is calling you to the Passover. Father, we thank you that this bread symbolizes the body of Christ. And Lord, as we break this bread, we just simply hold this bread and we say, Father, bless this bread as it symbolizes the body of Christ. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Holy Spirit, we thank you that you are our comforter. God, we thank you that you are our God. And Jesus, we thank you that you are the way. That you are sovereign. God is sovereign and He loves you. So, Father, as we take this cup, cleanse us from the crown of our head to the sole of our feet. Bless this in the name of Jesus. Amen. God loves you.
Father, we thank you for the bread that symbolizes the body of Christ. We thank you for the cup that represents the blood of the Lamb. And right now, as we are scattered across the world, Lord, as we are pressing out of this prayer time together, Lord, we pray that the fire of God and the love of God, the Holy Spirit will carry us through our working week, our weekend, our nighttime, our morning. So Lord, we pray that we will rise on wings as of eagles, that your anointing will flow. I pray for every one of you tonight that you will live a life outside the mortuary. The mortuary of the world. The world is dead. And there is life in the name of Jesus. I pray that you will live outside of the graveyard. Don't ever give up. Don't ever give in. God is with you. There is power in the name of Jesus Christ. The Spirit of the Lord is calling you. Jesus is calling you. Thank you for joining us tonight wherever you are across this world. Let the love of God carry you. Let the power of Jesus carry your heart. He's carrying your troubles. The love of God is real. The Spirit of the Lord is real. The God of Israel is alive and well. Lazarus came out of the tomb. Holy Spirit, draw us out of the dark room. Bring us into the light and let healing abound in the greatest name. In the name that speaks to death, the name that gives life, the name that gives hope. May the power of God, may the Holy Spirit tonight bring you peace and bring you rest. Sleep well. Don't ever give up. Thank you for joining us tonight wherever you are across this world in 187 countries around the world. God is with you. Thank you for joining us for church this morning. Thank you for being online tonight. And we will see you this time next Sunday evening. Have a beautiful week in the greatest name in heaven and earth. God bless and good night.
