Newsletter #26

Dear Southcity

What a joy it is to serve and live amongst this community. Three and a half years ago, Jaci and I had the incredible privilege of being called here to lead Southcity in her journey with God and as a witness in our city. This, it seemed, was good to God, it was good to the leaders of Southcity at the time, and it was good to Jacs and I; all of this leading to an incredible three and a half years in which we believe as a community we have "shone like stars in a crooked and depraved generation as we have held out the word of life", as Paul encourages the church in Philippi to do.

I have been carrying with me a great vision of our future together, and together with the elders, believe that we are again at a juncture where decisions we make today will shape our future and set us on a trajectory to walk into the inheritance God has set before us. I have been fervently praying for us, and for our elders, and I rest in a spacious place of incredible peace in the knowledge that Jesus is building his church. Yet, in this, he has called us to a mighty task as the gospel carriers in our city.

To this end, the elders of Southcity are calling the church to a one day fast as we lay aside our own agendas, submitting to the will of our Father, and seeking him as we align ourselves toward our future. We encourage you to be a part of this communal activity as we serve each other in this way.

All the details of this time are on the church website and can be found by clicking on ‘A call to Southcity to fast’under the ‘Resources’menu tab.
Alternatively you can click on the link below to take you directly to the article:

http://www.nakekela.org/southcitychurch/lettersrichard/fast.pdf

I am really looking forward to Sunday as we wrap up our series on discovering Jesus, and then as we come together with many churches on the coast to glorify God at 6pm in the evening. May I encourage you to plan wisely and strengthen yourself in Him as we have an exciting week ahead participating in Kingdom activity.

Much love to you all
Rich

PS - Men, I look forward to seeing you all on Wed the 29th Feb as we spend an evening together. Get your names down and those of your friends so we can cater excellently.