John Fischer The Catch

In Christ, we all belong

Posted on November 6, 2020 by jwfisch

We’re all in this together

When we reach

We can fly

Know inside

We can make it

We’re all in this together

Once we see

Theres a chance

That we have

And we take it

Here at the Catch Ministry, we’ve taken a chance on virtual relationships and found out that virtual relationships are real relationships. We have a growing family, not just representing numbers in a data bank, but brothers and sisters with hearts and souls, joys and sorrows. We’ve been walking with each other — some of us going back as many as eight years to the beginning of the Catch Ministry as a cyber-church — and we have found we are friends; we are family; we are the body of Christ, and we are all in this together.

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John Fischer and the Bugs – Video Messge

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Terri main

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Special Daily Catch Video Message

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Terri main

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Never alone

Posted on October 30, 2020 by jwfisch

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“And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)

These are truly the most comforting words I can think of right now, and I offer them to you for your consideration. One of the many names for Christ the Messiah given by the prophet Isaiah is Immanuel or “God with us.” From the beginning it was His design. We were created for fellowship. That’s why we are in His image; so we can communicate and understand each other. God wants to talk to you. He wants you to talk to Him. Continue reading →

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‘High School Musical’

Posted on October 29, 2020 by jwfisch

Why we chose High School Musical to be the go-to movie for our current campaign:

1. If you read into it, the song, “We’re All In This Together,” is like a celebration of the body of Christ. Just take these lyrics as a case in point: Everyone is special in their own way/We make each other strong/We’re not the same/We’re different in a good way/Together’s where we belong. Compare that to Romans 12:4-5. “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” We’re all different — we have different gifts — but we’re together and we belong to each other. That sense of belonging is huge. And by using our gifts in serving one another we make each other strong through the Holy Spirit.

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Celebrate the unity

Posted on October 28, 2020 by jwfisch

What does it mean to be “all in this together?” In the High School Musical movie from which our theme song for this campaign is taken, it means that all the factions that usually make up a typical high school in America, like jocks, nerds, band members, cheerleaders, and various ethnic groups and people of color — even some who were enemies —all come together at the end of the movie to support each other and support the school. That’s what it means to be “all in.” In another popular song and dance routine from the film, “Get Your Head in the Game,” students are encouraging each other to wake up and get engaged in what’s going on, whether it’s the basketball game, or the debate team, or the drama group, or the math club —doesn’t matter — get your head in the game and come together in the end because we’re all in this together.

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‘Abide in Me, Y’all’

Posted on October 27, 2020 by jwfisch

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I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

The often quoted verse above contains some hidden truth not readily available in English, unless you want to make Jesus into a Texan. As a typical American — rugged individualist that I am — I would interpret this verse as directed to me personally. Most of the teaching I would find on this verse would be directed in the same manner. It would be all about personal spiritual growth — how each one of us needs to abide in Christ in order to be fruitful in our walk with Him.

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We’re All In This Together

Posted on October 26, 2020 by jwfisch

With malice toward no one; with charity for all. – Abraham Lincoln

Unprecedented early voting numbers are flooding in. This is shaping up to be the greatest voter participation ever. The biggest question will be, however, how well will the citizenry handle the outcome? The strength of this democracy has always been that no matter how divided the country has been in an election, the partisan sides always come together by the inauguration of the newly elected President. This principle will be severely tested this year.

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Ready or not here we go

Posted on October 22, 2020 by jwfisch

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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 about Christ and His promises to never leave us or forsake us. God does not pull the rug out from under His church. We are His bride, remember? He is preparing us for marriage. The reception will be in heaven. God is not playing tricks on anyone. God is a loving, doting Father and Jesus is a faithful husband.

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