Vision

We believe God has been speaking to us through Matthew 5:14-16:

“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

The vision God has given us is for Fort William Christian Fellowship to recognise and truly identify ourselves as “the light of the world”; to live that out in every aspect of our lives, in the everyday. We believe God is calling us to own the truth of Jesus’ words, “You are the light of the world”.
We believe that God is asking us to focus on being light in every aspect of our lives. Firstly, in seeking God in daily bible reading, worship and prayer we believe God is asking us to focus on being lit up by Him so that we can shine in the everyday.
Seeing, speaking and living God’s truth that the Gospel message brings hope to our world and our community. What does this look like in practice. Being intentional about praying for our families, colleagues, teachers, friends, neighbours in our community.
Since light is a common biblical symbol of truth. God is wanting us to bring His truth into every aspect of our lives. It is God’s truth that transforms us, It is God’s truth that transforms our families, and it is God’s truth that transforms our community.
• We believe God is saying let faith arise, expect a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit and pray for it.
• We will be asking: In what ways are we seeing God’s light in the Fellowship, and how can we shine God’s light even more in every area of ministry (for example, in worship, prayer, preaching, evangelism, children’s ministry, hospitality). How do we encourage, equip, exhort and edify each other to shine even brighter through Him in every aspect of our lives.
In practice this means that for every area of ministry of the Fellowship we as a Fellowship can commit to pray for God to develop that ministry. Praying for more spiritual gifts so that everyone in the fellowship would see and know their part as the members of the body of Christ. Being intentional in prayer over each other to see even more spiritual growth.