"Living for Legacy" Mother's Day Message (1st service) - Pastor Rachel Hickson (May 10, 2026) | Life Bible Church

Yay. Well, I have an apology to all the girls.

And that is, I'm sorry about my shoes. I'm wearing

flats. But I've got a secret to tell you that

I've torn the meniscus in my left knee. And those

who've ever done that, it's sore. And so heels,

I'm afraid, is a step too far. And the sacrifice

wasn't worth it. Am I allowed to say that? We've

talked about sacrifice and laying our lives down.

And you know why I went, nah. So I've got my

flatties on today, but hopefully the anointing

will still be here without the heels. I just

want to say thank you for the most incredible

weekend. How many of you girls were part of it?

Give us a wave, a shout. Come on. Yay. We practiced

screaming yesterday, so guys, watch out. You

know, when we sing that song, don't you get shy

on me. I always, I don't know about, does my

soul get shy? The English girl goes, I always

say, don't you get quiet on me. Lift up your

voice. Come on, lift up your voice. Because I

believe that God is putting a shout in the church.

Helen, Gordon and I have had the privilege of

being in the US for a month. And I'm afraid after

second service, we have to track a bit fast.

We're going up to SeaTac. We fly out this evening

for the UK. And I am actually speaking in a big

conference in the UK for 800 churches there.

Lead pastors, associate pastors, youth pastors

to look at how we work together. as five -fold

ministries to raise up the church to make Jesus

look good in the nation. So I said to some of

the girls, you know, we can believe the media

that Britain is really, you know, going Islamic,

terrible, whatever. But I want to tell you, God

always has a rumble. God always has a remnant.

And there is something happening in Britain that

is outstanding. And I want you, whenever you

think of Britain, don't go, oh my Lord. Go, oh,

thank you, Jesus. You've got a plan. God's got

a plan for our nation. And I'm just watching

it all over when the devil thinks, scored. You

know, it's like playing a game of chess. The

devil moves a piece and said, ha. Check. God

just smiles. And he moves a piece. And the devil

moves again. And again. And maybe for some of

you, you felt like you'd be messed around and

pieces have moved and you feel that threat of

check. But God just smiles. He's got to move.

And he's got to shout. And his shout is, checkmate.

Come on, let's shout it. Checkmate. God's got

the master move. And I feel in so many of our

nations and so many of our situations, we have

a God that is more than enough. In Jesus' name,

amen. So I want to thank the precious girls,

the team, the amazing men that supported us.

I have to because the mama in me, thank. The

florists. Weren't the flowers incredible all

the way through? Thank you, everyone who made

it. My heart sing every time I looked. I thought,

I love that. You are incredible. So put your

hand on your heart with me. Say, Jesus, I thank

you. You are a speaking God. You see me right

where I am. And you can speak to me. So right

now, come. I'm ready. I'm listening. Speak where

I need to hear you. Amen. So today, I want to

speak about living for legacy. Living for legacy.

Why do we have moms and dads and families and

babies and mess and trouble and, oh no, of course,

delight and wonders? Because it's a legacy thing.

You see, parenthood is not just about being a

mom or a dad. It's about training, shaping, releasing

and seeing. Legacy continued. And both in the

natural, and Pastor Jenny already said, both

in the natural and the spiritual, we have this

incredible ability, gift as human beings, we

are allowed to shape, train, influence. And influencers

don't just exist on TikTok. Thank you, Jesus.

You know, we can be super influencers in everyday

life. You know, I've heard people say, and it

really shocked me, Rachel, I don't want to be

a mom or dad at the moment. Look at the world.

It would be irresponsible to bring a kid into

this mess. Part of me gets what they're saying,

but then I think, no, you don't get it. Because

you see, I think we should look at the opportunity

of parenting in a totally different way. an amazing

time to be mums and dads. What an incredible

opportunity to shape our culture, to influence

how we do life, to raise up and train kids for

next generation. And whether we're natural parents,

we've actually had the joy and privilege of going

through childbirth. I have two kids. And I'm

afraid I can't really talk on the subject too

much because I had my first child in 38 minutes

and my second in 12. So women hate me. And my

second one was born in Africa, Nairobi. Maybe

that's why I was in a hurry. So Gordon and I

have two kids. My daughter's 42, my son's 39.

We have... six grandkids, three Aussie, Australian,

three British. Let's see what your discernment

is. We have Leela, Cooper, Alani, and we have

Annabelle, Margot, and Jeremy. Three Brits, three

Aussies. And whether we're natural parents or

spiritual parents, We are living in a season

of incredible opportunity. And are you ready

to live beyond yourself? Are you ready to look

around you in your workspace, in your community

space, when you're at the gym and see beyond

you and just recognise that people need wisdom,

friendship, sound. They need someone to see them

and say, seriously, what are you on? Why does

that make sense? You know, we're living in the

ghosting culture, you know. Well, I didn't like

what you said, ghost gone. And then we're lonely.

Go figure. Yeah, maybe not everyone is going

to be your closest bosom friend that knows everything.

But we need to have gradated relationships. We

need to train. So I wonder. What is life and

your anxiety levels like? Let's look at life

and anxiety levels. I want us to read and we're

going to see. Come on, first service. Have you

drunk your coffee well? Because ready, steady,

go. I want you to read from the screen from Matthew

Matthew 6 · chapter mention

chapter 6, 25 to 34. Are you ready? One, two,

three. That is why I tell you not to worry about

everyday life, whether you should have enough

food and drink or enough clothes to wear. Isn't

life more than food and your body more than clothing?

Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest

or store food in the barns, for your heavenly

Father feeds them. And aren't you more valuable

to him than they are? Can all your worries add

even a single moment to your life? So, don't

you worry about a thing. No, we won't sing. Don't

worry. Next slide. One, two, three. Way to go.

So, don't worry about these things. Sing. mother's

nightmare. What should we eat? What should we

drink? Oh no, you've grown out of it already.

What are we gonna wear? These things dominate

the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly

father already knows all your needs. Seek the

kingdom of heaven above all else and live righteously

and he will give you everything you need. So

don't worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow has its

own worries. Today's trouble. is enough for today.

Should we go home? The Bible's an amazing preacher,

isn't it? Isn't it incredible? Just right there.

It sounds so simple, but how many of you know,

it's complex. But if we were just able to grasp

that concept, quit worrying. letting your brain

go into this overdrive mode. What are they going

to think? What am I going to wear? What are we

going to do? The word for worry here in the Greek

could also be translated, don't be concerned.

Don't let concerns. And sometimes, you know,

in our parenting roles, we can think, well, you

know, I should be a bit. I mean, it is concerning.

Come on, Rachel, wake up. But we're not just

talking about casual concern. This word here

means a driving, a driven concern, an obsessive

concern. Here we're talking about getting so

overly concerned about... Oh, I can't eat that

food. There's too many E's. There's too many

B's. There's too many Z's. And all the numbers

in the between. I'm going to get cancer. I'm

going to get this. I'm going to get that. And

one minute, this food is the best thing. And

the next minute, it's the worst thing. How many

of you know what I'm talking about? And we get

overly concerned. And now it's drink. Well, we

don't drink coffee. Or we go all on green slime.

Oh, sorry, and the Cheetos and the other stuff.

You know, it's like... And suddenly we're worried

about food and drink and clothing. In fact, it

literally means do not get consumed with over

-anxious concern about everyday life issues.

So what shall I wear? What shall I eat? So I

want to ask you a question. What makes you anxious

or worried? What are your triggers? What in those

happy moments of marriage or thing, there's just

one thing can be said and suddenly, boom, it's

a firework party and it's not July the 4th. You

know what I mean? You just test something and

suddenly a happy moment can become an awkward

moment because that worry gets triggered. I had

a mum come and say to me, but Rachel. If I don't

worry about my kids, I'm not a very good mum,

am I? And somehow we have this mantra, mums are

made to worry about their kids. Go figure. Is

that the best atmosphere we can bring our kiddies

up in? there is, of course, normal, natural concern

and care. But there is also an obsessive concern

that begins to fill your head so you can never

switch off. There is a wrong concern that begins

to consume your every decision. What if I'm doing

the wrong thing? What if I'm doing the right

thing? Oh, how many know what I'm talking about,

mums and dads? It's just life. And so suddenly

the what if question becomes like a nightmare

scenario. But here Jesus is speaking to every

one of us and he says, do not become over concerned

about things that may or may never happen. What

if they take my pension? What if this goes wrong?

What if? You see, I felt that God says, do not

let the devil torment you with his horror movies.

You know, so often you go to bed and suddenly

all these scenarios are running out. Well, this

guy's going to get the job. I'm going to be laid

off. How many of you know what you're talking

about? This is going to happen. My kid's going

to go on drugs. Today, on Mum's Day, whether

you're male or female, I believe God's putting

a button in front of you and he's saying, press

the delete all. Come on, delete all in Jesus'

name. All those nightmare scenarios, delete all

those anxious thoughts from your thinking. You

know what I've discovered is that prayer is much

more effective. than worry. You can worry about

something or you can pray about something. Father,

right now, in Jesus' name, I pray for my 14 -year

-old. I pray, God, you will wrap your love around

him. I thank you that he's not going to be taken

the way of drugs, et cetera, et cetera, but you

are going to corral him. And I speak to it in

Jesus' name. As I said, my kids are 42 and 39.

And there were wobble moments. How many know

what I mean? But both of them love Jesus passionately

now. One is in full -time ministry. Nicola with

her husband Tim lead the church in London. My

son is in full -time marketplace. He's a financial

business analyst working right on the cutting

edge of money. But guess what? He loves Jesus.

We've got the sacred and the secular, but on

fire. for God. Come on. We've got to love them.

And I remember when I had those moments, I would

put my hands on their pillows and I'd just say,

in Jesus' name, as you put your head down there,

every Jesus thought fills your head. Every other

thought, I rebuke you in Jesus' name. Come on,

let's be praying, people. Let's ring fence their

areas. Prayer, even for you. Maybe you're facing

stuff, decisions, and it just feels very unsafe.

Prayer is more effective than worry. And if you

can't keep focused yourself, find a friend. Find

someone. We do have socials. WhatsApp. Just WhatsApp

each other for five minutes every morning. Say,

I'm going to work today and it's been hell. Can

you just agree with me in prayer as I drive that

I'm going to have a good day? And pray. Don't

worry driving to work. Pray. Come on, it will

change everything. You see, God, Jesus came to

give you peace. What is that word, peace? Peace

is not just a warm, fuzzy feeling. Oh, it feels

peace. Peace, Irene, the Greek word, literally

means taking broken bones that were dislocated

and reforming them so they are knit together

in perfect alignment. building the bridge back

and then wrapping it around with all the blood

and the tissue. So it's stronger. It's calloused.

We call it a callous. Stronger than it was before

in a place where you easily break and bend. You

know, the Hebrew shalom literally is an executive

order. Shalom, peace, be here. It doesn't have

a nice fuzzy feeling. It says, no, in Jesus'

name, boom, I command. Executive. Peace. And

you see, Jesus came to give us not fuzzy feelings.

Although he does. How many of you have felt that

wraparound love of God? You felt his kindness.

You felt. He gives us all of that. But he gives

us more than a feeling. He gives us an executive

order. You see. Jesus gives us safe places. We

don't have to worry about our kids. I remember

I'm a missionary kid and a preacher's kid. And

so I went to church before I was born, anyone

like me. And I never really left. But there were

encounter moments where I really stepped closer

and I stepped closer. But there were also messy

moments. I was really badly bullied at school.

I was told to shut up and go. I was fearful.

When Gordon met me, there was so much fear in

me for trust and relationships. The first time

he took me in his arms and I knew he wanted to

kiss me, I'm like, no, don't do that. Nobody

loves me. And I don't know if I can trust you.

But Jesus gives us safe places. Jesus gives us

places where even where we have been wounded

or damaged and we have anxiety or stress, if

we let go and let God in, do not worry. You don't

need to be anxious. You can trust again. And

in this season, it is that play out of chess.

Who do you trust to win? Who do you trust to

win? When the devil's shoving you around, check,

check. And you feel humiliated. How many of you

know what I'm talking about? You can see that.

Can you trust God's got a plan and he's going

to move the piece? Checkmate. So let's read Psalm

chapter nine, verse 10 together. One, two, three.

Those who know your name will trust in you. Lord,

you have never forsaken those who seek you. How

many of you know never? is a big word. Come on,

rest in there. Just say, Jesus, you never. You

see, God is waiting for you. And whether it's

in your personal life, your marriage life, your

corporate business world, your church world,

you at Life Bible with a river outside. After

nonsense, we stop you in Jesus' name. God is

waiting for you. Whose report will you believe?

You felt the check, check, check of the devil

humiliating you, playing with you, tantalising

you in your personal life, in your church life.

But guess what? Can you hear? Can you see? The

relaxed smile of God that just says, don't worry.

Tomorrow's got problems, but today, see me. I've

got a plan. I've got a plan. You see, for many

of us, that risk of learning to trust again is

huge. You have to risk. In our family or Gordon's

family, we call risk courageous insanity. You

know, that is faith. What is faith in God? It's

courageous insanity. It's being courageous when

it does not seem to make sense. And everyone's

going at you, really? You're weird. How many

courageously insane people have we got in the

house today that are ready? You see, God is patiently

waiting for you. And you know, I believe fear

is one of the atmospheres that God hates more

than any other atmosphere. Because it's the weapon

the devil uses. And it is completely opposite

to the very nature and heart of God. Because

God is love. And perfect love drives out, extinguishes,

banishes all fear. And so in this season and

time, globally, nationally, personally, There

is like a vomiting of fear, anxiety, stress,

mental health issues. Would you agree? The devil's

getting in our head to mess with us. And he is

deleting that trust of a daddy God that says,

I've got you. I see you. I love you. I hold you.

I will never fail you. I won't fail your family.

I won't fail you. You see, I was in a park with

my granddaughter, Alani, one of the Aussie ones.

And Alani was playing mad. And I watched two

parents with their little toddler, a little boy.

And they were trying to persuade their little

boy to be a big boy and go down this huge slide.

And so dad was really engaged and he got hold

of his little toddler. He stuck it on the top

of this little slide. And as he tried to take

his little boy to sit him on the slide, this

little child clung to him like a koala bear.

And so the dad's trying to get his hands off.

The boy is trying to cling. It's not going well.

And the more he's pulling the boy off, the more

he's clinging and the more the dad's getting

frustrated. Until there's great shrieking, crying,

no! And in the end, the father, feeling a little

humiliated at the top of the slide, left this

child screaming at the top of the stairs and

disappeared. I was just watching her. Mum then

goes up the steps. She squeezes in next to her

little boy. He won't let her come anywhere near

to touch or sneakily push him. He's on serious

guard, clinging to the side of the slide. So

she just sits next to him. Everyone else is getting

aggravated. Mom, I want to go down the slide.

But they form their little bubble. She sits with

this little boy. Patient conversations. And eventually,

this little boy, he releases his little chubby

grip and puts it on his lap, one. And then he

takes the other one off. And I saw the mum just

winning the trust of this little boy as he was

about to do something that he felt was ridiculous.

Slowly, he let go. And he slid down a few metres

of the slide. Mum sort of caught him, picked

him up, put him back. They then went three metres.

They went four metres. And each time he climbed

back to the top, she increased their distance,

just standing in a catching position saying,

it's okay, I've got you. I promise you will not

get hurt. And I watched the boy's trust begin

to develop. And finally, he got on the top, let

go, boom! He went right to the bottom, arms up,

mum catches him. He's done it. And everyone's

thrilled. So dad steps in, come on, son, let's

go do the slide. The little boy goes, no, dad,

I don't trust you. By the end of the time in

that park, both the mum and dad were probably

sick and tired that they taught the little boy

to go down the big slide because they spent the

rest of that hour up, down the grass bank, on

the top, run to the bottom. And it no longer

mattered if it was mum, if it was dad. That boy

was now throwing himself off the top of that

slide. All fear gone. But as I watched that,

and as I was preparing for today, I was reminded

of that story. I just thought about the patient

kindness of the mother heart that sees where

you are and helps you rebuild trust when you

feel overwhelmed by fear. And I want to say to

you, it doesn't matter if you feel like that

little boy or little girl and you squeeze into

a place and you think, I've got a clue what to

go. It's such a mess. I can't let go. It's all

going wrong. I want to say, there are people

in the house and there is a God in the house

that are ready to catch you and help you do the

journey. God is waiting for you. Will you trust

him? You see all through our society we see lives

that have lost their ability to trust. And once

you lose trust you live with anxiety. People

believed in marriage once but then they were

abandoned, betrayed. People loved their dad but

then it got abusive, dominating, tough. People

really enjoyed their work and their colleagues.

And then they got laid off. And everyone else

knew except you. There are so many different

circumstances of loss that leave our trust capacity

depleted and trigger our anxiety. But today,

on Mother's Day, God wants you to know the comfort

of a patient Father God who will sit next to

you. in those traumatic, fearful, anxious places

and wants to rebuild confidence again. Today,

as you focus your thoughts on a loving father,

all through this passage that I read, Jesus used...

Pictures of nature and creation to illustrate

how much God loves. The birds are cared for.

The fields have flowers. Look at creation. I'm

an incredible caretaker. Don't you think I can

look after you? And finally, at the end of that

passage, we read the verse 33. Seek first the

kingdom of God. above all else, live righteously

and he will give you. You haven't got to drive

for it, strive for it, plead for it, manipulate

for it. God will give you, gift you everything

you need. You see, as you make a choice to look

towards him and become and live a Jesus -centric

life. That opens the storehouse of heaven. And

you receive everything you need. And so I believe,

Life .Church, that the enemy has wanted to come

in and put an atmosphere of fear. Everything

you've got is going to be taken away. I'm going

to strip you down, humiliate you. You're going

to look stupid. I say no in Jesus' name. We need

to create the right atmosphere. for healthy living.

In our personal life, in our everyday life. And

we can do the facts and figures. So come on,

in your heart say, Jesus help me. Create the

right atmosphere for healthy living. And it ends

up, you know, there's lots of songs. Don't you

worry about a thing. So don't worry about tomorrow.

Don't worry about tomorrow. Helen works with

me, heart cry office. You know, we're in transition.

So many things are shifting and changing. And

people ask me, have you got a five -year plan?

Have you got a budget? Have you got a three -year

plan? Yeah, I've written them. I've shredded

most of them. How many of you know what I'm talking

about? You make this plan six months down the

road. Yeah, that's not going to work. Since COVID,

it's been crazy. And we've had to shift and change.

And that makes control freaks like me nervous.

We like to have a plan. We like to stick to the

plan. We like to enforce the plan. We like to

tell you our plan. How many of you know what

I'm talking about? many are convicted right now?

Come on, don't leave me alone here. So I've had

this little saying with all my people, don't

ask me for a long -term plan. I'm living life

just one step at a time. That's all, one step

at a time. I'm living life one step at a time.

That's all, one step at a time. out tomorrow.

You see, I believe God is asking us to live generously,

forgive easily, be honest and authentic in our

relationships, live free from those constant

worries, concerns. He's asking us to awaken,

align and then advance. So I wonder what has

been shut down in your time of fear. Awaken.

Align. Advance. Awaken to the God who sees you.

He sees you. You're not trying to go, hey God,

it would be really nice, God, if you've got a

moment, God. I'm here, I need help. He sees you.

He sees you. Then you have to align. What's that?

You have to begin to listen to what heaven is

saying and mirror it on earth. Thy kingdom come,

thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Do you think heaven... is real worried about

the global scene right now. Do you think heaven

is really worried about pension funds and house

sales? You see, the beautiful thing about God

is he's the most consistent, constant, reliable,

everyday focus, but eternity relevant. of anything

I know. So God, what are you saying to me? If

I do what you asked me to do today, guess what?

I'll be in the right place at the right time

doing the right thing that truly satisfies and

brings me hope. And Father, we break every drivenness.

How many of you know fear is a Cruel taskmaster.

It says to you, work harder, work harder, do

more, do more. And then you trip up and you feel

stupid. Because God wants you to advance into

your kingdom legacy. One of the privileges we

have as mums is that we birth something new.

And obviously we have the dads to help us with

that. But we get the privilege to actually birth

it. I remember when Gordon was there, when Nicola,

our daughter, was born on his birthday. It was

our first child and I had planned this beautiful

last romantic dinner that we can just have a

meal without kids. And she came just before dessert.

And his favourite is dessert. So he got stolen

of his birthday cake and dessert. As I said,

38 minutes. It was a quick run to the hospital.

But you see, we open up the way. Come on, mums

in the house. Are you going to let fear control

you? Or are you going to be birthers of the new

things that God has got? You see, I believe this

is a great time to be alive. Just a few weeks

ago, we celebrated Easter. And at Easter time,

we say, He is risen. Jesus is alive. And we get

real excited. Is that true? Do you do that in

Harrisburg? We shout it as if it only happens

and exists for one day. Hello? It's an everyday

thing. We should be coming up. Do you know Jesus

is alive. He's risen. He controls all things.

He is the God of the universe. He holds everything

together. He is not dead. We carry resurrection

life. John 10 .10 says this. satisfying life.

You see, I can hear something when I'm in America.

I hear a rumble. I hear a vibration. I hear a

life sound that is wanting to vibrate through

America. And the devil is going to say, I'm going

to kill you. But I've got a God who says, checkmate,

I rose. It is finished. There is life. There

is more than you could ever imagine. And so we

break the fear. Deuteronomy 30, 19. Can you read

it with me? This day. Which day? Mother's Day,

2026. On this day, I want you to call. the heavens

and the earth as witnesses against you, that

God has set before you life and death, blessings

and curses. Now choose life. Why? So that you

and your children may live. You see, today, if

you make an intentional choice to break fear,

come on, I've had enough. How many of you had

enough of being tormented by the devil's movies?

It's enough now. Get off. And whatever level

it is, whether it's the national level, whether

it's your kiddie level, your financial, no, in

Jesus' name, get off. I mean, who today who says,

oh yeah, I want to choose death and I choose

curses. No, we're going to choose life. We're

going to choose. But guess what? We need to choose.

Intentional. Make a choice. Set your GPS. That's

my target. And I want to break. every distraction

of the wretched devil or his thought, all that

seems so, yeah, that makes sense, but it doesn't

make sense because God, the devil is a robber,

a thief. And I believe he's blowed in his atmospheres,

which seem so reasonable. How many of you know

fear can sound reasonable? And God today said,

it's enough. Stop it. Choose this day. Resurrection

life. Make a decision. Fear will not be my master.

You will not control me. Anxiety, get off me.

Because I want to awaken to a daddy God who sees

me. He sees me. More important than a sparrow.

Or the beautiful flowers in the field. My daddy

sees me. I want to align in that door of heaven.

And the thing I love most. Now choose life. Come

on life church. Choose life. Life. Why? So that

you have a great life. But it's not as selfish

as that. And that you're. on how many of you

want to leave a legacy come on that's what I

said this is a life of legacy we're gonna in

Jesus name so I want to pray with you come Holy

Spirit I want you as that little boy that little

girl to sit on the top of that big terrifying

slide where you feel you're gonna fly off and

die And feel God snuggle next to you and say,

I've got you. I've got you. And maybe you're

in the house today and you don't really know

Jesus. You don't know this Jesus that sees you,

loves you, cares for you. You see, coming to

church is great. You have a family. can't save

you, the family can just help you. Jesus can

save you. Jesus comes right into the mess of

the inside and he sees the grot and he sees you

and he gets hold of all the mess and he says,

don't worry, I can sort it. Because I created

you. I can fix it. I make blind eyes to see,

broken legs to walk. I've taken mental health,

which is messed up. Buy drugs and cocaine and

I can rewire you for the glory of God. I'm a

big, big daddy and I love you and I see you.

But you have to choose life. You have to choose

Jesus. Not just community. Community's great.

But you have to let go and you have to let God.

And so in the presence of God on Mother's Day,

There is a kind, kind father who's saying, son,

daughter, will you come home and let me help

you live life well? And I'm asking you, choose

life. Choose Jesus. One of the beautiful decisions

of life. And if you're saying, yes, I want Jesus

100%. It might be, I want to let go running my

own life and really give my life to Jesus 100%.

Maybe you've never done it. There's a first time.

Maybe you did it years ago, but if you're honest

today, you know Jesus isn't in the right place.

So I'm going to ask you, I'm going to count to

three. And if you're saying, yes, I choose Jesus.

I'm going to ask you to put up your hand to heaven

and say, God, I want to take hold of your hand

today. I want you to come into my life. I want

to break the fear. And I want you to grab my

life and help me live it well. So I'm going to

count to three. And you be ready to take hold

of the hand of God. Lift your hand up high. And

then I want to pray with you. Some of you are

already doing it. God bless you. So one, two,

three. Lift that hand. Just grab hold of the

hand of God and say, God, I need you in my life.

I'm so sorry I've let you go. But I need you.

I need you, God. Just tell him in your own words,

as you look into heaven, just say, God, my hand

is lifted because I'm choosing life. And God,

this is where our main portrait is. Just lift

that hand and keep talking to God. Well done.

Now, can you pray with me this prayer? Because

you see, what you say is important. It's like

when we get married, the minister looks at you

and says, will you take? And you have to say.

Yes, I will. Your words have power. So right

now I want you with all the family. You're not

going to do it by yourself. With all the family,

we're going to pray with you. Can you do that?

Keep that hand up and say, today I give you my

life. I'm sorry for the wrong choices I have

made. Please forgive me. But now I choose life.

Come into my life and help me live my best life

for Jesus. Amen. Come on, let's give Him a clap.

We welcome you. Oh, we welcome you. I don't know,

because I'm sorry I didn't ask. I don't know

if you have a prayer team, but I deliberately

made sure that we had some time at the end. We've

got about 10 minutes or so. How many of you know

you need to do some business with Jesus before

you run out? We need to leave fear. We need to

leave stuff. So if there's the prayer team, if

you could just be ready to pray with people.

But I want to give an opportunity. That it's

not just Gen Z who want to jump and skip and

worship who come down the front. No, it's going

to be any of us who've got issues. I've told

you my issues. Come on. And we're going to leave

our issues. We're going to break fear. How many

of you know, I need to break some fear. The devil's

been tormenting me and I want to get rid of it.

So I'm just going to ask you to stand. And I'm

gonna ask you to come down the front and just,

if you need to leave stuff at the altar, at the

foot of the cross, come and I wanna pray for

you. I want you just to come and say, Jesus,

I'm here for you today. You spoke to me today

and I want this fear off my life because I'm

choosing life today. Just come and press into

Him. Just come. And if you gave your life to

Jesus, just a second, because I don't want to

scream at them. If you gave your life to Jesus

for the first time or you recommitted it because

you know you haven't been doing great, I want

to create a special place on the right hand side

here. Just come down here. Some of the pastors

and prayer team, just be. and pray with them.

You know who you are. You put up your hands.

We want to particularly pray for you so that

we know you can do life well with the choices

you've made. So those of you who put up your

hands, wherever you are, if you can come down

to this section, introduce yourself, some prayer

team passes. Thank you. Just come. They're going

to pray with you. They're going to help you.

In Jesus' Name. Just make your way to that side.

That will be really helpful. So are the rest

of you ready just to lift your hands with me?

And I want us, you can pray for each other in

the rows, you can come down the front, but I

want you to have a moment where you say to God,

Father today, just pray, Father today, I thank

you. You love me. And today, I break the power

of fear that's been speaking in my life. All

the nightmares, all the conversations. And today,

I ask you to give me a new narrative of hope,

of joy, of peace. In Jesus' name. And God, I

choose life. And I choose to trust you. I will

trust you. So as we worship, just stir that inside.

And be specific, break the fears. You know, one

of the fears that drove me was I had someone

say to me, well, you're a pastor. You know what

happens to pastor's kids, don't you? And I said,

no. They said, oh, when they get to their teen

years, they go on drugs and you'll lose them.

That little fear got in my head. And when my

son was 14, I began to live that horror. Oh,

what? Are His friends good enough? Is He good

enough? He never did it. But it was like He began

to torment me until I had to say, in Jesus' Name,

I uproot, I tear down every lie. In Jesus' Name,

this is not coming to my house. It's not coming

to my David. You get off. In Jesus' Name, my

children will love the Lord and you will not

take them. So as we worship, come on, you do

the business and say, no, it's coming out. It's

coming out in Jesus name. Lastly, if you are

in need of prayer send us a text message at 541

-625 -1365. We would love to pray with you.