A Calming Prayer for Anxiety
Philippians 4:6–7 · Sunday 19 July 2026 · Reverend Ben Cooper
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Anxiety doesn’t always arrive as a single thought. Sometimes it’s a roar in your head, a tight chest on the commute, a 2am firework display of worries you can’t switch off. We come to God with that reality and pray for peace that actually holds, using Philippians 4:6–7 as our anchor: bringing fears, doubts, and needs into prayer rather than letting panic run the show.
As we pray, we ask for mental health support, emotional stability, and the courage to stop living by the rhythm of headlines and social media scrolling. We talk plainly about battle fatigue, money pressure, workplace strain, relationship storms, and the weight of uncertainty, then turn our focus back to Jesus with promises from Isaiah 41:10 and the steady comfort of Psalm 23.
We also share communion from home with simple bread and grape juice, remembering Christ’s body and blood and the gift of salvation by grace. To make it practical, we set a clear challenge: read Psalm 23 every day for 30 days, morning, midday, and evening, and let the Word of God reshape your mind over time.
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Welcome And Prayer Begins
0:09 Good evening, good evening. God bless you wherever you are across the other side of the world. May the Holy Spirit carry you. The Spirit of the Lord is with you. We thank you for joining us on this prayer time together as we gather around the Word of God wherever you are. Don’t ever give up. The power and the love of God is over your life. We’re going to jump straight into prayer and wherever you are, whatever is going on in the circle of your life, don’t ever give up. We’re going to jump straight through to the beautiful book of Philippians 4, verses 6 and 7. Let’s pray. Father, in the name of Jesus, as we come before you right now, Lord, Father, we just pray, Lord, for our mind, our anxieties, our fears, and our doubts. Lord, we lift up the greatest name in heaven and earth. And at the name of Jesus, Lord, we come before you, Lord, wherever we are across the world. Lord, we believe in miracles. Lord, we believe in the power of God and your word and your grace. Holy Spirit, Lord, wherever we are tonight, we just pray that you’ll touch our hearts, our minds, our bodies and our souls, Lord. And Father, we pray and we come against all anxieties and all fears, all worries and all doubts, Lord, and we call on the name of Jesus that you’ll strengthen us and you’ll carry us. That your love and your grace will just stretch out to us, Lord, wherever we are across this world. Father, we believe in miracles. We believe in the power of God right now. And Lord, you tell us through the great book of Philippians 4, verse 6, do not be anxious about anything. So Lord, we come to the cross of Calvary tonight, Lord. At this day, at this hour, at this moment, wherever we are across this world, we pray that the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit will carry us. And Lord, that we won’t allow fear and doubt and worry and all the anxiety and all the fear across the world, Lord, that you will just bless us and carry us in the greatest name in heaven and earth. Lord, we are not going to live in panic. We’re not going to live in fear. We’re not going to live in doubt. We’re going to trust in the presence of Jesus Christ. And wherever we are, Lord, we pray that your love and your grace will just touch our hearts tonight, Lord. And Lord, we don’t want to be anxious. Lord, we don’t want to allow panic. We don’t want to allow fear. We don’t want to allow all the doubts and the uncertainties of the world, Lord, just to catch up with us. Lord, we want to live by faith. Lord, we want to live in your glory. We want to live in your mercy. And as we come before you right now, we believe it, dear God, in the power of the word of God. And as we stretch out wherever we are, Lord, at this hour, Father, we thank you that there is favor over our lives, that the Spirit of the Living God is moving in us and around us. But Lord, we pray, Lord, for mental health tonight. We pray, dear God, for the mindset and the mind and the brain and the thoughts and the cognitive processing. Lord, that you’ll help us, dear God, in our thoughts tonight. And wherever we are, we just pray, dear God, that the Spirit of the Living God will just touch our hearts. Lord, we need freedom. Freedom, Lord, you tell us you will know the truth and the truth will set you free. And tonight, Lord, we need that liberty. We need that freedom. Holy Spirit, we come before you, Lord, across this world, across this place tonight, wherever we are situated, whatever culture, whatever tribe, whatever language, Lord, we’re praying for your grace and we’re praying for favor. Lord, we need your presence in our lives because, Lord, we cannot live by anxiety. We cannot live by fear, Lord. And tonight, Lord, we rest in the arms of Jesus, in your presence and in your grace. Father, we thank you that your power, your glory, your love, and we declare freedom over our lives. We declare freedom in the name of Jesus, that your presence and your goodness. Holy Spirit, Lord, we stretch out, Lord, wherever we are across this world. Lord, we stretch out, we stretch up, and we stretch in into the name of Jesus. Father, just just cover us in your love, Lord. Let us feel your presence right now. And Lord, we don’t want to go with anxieties, we don’t want to go with fears, we don’t want to go with doubts. Lord, we want to go in the power of the Holy Spirit. Lord, we want to know that our Redeemer lives and because he lives, we can face tomorrow. And whatever we face, Lord, we are expecting miracles. We’re expecting your goodness. Lord, come, Holy Spirit, wherever we are situated across the world, whatever this time zone is, whatever the situations are before our very eyes, Lord, help us, dear God, not to go in anxious thoughts. Help us, dear God, not to have a panic attack. Lord, we pray against those panic attacks, against those fears, those thoughts, that mindset. Lord, we don’t want to have the mindset, dear God, of the world. We want to find freedom in the name of Jesus. And Lord, we are expecting miracles. Lord, we’re expecting miracles and we’re expecting favor. And Lord, you tell us through the beautiful book of Philippians 4, do not be anxious about anything. But with everything, by prayer and supplication, Lord, we come to the cross. Lord, help us, dear God, with our minds and our thoughts and our hearts, every corner of our life, every situation that we’re going through. We believe in miracles, that there is healing. We believe in healing, the power of God. Lord, I just pray, Lord, that you’ll stretch out, Lord, and lift us out of the worries and the fears and the doubts. As we face tomorrow, as we face this hour, as we face this day, whatever we are going through, Lord, I just pray that you’ll bring calmness to hearts tonight. Just a gentle rhythm, Lord. Just your presence. We are seeking the Father’s heart. We’re seeking your presence.
Let Go Of News And Noise
5:35 at home, at work, wherever we are across the world. We’re seeking the presence of Jesus. Because Lord, there’s nowhere else for us to go. Lord, we cannot latch on to the political drive. The social media, dear God, we cannot latch on to the trends of the world. Lord, we cannot latch on, dear God, to the war noise that’s happening at this moment. Lord, the drumbeat of war, Lord, we cannot allow ourselves to attach our thoughts and our hearts, dear God, to the rhythm of the war cry across the world. Lord, we got to find Jesus. Lord, we got to seek thee with all of thy heart, Lord. And we come to you right now, Lord, wherever we are across this world, Lord, we pray for such an outpouring of your spirit over our hearts, our minds, our bodies and our souls, Lord, that you will bring peace and you will bring hope, Lord, and your glory will just rain down over each and every one of us. So Lord, we ask that anxiety will go, fear will go. Lord, mental health. Lord, we pray that you will give us emotional stability. Lord, that we will find stability in the arms of Jesus through the living word of God. Lord, I pray that you will keep us in that living word. Because that word is sharper than a double-edged sword. And as we come to the cross tonight, Lord, with the worries of the world, the weight of the world on our shoulders, the issues, the worries, the doubts, the uncertainties, Lord, we believe in hope. There is always a way forward, and his name is Jesus. He is the King of glory, He is the great I Am. He is Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah Shalom. And Lord, you’re in our house. You’re in our lives. You’re in our spirit. Lord, you’re in our innermost being. Father, we thank you that the living God is with us and there is favor over our lives. And all things are possible to those who believe. And Lord, we’re believing for miracles. We’re believing for the power of God. We’re believing right now, Lord, that Jehovah Jirah, Jehovah Nissi, Lord, we walk, dear God, in the promises of God. We walk in your word. Lord, we are learning slowly but surely. Lord, we’re learning to trust in Jesus Christ. We’re learning to call on the God of Israel. We’re calling on that God, the greatest God, the only God, the God above all gods, the King above all kings. Holy Spirit, I pray. Lord, that we won’t just touch the hem of your garment, but Lord, that we will be in your courts of praise. And Lord, I pray, Father, as we enter into that throne room, as we enter into your presence, Lord, that you will keep calling us and keep drawing us. So Lord, tonight we pray for stability in our mind. We pray, dear God, for emotional stability, mental stability, and we pray for peace. Because Lord, we want to live our lives by peace. We just want to go in the rhythm of heaven. And Lord, we’re longing for the power on the word of God. We’re longing for your goodness and your favor. And right now,
Shaped On The Potter’s Wheel
8:45 Lord, peace. Lord, we ask you that peace will abound in our hearts. Lord, whatever we face as we walk through the valleys, the trials, the tribulations of life, Lord, keep us on the potter’s will. Keep us, dear God, on the potter’s will. Holy Spirit, just melt us and mold us and shape us. Lord, just shape us right now. As we go down to the potter’s house, Lord. Lord, I ask you right now that you will just work that clay. Holy Spirit, that you will work our hearts tonight. Lord, that you will shape us and mold us. Lord, that you will bring us and you will open, dear God, doors of opportunity. Close doors of the past. Father, I thank you that there is a hope and there is a future and there is freedom in the name of Jesus. And Lord, as we stand, stand on a new beginning of a new day, a new evening, a new hour, a new morning. Whenever it may be, Lord, we believe in miracles. We believe in the power of your word. And your word is required in our hearts right now. Your word is required right now across this world. We need you, Jesus. Lord, you’ve got to keep us on that potter’s will. Lord, we’re longing for the Master’s hands to shape us, to mold us into that earthen vessel. Holy Spirit, I pray for all those that are going through tunnels of anxiety, tunnels of fear. Lord, I pray that you’ll give us our focus and our vision. Lord, that we will focus again. Lord, that we will see the power of God working in our lives. Lord, I pray, Lord, as we get caught down the cul-de-sac of life. Lord, the different turns, the different swerves that we take through the during the course of the day, Holy Spirit, keep us on that narrow path. Keep us on that righteous path. Holy Spirit, just pour out your goodness. But Lord, you tell us through Philippians
Battle Fatigue And Rising Above Storms
10:45 4, do not be anxious about anything. Lord, anxiety, Father, sometimes is so strong. Lord, sometimes, Father, it can be so powerful. Lord, it keeps us awake. Lord, we’re tired and we are weary. Lord, we got battle fatigue. So we come to you now, Lord, and we say, Father, will you restore all the years that the locust has taken? Will you restore, dear God? Will you help us, dear God, to focus on Jesus? Hebrews 12. Keep your eyes on Jesus, the author and the perfecter of your faith. Keep your eyes on the King, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ is your Lord and your Savior. He is that Jehovah. He is the Lion of Judah. Lord, we need to hear the echo of heaven. We need to hear the rhythm of God. Father, we want to capture the heartbeat of God. Lord, we want to walk in grace. We want to walk in favor. Lord, we need to see the goodness of God in our lives like never before. And Lord, we’re calling on the King tonight. Lord, we’re calling on the name of Jesus. And Father, we thank you that wherever we are across the world, Lord, whether it’s morning, whatever our time zone is, whatever the rhythm is, Lord, we know that we are in the promise of God. Lord, and there is nothing anxiety and fear and doubt can never separate us from the love of God. So Lord, help us with our mindset tonight. Help us, dear God, with our thoughts at this hour. Wherever we are, Lord, as we stretch out, we call on the name, the beautiful name, the name that is above every other name, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow on the earth, under the earth, through the earth, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Holy Spirit, pour out your love. For those that feel lonely and scared right now, for those, dear God, that just feel that they’re in a vacuum and a void. Lord, we just pray for your grace and your favor. That the Spirit of the Lord will just stir us wherever we are. Lord, that there will be great breakthrough. Lord, that there will be a great breakthrough in our lives, Lord. Father, we believe in miracles. We believe in the hand of God. We believe the promises are yes and amen. And we’re walking in your promises. Because your promises, dear God, are a given. And no weapon forged against us shall prosper. No tongue that rises up to condemn us will win in the name of Jesus. So Lord, right now, wherever we are, Spirit of the Living God, Lord, just pour out your spirit. That no weapon, no enemy, no attack can prosper in our lives. Because we are in the hand and in the presence of the Almighty God. And Lord, we’re looking. We’re looking to the Father. We’re looking to the Word of God. Father, we thank you that we haven’t got to get to church. We haven’t, dear God, got to get into a cathedral. Lord, we haven’t got to chase down the road to the nearest church and travel miles because, Lord, we can be in our bedroom right now and you’re with us. Lord, we can be in the van right now and you’re with us. Lord, we can be sitting on the sofa. We can be sitting on our patio. We can be anywhere and you’re with us, Lord, because you’re calling us. I thank you, Lord, that you’re calling us through the beautiful book of Matthew 11, 28. Come to me, all of you that are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Are you lonely? Are you weary? Are you tired? Are you exhausted? The Spirit of the Living God is calling you tonight. The love of Jesus is over your life. The power of the Holy Spirit is with you. Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give in. Father, we come to the cross. And Lord, we need you tonight. We need you this morning. We need you in the middle of the day. Wherever we are, across this world, we need the power of the living word of God. Holy Spirit, Lord, whatever we are experiencing, Lord, we need the glory, the favor of God. And Lord, we believe as we go through the valley, through the trials, the tribulations of life. All things are possible to those who believe. And Lord, we are believing for miracles tonight. We are believing for miracles at this hour. Where we are, Lord, I thank you that miracles are happening. Lord, that there is favor over our lives, that the Spirit of the Living God is with us right now. And Lord, I just pray that we will feel your grace. We will feel your favor. And your presence, Lord, will just be wrapped around each and every one of us. So Lord, we just come to you because we believe, I believe, that you’re calling every one of us tonight. You’re calling us to a new beginning, a new hope, a new rhythm, a new day, a new dawn. Father, we pray, Lord, that your blessings are new every morning. And Lord, Father God, as the sun has set across London, as the sun, dear God, is setting across this nation, we pray that your power and your glory will just stretch out. And Lord, whatever city, whatever town, whatever tribe, whatever language, whatever color, Lord, wherever we come from, whatever our cultural, historical situations may be, wherever we’ve been birthed, whatever life looks like, we thank you, Lord, that nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. And right now, Lord, wherever we are, I thank you, Lord, that you’re with us, that the Spirit of the Lord is over our lives. So Lord, I believe that you are calling us through Matthew 11, 28. Come to me, all of you. Thank you, Lord, that you’re calling. Thank you, Lord, that you’re calling each and every one of us right now. You’re calling us to scripture. You’re calling us, dear God, to rest in your presence through the living word of God. And Lord, I pray that we will get a Bible and we will open the Word of God up and we will turn to the Psalms, the prayers of David, maybe Psalm 91, maybe Psalm 23, Psalm 40, Psalm 18. Lord, whatever we turn to, I pray, dear God, that we will realize that there is power in the written word, the spoken word. You are our redeeming King. You are the God above all gods. You are the great I am. And right now, in the name of Jesus, Spirit of the Living God, I pray that favor will descend, that anointing will be over us, Lord, like never before. Lord, that we will walk in grace, that we will walk in favor, and your power and your glory. Father, just release your glory over our lives tonight. Lord, that latter-day rain. Lord, let it rain in our lives. Let love rain down. Let peace rain down in our lives at this hour. Lord, let us feel the refreshing summer rain. Lord, the temperatures are hot, the atmosphere is strong. Lord, whatever season we are going through, Lord, cultivate our hearts. Lord, cultivate our hearts right now. And Lord, we want that seed, we want that word of God to land, dear God, on good soil. Lord, will you water that seed tonight? The word of God in our hearts. Will you bring us, dear God, to a place of freedom, a place of hope, a place of new beginnings? We believe that where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. And Lord, there is freedom over our lives. Holy Spirit, just move. However, we’re capturing my voice, radio, social media, however, dear God, we just pray tonight that your grace will abound, that the Spirit of the Living God will draw us. Lord, help us not to keep our eyes on the news channels, on certain political leaders around the world. Help us not, dear God, to get drawn onto social media and to spend hours just scrolling looking for that place of freedom. Lord, help us, dear God, to turn the word of God open and to turn into Psalm 23. And just to let that psalm just penetrate the skin in which we walk in. Lord, we need to rest tonight. We’re tired and we are weary. Lord, we got battle fatigue, life fatigue, spiritually tired right now, Lord. And we need, dear God, such an anointing. Holy Spirit, will you recharge our batteries? Lord, will you top the tank up tonight? Holy Spirit, Lord, just touch our hearts, touch every heart that is online, every heart wherever we are scattered around the world. Lord, we believe in promises. We believe that there is favor over our lives. And Lord, as we look across the platform, as we look out, dear God, of the window of life. Lord, we see storms. We see, dear God, worries and fears. But Lord, I pray, Lord, for your protection, because you are our shepherd. And even though we walk through the valley of the valley of uncertainty, the trials and the tribulations, the fears, the doubts, pour out your spirit. Draw us, dear God. Thank you, Father, that we don’t require church, that we don’t need religion. It’s just Jesus Christ we need. And Lord, that we’re not orphans, that we are grafted into the vine. And nothing can separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. The trials, the worries, the fear of money, the financial fear, the worry about the price of diesel and petrol increasing, food, the commodity of life, Holy Spirit, the utilities, the gas, the electric. Just living life, Lord, it is so tough. But Lord, we know that miracles abound. We know that all things are possible to those who believe. And Lord, we believe in your word. We believe in your presence. We believe in the glory. And right now, Lord, wherever we are situated across this earth, Lord, we pray that the love of God, the fire of God, and favor will just descend over our lives. Lord, let it rain tonight. Holy Spirit, let it rain. Let favor rain down. Lord, I thank you that we are walking in divine blessings. That we are walking in miracles. And Lord, we’re finding that strength. In the living word of God, we pray for those, dear God, their muscles are aching, their backs are tired, their feet are aching, they just can’t seem to go on anymore. They have just hit the wall. Those that have just hit a mental wall, a physical wall, a spiritual wall. Lord, I pray for everyone that just feels that they’re hitting a burnt-out place, where everything is just crashing down. Lord, where everything is just piling on top of them. Holy fire of God. Lord, break the yoke. Break the monotony. Break the fear. Holy Spirit, Lord, I pray that we won’t lean in to the political language, the war cry. Lord, that we won’t allow what’s happening in the shipping lanes, the worries, the fears, the price of the barrel of oil, the food, the commodities. Lord, the workplace issues, life itself, Father, I pray that we won’t live our lives by what the world is saying, but we will live our lives by faith. And Lord, as we started off through the book of Philippians 4, do not be anxious about anything. So Lord, we’re learning and we’re trying not to be anxious. But the world, dear God, is trying to capture us. The world, dear God, has laid a snare out for us. Lord, help us to see the fouler’s snare. To see the entrapment that the world puts out. To see that invisible trap that the world lays out. Help us to see, dear God, beyond the natural into the spiritual. Lord, we realize that the battle belongs to the Lord. The battle belongs to the Lord. And right now, Father, in the greatest name in heaven and earth, we walk through the beautiful book of Isaiah 41, verse 10. God is telling us, do not fear, for I am with you. I will strengthen you and help you. So do not fear, for I am with you. Holy Spirit, Lord, that is easy to say. But Lord, help us not to be afraid. For you are with us. Your rod and your staff, they comfort us. And as we go through Psalm 23, as we walk through the valley, the trials, the tribulations, the fears, the doubts, the uncertainties, Lord, we believe that there is a rising, a rising of the Holy Spirit in our hearts, because there’s always hope. So Lord, there’s hope tonight. There are miracles tonight. Glory is on us tonight. Lord, that there is freedom in the name of Jesus. And we’re going to soar on wings as of eagles. And Lord, you’re telling us through the word of God, don’t be anxious, don’t be fearful, but come to me, all of you that are weary and laden. Lord, it is easy to say, it is easy, dear God, to turn that into a language. It is easy, dear God, to speak it. But Lord, I’ve got to execute it, I’ve got to deliver it. I’ve got to come to Jesus. And Lord, I’ve got to let go. And I’ve got to let God. Lord, the hardest thing to do is to let go, to try and find the handle on fear, trying to find the handle on doubt and trying to hand it over, Lord. Because Lord, it’s this invisible. This it’s this invisible strength and this power, Lord, that that just rises up in my spirit. The worry of money, the worry of life, the worry, dear God, of just breathing and living. Sometimes, Jesus, it can be overwhelming. But you tell us through the great book of Isaiah 41. So do not fear, for I am with you. For I am your Lord and your God. I will strengthen you and help you. So Lord, help us to rise on wings as of eagles. Help us, dear God, to soar above the cloud line of fear and doubt. Help us to get above the storm. Lord, whatever storms we are in, Lord, I pray, dear God, for those tornadoes, those whirlwinds that just come in out of nowhere. I pray, Holy Spirit, Lord, if we’re in a tornado tonight, Lord, uh, the strength of the storm is so strong. Lord, we can feel the strength of the storm. But Lord, we thank you, Lord, that we’re going to rise high. We’re going to rise above any storm, any mental health storm, financial storm, relationship storm, workplace. Lord, any storms that are breaking out tonight, Holy Spirit, we come before you. And Lord, I pray that you’ll breathe down the corridor of our lives. Holy Spirit, Lord, just calm the storms in our heart. Calm the storms in our minds tonight. Lord, as we lay in bed, as we start the van and we’re on the bus, we’re on the tube. Lord, we’re just walking around and almost in a bit of bewilderment. Lord, we feel that we’re quite battered. Mentally battered, Lord. Physically worn. Juggling so many things in our lives. Lord, we got many plates spinning. And we’re trying to spin so many plates. We’re trying to do so much, Lord, it’s wearing us out. Holy Spirit, I pray for anyone that feels worn tonight. But Lord, there’s always hope. There’s always hope because there’s a plan over your life. And Jesus Christ is your shepherd. He is your Lord and He is your God. He is that Jehovah Jireh, Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah Shalom. He is your redeeming king. Christ has redeemed you.
Learning To Pray With Scripture
27:52 And there is freedom. So Lord, will you teach us to pray? Will you show us how to pray, Lord? Lord, will you show us how to use the word of God? For when the storms rise up, when the fear comes, when the doubt tries to grab me, Lord, when the when the panic attack hits me in the middle of the midnight hour, when it feels like the world has gone asleep, everything’s gone quiet. It’s just me. Everything around me is quiet. But inside, Lord, there are storms brewing, there are fears brewing, there is doubt brewing. Holy Spirit, we pray for our emotions that you will give us stability. And Lord, that we will live by faith through the power of the Word of God. And we stretch out to Jesus right now. We stretch out to the King of Glory. And we call on the greatest name in heaven and earth. And for those, dear God, that are battling, battling the inward battle that no one else knows, the identity battle, the workplace crisis battle, relationships, life itself, financial storms, pressures and worries and doubts. Lord, I believe that we’re going to soar on wings as of eagles, that the Holy Spirit is going to lift everyone under the sound of my voice. And the power of God is over you. Jesus loves you. God is with you. Everything will be okay. Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give up. Keep going. Keep pushing in. Keep pushing into the word of God. Read it and keep reading it. And keep praying it. Holy Spirit, teach us to pray with the word of God. Teach us to pray, dear God, with Psalm 23. Teach us to pray through Psalm 91. Lord, I pray that you will show us how through the power of speech. Matthew 6. I pray, dear God, that we will take hold of the Lord’s Prayer. And Lord, that we will pray that prayer privately at work on the commute, on a school run, on the treadmill of life, on the treadmill within the gym, as we cut the grass, as we clean the house. We pray for the homemakers. We pray for those that go to work, for those that are retired. We pray, dear God, for every level of life, every culture, every tribe, every language, every tongue. I pray right now for peace and the fire of God. Lord, let your fire, Lord, burn in our bellies tonight. Holy Spirit, Lord, will you deal with the fireworks in my head? Lord, will you deal, dear God, with that firework display? Lord, our mind, dear God, it sounds like November the 5th. Father, there are rockets going off. Thoughts this way, thoughts that way, Catherine wheels that are just spinning. Father, Lord, it’s so loud in our head. Father God, it feels like a firework display just exploding. Thoughts, pressures, life, worries, fears, the ifs, the doubts, the worries, the maybes, the possibilities. Lord, I pray that we won’t live by the way of the mind, but we will live by the power of the word of God. And right now, Lord, that we will rise. We will rise up in the name of Jesus. Lord, that we will rise on wings as of eagles. Lord, that we will just call on the greatest God, the only God, the God of Israel, the Father above all fathers, the God above all gods, the King above all kings. You are the first and you are the last, the Alpha and the Omega. And right now, Lord, we come against fear, we come against doubt, uncertainty, sickness, disease, the financial strain. Lord, the worry about the diesel and the petrol, the utility costs, just living, God, living life. Father, we are stretched beyond measure. Lord, we are on the on the ropes. Holy Spirit feels like Lord, we’re in the ring with a champion boxer. And Lord, we are just dodging the punches of life. And Lord, we’re ducking and we’re diving. And Lord, some of us are on the ropes. Holy Spirit, we’re exhausted, we’re on the ropes, Lord. Dear God, I just pray for strength. I pray for strength tonight that the love of God will carry you and the power of God will lift you high, high above the cloud line of doom and gloom, of fear and doubt. Holy Spirit, as the Bible says, where does our help come from? Our help comes from the Lord. I lift my eyes to the mountains, to the hills. I look over the houses, I look over the storms, I look into the heavenly realms. And Father, we want to seek thee first, the kingdom of God and your righteousness. And Lord, we come to you. And wherever we are right now, Lord, we need the glory. We need that power. Lord, I pray that we will walk in the gifts of the Spirit, the fruit of the Spirit. Lord, that we will fill that anointing over our lives. That power, Lord, that goes beyond human understanding. Lord, just give us that strength. Help us to keep breathing. Lord, help us to inhale and to exhale. And Lord, just let it reign over our lives at this hour. Let your grace, Lord, feed us tonight with your grace, with mercy. Father, as we go through the valley, Lord, we’re victorious because there’s always hope in the name of Jesus. There is always a way forward. He is Jehovah, Jehovah Nissi, Jehovah Rapha, Jehovah Shalom. Oh my God, our God and our King, Spirit of the Living God. Just let it rain in our hearts tonight, Lord. Let it rain in our hearts tonight, Lord. Let your love just reign in our hearts. Let your power, Lord, just carry us through. Let your anointing, Lord, wrap us up in your love tonight. God loves you. The Spirit of the Lord is over your life. Everything will be okay. Because you’re grafted into the vine. It will be okay. Keep seeking Him. Keep seeking Jesus. Keep getting in the Word of God. Keep believing for your miracle. Keep believing on the promises of God. Keep the scripture. Keep the Scripture on your lips. As the Bible says through the book of Joshua, meditate on the Word of God day and night. Do not let this book of the Lord depart from your mouth. Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth. Meditate on it day and night. Then you will be successful and prosperous. Father, you are giving us fresh territory, fresh land, fresh vision, fresh hope. Holy Spirit, we’re not going to let this book of the law depart from our mouth. We’re going to meditate on it day and night. And at the name of Jesus, at the name of Jesus Christ, Lord, there is a turnaround. There is a breakthrough. Shackles are gone. Chains of adversity are going. The Spirit of the Lord is leading you to new beginnings, to greatness, to favor. There is hope over your life. It’s not over. God is with you.
Communion At Home And Salvation
36:10 And we’re coming to the close of this prayer service. And as we seek the Father’s heart, will you join me? Will you join me for these last few moments as we break bread and we take in a cup? Just grab yourself a bit of grape juice. Wherever you are across this world, you know, just grab yourself just a simple bit of grape juice. Grab yourself a bit of bread. We’re gonna just break bread together in a few minutes. Just grab yourself a bit of bread, a wafer, whatever you’ve got going on, whatever’s rocking in your hands at this moment. Just grab a bit of bread, a bit of grape juice, whatever it may be, a bit of ribena. Holy Spirit, Lord, we come to the Passover table. Lord, we come to that table. Lord, you call us to have communion with you. And Lord, we come to that table tonight. That table, dear God, of freedom, the Passover table, the Passover. Holy Spirit, we thank you that we’re grafted into salvation, redemption, and hope. And salvation is a free gift. It’s amazing to think that God dropped salvation in our heart, in our lives. It’s already there. It’s already been given. You may have never stepped into a church, but God has called you. You may have never stepped into a cathedral, gone down a front to an altar call. You may have only gone to church for weddings, funerals, christenings, just the religious sort of stuff. But Jesus has already saved you. He’s in your life and he’s called you. God loves you. You can’t run from that love. You can’t escape him. He’s not calling you to church. He’s not calling you to religion. He’s not expecting anything from you. He’s not expecting anything. Because we’re all sinners saved by grace. We’re all equal. No one is greater than anybody else. We are all equal in the eyes of God. We are his children. And Jesus just says, just follow me. That’s all that is required. That’s all Jesus is calling us to do. To follow Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. To get hold of a Bible. To get hold of a living word. To get hold of a word of God. And get that Bible.
Psalm 23 Daily Reading Challenge
39:04 Get a Bible. And as we grab a Bible right now, and we’re just going to hold this Bible up. It is so simple as it comes across the table. Get yourself a Bible. Get yourself a word of God. Get yourself a paperback version of scripture. This book is the greatest book. The word of God. There is power in this book. There is anointing in this book. You know, grab yourself a Bible. If you need a Bible, we will get you a Bible wherever you are in the name of Jesus. But we’re coming to the table right now. The word of God is sharper than a double-edged sword. The Spirit of the Lord is over you. Let’s get a Bible. Let’s give ourselves a challenge to read Psalm 23 every day. Just Psalm 23. Nothing else. Don’t jump on the A2 and jump down to Canterbury and go and see the bishop. That’s not required. What is required is just to open up the Word of God. Just turn the paperback version over. And turn to Psalm 23. Just open up the Word of God and just read it. And give yourself that challenge. Morning, lunchtime, and evening. Put it on your phone. Get the app, get a Bible app, put it on your phone, and read Psalm 23. Get that word in your spirit, and you will find that your life, my life, situations will change. Without going to church, without going to any cathedral, but by reading the word of God, it transforms me, it shapes me. It molds me. It draws me closer to the Father’s heart. Take that on for one month, for 30 days. Immerse yourself in Psalm 23. Read it until you feel it. Read it until you can just say it without looking. Get that psalm in your spirit. Morning, midday, and evening. And just read that word and let that word do that surgery, that open heart surgery. The word of God is sharper than a double-edged sword. I guarantee you, life will change when I, us, we read the word of God. Our vision changes. The outlook of life looks different. We become more alert, more sharper spiritually. There is favor over your life. Let’s give ourselves that challenge some discipline. Some discipline. Just six verses, Psalm 23. Six verses. Get it in your spirit. Get it in your heart. Put it on your screensaver, on your phone. Stick it on the fridge where all the chocolate’s hidden. Chuck it on your desk at work. But get Psalm 23 in your spirit. And once we’ve done that, then turn to the Lord’s Prayer in the beautiful book of Matthew. And pray that prayer. And let that prayer open your heart. And let that prayer bring the healing, the divine glory of God. Because God’s word can never return void. Let’s come to the table. Father, we’re coming to the table. With all the worries, with all the fears, with all the doubts. Lord, we’re coming to the table with all the sins, with all the uncertainties. We’re coming, dear God, in doubt. With no hope. Even when our faith is weary, we’re coming to the table. Because Lord, you just call us just as we are. The word of God is saying, just come just as you are. As you are, we can never clean ourselves up. We can never tidy ourselves up. We put our lipstick on, we put our makeup on, we put our clothes on, we comb our hair. You know, we make the outside look good, but sometimes the inside, the inside is just broken, the inside is just shattered. The inside is just all over the place, but no one sees it. And we smile and we just try and push it. Yeah, everything’s fine, everything’s okay. All is good. But inside, we’re broke. God is fixing, God is healing, God is working. All things work together for good for those that love Him. Come on, we’re pressing into time now. Father, in the name of Jesus, we break bread together. And Lord, we’re not even in church right now. And it’s a great feeling. Lord, we’re sitting on the edge of our bed and we’re gonna break bread. Lord, I’m sitting at the breakfast bar. Lord, I’m just spread out on the sofa. Lord, I got my legs up the wall. Lord, I’m just all comfy and cozy and warm. Lord, I’m laying in bed and I’m gonna break bread. I’m gonna take, dear God, of the cup, the redemption cup. So Lord, I thank you that this bread is just bread. But what it symbolizes is the body of Christ. Break this bread with us right now, wherever you are across the world. We haven’t got to be in church because Jesus says, where two or three are gathered. Do this in remembrance of me. So wherever you are, maybe you’re the only one in your house, in your situation that’s online with me right now. But that makes two of us. So there is two of us where two or three are. You can even do it on your own. You can do this on your own. God is calling and God loves you. Father, we thank you for this bread that symbolizes the body of Christ. And right now, Lord, we pray for your presence and your grace and your favor. As we break this bread right now, Father, we thank you that your body was broken. And right now, Lord, as we take this, just enter into our lives like never before. Let us feel that power. Let us find that peace. Holy Spirit, please. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Holy God. We’ve just got a bit of ribena here, Jesus. A bit of grape juice. But Lord, we thank you that it’s redemption. Lord, it’s it’s not blood in this cup, Lord. It’s just fruit juice. But what it symbolizes is the blood of the Lamb. The blood of Christ that was shed at the cross of Calvary. From the Garden of Gethsemane to the cross. The courtyard. The grave. From the grave to the throne room. Jesus is alive. Jesus is alive. And he’s calling you right now. And he’s saying everything is okay. Just trust him. Trust the living word of God. Don’t ever give up. Don’t ever give up. Don’t look at the bank account. Don’t look at the social media news feeds. Don’t listen to the shipping lanes, the weather forecasts. We got wildfires breaking out all over the place. And that is a very interesting area of life right now. We got fires breaking out. We got wars breaking out. We got famines. There’s a water issue within the UK. Things are happening. But God is calling you. Come on. Father, in the name of Jesus, I’m just a sinner saved by grace. Lord, I thank you that you know every area of our lives, that there is nothing hidden, and there is nothing new under the sun. And right now, Lord, I pray as we take this cup, this grape juice, I thank you, Lord, it just symbolizes the crimson tide, the blood of Jesus. Cleanse us from the crown of our head to the sole of our feet. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Holy Spirit. Lord, as we bring this service, dear God, just to a pause. But Lord, we thank you that you never leave us nor forsake us and wherever we are across this world. Lord, we’re not going to be anxious. We’re going to try and give everything to Jesus. We’re going to let go and let God. So, Lord, I need you to help me to let go and to let God. Lord, we’re going to try not to be fearful this week. But we’re going to hold on to Scripture. Lord, we’re going to pray through Psalm 23. Lord, we’re going to take this every day, Lord, and we’re going to pray it. We’re going to believe it. We’re going to stand on it. We’re going to roll through it, Lord, in the name of Jesus. And Lord, also, we’re going to take the Lord’s Prayer in the beautiful book of Matthew. Our Father who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done. Lord, we’re going to take these two prayers. Psalms. And the Lord’s Prayer. And we’re just going to take a moment, Lord, through the craziness of life. And Lord, throughout the day, we’re just going to read the psalm. And Lord, when we read it, we’re not going to expect anything. We’re just going to read. Because we know that when we read, the Spirit of the Lord will start to stir. So, Father, I thank you that there are miracles in the Word of God. I thank you, Lord, that your promises are in the Word of God. And wherever we are tonight, I pray for everyone under the sound of my voice that the hand of God will be over you. Don’t ever give up. Jesus is with you. The power of the living God is over your lives. And I just pray that you will feel the love of Jesus, his glory, his saving grace. Father, I thank you, Lord, for everyone that’s with me at this hour. And Lord, whatever their life is reflecting now, Lord, as we just enter into a time, a moment stillness, Lord, grant us that peace. Lord, let that favor run through. Lord, I thank you that living water is in us, that the living water of God come to me, all of you that are weary and thirsty. Come to me, all of you that are hungry and tired. Come to me, all of you that are stressed and doubtful. Come, all those that are uncertain, and I will give you rest. There is rest in scripture, because scripture is Jesus. The word of God is God. The word of God is the Holy Spirit. The word of God is Jesus Christ. Come to me. You will find everything that you need for your life through the greatest book. You will find everything you need in your life. The answers through this book. You know, it’s very, very interesting across many of the social platforms. We’re being told you’ve got to buy five books, five by five books from different authors. I want to tell you, don’t buy any books, but just buy one book. The greatest book. There’s only one book you need, and it’s called the Word of God. It will help you, it will carry you, it will get you through to your destiny. There is only one book you’ve got to purchase, and that is the holy word of God. The Bible. It is the word of God, it is the power, it is the anointing, it is the healing book, it is the book that brings grace, chains fall, demons flee at the name of Jesus Christ. This book is fully loaded, fully dangerous, fully charged, and ready to go. But the question is, as we back out of this, are we brave enough to read this book? Are we brave enough and bold enough to take this book wherever we go? You know, it’s not all the other books, philosophy, academics. This is the book. This is holy dynamite. This book will bring everything that we need. Wherever you are at this hour, just let the love of God carry you through. Let’s close. Father, in the name of Jesus, Lord, there’s only one book we need, and it’s called the Holy Bible, it’s called the Word of God. There’s only one book because there’s only one King. There’s only one God. And right now, Lord, as we bring this time together to a gentle close, Holy Spirit, pour out your spirit on every heart that’s with me across the world. Everyone, wherever you are right now, don’t ever give up. The love of God is over your life. We’re just going to take a moment just to gather
Final Blessing And How To Join
54:44 our thoughts. Thank you for joining us tonight here on Daily Prayer with me, myself, Reverend Van Cooper, as we just have prayed through. I pray that you will sleep well tonight. I pray that you will find that place of peace. I pray that you will grab a Bible and you will take hold of that word and you will live by that word. It is the greatest, greatest book the world has ever seen. It is powerful, it will transform life, it gives life, it restores life. It is the word of God. Have a beautiful evening, a beautiful morning, a beautiful afternoon wherever you are. But will you join us for the rest of the week? You can capture us five times a day, seven days a week, 5 a.m. 9 a.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 p.m. You can find us. You can see the screens in front of you right now. You can capture us on the socials, Apple Podcast, Buzzsprout, X, Spotify, all the major platforms. Go and have a look right now. Go and find daily prayer with Reverend Ben Cooper. There are over 2,400 prayers sitting there, biblical encouragements, companion prayers. You know, God is with you. Don’t ever give up praying. Let’s just close. Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray for everyone that’s with me right now, that you will bless them from the crown of their head to the sole of their feet, that they will find and feel the love of Jesus Christ. Let their anointing flow like never before. Lord, I thank you, Lord, that whatever the time zone is, that we are blessed and highly favored, wonderfully and fearfully made in the name of Jesus. Wherever you are, sleep well, rest well, have a beautiful day. But let’s just take a moment. Don’t go too far. God is with you. God bless. We will see you soon.