The purpose of this website is to clearly communicate the mission statement, outreaches, doctrine, and principles of Fish For Christ. In the following pages, we have included those things which should be of greatest interest to the fellowship of believers who form part of this ministry through their prayers and giving, and to those who may be inquiring.
From the very outset, we hope to make it clear that we are a ministry of a local church - a simple fellowship of believers gathered together with a common interest and calling to labor in the Great Commission. We have no purpose for self-promotion and have no ambition except that of obeying the Lord’s will. If we were to perish tomorrow, it would not in any way hinder the mighty advance of His will, nor diminish the increase of His harvest. We exist and bear fruit only because of God’s gracious purpose (John 15:16). He is not served by human hands, as though He needed anything (Acts 17:25). He will make His Name great among the nations (Malachi 1:11) with or without us.
Our Chief Concern
Our chief concern is that His Name be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun (Malachi 1:11), and that the Lamb who was slain might receive the full reward for His sufferings (Revelation 7:9-10). We find our great purpose and motivation not in man or his needs, but in God, His commitment to His own glory, and our God-given desire to see Him worshipped in every nation, tribe, people, and language. We find our great confidence not in the Church’s ability to fulfill the Great Commission, but in God’s unlimited and unhindered power to accomplish all He has decreed.
The Christian who is truly passionate about the glory of God and confident in His sovereignty will not be unmoved by the billions of people in the world who have yet to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If we are truly Christlike, the lost multitude of humanity will move us to compassion (Matthew 9:36), even to great sorrow and unceasing grief (Romans 9:2). The sincerity of our Christian confession should be questioned if we are not willing to do all within our means to make Christ known among the nations and to endure all things for the sake of God’s elect (II Timothy 2:10).
As Christians, we are called, commissioned, and commanded to lay down our lives so that the Gospel might be preached to every creature under heaven. Second only to loving God, this is to be our magnificent obsession. There is no nobler task for which we may give our lives than promoting the glory of God in the redemption of men through the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If the Christian is truly obedient to the Great Commission, he will either give his life to go down into the well or to hold the rope for those who go down. Either way, the same radical commitment is required.
While we recognize that the needs of mankind are many and his sufferings are diverse, we believe that they all spring from a common origin - the radical depravity of his heart, his enmity toward God, and his rejection of truth. Therefore, we believe that the greatest benefit to mankind can be accomplished through the preaching of the Gospel and the establishment of local churches that proclaim the full counsel of God’s Word and minister according to its commands, precepts, and wisdom. Such a work cannot be accomplished through the arm of the flesh, but only through the supernatural providence of God and the means which He has ordained: biblical preaching, intercessory prayer, sacrificial service, unconditional love, and true Christlikeness.
It's A Matter Of Life Or Death
Please know that for the one without Christ whether or not you or I preach the gospel is not a matter of preference but a matter of life or death. It doesn't matter whether one thinks they have the "gift" or if they think it is the job of someone else. We must preach. We must spend and be spent for the gospels sake. In this gospel is eternal life.
As a ministry we have a very simple existence. We are here to
- Preach the gospel to a lost and dying world
- Disciple those who are saved from those efforts
- Rinse, then repeat.
Jesus said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20
It's not complicated. The command is clear. The mission is hard. The victory is sure.
In matters of life or death do you expect it to be any different?
