{"id":2132,"date":"2025-11-11T00:59:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2025-11-11T03:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T03:01:29","slug":"98-8-nov-2025-lyttelton-christchurch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2132","title":{"rendered":"97. 8-10th Nov 2025: Lyttelton, Christchurch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello brothers and sisters in Christ. This morning we attended a mens breakfast at C3 Church. We enjoyed a lovely &#8220;manly&#8221; breakfast of bacon eggs and baked beans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>hen Pastor Paul shared his powerful testimony. How Jesus turned his life around, pulling him from death to life in abundance, praise God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\">J<\/mark><\/strong><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>ohn 5:24 <\/strong>  Most assuredly, I say to you,&nbsp;he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment,&nbsp;but has passed from death into life.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1441\" height=\"1634\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251108_114747-scaled-e1762816445917.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251108_114747-scaled-e1762816445917.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251108_114747-scaled-e1762816445917-882x1000.jpg 882w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251108_114747-scaled-e1762816445917-768x871.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251108_114747-scaled-e1762816445917-1355x1536.jpg 1355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We met Ryan at the mens breakfast, his first time there. He put his hand up at the alter call and surrendered his life to Jesus, praise God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were able to pray for him, and hand him a bible, glory to Jesus. Ryan was touched by God mightily, as we prayed for him. He said he could feel heat flowing through his body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His countenance changed as strongholds where loosed from him, Thank You Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>John 6:39-40 <\/strong>  This is the will of the Father who sent Me,&nbsp;that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.&nbsp;And this is the will of Him who sent Me,&nbsp;that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251111_124654-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251111_124654-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251111_124654-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251111_124654-2000x1126.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251111_124654-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251111_124654-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251111_124654-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ps Paul from C3 Church, kindly offered us a park in their car park, Thank You Jesus. Nice and sheltered with access to a toilet. Thank You Lord for always caring for us, Your loving kindness is an everlasting River of Life. In Christ we will never thirst or hunger again. Thank You Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>Mathew 6:33  <\/strong> But&nbsp;seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lyttelton, Christchurch  10 November 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uXhiVNbdg0Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were lead to the town of Lyttelton, on a very hot and lovely day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Saturday market was still going and the Lord gave us a premium park, right next to it, thank you Jesus. We decided to just witness today, handing out tracts and offering prayer to the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-2-e1762816891880.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2137\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A divine appointment. I met Ps Theuns and Natasya from my Church, Ignight Faith Centre, in Auckland. What a lovely surprise to see them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They had come down to visit the Christchurch Ignite Faith Centre branch. Theuns prayed for the Souls For Christ outreach and blessed us as well, praise God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Theuns and Natasya migrated from South Africa. As well as ministries in their home country, they are involved in a powerful Pakistan mission, seeing thousands of desperate people converting to Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus is healing and delivering many, in a largely Muslim nation. The tide is turning hallelujah! All Glory belongs to Jesus. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>Mathew 28:18-20 <\/strong>  And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,&nbsp;\u201cAll authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.&nbsp;Go therefore and&nbsp;make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,&nbsp;teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am&nbsp;with you always,&nbsp;even&nbsp;to the end of the age.\u201d&nbsp;Amen.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the market packed up, brother Logen preached in a central location on the Main Street. Scattering seeds of life to all the ears that could hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I meet a couple who where in the process of setting up Outreach Missions in Christchurch. Jesus had led them out of the four walls of the church onto the street, just like us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was able to share with them our contact for free tracts. Another divine appointment, Thank You Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>John 4:35 <\/strong>  <sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>Do you not say, \u2018There are still four months and&nbsp;then&nbsp;comes&nbsp;the harvest\u2019? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields,&nbsp;for they are already white for harvest!<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All up, fifty one people asked Jesus to come into their hearts and make them born again, praise God. Holy Spirit is certainly doing a great work on the streets of Christchurch. All glory to The One who sent Him, Thank You Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-3-color\"><strong>Zechariah 9:9 <\/strong>  Rejoice&nbsp;greatly, O daughter of Zion!<br>Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!<br>Behold,&nbsp;your King is coming to you;<br>He&nbsp;is&nbsp;just and having salvation,<br>Lowly and riding on a donkey,<br>A colt, the foal of a donkey.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bless you and your families with love from your brother in Christ, please comment by clicking on the post title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You can navigate to our SFC YouTube channel by clicking here:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ServantsinChrist\">www.youtube.com\/@ServantsinChrist<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>____________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About <strong>Christchurch<\/strong>, <strong>Lyttelton<\/strong>&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lyttelton<\/strong>&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C4%81ori_language\">M\u0101ori<\/a>:&nbsp;<em>\u014chinehou<\/em>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<em>Riritana<\/em>)<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyttelton%2C_New_Zealand#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Port\">port<\/a>&nbsp;town on the north shore of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyttelton_Harbour_\/_Whakaraup%C5%8D\">Lyttelton Harbour \/ Whakaraup\u014d<\/a>, at the northwestern end of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banks_Peninsula\">Banks Peninsula<\/a>&nbsp;and close to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christchurch\">Christchurch<\/a>, on the eastern coast of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Island\">South Island<\/a>&nbsp;of New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a landing point for Christchurch-bound seafarers, Lyttelton was historically regarded as the &#8220;Gateway to Canterbury&#8221; for colonial settlers.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyttelton%2C_New_Zealand#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyttelton%2C_New_Zealand#cite_note-BPDP27-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;The port is a regular destination for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cruise_ship\">cruise ships<\/a>. It is the South Island&#8217;s principal goods-transport terminal, handling 34% of exports and 61% of imports by value.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyttelton%2C_New_Zealand#cite_note-BPDP27-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyttelton is the largest settlement on Lyttelton Harbour \/ Whakaraup\u014d, an inlet on the northwestern side of Banks Peninsula extending 18\u00a0km inland from the southern end of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pegasus_Bay\">Pegasus Bay<\/a>. The town is situated on the lower slopes of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Port_Hills\">Port Hills<\/a>, which form the northern side of the harbour and effectively separate Lyttelton from the city of Christchurch.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyttelton%2C_New_Zealand#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyttelton%2C_New_Zealand#cite_note-TEARA-7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0This steep-sided crater rim acts as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amphitheatre#Natural_amphitheatres\">natural amphitheatre<\/a>\u00a0and a boundary to urban development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lyttleton-Attributed-to-Mick-Stepheson.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lyttleton-Attributed-to-Mick-Stepheson.png 784w, https:\/\/soulsforchrist.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lyttleton-Attributed-to-Mick-Stepheson-768x310.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyttelton_road_tunnel\">A tunnel<\/a>&nbsp;through the Port Hills provides direct road access to Christchurch, 12&nbsp;km to the northwest. The town of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumner,_New_Zealand\">Sumner<\/a>, some 6&nbsp;km to the northeast, is accessed via Evans Pass. This road was closed after the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2011_Christchurch_earthquake\">2011 Christchurch earthquake<\/a>&nbsp;and reopened on 29 March 2019.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lyttelton%2C_New_Zealand#cite_note-9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup>&nbsp;Another settlement at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Governors_Bay\">Governors Bay<\/a>&nbsp;lies 10&nbsp;km to the west, and a frequent ferry service connects the suburb of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diamond_Harbour,_New_Zealand\">Diamond Harbour<\/a>&nbsp;on the southern shore of the harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The uninhabited&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%8Ctamahua_\/_Quail_Island\">\u014ctamahua \/ Quail Island<\/a>&nbsp;sits in the upper harbour southwest of Lyttelton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wikipedia<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello brothers and sisters in Christ. 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