Well, we want to come to John's Gospel this morning, John's Gospel chapter 6, continuing our series on the miracles of the Lord. This miracle this morning is unique. With the exception of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, this is the only miracle that appears in all four Gospels. It's also the only miracle that John speaks about that also appears in Matthew, Mark and, look, indeed any of the synoptic Gospels as they are called. John's Gospel chapter 6 of course is the feeding of the 5,000. John chapter 6 and I'm beginning to read at verse number 1. After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee which is in the Sea of Tiberias and a great multitude followed him because they saw his miracles which he did in them that were diseased. Jesus went up into a mountain and there he sat with his disciples and the Passover feast of the Jews was now. When Jesus lifted up his eyes and saw a great multitude come unto him, he said unto Philip, When shall we buy bread, that these may eat? And this he said to prove him, or to test him, for he knew what he would do. Philip answered him, Two hundred penny worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said unto him, There is a lad here which hath five birdie loaves, and two small fishes, but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place, so the men sat down in number, about five thousand. And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were sat down, and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which remained over, above unto them that had eaten. Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth, that prophet that should come into the world. We'll end at verse 14 and we are looking to the Lord to bless his public reading of his word. We need when we read the miracle of the five thousand to Just be aware of a little bit of the background and I'll be jumping through some of the other writers but we're okay, if you stay on John chapter 6 we'll get the gist of the message this morning. Because in Luke 9 we read this, he called his twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all devils or demons and to cure diseases and he sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. They were all sent out on a mission so they're very very busy. During this time John the Baptist was beheaded. News came back to the Lord Jesus that Herod had lost his head. Luke 9 verse 9, Herod said, John, have I beheaded? But who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. I want to paint the picture of the Lord Jesus Christ as emotionally green. The death of John the Baptist affected him. It's not that he didn't know it was going to happen, but it had that effect upon him. And of course the disciples were physically exhausted after working so hard. Mark tells us in Mark 6 that Jesus said unto them, Come yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they parted into a desert place by ship privately. And so they set off on the boat, and they were going to somewhere private and somewhere quiet. That was the plan. Again, Mark 6 verse 33. And the people saw them departing, and many knew it. and ran a foot hither out of all the cities, and out went them, and came together unto them. If ye can see the scene, the Lord has left with his disciples on a little boat, and the crowds get to know about it, and they are running along the shores of the lake of Galilee. And so when the boat arrives at this desert place, it's not desert in the sense of a wilderness, but a place where there weren't too many people about, this crowd is waiting for the Lord and waiting for the disciples. Now look at John 6 verse 1. After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias, and a great multitude followed him when they saw the miracles which he did in them that were diseased. You can see why some people followed him. They saw the Lord Jesus as a magician physician. They say I'm like some sort of a magic worker and they just wanted to see some miracles and that's a danger. That's a danger for us to be taken up with the miracles and looking for the spectacular. And there's a lot about today I would call it excitement evangelism where people get excited and get thrilled and people get all worked up and they feel that somehow this is a blessing from the Lord and the problem is When you don't feel like that, then you think there's something wrong spiritually. It's good to be excited about the Lord, it's good to be thrilled, and certainly we don't want to be dead looking, we don't want the joy of the Lord not to be evident, but be very careful about excitement evangelism and always looking to be worked up, because if we base our blessing on feelings when we don't feel like it, then we're going to be discouraged and feel that somehow the Lord's not blessing us. But let's look at these verses together, perhaps in a different way this morning. I want you to see a believer with a burden here this morning to begin with. Think about the location. Luke tells us it was in Bethsaida. Now look at John 6 verse 5. Keep the location in mind. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes and saw a great company this crowd had gathered, he said unto Philip, And so first of all he speaks to Philip. Now John in John 1 verse 44 tells us that Philip was of Bethsaida. This is Philip's home country. And so the Lord is testing Philip where it's most difficult, at home, in his own community, in his own area. And maybe that's what the Lord has been doing with you. Maybe at home, maybe with the family, maybe at work, maybe wherever you're found and this is where you're really being tested. Think of the location. Then think of the Lord, look at verse 5 again. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes and saw a great company come unto him, he said unto Philip, this test was of the Lord. And so here's a man of God and the Lord is testing this man of God in his own place, in his own area, in his own town if you like, among his own people. And the Lord gives Philip here a real problem. It's a real predicament. There are 5,000 men. People reckon there must have been at least 5,000 women and possibly, when you take the children, there could have been a crowd here of 20,000. We can't be sure, but certainly there's at least 5,000 people. Mark, in his account, tells us the day was far spent. It's late. And so it's late, they're in a desert place, as I say it doesn't mean it was a wilderness because we read that there was much grass there but there's not much about, it's late, it's dark and there's a huge crowd and the Lord asks Philip, now how are we going to feed these people? You can see the burden that Philip has been given. And the Lord has given Philip this burden. You see the location, you see the Lord and then think of what Philip should have learned. Again in John 1 verse 45 we read about Philip, it says, Philip findeth Nathanael and said unto him, We have found him, speaking of Jesus, of whom Moses and the law and the prophets did write. And so Philip would have known the Old Testament scriptures, he would have known about the Messiah, he would have known the miracles already that the Lord had performed. He would have known what Christ is able to do. And in spite of knowing that, in fact he would have known the Old Testament equivalent of the feeding of the 5,000 because in the death of Elisha in 2nd Kings 4 verse 42 to 44 there was a man who brought some barley I think it was and some first fruits to feed the prophets. And the prophets said this is not going to be enough and Elisha says just wait till you see. Now I'm paraphrasing. And the Lord took it and the Lord multiplied it and everybody had enough. And so he would have known who the Lord was, he'd have known what the Lord was able to do. And here he's facing an unanswerable dilemma, a difficulty, and you know, Philip will be perplexed about it, and Philip is really going to feel this test, even in spite of what he had known. Maybe that's you this morning. You're facing an unanswerable dilemma, a difficulty, a problem, an issue, and the truth is you've left the Lord out of it. and you've forgotten what the Lord is able to do. You see the labourers, I love this, look at John 6 verse 5 again. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes and saw a great company come unto him, he said unto Philip, whence shall we buy bread? Now notice he didn't say, whence will you buy bread? He says, whence shall we buy bread? You know, he brought the disciples into the problem. And you know, that's a good thing for the people of God, to share burdens. I know it's not always possible. There are some burdens that are too private and too personal. And there are some things that are better not shared. Some things are better sorted out within the home. Because when you begin to share things, it becomes more difficult to pick up the pieces. But as a general rule, it's good that God's people share each other's burdens. But you know the real special thing? The Lord's included in this. The Lord says, where are we? And He's including Himself. The Lord brings Himself into this problem. Whatever your problem is this morning, whatever your burden is this morning, the Lord says, listen now, I want to be part of it. Don't exclude me from your burden this morning. Indeed, cast thy burden upon the Lord and he shall sustain me. You see the location, this is at home. You see the Lord, it was the Lord who put him in this dilemma. Think of what he should have learned. Think of the labourers. The Lord says, I'm in this with you. And the Lord's with you this morning, whatever it is. He's there with you whatever the problem, you're not on your own this morning. But then look at what he looked at, thinking of Philip. He looked at the crowd, there were 5,000 plus women and children. He looked at the cash, look at verse 7. Philip answered him, 200 penny worth of bread. 200 pennies would be about three quarters of a man's wage for a year. He said even if we had two thirds, I think it is two thirds, three quarters of a man's wage for a year, it's not enough. And so he looked at the crowd, he looked at the cash, he looked at the circumstances, it's late, it's getting dark and it's hopeless. He looked everywhere but he didn't look at the Lord. He looked everywhere but the Lord. I wonder if it's not you this morning. The dilemma and the difficulty has led to desperation. It's an unanswerable problem. And Philip just doesn't see the answer standing there beside him. But he's not in his own here. Because I don't only want you to see a believer with a burden and we'll see how it all works out in a moment. I want you to see Andrew's appreciation here as well. Because then we meet Andrew and he's going to be tested as well. Look at verse 8 in John 6. One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said unto him, There is a lad here which has five barley loaves and two small fishes, but what are they among so many? And here's a lad here, and to give Andrew his shoes here, he's been looking through the crowd, he's been trying at least to find a solution. And here's a lad, and you know the wonderful thing, here's a lad and his mummy thought it was important that he be at the meeting. And I would say to mummies and daddies, don't keep the lads away from the meeting. Because you know they will get bigger. and they'll get bigger. And if you form a habit of them not coming to the meeting, there's a possibility then they'll not want to come to the meetings. When they're young enough, have the lads at the meetings, and the lassies as well. And there's a mum, and she loved her little boy so much, she made sure that he was at the meeting. Think about the lad. Think about the lunch. Verse 9, there's a lad here which had five barley loaves, I'm told these were little loaves about the size of muffins, and two small fish, two tiny fish, but what are they amongst so many? And so as he looks at the lad, he looks at the lunch, and I think this young boy's mum, she was happy for him to meet Christ, and she'd prepared this lunch for him. Do you know what she was doing? She was doing a very ordinary thing, but she didn't realise that she was preparing her boy to serve Christ. Isn't that a wonderful thing, mums? Just by being a mum, doing the ordinary things, doing everything right, and she's preparing her little boy to do something for Christ. And I'm sure parents in the church do feel proud, and I mean in the right sense of the word, when they see their young ones interested in serving the Lord. And mums and dads, what an opportunity, just doing the ordinary things and we are preparing our children to do something for the Lord. This young boy transferred what he had to the Lord, the Lord took it, soon the Lord would transform it and this young lad would get more back than he gave away. Isn't that a wonderful example of giving? Because he gives something to the Lord, and he get more back. And he which soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly. He which soweth bountifully shall reap bountifully. He was brought up in a home where he was prepared to serve the Lord. He was brought up in a home where he was happy to meet the Lord and he was happy to give the Lord. And I think his mum deserves an awful lot of credit. You see the lad and you see the lunch. But then think about Andrew. As far as Andrew was concerned, it was lousy. Look what he says in verse 9. There is a lad here which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes, but what are they among so many? As far as Andrew was concerned, this was nothing. And he's despising the little things, despising the small things. And you know, it's an interesting study when you get through Scripture. Look at some of the small things that the Lord uses. The Lord once used a child's tears. In Exodus 2, Moses, when Pharaoh's daughter looked in and the child wept, she had compassion. And the Lord used the tear of a child to touch the heart of Pharaoh's daughter. You will know that the Lord asked Moses, what's that in your hand? Moses says, a rod. He used the very thing that Moses had in his hand. You will know that David used a sling. You will know that Samson used the jawbone of an ass. Little things that God used to do great things. But you know there is something else here, look at John 6 verse 11, look what the Lord did later on. And Jesus took the loaves and when he had given thanks he distributed it to the disciples and the disciples to them that were sent down and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. The Lord Jesus Christ gave thanks for the five barley loaves and the two small fishes. He didn't give thanks for what they were going to become, he gave thanks for what they actually were. And what Andrew despised, Jesus Christ gave thanks for it. And you know, we take so much in life for granted. And I think that hymn strikes the right chord. Count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done. I remember one time looking at some of the persecuted Christians. I remember three young girls going to school in Indonesia, and because they went to a Christian school, they were beheaded. Now when you take your children to school on Monday morning, you don't expect them to be beheaded. Truly the lines have fallen onto us in pleasant places and we should count our blessings. And the Lord Jesus Christ gave thanks for something that Andrew despised, perhaps even took for granted. Verse 6 tells us that this he said to prove him. The Lord was testing Philip and testing Andrew, but you know he was testing them all because in Matthew's account it says this, And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place. The time is now past. Send the multitude away. And collectively, this is the problem. They see the big need. They see the darkness. They see the difficulty. And this is how the disciples solved it. Send them away. It's too big a problem. Just send them I wonder sometimes, is that how we handle it? You know, when we look at society, and when we see what's going on in society, and the lack of love for the Lord there is out there, and the love for the things of the world, and we look around us and say, it's too big a problem, send them away and let them go to hell. Because here's the disciples' solution, just send them away. Just send them away. You see a believer with a burden, you see Andrew's appreciation, and then you see a Saviour who is sovereign. Look again at verse 6. And this He said to prove Him, for He Himself knew what He would do. And you know, those last eight words in that verse are wonderful. For He Himself knew what He would do. They remind us that the Lord had a purpose in this. He knew exactly It was to test them, it was to test their faith. You see the purpose, you see the perception for He Himself knew. You know, it didn't take the Lord by surprise. And whatever your dilemma is, didn't take the Lord by surprise. He knew. Your sickness didn't surprise Him. Your rebuff, whatever it came from, didn't take Him by surprise. Your bad news, your shock, Your disturbing letter, whatever it is that's troubling you this morning, didn't take him by surprise. For he knew, and Jesus knows all about our struggles. Not only was there perception, but there was a plan. It says he knew, for he himself knew what. The Lord knew what was going to happen. The Lord knew what he was going to do. He knew this little boy would have a lunch, He knew he would feed 5,000 plus. He'd been working in the mum's heart. He'd been working in the child's heart. He made sure Andrew would find this young boy. It was no fluke. It was no chance. God had a plan and God was working it all out. Have you been looking at the crowd and looking at the circumstance and looking at the cash and you've cried, we're beat. We've had it. There's nothing we can do. And you're like Philip, you've got the calculator out, and you're doing all the sums, and the sums don't add up. And the problem is you've left Christ out of the calculation. And that's what Philip did. You've left Christ out of the equation. It won't match, it won't work out, it doesn't add up, and it won't if you keep leaving Christ out of it. You see, he knew what? And you know something else? not only his perception and his purpose and his plan, but you have his pathway, it says he knew what he would do. He's going to do something about it. I think that's a wonderful verse. And I remember sharing that with someone one time who was going through a difficult time. He knew what he was going to do. The Lord knows, and the Lord's going to do something. Don't close him out of the equation. Don't forget about him. when it comes to that burden. You see a believer with a burden, you see ambitious appreciation, you see a saviour who is sovereign. And then I want you to see the prophet's plan, and there is some wonderful teaching and I hope I can get it across this morning very quickly. Look at verse 10. See the obedience here. Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place, so the men sat down a number, about five thousand. You see their faith was tested. When they had this big problem and the Lord was there and it seemed impossible and God was testing their faith, now the Lord's testing their obedience. And he said, make the men sit down. Will they obey the Lord or will they send them away? Well, they obeyed the Lord. You see faith and obedience, trust and obey, for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey. And so you see the prophet's plan, you see the obedience and you see the order here, he says make the men sit down. Now Luke puts it like this, for there were about 5,000 men and he said to his disciples make them sit down by fifties in a company and they did so and made them all sit down. Here's this huge crowd and the Lord says right, make them sit down and make them sit down in fifties and the word for company there I'm told was used of a gardener lot man. And what the Lord is doing here, he's getting them into order because Paul reminds us that all things should be done decently and in order. And again reminds us that God is not the author of confusion. You see if they tried to feed 5,000, 20,000, whatever it was, and it was a matter of come and get what you like, it would be like Black Friday. People would be walking over the top of one another, it would be chaos, it would be confusion, and there would be many people would miss out. But God's a God of order. And I know that's old fashioned now. But God likes things done decently and in order. And I know in many places today chaos is in and order is out. And it's about working things up. And it's good when people get excited and it's good when the Lord blesses them and it's good when they can sense that the Lord is here and hear the voice of the Lord. And sometimes these things happen and I can't explain how they happen or why they happen, but they happen and you just know the Lord's there. But things have to be done in order. There has to be an order that God will be able to bless and that no one is going to miss out. And you see God is a God of order. You know there is something else here, as we approach the Christmas season and I know for many it is so busy and there is so much on and you can become so stressed and so worn out and so deflated at times. You know sometimes all we need is a bit of organisation. and just take our time and take things as they come. And even in our lives, order. I know when we go on holidays we love to break the routine, but the truth is you sort of crave routine when you get back into it. Because no matter how we try to do we need order in our lives. And maybe this morning you're confused and you're all over the place and you just need order. Just need to take time to organise things, just in a practical way. You see the obedience here, I must move on, my time's gone. You see the order, you see something obvious here. You see when the Lord made them sit down, there was one thing they would know, they had absolutely nothing to do with this miracle. It's totally out of their hands. It's like when Naomi said to Ruth, when Ruth was wondering how she could get Boaz, Naomi says, sit still, just sit still. The psalmist says, be still. Moses said, stand still. Just you take your hands off the situation. And the Lord says, now sit down. And God's going to bless. And it's going to be done in such a way that you're not going to take the glory. You're not going to get any credit for it. You just have to sit there and take it from the Lord. You see something else here. You see his omnipotence. Look at verse 11. And Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were sent down. And the Lord here gives thanks. And Luke's account, let me read Luke's account. And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and break and gave. And the word break, and this is Greek grammar, is a once for all break. The Lord broke them and the word gave is a continuous tense. And so the Lord broke them once and then He continually gave and gave and gave. Do you know where the miracle occurred? Somewhere in His hands. He broke them and then He continuously gave them. Do you need some help this morning? When you put it into His hands, then a miracle happens. Put it into His hands. Let go of it. Trust the Lord with it this morning. You know, when we go to post a letter, we don't put the letter in and then take it out again. We let go, and we're trusting it'll get to where it's supposed to go. And sometimes with our burdens, we want to place them into His hands, but we want to hold onto them as well. Until we put them into His hands, we're not going to see a miracle. Put it in His hands this morning, because that's where miracles happen. You know something else? There's not only the omnipotence here, but there's opportunity here. Because I want you to see the picture here, and I don't want you to miss this this morning. Here's the Lord, and it's in His hands what the people need. And here's a crowd over here, and the Lord has got exactly what they need. And do you know what He's looking for? Someone to take it from His hands and to give it to those who are in need. He's looking for someone to stand in the gap. And that's where God's people come in. Because He's the Bread of Life and indeed He preaches a message on the Bread of Life based on the feeding of the 5,000 and there are people starving spiritually and the Lord's looking for someone to take the Bread of Life from His hands and to hand it out to those who are in need. He's looking for young people, He's looking for older people, He's looking for you and He's looking for me. Ezekiel 22 verse 30, I sought for a man among them that He would make up the hedge and stand in the gap. He says that I should destroy if not, and this is what the Lord says, but I found none. I found none. The Lord's looking for someone. And do you know the qualifications you need? You need to be in touch with the Saviour. And you know something else? You need to be in favour with man. Indeed, that was said of a man in the Old Testament, he had favour with God and with man. I think it was said of Samuel. You need to be in touch with the Lord and you need to be in good favour with your neighbours. But you make me that gap that can take the bread of life and share it with others. You know, in the Old Testament, do you remember the man who reigned down from heaven? And if God had it wanted, The food could have fell from heaven and the people would have been fed, but that's not how he wanted to do it. He wanted his disciples to be involved. And you know the wonderful thing that touched my heart? Philip was involved and Andrew was involved, both of them failed. But the Lord says, listen, I'm not finished with you yet. Even though you failed, even though you didn't have the faith, even though you didn't trust me to be able to do this, listen, I still want you involved. And I don't care what you've done this morning. The Lord wants to use you. And maybe sometime in the past you've failed in some way and you feel, you know, I can't really get on with this and I can't do anything. Listen, nonsense. The Lord wants you to stand in the gap and just be in touch with Him and in favour with man and you can fill that void that He has left for you and left for me. Are we like Philip? The Lord is too costly. Look what it's going to cost to take the gospel. You know, as we had our business meeting the other night, everything you go to do, it involves money. There are practical expenses. Are we going to, as an assembly, say it's too expensive to reach out? Thank God we're not. Are we going to be like Andrew? Are we going to say, what's this message that we have? When you think of the intellectual world that's out there, when you think that they have it all worked out, evolution, They have all these things worked out, all the moral dilemmas, all the big questions they have. What have we got in comparison with their big questions and big needs? Listen, we've got the only answer. We've got the only thing that can help. Are we going to be like the disciples, just send them away and let them go to hell? What attitude are we going to have? Are we going to stand in the gap? Just be in touch with the Lord and in favour with man. and be able to share this glorious message. You see the obedience, you see the order, you see what's obvious they have nothing to do with, you see the omnipotence, you see the opportunity and then you see what's over in verse 12 and 13 and I'm nearly finished. I don't have to read the verses but it tells us there were 12 baskets left over but you know there's something, just look at verse 12, and when they were filled he said unto his disciples gather up the fragments. You know what I was thinking, and we were discussing this at the members meeting. Things have to be tidied up. And the Lord said to his people, gather up the fragments. Now leave the place tidy. And even in tidying up, and there's going to be an opportunity to help in the future in cleaning and doing different things in the church, don't ever see it as second class work. The same Lord that told them to distribute to the people is the same Lord that said, gather up the fragments, tidy the thing up, and when you're tidying up, you're doing it for Jesus Christ. Did you ever think of it like that? And you know they had 12 baskets. The 12 who served had a basket each. They were satisfied. Christ was glorified. Have you an unanswerable dilemma this morning? The sums don't add up. Have you left the Lord Jesus Christ out of the calculation? Have you failed to count on Him? Let me show you one thing and I'll finish. I want to show you the crowds conviction. Look at verse 14 in John 6. Notice what they say of Christ. then those men when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did said this of a truth that is a prophet and so Christ is a prophet look at verse 15 when Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force to make him king he is a king and he is a prophet and he is a king but you know it missed a bit out because he is also a priest and you see the world doesn't mind a saviour who is a prophet a good teacher or a king a good ruler But when you come to his priestly ministry it involves death and it involves sacrifice. Look down to John 6 verse 53, Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Now for the sake of time I'm not going to read it, but look at verse 66, From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him. There were some people that were there for the miracles, that were there for the excitement, They wanted a Christ who would teach, but they didn't want a Christ who would have to go to the cross. Now, if you're not saved this morning, there are many in the world, and they can say, Christ's a good man, He was a good teacher, He was a good leader, He did a lot of good things. But when you get to Calvary, that's when they don't want to know. Because if you go to the cross, it tells me that you're a sinner, and I'm a sinner. And it tells me of His great love. when He laid down His life for you. And when you get to His priestly ministry, you have to make a choice, as Enoch said this morning. Choose you this day, whom you will serve. And it says in verse 66, some of them walked no more with Him. They never had it. They wanted a man who would do miracles. They wanted a man who would feed them for free. But they didn't want a Savior. I hope there's no one like that here this morning. And I hope there's no one here who will walk away from Jesus Christ. Let's pray. Heavenly Father, we thank You for Thy Word this morning. And Lord, we thank You for our Saviour, and we thank You for the miracle work in hands. And Lord, all of us at times face difficulties and problems that, Lord, we just can't sort out, and we can't solve them. Lord, give us the faith to place it into His hands. and to see Him work a wonderful miracle. Lord, there's much we have said this morning, and Lord, we don't have to repeat it. But Lord, if there's been a word in season for anyone here this morning, Lord, grant us the grace to take it and the grace to act upon it. And Lord, may each and every one of us see some miracle of blessing in our lives, in our families, in our homes. And Lord, if there's anyone not seeing, May they realise again that Jesus Christ is Prophet, Priest and King, and He died to be their Saviour. And Lord, what joy it would bring to our hearts if someone would accept Him even this morning. For we ask it in our Saviour's precious Name. Amen. We're going to sing one of my favourite hymns, 469. When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word, what a glory He sheds on our way. While we do His good will, He abides with us still, and with all who will trust. and obey. We'll just sing verses 1, 2 and 5. I'm sorry I've ran over the time this morning. Verses 1, 2 and 5, 469 and we'll stand and sing together. Thank you. We walk with love, O Lord, in the time of this world. Thy glory each day is all our name. Let the earth in her midst be alight with us still, and with all her angels send her praise. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus. Trust and obey, for there's no other way. I've come in this life, but it's fine with me, I'm still away, but I'm far away. Though this time you're out here, And life might be just and away, Smile down and obey, For there's no other way, To be happy in Jesus' hands, But be just and obey. He has set us free. He has set us free. Now we walk by His light in the way. Worthy saints, we are you. Grace that we will know, never fear, only trust and obey. Trust and obey, for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus. Again, Lord, we pray that You would bless Thy work to all of our hearts this morning. May all of us be able to say, it has been good for us to be here, and be able to say, surely the Lord is in this place. Be with those who must leave us now. Lord, as we gather around this table, grant us a continued sense of Thy presence, for we ask it in our Saviour's precious name. Amen.