About The Ministry

The purpose of the Men of Issachar is to involve men in mission through involvement with a focus on changing lives by meeting the needs of others.

Involvement
Taking on projects that ministers to specific human needs. Mentoring to boys of single parents etc., providing an alternative to what the world offers.

Focus Point
Helping men identify who they are in Christ and their purpose and their spiritual gifts that God has given each believer. We have been created to meet the needs of others through our purpose, and have been equipped with gifts to carry it out.

Changing Lives
Application of God's Word to a man's life changes him spiritually, physically, socially and emotionally. Application of the Word of God to our individual lives will move us into the knowledge of knowing God's will and way for our lives.

Meeting The Needs
Upon identifying who we are in Christ and discovery of our purpose and gifts, this revelation will reveal the compassion that every Christain has, and that is, to meet the needs of others.

Jesus Christ met our needs by taking on our sins, or transferring our sins from us to him and dying in our place. He took the keys of hell from Satan and tranferred the keys of the Kingdom of heaven to his people. Matt 16:19

The Kingdom's greatest need is to have Godly Men turning Men from the power of Satan unto God by equipping them with the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. Men that will grow to have a "understanding of the times" to know, now it is high time to awake out of sleep, for now is our salavation nearer than when we believed" (Rom 13:11; Eph 5:16; 1 Pet 4:1-4). The power of the salvation of Jesus Christ has freed us from all manner of bondage. Jesus has transferred his power through the Holy Ghost to us, so that we can now transfer lives, traditions, practices, economics, world systems, to met our brothers and sisters needs, to free them from bondage and oppression.

Reference Scriptures:

Matthew 16:19
"And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." KJV

Romans 13:11
"And that, knowing the time, that now it is our salvation nearer than when we believed." KJV

Ephesians 5:16
"Redeeming the time, because the days are evil." KJV

1 Peter 4:1-4
1 "Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh,arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;" 2 "That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God." 3 "For the time past our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:" 4 "Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:" KJV

Motto:
Men transferring the Kingdom into the hands of Gods people.

Mission:
Our mission is men "understanding the time" to change the lives of men through fellowship and discipleship. Godly Men turning Men "from the power of Satan unto God" (Acts 26:18) by equipping them with the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ.

Research on the Men of Issachar:
The men of Issachar were the fewest of all, only 200, and yet as serviceable to David's interest as those that brought in the greatest numbers, these few beings in effect the whole tribe. For,

1. They were men of great skill above any of their neighbours, men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do. They understood the natural times, could discern the face of the sky, were weather-wise, could advise their neighbours in the proper times for ploughing, sowing reaping, etc. Or the ceremonial times, the times appointed for the solemn feasts; therefore they are said to call the people to the mountain (Deut 33:19), for almanacs were not then so common as now. Or, rather, the political times; they understood public affairs, the temper of the nation, and the tendencies of the present events. It is the periphrasis of statesmen that they know the times. (Est 1)

2. They were men of great interests; for all their brethren were at their commandment. The commonality of that tribe having bowed their shoulder to bear (Gen 49:15), the great men had them at their beck. Hence we read of the princes of Issachar (Judge 5:15). They knew how to rule, and the rest knew how to obey. It is happy indeed when those that should lead are intelligent and judicious, and those who are to follow are modest and obsequious.

3. Those of that tribe were greatly intent on pubic affairs, had good intelligence from abroad and made a good use of it. They knew what Israel ought to do: from their observation and experience they learned both their own and others' duty and interest. In this critical juncture they knew Israel ought to make David king. It was not only expedient, but necessary; the present posture of affairs called for it. The men of Issachar dealt mostly in country business, and did not much intermeddle in public affairs, which gave them an opportunity of observing others and conserving with themselves. A stander-by sees sometimes more than a gamester.