To be used by God to share the gospel of His son, Jesus Christ

Prayer that God will use us all to further the Kingdom of God! If you would like to bless our minisrty you can send to; BIKERS FOR CHRIST PO BOX 292844 PHELAN, CA. 92329

BIG MIKE 760-868-1605 Deserttats@aol.com www.bikersforchrist.org

Want to Join BFC? harvest is plentiful and the workers are few." If you are a Christian biker you feel God calling you to serve Him you love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength you are currently in a secular club but feel that it's lacking in real purpose you've never thought you could use your bike for anything other than good fun you don't find any Christian bikers in your area and want to start something good you belong to another Christian biker ministry and are considering dual membership Bikers For Christ! Our ministry doesn't tell you how to serve and minister. That's between you & God. We just provide the opportunity, framework, and materials to help you serve God by riding your motorcycle and spread the Gospel to who ever you meet. BFC is free! BFC does not impose by-laws on you, we do not have a "prospect" process where you have to ride around with parts of a patch on. We do not act as "sin police", following you around waiting to "pull your patch" if you mess up (God takes care of that between you and Him). We do not shoot our wounded. God has made it easy for us to receive salvation and we in turn want to make it easy for you to serve God. In order to join us and help out, just follow these seven easy steps: 1. Read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ by clicking on the FAQ tab and also check out the Bikers For Christ web site at http://www.bikersforchrist.org/,and PRAY about this with your family, friends or pastor to make sure this ministry is right for you. 2. Contact the BFC Local Contact by simply clicking on the Contact Us Icon at the bottom of this page. 3. Let us know you interested and would like more information about BFC or are interested in joining. 4. We will talk with you about BFC membership, invite you to visit a local chapter meeting, invite you to go riding with us, and will be happy to have the Chapter Elder in your area call you back if you need additional information. 5. If you like what you see after visiting with us and you are perceived as a solid, grounded & committed Christian, you will be given an application to fill out, have your pastor sign, and return it. 6. Once we receive your application, you in and can purchase patches, shirts, hats, stickers, tracts and other materials to minister with. You will also be kept notified of upcoming group events and ministry opportunities. 7. RIDE FOR HIM!! Don't hide your faith. Say it loud and wear it proud!

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The Meaning of Our Patch Many people comment favorably about our patch. It has many interesting designs and colors. We run a simple two-piece patch, that claims "no territorial" rocker, or "M.C." designation. Our colors have been carefully and prayerfully chosen so as to not identify with or antagonize any other group. Bottom Rocker: We have three colors on our bottom rocker - making no color claims whatsoever. The blue is a simple outline. The black symbolizes Jesus' death on the cross & that we are to be dead to sin & alive to Christ. The red symbolizes the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ whose blood was shed for the sins of the world. We acknowledge that we are all sinners (no better than anyone else), and that we too need the cleansing blood of Christ in our lives on a daily basis - cleansing & forgiving our sins - washing us whiter than snow. Sword: The silver sword in the center of the patch symbolizes Hebrews 4:12 & Ephesians 6:17 which clearly state that the "Sword of the Spirit" is the Word of God and that it cuts to the heart. Wings: The wings are symbolic of the Holy Spirit's presence & power in the life of the believer. They are in a myriad of colors so as to not identify with any other group. Open Bible: This tells us that God's Word is to be opened, studied and applied to all areas of our daily life. We believe our lives should be an open book before the world, not full of jive and hypocrisy. Flames: These, above the wings symbolize the fire of God - the Holy Spirit's purging influence as He burns the chaff off, cleansing and changing the believer's life. The "777" on the Sword: This symbolizes a trinity of perfection - Father, Son & Holy Spirit.!

BIG MIKE"S TESTIMONY The Obedience of one Man At the age of 26 when I had decided that enough was enough. I did it, I got out and went straight, and I stopped using drugs. I didn find Jesus in prison but I knew that that was the last time in for me. I didn find the Lord until 2001. I was in Victorville at a local tattoo shop getting some work done. I had drawn a tattoo machine and I had this guy Kelly do it for me. Kelly was charging me $100.00 per hour to get the tattoo. I didn think anything of it and he started on my tattoo. I began to notice all this Jesus stuff all over his shop. Then I noticed all of his friends form church coming over. They were talking a different language than me, using words like blessed God and calling each other brother. I didn know what to think. I also started noticing Kelly was quoting cheaper tattoo prices to these guys. Like $50.00 per hour. I thought man what a deal! Later on I started asking questions. where is your church? it all about? Don get me wrong I wasn looking to go to church at all. But I thought if I could get close to Kelly and start hanging out with him, then I might be able to score some cheap tattoos just like those other guys. And just like I had planned (so I thought) Kelly invited me to church. It was Easter Sunday, March 31st 2001. I showed up to this small biker church called Set Free. I was very nervous at first but I had hustled my way through life up to now, what is a little biker church. I was looking for Kelly and he wasn there yet. I was confronted by a dude that looked like a cross between Willy Nelson and George Carlin. He ended up being the Pastor of the church. Several really friendly people came over to greet me. They started hugging on me and speaking that BLESSED language stuff. But I thought, if I am going to hang out to get good deals on tattoos, this was going to be a breeze. These people are easy to get along with. Kelly showed up and introduced me to everybody and we went into the church. I cannot remember what the pastor spoke about; I guess it had to be something about Easter. After he was done speaking Kelly came and got me and said that we needed to pray. I was like, okay, whatever dude. Whatever it takes to get the good deals on some ink! I prayed with Kelly and we said the sinner prayer and left it at that. I have to admit that I felt no different at all. As a matter of fact I went home and went back to doing everything that I had been doing before meeting Kelly and going to church. I wasn using dope anymore but, I was a weekend whiskey drunk. I kept going back week after week, sometimes twice a week. What ever it took I was going to make nice and play the part. Two months went by and Kelly asked me if I wanted to be part of there motorcycle ministry/club. I said sure be a biker, I can do that! So I said yes. Whatever I had to do to hang out and get closer to Kelly. To be a part of this ministry/club you have to obey some rules to stay in right standing. Mind you it is an accountability thing to see if you will make it as a full pledged brother in the club. The rules consisted of you have to get a biker vest, you have to get a notepad, a pen, and a pocket bible to put in your vest, and you have to be accountable to the duties of the church. I got my vest. I got my notepad and pen. But I could not find a pocket bible for the life of me. I have been in and out of prison and pocket bibles were everywhere and I could not find one on the streets. Now if you are asked to show the elder brothers that you have your required stuff and you didn have them. Well you were punished. They would make you sweep the church, pull some weeds, pick up the trash, they make you be accountable. Well this search for this bible went on for weeks and I couldn find one. I actually went as far as going to the local Christian book store and they said that they just ran out. Week in and week out I would go to this church stressing out thinking that I was going to get bible checked. It was the fifth or sixth week and I had made it through another sermon and I didn get bible checked. But I have to say that I was at the top of my stress meter. The very thought that I would have to pull weeds or clean up trash. No way, I was too proud for that. I went out to the car and for the first time in my life I truly prayed. I yelled to God and said you are real and there is any truth to all of this then you give me this bible. I am done stressing out, no tattoo is worth it. So man up, (I actually said up how stupid huh?) So man up and give me this bible or I am out of here! I got in the car, clearly upset and we left to go take my boy, Mikey home back to his mom. (We now have custody of Mikey.) We like to feed him before he went home so my girlfriend at the time and now my wife, Sheila, decided to go to John Incredible Pizza. This is no place for a grumpy dude to be. A pizza joint full of screaming kids that I can beat, if you know what I mean! We arrive there and park. I get out and leave my door open. I then open my son door and start getting him out of his car seat. Meanwhile this car pulls up next to us and I notice he can get out because my doors are open. I said; will close my doors as soon as I get my kid out of this seat. I remember the man saying; is Sunday I am in no hurry I didn give that comment much thought and I continued trying to free my boy from an uncooperative car seat. Finally I get him out and I set him on the trunk. I close both doors and the man gets out. I am waiting for Sheila to get our other boy out of his car seat as I get a tap on the shoulder. I turn around and shout; There stood this man, five foot nothing, late 60 or early 70 There he stood without a fear in the world. With a pocket bible pushed up toward my face. And he said; father told me to give this to you. I was speechless. I took the bible as I begun to cry. I grabbed that old man up and gave him one of those strange brotherly hugs just like I knew what I was doing. From that point on I knew God was real and this was no game. A lifetime of hustling my way through life and it was a helpless old man that That was simply doing as the Lord instructed him and with a thrust of his arm, bible in hand, he brought this big guy to his knees before a living God. The Obedience of one man, awesome!

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Want to Join BFC? harvest is plentiful and the workers are few." If you are a Christian biker you feel God calling you to serve Him you love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength you are currently in a secular club but feel that it's lacking in real purpose you've never thought you could use your bike for anything other than good fun you don't find any Christian bikers in your area and want to start something good you belong to another Christian biker ministry and are considering dual membership Bikers For Christ! Our ministry doesn't tell you how to serve and minister. That's between you & God. We just provide the opportunity, framework, and materials to help you serve God by riding your motorcycle and spread the Gospel to who ever you meet. BFC is free! BFC does not impose by-laws on you, we do not have a "prospect" process where you have to ride around with parts of a patch on. We do not act as "sin police", following you around waiting to "pull your patch" if you mess up (God takes care of that between you and Him). We do not shoot our wounded. God has made it easy for us to receive salvation and we in turn want to make it easy for you to serve God. In order to join us and help out, just follow these seven easy steps: 1. Read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ by clicking on the FAQ tab and also check out the Bikers For Christ web site at http://www.bikersforchrist.org/,and PRAY about this with your family, friends or pastor to make sure this ministry is right for you. 2. Contact the BFC Local Contact by simply clicking on the Contact Us Icon at the bottom of this page. 3. Let us know you interested and would like more information about BFC or are interested in joining. 4. We will talk with you about BFC membership, invite you to visit a local chapter meeting, invite you to go riding with us, and will be happy to have the Chapter Elder in your area call you back if you need additional information. 5. If you like what you see after visiting with us and you are perceived as a solid, grounded & committed Christian, you will be given an application to fill out, have your pastor sign, and return it. 6. Once we receive your application, you in and can purchase patches, shirts, hats, stickers, tracts and other materials to minister with. You will also be kept notified of upcoming group events and ministry opportunities. 7. RIDE FOR HIM!! Don't hide your faith. Say it loud and wear it proud!

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BFC 101 These are some things for you, as Bikers for Christ (BFC) Motorcycle Ministry (MM) members you should consider when dealing with motorcycle clubs. We have also included some of the Do and Don to follow when you are around motorcycle clubs and their patchholders. 1. Motorcycle club Patchholders are people too. They have good days and bad days, they have jobs, families, and normal everyday problems and concerns just like anyone else. There are those who no matter what you say or do, it will not be right with them. Just like with any group, you will find both good and bad. 2. Protocol and Respect are primary rules when dealing with a motorcycle club (MC) patchholder. If you are formally introduced to a MC patchholder, make sure either the person doing the introduction (or you) makes sure they know what you belong to (Bikers for Christ), what position you hold (i.e., Chapter Elder, Chaplain, or a member). Under no circumstances do you interrupt to correct a mistake while that person is introducing you or while they are talking. Wait till the introduction is done and politely introduce yourself correctly. Remember to use your name not your nickname it may come latter as you get know them better. Remember, it always polite to face the individual or group and make eye contact with who you are talking to. 3. Greet them, as you would meet anyone else and wait until the offer is made to shake hands or slap each other (Remember DO NOT EVER TOUCH a MC Members Patch unless they have extended the offer by slapping yours first) patch. DO NOT interrupt, wait for them to recognize you. DO NOT, be offended or make a big deal out of it if they do not offer to shake your hand. Many times they want to get to know more about you and your club or ministry a little before they will offer to shake your hand and most certainly before they will touch your patch and allow you to touch their patch. 4. Never, Ever, Lie. Never lie to anyone. Either answer the question or refer the questioner to someone who can. Be prepared to answer questions about what the BFC ministry is all about. Such as For Christ (BFC) is a motorcycle ministry where members ride their bikes and participate in events, which put them in places where God can use them to minister & evangelize. By supporting motorcycle clubs, riding with them, helping them out during their events, and praying with them. For Christ is not in with any MC club or other ministry and we have no intention of ever trying to become a motorcycle club. has no presidents, no vice presidents, and no titles. Each chapter has an elder who takes care of things in his/her geographic area. A National Administrator oversees the business end of things and is available to help out the elders with any needs they have. is a ministry and there are no dues. do not territories or wear territorial rockers. If asked why does the BFC patch use so many different colors (7)? - To avoid antagonizing clubs which may claim a particular color scheme as refer to your patch as and learn what the different parts and colors of the BFC patch represent so that you can explain what they represent if asked. are a ministry and do not wear any MC support patches. No BFC member should wear or display any items such as t-shirts, bike or helmet stickers with the logo or name of any 1% motorcycle clubs. We must remain NEUTRAL with regards to these organizations for many reasons. also do not recommend wearing other club support items either, as many non-1% clubs still think that drinking, (possibly drugs), adultery, fornication, etc. are all ok to engage in. So we really have to consider that it looks like we are condoning the above practices by wearing their support gear. makes and models of motorcycles are welcomed in BFC. riders are welcomed. not volunteer personal information unless you know that the person being asked about wants it given out: that only common sense. If they ask a question about the ministry answer it if you can, or refer the questioner to someone who can. NOT brag about how large the local BFC Chapter is or the national membership is. 5. Women, in leadership positions or being a patchholder in a motorcycle club, while not totally unheard of, are rare. That just the way it is. Most MC would rather deal with a man if there is business to conduct. Most motorcycle clubs (MC) realize what a motorcycle ministry (MM) or riding club (RC) is about and will for the most part accept a woman as an officer, and a RC officer will most likely be allowed to attend any meeting. Whether or not they will deal directly with a woman or not depends on the individual MC/Chapter. There is no set rule for this and they will let you know if it OK with them or not. Many MC do not care to deal with National Officers. They would prefer to deal the local or state representatives. 6. If anyone knows a motorcycle club patchholder, don throw the patchholder name/nickname/club name around like you a great buddy of theirs (even if you are). Many clubs consider that as a major disrespect to the whole club. 7. Watch where you are when speaking about motorcycle clubs, and never say anything about them in public because you never know when that woman, man, or kid in regular clothes standing near you might be one of them, or a member Patchholders do not always wear their colors (patch). By the time the story gets back to the top club in your area, it will have been changed many times over and could be blown up way out of proportion. 8. Anything said about them between MC members is club business ONLY. If comments, even those said in a joking manner were to get out, problems could start. Discussions about or around any MC member or strangers outside the privacy of the BFC members can start rumors that could cause a lot of problems for not only the local BFC chapter, but also for other BFC chapters in and out of the state. 9. If for some reason you have to say something while in public about a motorcycle club (MC), take the person you talking to aside, alone, and say ONLY what you need to say to get your meaning across. Say as little as possible so anyone else standing near by can not overhear it and misunderstand what you talking about. 10. Watch where you wear your patch (Motorcycle Ministries and Motorcycle Riding Clubs don wear colors, colors are earned, not bought) and it just common sense to stay in numbers when wearing your patch. (Some MC can be very territorial and some motorcycle clubs don see any difference between a MOTORCYCLE MINISTRY, RIDING CLUB, or MOTORCYCLE CLUB, good or bad.) If you are unsure of the areas or places normally frequented by MC find out from your Chapter Elder. If you are planning on traveling and are concerned about MC in the areas you be traveling through or staying in, talk to your Chapter Elder and ask if they can find something out by contacting the MC officers in the areas you will be in. 11. If you already know a patchholder, or get to know one in the future, don just walk up to him/her and interrupt when they are with other MC members. Wait till he/she acknowledges you first and NEVER touch them or put your arm around them like a buddy. Don put your hand out to shake theirs; wait for them to extend their hand first. If for some reason you not acknowledged at all, then just keep walking. If you need to talk to an officer of a Motorcycle Club the proper way is to go through the clubs Sergeant at Arms or one of their other patchholders. 12. You have to decide whether or not you want to show respect by going to any of their functions or if you want to avoid all of them all together. If you choose to show respect and go, you can do this in a way that may make you feel more as ease by going to one of their clubs functions instead of the top club function (if they have a support patch then you still indirectly showing the top club respect). But if you do go, then you also have to go their rival clubs function or you be telling everyone that you not a ministry as you said you were. (Example: If you go to Club A function then YOU HAVE TO GO to Club B function, etc You have to decide how you want to stay neutral, by going or not going too, so they not in the dark and we can ALL stay on top of things. ****NOTE**** A better way to support them and still give the appearance of being a neutral ministry is to attend only to the public events that a motorcycle club may be sponsoring. If you feel that you do want or need to go to a event then you have to go representing yourself as yourself, preferably without wearing any patches identifying BFC. Remember, if you wearing your patch, you are considered by everyone to be representing the whole BFC ministry. If anything were to turn sour, then your whole ministry or club could wind up with problems down the road. Also, once the rivals of that club you visited find out (and they will within a day or two), then those rivals will see you as no longer being neutral and you could be considered a rival of theirs too. 13. No Location Bars (CLB No Rockers or anything giving the appearance of a rocker should be worn with the BFC patch. State flags, state logos may be worn in some areas and not in others. It best to check with the local BFC Chapter Elder to make sure what is OK in your area. 14. If someone from a MC requests that you remove your vest/patch, don argue. The best reply is, Problem and politely take it off and let your Chapter Elder know what MC it was so they can deal with any potential problems. You normally will only get asked once. 15. If an establishment has a sign indicating Colors even though your patch is not considered your vest or jacket should be removed out of respect to the other motorcycle clubs and the policy of the establishment. While you may just be part of a Motorcycle Ministry or Riding Club, it only respectful to honor the house rules. Motorcycle clubs that honored the rules would likely be deeply offended that you didn do the same. Also remember, many establishments choose to have this policy and it applies to all clubs and ministries that use any kind of patch; they do not distinguish between a MC, RC, or a Motorcycle Ministry. Be aware of the local MC hangouts and it best not to wear your BFC patch into them without an invitation. 16. Do not wear your BFC Patch into a MC clubhouse unless you have asked if it OK to do so or have been invited as a BFC Member, to attend a function there. 17. In regard to women who are with a MC club, but not in the club: Old Lady is not a negative or derogatory term, it just a slang term commonly used. Of patches are their way of showing support for their man and the club he in. AND please remember, a man in the MC world is judged along side the manners of his woman. Keep her in check. It not her ass she putting on the line it her man that will be in jeopardy. 18. A MC patchholder may not, and many times will not acknowledge your wife or girlfriend, especially upon a first meeting and this should be understood ahead of time to avoid any problems. 19. Don ever touch any part of another MC member colors, which includes the vest or jacket it sewn on unless they initiate the gesture by touching your patch first. That is considered serious disrespect, which could cause them to aggressively educate the uninformed. 20. DO NOT touch or sit on a patchholder bike unless invited to do so. Do not expect the invitation. 21. A prospect can usually be identified by the back patch they are wearing. There are many different ways MC identify prospects. They can have the rockers without the main patch. They can actually have a patch saying Some do not wear any patch, because all the Patchholders know who the prospects are. You want to treat a prospect or even someone you suspect is a prospect the same way you would treat a patchholder with respect and courtesy. 22. Have absolutely no doubt that a motorcycle club (MC) is serious and many have been known to physically educate a person who shows disrespect or displays a bad attitude toward them. 23. Be aware of the behavior and attitude of the other BFC members who are with you (Please to the BFC Policy on public consumption of alcohol at events. If necessary, try to take action to avoid problems before they happen. For example if someone is getting too angry or loud and possibly disrespectful, take them aside or suggest going somewhere else until things settle down. If other BFC members are in the area you should explain the situation to them and all of you should attempt to take the person aside, and strongly suggest that they go somewhere else and settle down. If an incident should occur in spite of your efforts, make sure to let your Chapter Elder know about it as soon afterward as you can. 24. Be aware that problems created in one area or part of the country by a BFC member or issues with the BFC ministry in one area have the potential to affect BFC members in other areas and states. 25. The term of has special meaning to a MC Patchholder, do not call a MC Patchholder Brother or Bro. Their Brothers are fellow MC Patchholders and those that have earned that term. What is a in the MC world? Once you gone through the hangaround period, the members of the club have viewed your behavior, your attitude, your dedication, trust and loyalty, to be there. If you actually completed this period, then you may be asked to become a prospect. During this time you are put under a much more intense review. You and the other members of the club find out if you are suited to be part of the club and if you can accept the other members as Brothers just as much as if they can accept you and call you Brother. Can you dedicate yourself to the others as close as you would to your own flesh and blood? Many times it is an even closer commitment than family. The person you call Brother becomes family as a part of his as well as being a part of theirs. A common phrase used in MC circles is am my brother keeper This means you will support him and help him in any way you can, sometimes to the point of selling your bike to help him, quitting your job to go help him and, in some cases, Brothers have even done things that they already know could get them put in jail because they were willing to take that step to help a Brother out. Please take note if you haven had any experience being around some of the more serious motorcycle clubs (1%ers, support clubs, etc they take the word or Bro very seriously, and they only use the word as a show of respect towards their own club, their members, and any club who they they bestowed that word upon. And if a MC club overhears someone throwing around the word or Bro lightly within their midst, it could cause them to aggressively educate those whom they feel disrespected them by abusing the word. Next time you feel the need to call someone or Bro just what is behind it? Commitment or just trying to sound cool? 26. MC tend to police their own, and don take kindly to interference from the so-called establishment enforcers. Yes they live by a law; it is the law of FW 1 UFWA. Simply put You Fu#@ with one, You Fu#@ with all. But as long you live and ride the streets as they do you have little to fear from MC unless you let your mouth overload your ass. THEM RESPECT. That A#1 with them! Thanks for your interest and may God bless you as you live and ride for Him!