Dear Southcity
I am not sure if you can sense it, but something has
shifted in the atmosphere over us. The Spirit of God is working and moving and
there is a very real sense of the Kingdom of God at hand. I cant quite put my
finger on it, but I know that faith and courage have been sowed into our
community; a faith and courage that looks heavenward for our provision, our
protection, and our privilege. I encourage you to keep your eyes upon the
author and perfecter of our faith and to live, and move and have your being in
him.
On the back of our leaders time two weeks ago, Thandi was
moved to write, and I cant help but share what she penned:
The Church
We are a people called to a superior reality
Gravity cannot keep us down
Even that law is subject to our Lord
The laws of this earth no longer apply
For our identity is found in The One who died
And was raised up, three days later
The One who holds the keys of life and death
The One and only creator of all we see before us
All that ever was and all that ever will be
He is our identity
We are His becoming bride
His bride becoming pure and lovely
Without wrinkle, blemish or stain
Washed in His blood and under His reign
Subjects in His kingdom
But sons and daughters in His house
Empowered with His spirit
In order to bring glory to His name
A people surrendered to His story
Agendas laid down, He alone wears the crown
At the sound of His voice all else fades
we run to obey
To cultivate this kingdom culture
To feed the hungry
Clothe the naked
Heal the sick
To prefer one another, to love our sisters and brothers
As Christ loves the church
The church.
That's us.
The body of believers saved by grace, moved by faith,
with Christ as our head, identity in Him,
surrendered to His story, overflowing with His love,
clothed with the power of the gospel,
lives laid down to do His will.
The church.
That He loves.
That He saved.
That He gave everything for.
We look forward to
continuing our series this weekend as we uncover the Kingdom of God breaking
into the State of the Nation. Thank you Southcity for rising to the opportunity
to care for the orphans of the Sinekhono project. 60 people have committed to
financially supporting the monthly feeding of the children and a total of 63
are praying for the children. We will have more prayer and sponsorship booklets
available for anyone who would still like to pray for and or sponsor a child.
For further info please contact Mark (0728439611) or Olivia Russell
(0837351197).
Much love friends.
Rich
