Category Archives: discipleship

Ready or not here we go

Posted on October 22, 2020 by jwfisch

Things are getting pretty bleak on this side of eternity, but that does not mean we get depressed or lose hope. It just means that things are pretty bleak. Changes in the world’s situation have no affect on the truth … Continue reading →

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‘Do not let your hearts be troubled’

Posted on October 20, 2020 by jwfisch

Confusion will be my epitaph As I crawl a cracked and broken path If we make it we can all sit back and laugh But I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying Yes I fear tomorrow I’ll be crying     … Continue reading →

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Reactivate the New Covenant

Posted on October 13, 2020 by jwfisch

The New Covenant is the most important truth about living the real Christian life that almost no one knows about. It runs counter to most of the teaching and assumptions Christians have about being a better person, doing the right … Continue reading →

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‘Make disciples of all the nations’

Posted on October 9, 2020 by jwfisch

Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy … Continue reading →

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‘Christ in you, the hope of glory’

Posted on October 6, 2020 by jwfisch

The Catch Ministry was incorporated in 2012 as a CyberChurch when very few recognized the digital dimension could provide faith-based experiences.  But people like Peter Herschend, George Barna, JD Schlieman, and Michael McCausland recognized the need to focus on the … Continue reading →

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A lump of clay or a piece of pottery?

Posted on September 23, 2020 by jwfisch

“I certainly didn’t create the talent.  It was something that was given to me like a piece of clay that I had to discover and mold.” Mark Spoelstra had a pretty simple philosophy of life. God gives us incredible gifts … Continue reading →

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‘Jesus, He’s my friend’

Posted on September 18, 2020 by jwfisch

Jesus, He’s my friend. He took me by the hand; Led me far from this land.             – Arthur Reynolds from the song, “Jesus is Just Alright”   I got a friend in Jesus.   … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary Jesus

Posted on September 15, 2020 by jwfisch

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set … Continue reading →

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