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Thank you for joining us today , as we have a recap in the suffering church and the persecuted church, the women of Iran and Afghanistan and India, and then Sandra brings to the table information from Barnabas aid the project of Hope, where they are feeding, villages and families given food, medical clinics being raised up.  Also looking at refugees from Afghanistan and how the Brazilian government have opened their doors and also blessings of hope from Pennsylvania.

We thank you for joining us here at Elim church on this online streaming service. You have been listening to Reverend Ben Cooper, Donnie Stockburn. Andy Hammond, as we have holy communion together as we pray for the online church prayer requests as they come through on the social media feeds, we read from the Old Testament, and also from the New Testament.

Thank you so much for joining us on this podcast as we study through the Bible and look at the Scriptures in the book of Acts chapter 2 "The day of Pentecost" and from verse 4 all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the spirit enables them, and also exploring the Scriptures within 1 John chapter 2 from verse 18 through to verse 27 and particularly picking up the text from verse 27, as for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you.

What a challenge we set ourselves this week, as Reverend Ben and Leya have their Monday catch up on all things of our faith!  What does it mean to be more Christ like ?  How can we relate Jesus's actions and life in the bible to our lives?  How can we ever succeed and can we miss the mark?  The important thing is, we keep trying!  Becuase it will change our lives.  We hope you can join us this week as we just touch the surface on a huge but thought provoking subject.  As ever, our conversation is bubbly and light with lots of laughter - just two friends chatting about Jesus.

We thank you so much for listening to our holy communion service as the Scriptures come alive from the old testament.  The book of Joshua chapter 1 verse 6:9, when Gold told Joshua be strong and courageous.

We are blessed to have you join us for our weekly podcast.  #Christian Straight Talk has Simon Pinchbeck and Reverend Ben Cooper continue in the series.  "What does Jesus mean to you" as they explore the New Testament, diving into the word of God also bringing into the conversation real life situations that happen every single day of our lives, and how we look to Christ as the answer.

We thank you for joining us here at Elim church on this online streaming service. You have been listening to Reverend Ben Cooper, Donnie Stockburn. Andy Hammond, as we have holy communion together as we pray for the online church prayer requests as they come through on the social media feeds, we read from the Old Testament, and also from the New Testament.

Thank you so much for joining us on this podcast as we study through the Bible and look at the Scriptures in the book of Acts chapter 2 "The day of Pentecost" and from verse 4 all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as hte spirit enables them, and also exploring the Scriptures within 1 John chapter 2 from verse 18 through to verse 27 and particularly picking up the text from verse 27, as for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you.

This week Reverend Ben and Leya flip the topic of charity from the power of giving, to the strength of accepting.  What does the Bible say about accepting help, accepting people and accepting Jesus into our lives?  We talk about Jesus's advice to His disciples and of Jesus's feet being washed with the tears of a sinner.  This leads us to touch on how the lack of acceptance in 'Religious' doctrines and dogma has led to some people being suspicious of accepting faith into their lives.  Our chat is always light as Leya naively asks questions about the teachings in the bible, that spark great conversations with Reverend Ben.  We hope you enjoy our friendly, bubbling conversations and are inspired to pick up a bible yourself.

Thank you so much for joining us on our podcast today as we explore the Scriptures coming from the old Testament from the book of 1 Samuel chapter 16 and the anointing of David, the Shepherd boy in front of his brothers and his dad, reading from verse 10 down to the end of verse 13 and when Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the spirit of the lord, came upon David power.

Thank you for joining Reverend Ben Cooper and Simon Pinchbeck as the title of todays podcast is "Excuses for rejecting Jesus", as they explore the new Testament looking at Peter when he denied Christ three times, and then the rooster crowd, and how he locked eyes on Jesus Christ across the courtyard.  The Scriptures reference is from the book of Luke chapter 14 verse 14 through to 15.

We thank you for joining us at the midnight hour broadcasting service online as you join Donnie Stockburn and Reverend Ben Cooper as they pray from 12 o'clock until one with prayer requests and also taking of the breaking of bread.We are on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Buzzsprout, Spotify, and multiple other Podcast platforms - you will find us under the title Reverend Ben Cooper's Podcast.

We thank you for joining us here at Elim church on this online streaming service. You have been listening to Reverend Ben Cooper, Donnie Stockburn. Andy Hammond, as we have holy communion together as we pray for the online church prayer requests as they come through on the social media feeds, we read from the Old Testament, and also from the New Testament.

Join Reverend Ben Cooper for this weeks Bible Study at Elim Swanley.We are on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Buzzsprout, Spotify, and multiple other Podcast platforms - you will find us under the title Reverend Ben Cooper's Podcast. 

The Lord is The Word and the Word is our Rock.  How does that change us as human beings?  How did Jesus teach us about changing?  And how hard is it?  Changing is something that we all go through every day.  The more accepting we are of it, the more we grow.  Seems simple.  Today Reverend Ben and Leya have a chat about the need for change, some people's inability to accept it and what that can mean.  This one does go deep.  But we are two Faithful friends debating a theme and that compassion sines through always.  We hope to inspire you to pick up the Good Book and reflect upon this topic, which God dropped in our lives this week.We have no political affiliation with any of the opinions expressed, but did discuss three podcasts which I will drop here:The Witch Hunt of JK Rowlinghttps://open.spotify.com/show/2K186zrvRgeE2w0wQjbaw7?si=TMfrTSx7SUqgfxnaHRjl3wThe News Agents: Shamima Begum - Should We Forgive The IS Bridehttps://open.spotify.com/episode/3T1rJzBstfneaQXM3ZXTMF?si=pStloRsoR8eT25PSTEHEIAA Mucky Business with Tim Farronhttps://open.spotify.com/show/57rXSVFAjLyQupOUgDMS0Z?si=stNjckieRx2OllUegRqnjg

We thank you for joining us on our Online Passover service as we break bread together and take of the cup, as you join Reverend Ben Cooper's Podcast as we look into the scripture within the New Testament of the Gospel of John .We are on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Buzzsprout, Spotify, and multiple other Podcast platforms - you will find us under the title Reverend Ben Cooper's Podcast.

We thank you so much for joining us, Simon Pinchbeck and Reverend Ben Cooper, for today's title of the Podcast and live stream broadcast to #CST Twitter feed, "Total surrender to Jesus" and trying to understand what total surrender means to Jesus Christ of Nazareth, looking at Christ as the role model Living the perfect will of the Father, today's biblical text is the synoptic gospel of Luke chapter 14 verses 25:27.

We thank you for joining us here at Elim church on this online streaming service. You have been listening to Reverend Ben Cooper, Donnie Stockburn. Andy Hammond, as we have holy communion together as we pray for the online church prayer requests as they come through on the social media feeds, we read from the Old Testament, and also from the New Testament.

Thank you so much for listening to our Bible Study through this Podcast as you join Reverend Ben Cooper, looking at the Gospel of Mark chapter 5 verse 36 "ignoring what they said.  Jesus told the synagogue ruler don't be afraid just believe."

God loves a cheerful giver!  But why is charity so important to the person doing the giving?  Today Reverend Ben and Leya try to discuss all aspects of Charity.  It's fun and light hearted, but also really, honest and poignant.  What are the things we can give?  Is it just about money and material things or is it also about giving Love and kindness?  How does it make the giver feel and how does that connect to the teachings of the Bible and the connection we have with Jesus?  How can it affect the person receiving honest charity?  This is a topic that we are both very passionate about and we really hope you find it inspiring and reassuring.