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  • 49. 15-Aug 2025: He is Coming Soon – A Case for The Rapture & Start of The Tribulation 2025?

    Hey brothers and sisters in Christ, we are all looking up, here at Souls for Christ Outreach, knowing that His return is near.

    I think most of us are feeling and seeing how much the world has changed and that evil grows more and more apparent and evil openly mocks God our King – Jesus.

    So I thought I would drop you a few thoughts today on His soon return and how important it is for us to prepare ourselves to meet our King. The 10 Virgins, foolish or wise, ready or not – this is the state of the church. All were virgins, so His bride but some were waiting and prepared whilst the others were not ready nor prepared as their oil had run out.

    I’m reminded in the book of Esther, how when the virgins are brought into the palace, how they were assessed by the eunuch and either chosen or not, to be presented before the king. Esther of course was chosen but before she was to be presented to the king she had to go through 12 months of preparation and purification. Likely to meet the royal requirements that the king found pleasing and attractive in a potential bride as chosen by the royal eunuch.

    Reading Esther 2:12- 18, Esther had prepared for her king for twelve months, of which, six months was treatments of oil of Myrrh (Myrrh was used to anoint the body for burial to disguise any smells of decay, so a dying-to-self preparation was required as a type and shadow for us) and a further six months treatments of perfumes (Holiness, and purity – without spot, blemish or wrinkle) for beautification. The bride was given 12 months to prepare to meet her king.

    Recently I came across a YouTube video which touched me deeply as I listened to the man of God, brother Joshua talk about a vision God gave him, and also appeared to him. Some of you may have seen this already. Here is the video if you wish to watch it, I encourage you to do so.

    He tells the audience that in this vision and visitation from God, Jesus told him that there will not be a World cup in 2026 as the world will not be business as usual.

    Jesus goes on to tell him that The Great Tribulation will start this year 2025 from The Feast of Trumpets (on either 22 September or 23 September, as no one knows the day or the hour when the first slither of the Moon will appear) until the two Rabbi’s sight the New Moon.

    Brother Joshua goes on to say that on the 23 September 2025, Jesus is coming to fetch His Bride as she will not see the Tribulation, just one day after the Feast of Trumpets and the day the Great Tribulation will start.

    Now we all know that we will not know the day nor the hour however like the sons of Issachar (Chronicles 12:32) we know the seasons and the urgency of His soon return – Our Blessed Hope.

    The Holy Spirit is giving all of us a call to get right with Him to prepare, and to win as many souls as possible as His return is close. Regardless if brother Joshua is right or wrong the alert is for us to prepare for His soon return.

    To validate brother Joshua’s timing that this Feast of Trumpets 2025 through to Day of Atonement 15 September 2032 is the 7-years of Tribulation, we need to look at the book of Daniel to confirm how many days the Great Tribulation will be and if this September is a good candidate.

    Check out below some key information:

    The Tribulation will be 7-years, which = 2550 days

    The seven years of Tribulation comprises of two time periods:

    • The 1st half of the Tribulation will be 3½ years = 1260 days (mentioned in Revelation 12:6) and,
    • the 2nd half of the Tribulation will be 3½ years = 1290 days (mentioned in Daniel 12:11).
    • The middle of the Tribulation will be marked by the Abomination of Desolation (where the Antichrist, enters the 3rd Temple which will be built by then and performs a sacrifice/or some ungodly act).

    This totals 2550 days for the Tribulation as required by scripture.

    Did you know that the only time that a day count of 2550 days (1260 days + 1290 days) will ever appear between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement will be in 2025 to 2032 for the next 10 years in the future as required in the book of Daniel and Revelation.

    In other words, if it does not happen in 2025, then we will have to wait till 2035 till there is the same count of 2550 days as required by scripture, reoccurs again between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement.

    Did you also know that since Israel became a nation in 1948, there have been six times, this day count of 2550 has happened before. In 2025 between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement is the seventh and last time for the next 10 years/foreseeable future, incidentally way past the completion of 6000 years in 2032.

    Interestingly if you were born in 1948, this year you will be 77 years old – surprisingly prophetic numbers.

    Psalm 90:10:  The days of our lives are seventy years;
    And if by reason of strength they are eighty years,
    Yet their boast is only labour and sorrow;
    For it is soon cut off, and we fly away    .

    In Matthew 24:34 (NKJV), Jesus says: “Assuredly, I say to you, this generation (from 1948, when Israel became a nation) will by no means pass away till all these things take place.”

    Watch this video when this brother shares this amazing information about this September 2025:

    So brothers and sisters for us who have seen years come and go and nothing happens, truly we can identify with Matthew 24 where Jesus tells us to watch and pray as all these things will happen before His coming.

    We seeing these now: An escalation in volcanic eruptions, earthquakes world-wide, hatred for Jewish nation and people, lawlessness, deception, lovers of self and so much more….. as in the days of Noah and Lot.

    Therefore all the signs are here, so whether 22/23 September 2025 comes and goes without a hitch, this is a call to action.

    Prepare yourselves, reach the lost more so than ever now, given time is short and importantly, confess, repent and forgive everyone you have held a grievance against, search your heart and seek Him so that you know Him.

    I would love to hear from you and your thoughts on this, just click on the title of this message and comment section will open up for you.

    Your brother in Christ

    Gavin

    You can navigate to our SFC YouTube channel by clicking here:  www.youtube.com/@ServantsinChrist

  • 48. 15-Aug 2025: Wellington Train station and Cuba Mall

    Welcome family of Christ. Today, another early start as we arrived at Wellington Train Station.

    The four of us again on the frontline, sharing Jesus with the multitudes of people. The bus stations outside were packed as usual. Sharyn and Logen had one group of 15 youth surrender their lives to Jesus.

    Once again, we witnessed many divine encounters, as people were very open and willing to receive Jesus into their hearts. Obviously God had gone before us, just as we asked Him to do. We are simply following in His footsteps of fire and love.

    Deuteronomy 31:8. And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed

    We witnessed to the people for three hours and left at 10.00am. The Lord received 249 new believers, all declaring Jesus their saviour. This is how we know it is all the Lord doing this miraculous work.

    I met another brother in Christ, Will from The Street Church, and we enjoyed a great fellowship. I have met a few Spirit filled people from there now and we are planning to attend a Sunday meeting there sometime soon.

    Zechariah 4:6
    ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’
    Says the Lord of hosts.

    Next we went to Cuba Mall, in Wellington City. The city was blessed with a beautiful day, with no wind or clouds in the sky. We preached the word of God on the speaker and witnessed to the crowds of people. The Lord led me to minister with a few brothers and sisters in Christ, which turned out to be, quite, divine appointments.

    Brother Pio and Holy Spirit, lead four police officers to Jesus. We thanked the Lord for their service to the Wellington community. Jesus received another 61 Precious souls into His hands, bringing the number of new believers up to 310 for the day. Praise the Lord and a thousand hallelujahs!

    We thank You Father for Your grace and mercy upon the people of Wellington. We thank You Holy Spirit for Your great work. And we thank You Jesus for sacrificing Your life for us, so that we may live in Your victory and resurrection power. All glory and honour to You Jesus.

    1 Chronicles 29:11. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
    The power and the glory,
    The victory and the majesty;
    For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
    Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
    And You are exalted as head over all.

    We are looking forward to tomorrow on Cuba Street again as we join three other street evangelism groups to flood the town with God’s love, in Jesus Christ.

    Thank you for joining us here,

    Blessing to you all, with love from your brother in Christ,

    Paul

  • 47. 14-Aug 2025: Porirua & Waterloo Train Stations

    Hello family in Christ. What an amazing day the Lord gave us today.

    We started off going to Johnsonville Train station at 7.00am. This was our first time here, we discovered it to be a very small quiet station. So we decided to move on to Porirua train station, which was not far away. We had been there before so knew it would be busy, and it was.

    Sharon has been joining us everyday so we have been seeing greater numbers of salvations coming into the arms of Jesus.

    Today at the station 99 beautiful souls were blessed with God’s love and forgiveness of their sins.

    Romans 8:5. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

    After we finished there we went to check out Cannons Creek east of Porirua. Brother Logen lived there 30 years ago. We could see potential for a barbecue there. We had a bite to eat and headed home for a rest.

    At 2.30pm we are arrived at Waterloo Train Station, which was also busy with afternoon commuters on their way home.

    Seventy Seven people prayed with us to receive Jesus into their hearts. At about 4.30pm we decided to go to Queensgate mall.

    Brothers Logen and Tony preached the gospel to the busy streets across the road from Queensgate Mall.

    We witnessed many divine encounters where God touched people mightily. The Lord blessed a few people with much needed bibles. A further 54 precious souls were added to the prayer books, after they asked Jesus to come into their lives.

    This brought the days total to 210 new believers in Christ. Praise God, glory to Jesus.

    Romans 11:36. For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

    A big day for us with another early start tomorrow, so we headed home for a well needed rest.

    Thank you for joining us, we hope you will catch the fire and compassion for the lost, to come out and join us.

    We encourage you to comment by clicking on the title of this post.

    God bless you all, with love from your brother in Christ,

    Paul

    You can navigate to our SFC YouTube channel by clicking here:  www.youtube.com/@ServantsinChrist

  • 46. 13-Aug 2025: Naenae and Waterloo Train Station

    Hello my beloved friends in Christ.

    We experienced an amazing day today. The Holy Spirit gave us a new strategy that reaped the biggest harvest of salvations in one day yet.

    A targeted approach, where we use the Lord’s time more wisely and efficiently.

    James 1:5 NKJ. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

    We went to Waterloo train station in Lower Hutt from 7:30am-9.30am then went back home for rest. Then the Lord took us back to Lower Hutt, to Naenae shops and train subway from 2.00pm-5.00pm.

    Shorter outreach times, with targeted timeframes, netted a greater harvest of 237 precious salvations to Jesus.

    The Holy Spirit made it so easy and I personally witnessed some incredible divine appointments. God’s perfect timing, to reach out to the poor souls hungry for hope.

    A new sister in Christ, surrenders her life to Jesus. God’s perfect timing.

    The Lord ministered with my new friend in Christ, as he declared Jesus his personal Saviour.

    Jonny was very open to hearing about Jesus and he didn’t hesitate to join me in praying for his salvation, praise God, glory to Jesus.

    So a very fruitful day for Jesus, as He bears the load for us. Your yoke is light Jesus, all we need to do is lean into You.

    Mathew 11:38. Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

    God bless your souls for eternal peace love and joy in Jesus Christ our rock and salvation, everlasting.

    With love from your brother in Christ,

    Paul

    You can navigate to our SFC YouTube channel by clicking here:  www.youtube.com/@ServantsinChrist

  • 45. 13-Aug 2025: Silverstream Retreat

    Hello family, I just want to thank You Father God for all you have provided for your outreach.

    I would also like to acknowledge God’s love and kindness through the people at Silverstream Retreat. We were connected with the resort manager, brother George Ross, through brother Warren, a contact brother Steve Senn from MMM put us in touch with.

    All God’s intricate mysterious ways, praise You Lord.

    When we arrived George immediately offered us an amazing blessing of a 3 bedroom house. We have been enjoying the beautiful, fully furnished house for the past two and a half weeks.

    We give all thanks and glory to the Lord.

    We would also like to honour George and the team here at Silverstream for their generosity in accommodating Souls for Christ Outreach team. They are sowing into God’s Kingdom harvest, of precious souls. God’s work in revival across the Wellington region.

    Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.

    Praise you Father God for Your goodness that overflows to Your children.

    James 1:17. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

    Mathew 6:31-32. Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

    God bless you all with His richness and love in Christ Jesus.

    With love from your brother in Christ,

    Paul

    You can navigate to our SFC YouTube channel by clicking here:  www.youtube.com/@ServantsinChrist

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  • 44. 12-Aug 2025: Monday Prayer Night at Silverstream Retreat

    Hello again brothers and sisters in Christ.

    Last night the Lord ordained our first corporate prayer meeting. Of course we pray as a team together everyday, but now Jesus has put on our hearts to open our prayer time for the body of Christ to join us in a more powerful, corporate prayer. Where we will intercede for the Wellington region, and the Nation.

    1 Thessalonians 5:18.  Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

    Last night was very powerful as 12 brothers and sisters came to worship our God and Saviour Jesus.

    We all sang from our hearts in the most beautiful harmony of His Spirit. Tony and Pio both on guitars played with passion and we all experienced the powerful anointing in the music.

    In worship I saw a vision of Jesus in Heaven, in all His majesty and splendour, looking down at us with great joy. Wow! You are so awesome Lord.

    Psalm 96

    Oh, sing to the Lord a new song!
    Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
    Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
    Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
    Declare His glory among the nations,
    His wonders among all peoples.

    For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;
    He is to be feared above all gods.
    For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
    But the Lord made the heavens.
    Honor and majesty are before Him;
    Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

    Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
    Give to the Lord glory and strength.
    Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
    Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
    Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
    Tremble before Him, all the earth.

    Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns;
    The world also is firmly established,
    It shall not be moved;
    He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

    Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
    Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
    Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
    Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice
    before the Lord.
    For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
    He shall judge the world with righteousness,
    And the peoples with His truth.

    The Holy Spirit led us all in prayer, interceding for the Wellington district and the nation as a whole. Focusing on the lost souls yet to receive their eternal gift of life in abundance, in Jesus name.

    We repented for the iniquity in the land and asked our Father to have mercy upon the people. To make divine appointments for all of them, to open their eyes to the truth, the way and the life of their Saviour, Jesus Christ.

    By the Word of God, together we pulled down demonic strongholds and alters, in Jesus name.

    Hebrews 4:16.  Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

    We invite you all to come join us next Monday, to share, to pray, to edify and to worship in His presence. To dwell together in the house of The Lord, to behold His beauty and glorify His Holy name.

    Psalm 27:4. One thing I have desired of the Lord,
    That will I seek:
    That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    All the days of my life,
    To behold the beauty of the Lord,
    And to inquire in His temple.

    God bless you all, with love from your brother in Christ,

    Paul

    You can navigate to our SFC YouTube channel by clicking here:  www.youtube.com/@ServantsinChrist

  • 43. 12-Aug 2025: A Vision William Booth Received from God

    A vision of the Lost 

    By William Booth 1829-1912 

    On one of my recent journeys, as I gazed from the coach window, I was led into a train of thought concerning the condition of the multitudes around me. They were living carelessly in the most open and shameless rebellion against God, without a thought for their eternal welfare.

    As I looked out of the window, I seemed to see them all . . . millions of people all around me given up to their drink and their pleasure, their dancing and their music, their business and their anxieties, their politics and their troubles, ignorant – wilfully ignorant in many cases – and in other instances knowing all about the truth and not caring at all.

    But all of them, the whole mass of them, sweeping on and up in their blasphemies and devilries to the Throne of God. While my mind was thus engaged, I had a vision…..

    I saw a dark and stormy ocean. Over it the black clouds hung heavily; through them every now and then vivid lightning flashed, and loud thunder rolled, while the winds moaned, and the waves rose and foamed, towered and broke, only to rise and foam, tower and break again.

    In that ocean I thought I saw myriads of poor human beings plunging and floating, shouting and shrieking, cursing and struggling and drowning; and as they cursed and screamed they rose and shrieked again, and then some sank to rise no more.

    And I saw out of this dark angry ocean, a mighty rock that rose up with its summit towering high above the black clouds that overhung the stormy sea. And all around the base of this great rock I saw a vast platform. Onto this platform, I saw with delight a number of the poor struggling, drowning wretches continually climbing out of the angry ocean.

    And I saw that a few of those who were already safe on the platform were helping the poor creatures still in the angry waters to reach the place of safety. On looking more closely I found a number of those who had been rescued, industriously working and scheming by ladders, ropes, boats and other means more effective, to deliver the poor strugglers out of the sea.

    Here and there were some who actually jumped into the water, regardless of the consequences in their passion to “rescue the perishing.” And I hardly know which gladdened me the most, the sight of the poor drowning people climbing onto the rocks reaching a place of safety, or the devotion and self-sacrifice of those whose whole being was wrapped up in the effort for their deliverance.

    As I looked on, I saw that the occupants of that platform were quite a mixed company. That is, they were divided into different “sets” or classes, and they occupied themselves with different pleasures and employments. But only a very few of them seemed to make it their business to get the people out of the sea.

    But what puzzled me most was the fact that though all of them had been rescued at one time or another from the ocean, nearly everyone seemed to have forgotten all about it. Anyway, it seemed the memory of its darkness and danger no longer troubled them at all.

    And what seemed equally strange and perplexing to me was that these people did not even seem to have any care, that is any agonizing care, about the poor perishing ones who were struggling and drowning right before their very eyes . . . many of whom were their own husbands and wives, brothers and sisters and even their own children.

    Now this astonishing unconcern could not have been the result of ignorance or lack of knowledge, because they lived right there in full sight of it all and even talked about it sometimes. Many even went regularly to hear lectures and sermons in which the awful state of these poor drowning creatures was described.

    I said that the occupants of this platform were engaged in different pursuits and pastimes. Some of them were absorbed day and night in trading and business in order to make gain, storing up their savings in boxes, safes and the like.

    Many spent their time in amusing themselves with growing flowers on the side of the rock, others in painting pieces of cloth or in playing music, or in dressing themselves up in different styles and walking about to be admired. Some occupied themselves chiefly in eating and drinking; others were taken up with arguing about the poor drowning creatures that had already been rescued. 

    But the thing to me that seemed the most amazing was that those on the platform to whom He called, who heard His voice and felt that they ought to obey it – at least they said they did – those who confessed to love Him much were in full sympathy with Him in the task He had undertaken – who worshipped Him or who professed to do so – were so taken up with their trades and professions, their money saving and pleasures, their families and circles, their religions and arguments about it, and their preparation for going to the mainland, that they did not listen to the cry that came to them from this Wonderful Being who had Himself gone down into the sea.

    Anyway, if they heard it they did not heed it. They did not care. And so the multitude went on right before them struggling and shrieking and drowning in the darkness. And then I saw something that seemed to me even more strange than anything that had gone on before in this strange vision. I saw that some of these people on the platform to whom this Wonderful Being had called, wanting them to come and help Him in His difficult task of saving these perishing creatures, were always praying and crying out to Him to come to them!

    Some wanted Him to come and stay with them, and spend His time and strength in making them happier. Others wanted Him to come and take away various doubts and misgivings they had concerning the truth of some letters He had written them. Some wanted Him to come and make them feel more secure on the rock – so secure that they would be quite sure that they should never slip off again into the ocean.

    Numbers of others wanted Him to make them feel quite certain that they would really get off the rock and onto the mainland someday; because as a matter of fact, it was well known that some had walked so carelessly as to lose their footing, and had fallen back again into the stormy waters. So these people used to meet and get up as high on the rock as they could, and looking towards the mainland (where they thought the Great Being was) they would cry out, “Come to us! Come and help us!”

    And all the while He was down (by His Spirit) among the poor struggling, drowning creatures in the angry deep, with His arms around them trying to drag them out, and looking up – oh! so longingly but all in vain – to those on the rock, crying to them with His voice all hoarse from calling, “Come to Me! Come, and help Me!

    And then I understood it all. It was plain enough. The sea was the ocean of life – the sea of real, actual human existence. That lightning was the gleaming of piercing truth coming from Jehovah’s Throne. That thunder was the distant echoing of the wrath of God. Those multitudes of people shrieking, struggling and agonizing in the stormy sea, was the thousands and thousands of poor harlots and harlot-makers, of drunkards and drunkard makers, of thieves, liars, blasphemers and ungodly people of every kindred, tongue and nation.

    Oh what a black sea it was! And oh, what multitudes of rich and poor, ignorant and educated were there. They were all so unalike in their outward circumstances and conditions, yet all alike in one thing – all sinners before God – all held by, and holding onto, some iniquity, fascinated by some idol, the slaves of some devilish lust, and ruled by the foul fiend from the bottomless pit! “All alike in one thing?” No, all alike in two things – not only the same in their wickedness but, unless rescued, the same in their sinking, sinking . . . down, down, down . . . to the same terrible doom.

    That great sheltering rock represented Calvary, the place where Jesus had died for them. And the people on it were those who had been rescued. The way they used their energies, gifts and time represented the occupations and amusements of those who professed to be saved from sin and hell – followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.  The handful of fierce, determined ones, who were risking their own lives in saving the perishing were true soldiers of the cross of Jesus.

    That Mighty Being who was calling to them from the midst of the angry waters was the Son of God, “the same yesterday, today and forever” who is still struggling and interceding to save the dying multitudes about us from this terrible doom of damnation, and whose voice can be heard above the music, machinery, and noise of life, calling on the rescued to come and help Him save the world.

    My friends in Christ, you are rescued from the waters, you are on the rock. He is in the dark sea calling on you to come to Him and help Him. Will you go? Look for yourselves. The surging sea of life, crowded with perishing multitudes rolls up to the very spot on which you stand. Leaving the vision, I now come to speak of the fact – a fact that is as real as the Bible, as real as the Christ who hung upon the cross, as real as the judgment day will be, and as real as the heaven and hell that will follow it.

    Look! Don’t be deceived by appearances – men and things are not what they seem. All who are not on the rock are in the sea! Look at them from the standpoint of the great White Throne, and what a sight you have! Jesus Christ, the Son of God is, through His Spirit, in the midst of this dying multitude, struggling to save them. And He is calling on you to jump into the sea – to go right away to His side and help Him in the holy strife. Will you jump? That is, will you go to His feet and place yourself absolutely at His disposal?

    A young Christian once came to me, and told me that for some time she had been giving the Lord her profession and prayers and money, but now she wanted to give Him her life. She wanted to go right into the fight. In other words, she wanted to go to His assistance in the sea. As when a man from the shore, seeing another struggling in the water, takes off those outer garments that would hinder his efforts and leaps to the rescue, so will you who still linger on the bank, thinking and singing and praying about the poor perishing souls, lay aside your shame, your pride, your cares about other people’s opinions, your love of ease and all the selfish loves that have kept you back for so long, and rush to the rescue of this multitude of dying men and women.

    Does the surging sea look dark and dangerous? Unquestionably it is so. There is no doubt that the leap for you, as for everyone who takes it, means difficulty and scorn and suffering. For you it may mean more than this. It may mean death. He who beckons you from the sea however, knows what it will mean – and knowing, He still calls to you and bids to you to come. You must do it! You cannot hold back. You have enjoyed yourself in Christianity long enough. You have had pleasant feelings, pleasant songs, pleasant meetings, pleasant prospects. There has been much of human happiness, much clapping of hands and shouting of praises – very much of heaven on earth.

    Now then, go to God and tell Him you are prepared as much as necessary to turn your back upon it all, and that you are willing to spend the rest of your days struggling in the midst of these perishing multitudes, whatever it may cost you. You must do it. With the light that is now broken in upon your mind and the call that is now sounding in your ears, and the beckoning hands that are now before your eyes, you have no alternative. To go down among the perishing crowds is your duty.

    Your happiness from now on will consist in sharing their misery, your ease in sharing their pain, your crown in helping them to bear their cross, and your heaven in going into the very jaws of hell to rescue them.

    …………………..

    William Booth founded The Salvation Army coming from a Methodist background. Both the Methodists and Salvation army were passionate, daring, brave, soul winners – May God raise up more people in this same spirit of fervour for the lost in our generation to bring millions to Christ.

    You can navigate to our SFC YouTube channel by clicking here:  www.youtube.com/@ServantsinChrist

  • 42. 12-Aug 2025: Newsletter Update & YouTube Channel

    We are so excited with so much focus on the soon return of our Lord and King, Jesus Christ, with the Feast of Trumpets coming up in September this year, if He came this year – what a day it will be!

    I thought I would give you some broader updates over and above our outreach journey across New Zealand.

    We are thrilled to see that we are gaining some momentum on the visits to our Souls for Christ (SFC) website.  Slowly building up but we still have a long way to go, we really want to get the message out to as many as we can.

    We are currently doing some upgrades to our SFC website by adding a Like 👍 button to each post, for you to use the Like button should you want to do so.

    We have also recently added a Comments section in each blog page.  If you wish to comment please just click on the blog title for that day and the comments section will open up for you.

    In about two weeks time we will hopefully have our Newsletter function fully capable and running. If you are wanting to have our upcoming Newsletters then go to our website www.soulsforchrist@co.nz and at the footer of the front page, just put in your email address and we will ensure your are added to the Newsletter distribution list. As soon as it is fully operational you will then start to receive our newsletters.

    We also have our YouTube channel, where we upload our raw videos intended for the website, which you are welcome to visit as well.  We will warn you, that this is still in its infancy stage so its mostly raw footage at this stage and does not have any elegant thumbnails, etc. 

    You can navigate to our SFC YouTube website by clicking here:  www.youtube.com/@ServantsinChrist

    We would love to hear from you so start commenting on our blog site and let us know what you thinking.

    Your brother in Christ

    Paul

  • 41. 10-Aug 2025: Cuba Street, Wellington City

    Shalom shalom, greetings and peace to you all.

    Today we attended Hope Church in Lower Hutt. We enjoyed an awesome prayer meeting before the service with meeting leader Sharon. We encouraged and edified each other in fellowship and sharing testimonies.

    The service was a continuation of this month’s theme, around revivalist of the past and evangelical activation. Emboldening and inspiring people to realise their gifting from God. To put them to use in the calling He has for each of us. After the service we enjoyed lunch, and fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ.

    We then headed for Cuba street. The weather today was rainy, cold and windy, but we were determined to reach out to as many lost souls as possible.

    I forgot my hat, so my first act, was to find another one, to keep my head warm. Brother Logen, Pio and Sharon preached the word of God with the loud speaker.

    I met Shae on Cuba Street.

    She said her Auntie is with the Lord and was very interested in learning more about Jesus. God’s perfect timing and divine appointment.

    I explained the gospel to her and sharing what Jesus had done for her. Shae jumped at the opportunity to surrender her life to Jesus. Praise God, Glory to Jesus.

    Another divine appointment as this young man said he didn’t really have any beliefs, but I did notice the upside-down cross he was wearing.

    He agreed to let me pray deliverance for him and then he prayed the salvation prayer with me, accepting Jesus into his precious heart.

    Nij and Kymani work in a sports shop on Cuba Street.

    The Holy Spirit kept showing them to me as I walked past. I eventually went in to share Jesus with them. They both immediately accepted my offer of prayer and I shared the gospel message with them and they accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, Hallelujah!

    Another young couple who had rejected my offer of prayer earlier on for salvation, approached me. They apologised for brushing me off and asked if I could pray for them. Wow! the Lord must have convicted them. They both surrendered their lives to Jesus, praise God.

    Jesus received 35 precious souls into his arms, Hallelujah! This brings to close the 19th week since the outreach tour started. This week Holy Spirit reaped a great harvest of 479 precious souls, entering into the covenant of Christ. This brings the tour total to 6,412 salvations, Glory only to Jesus.

    To illustrate more on the magnitude of God’s move through this group of three brothers in Christ, the Lord has received 7,753 through us from the start of this year, including Jan, Feb and March, glory to Jesus.

    The Lord had me do the calculations today. Going back to when God first connected me with Brother Logen and Pio in Auckland in mid October 2024. From when I joined them to evangelise, until today, which is not that long ago: Jesus has received 10,459 salvations, glory to Him alone and thank You Holy Spirit.

    Romans 10:17. So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

    John 15:26. But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.

    John 15:5. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can donothing.

    People have repented and turned to Jesus to invite Him into their heart, to make them born again. Accepted Him as their personal Saviour. Acknowledged their sins and asked for forgiveness. They have Forgiven all those who have hurt them. Asked to be baptised in the Holy Spirit. Asked to be renewed into a new creation, and Thanked The Lord for their salvation.

    Ephesians 2:4-8. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),  and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

    We have seen many miracles, healings and deliverance for these who were lost, as we pray for them in Jesus name. So that they may glorify Jesus and our Father and be restored to the Kingdom.

    Psalm 107:19-22. Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
    And He saved them out of their distresses.
    He sent His word and healed them,
    And delivered them from their destructions.
    Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
    And for His wonderful works to the children of men!
    Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving,
    And declare His works with rejoicing.

    Thank you for joining us, God bless you all, with love from your brother in Christ,

    Paul

  • 40. 9-Aug 2025: Queensgate Mall, Lower Hutt

    Hello brothers and sisters in Christ. Today we where planning on a barbecue outreach in Stokes Valley, but the rain postponed it. So the Lord led us back to the lovely and warm, Queensgate mall. We were glad to be inside as the cold wind outside was unbearable. The four of us split up to try to keep as low a profile as possible.

    It wasn’t long before the security and manager honed in on Sharon. She was asked to stop sharing the gospel of Jesus or she must leave. Another couple of young evangelist men spotted me praying salvation for a person and introduced themselves. Of course we prayed for each other and fellowshipped together.

    Ephesians 6:19 And pray for me, that words may be given to me when I open my mouth, to proclaim boldly the mystery of the good news [of salvation]

    While praying a security officer interrupted us to ask what was going on. We replied we were just brothers in Christ praying together. He then left. Well our cover was well in truly blown. But I persevered, continuing on to share the Good News to the public.

    Romans 1:16. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

    Not long after that a security guard and the manager of the mall approached me. She informed me I could not share or preach about Jesus in the mall. I appealed to her that our nation, New Zealand was founded on the gospel of Jesus, referring her to our national anthem, God defend New Zealand. Despite this she informed me that they do not allow people to share their religious beliefs in the mall.

    I then pointed out to her that the mall uses the gospel of Jesus at Christmas time, and Easter for their seasonal financial gains, but they won’t let anyone share Jesus in the mall.

    The manager then demanded I leave the mall. I said to her, I would stop sharing Jesus in the mall and then she relaxed and walked off with the security guard. Bless her soul.

    Philippians 1:20 It is my own eager expectation and hope, that [looking toward the future] I will not disgrace myself nor be ashamed in anything, but that with courage and the utmost freedom of speech, even now as always, Christ will be magnified and exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.

    This is not the first time we have been stopped or escorted out of malls. Malls generally have this policy of prohibiting the gospel of Jesus. This shows how far our nation has moved away from God.

    Our governments have removed the gospel of Jesus Christ, from most if not all government ministries. Education, health and now prisons it seems, in Justice.

    The gospel is foolishness to those who are perishing, I know because I was once in that position. But we see the world getting darker and darker as many people are suffering the effects of wickedness filling the void, where God has been removed.

    2 Timothy 3:1-5. But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

    Of course our Father in Heaven sees all things and has a great rescue plan for humanity, in Giving up His only begotten Son, to be sacrificed for our debt of sin. What a loving Father You are, of great mercy and grace, of which, we don’t even deserve. But You sent Your precious son Jesus, who died for us while we were in sin, because You truly do love us, and call us back into Your open arms.

    Luke 15:17-22. But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”

    “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

    “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

    God bless you all, I pray you are all firmly encompassed in God’s arms, firmly rooted in His love, peace and joy. Standing on the rock of our salvation, in the Almighty God Himself, Jesus Christ.

    Blessings to you all, with love from your brother in Christ,

    Paul