“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19
Jesus Himself was the first missionary! He did not sit by passively and let those who happened to be interested in His teaching come to Him. He went out where the sick, the sorrowing, and the sad were, and expounded His message of joy, healing, and salvation. Even at a tender age, He went to the Temple and “taught” the doctors and lawyers who were entrenched in the old traditions. He found His way to the seaside and intruded upon the life of the commonest of laborers, saying, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Wherever He went He challenged, uprooted, and changed men. And at length they nailed Him to a cross because He had upset their selfish, secure, self-righteous way of life. Not only was Jesus a missionary, but He pledged His followers to be missionaries, too!
Candlelight supports a variety of Missions and Outreaches locally and around the globe with the vision of being Ambassadors and “Fishers of Men” by showing His love and taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth.
Missionaries & Missions
- Brian and Rachel Rich: New Tribes Mission – Brazil – View Latest Newsletter
- Stephen & Patricia Apple: Calvary Chapel Tel Aviv, Israel – View Website
- Luis and Vanessa Lopez: New Tribes Mission – Africa – View Latest Newsletter
- Steve and Brenda Hines: Ripe for Harvest – India – View Latest Newsletter
- Allen Naugle: The Gideons International – View Website
- Asif Arthur: Asia Missions – https://www.facebook.com/citizenrightspakistan
Outreaches
- Lake City Community Church Food Bank – View HERE
- Cell Phones for Soldiers – View Website
- Halloween Outreach at Silver Lake Mall- View Update
- John Loeffler (Steel on Steel) – View Website
- Jackson Lanterman (Juvenile Justice Outreach) – View Website
- National Day of Prayer – View HERE
- Open Arms Pregnancy Care Center – View Website
- Samaritan’s Purse/Operation Christmas Child – View Update
- Silver Angels for the Elderly – View Website
- Toys for Tots – View Website
- Vacation Bible School – View HERE