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Date Posted: 00:29:14 04/09/08 Wed
In reply to:
gavyn
's message, "Re: Please consider this!!" on 00:27:38 04/09/08 Wed
>>>>>If God cannot lie. Then he means that every time
>you
>>>>>spread his word he will honor your efforts and use
>>>>>them for a purpose. No matter how you do it as long
>>>as
>>>>>it is not illegal or disrespectful I know of alot
>of
>>>>>people that think that tracts are ineffective and
>>>just
>>>>>a waste of time. My hope is that after reading this
>>>if
>>>>>you are one of those people that you will change
>>your
>>>>>mind and be encouraged to pass out tracts. .
>>>>>Sowing the seed of the gospel.
>>>>>A student at Jacksonville University in Florida was
>>>>>given a tract. The student crumpled the pamphlet up
>>>>>and tossed it into a trash bin in his dorm. Later,
>>>his
>>>>>dorm mate picked it out of the trash, read it, and
>>>was
>>>>>soundly saved. He is now a pastor of a church in
>>>>>Florida. “A Christian I met in a home group said
>his
>>>>>job was raking litter off the Avon River. It was
>>>dull,
>>>>>boring work and he often wondered what life was all
>>>>>about. One day he raked a soggy piece of paper off
>>>the
>>>>>water and decided it was interesting enough to
>keep,
>>>>>so he carefully placed it in his bag and took it
>>>home.
>>>>>That evening he dried the paper in front of a
>heater
>>>>>and carefully unfolded it, then he read it . . . it
>>>>>was a gospel tract. He became a Christian that
>>>>>evening.” Richard Gunther
>>>>>Gospel tracts-how to use them. If Paul meant “by
>all
>>>>>means,” he no doubt would have used gospel tracts
>as
>>>a
>>>>>means to reach the lost. A Christian book relates
>>the
>>>>>true story of a diver who saw a piece of paper
>>>>>clutched in the shell of an oyster. The man grabbed
>>>>>it, found that it was a gospel tract and said, “I
>>>>>can’t hold out any longer. His mercy is so great
>>that
>>>>>He has caused His Word to follow me even to the
>>>bottom
>>>>>of the ocean.” God used a tract to save the man.
>>>>>Why should a Christian use tracts? Simply because
>>God
>>>>>uses them. He used a tract to save the great
>>>>>missionary Hudson Taylor, as well as innumerable
>>>>>others. That fact alone should be enough incentive
>>>for
>>>>>a Christian to always use tracts to reach the lost,
>>>>>but there are even more reasons why we should use
>>>>>them. Here are a few: Tracts can provide an
>>opening
>>>>>for us to share our faith. We can watch people’s
>>>>>reaction as we give them a tract, and see if they
>>are
>>>>>open to listening to spiritual things. They can
>do
>>>>>the witnessing for us. If we are too timid to speak
>>>to
>>>>>someone about the things of God, we can at least
>>give
>>>>>them a tract, or leave it lying around so that
>>>someone
>>>>>will pick it up. They speak to the individuals
>>when
>>>>>they are ready-they don’t read it until they want
>>to.
>>>>> They can find their way into people’s homes when
>>we
>>>>>can’t. They don’t get into arguments; they just
>>>>>state their case.
>>>>>
>>>>>Dr. Oswald J. Smith said, “The only way to carry
>out
>>>>>the Great Commission will be by the means of the
>>>>>printed page.” Charles Spurgeon stated, “When
>>>>>preaching and private talk are not available, you
>>>need
>>>>>to have a tract ready . . . Get good striking
>>tracts,
>>>>>or none at all. But a touching gospel tract may be
>>>the
>>>>>seed of eternal life. Therefore, do not go out
>>>without
>>>>>your tracts.” If you want people to accept your
>>>>>literature, try to greet them before offering them
>a
>>>>>tract. If you can get them to respond to a warm
>>“Good
>>>>>morning,” or “How are you doing?” that will almost
>>>>>always break the ice and they will take it. After
>>the
>>>>>greeting, don’t ask, “Would you like this ?” They
>>>will
>>>>>probably respond, “What is it?” Instead, say, “Did
>>>you
>>>>>get one of these?” That question has a twofold
>>>effect.
>>>>>You stir their curiosity and make them ask, “One of
>>>>>what?” That’s when you hand it to them. It also
>>makes
>>>>>them feel as though they are missing out on
>>>something.
>>>>>So they are.
>>>>>Perhaps you almost pass out at the thought of
>>passing
>>>>>out a tract. Don’t worry; you are not alone. We all
>>>>>battle fear. The answer to fear is found in the
>>>prayer
>>>>>closet. Ask God to give you a compassion that will
>>>>>swallow your fears. Meditate on the fate of the
>>>>>ungodly. Give hell some deep thought. Confront what
>>>it
>>>>>is that makes you fearful. Do you like roller
>>>>>coasters? Some Christians want to try
>bungee-jumping
>>>>>or sky diving. Isn’t it strange? We are prepared to
>>>>>risk our lives for the love of fear-and yet we are
>>>>>willing to let a sinner go to hell for fear of
>>giving
>>>>>out a tract. Ask yourself how many piles of
>bloodied
>>>>>stones you can find where Christians have been
>>stoned
>>>>>to death for preaching the gospel. How much singed
>>>>>soil can you find where they have been burned at
>the
>>>>>stake? Part of our fear is a fear of rejection. We
>>>are
>>>>>fearful of looking foolish. That’s a subtle form of
>>>>>pride. The other part of our battle with fear comes
>>>>>directly from the enemy. He knows that fear
>>>paralyzes.
>>>>>We must resist the devil and his lies. If God is
>>with
>>>>>us, nothing can be against us.
>>>>>Never underestimate the power of a gospel tract.
>>>After
>>>>>George Whitefield read one called “The Life of God
>>in
>>>>>the Soul of a Man,” he said, “God showed me I must
>>be
>>>>>born again or be damned.” He went on to pray,
>“Lord,
>>>>>if I am not a Christian, or if I am not a real one,
>>>>>for Jesus Christ’s sake show me what Christianity
>>is,
>>>>>that I may not be damned at last!” Then his journal
>>>>>tells us “from that moment . . . did I know that I
>>>>>must become a new creature.”
>>>>>If you have never given out tracts, why not begin
>>>>>today? Leave them in a shopping cart, or put them
>in
>>>>>the mail when you pay bills. Then each night as you
>>>>>shut your eyes to go to sleep, you will have
>>>something
>>>>>very special to pray about-that God will use the
>>>tract
>>>>>you put somewhere. You will also have a deep sense
>>of
>>>>>satisfaction that you played a small part in
>>carrying
>>>>>out the Great Commission to reach this dying world
>>>>>with the gospel of everlasting life. Don’t waste
>>your
>>>>>life. Do something for the kingdom of God while you
>>>>>are able to. Always remember: treat every day as
>>>>>though it were your last-one day you will be
>right.
>>>>>
>>>>>Charles Spurgeon on Tracts:
>>>>>“I well remember distributing them in a town in
>>>>>England where tracts had never been distributed
>>>>>before, and going from house to house, and telling
>>in
>>>>>humble language the things of the kingdom of God. I
>>>>>might have done nothing, if I had not been
>>encouraged
>>>>>by finding myself able to do something...[Tracts
>>are]
>>>>>adapted to those persons who have but little power
>>>and
>>>>>little ability, but nevertheless, wish to do
>>>something
>>>>>for Christ. They have not the tongue of the
>>eloquent,
>>>>>but they may have the hand of the diligent. They
>>>>>cannot stand and preach, but they can stand and
>>>>>distribute here and there these silent preachers .
>.
>>>.
>>>>>They may buy their thousand tracts, and these they
>>>can
>>>>>distribute broadcast.
>>>>>“I look upon the giving away of a religious tract
>as
>>>>>only the first step for action not to be compared
>>>with
>>>>>many another deed done for Christ; but were it not
>>>for
>>>>>the first step we might never reach to the second,
>>>but
>>>>>that first attained, we are encouraged to take
>>>>>another, and so at the last . . . There is a real
>>>>>service of Christ in the distribution of the gospel
>>>in
>>>>>its printed form, a service the result of which
>>>heaven
>>>>>alone shall disclose, and the judgment day alone
>>>>>discover. How many thousands have been carried to
>>>>>heaven instrumentally upon the wings of these
>>tracts,
>>>>>none can tell. “I might say, if it were right to
>>>quote
>>>>>such a Scripture, ‘The leaves were for the healing
>>of
>>>>>the nations’-verily they are so. Scattered where
>the
>>>>>whole tree could scarcely be carried, the very
>>leaves
>>>>>have had a medicinal and a healing virtue in them
>>and
>>>>>the real word of truth, the simple statement of a
>>>>>Savior crucified and of a sinner who shall be saved
>>>by
>>>>>simply trusting in the Savior, has been greatly
>>>>>blessed, and many thousand souls have been led into
>>>>>the kingdom of heaven by this simple means. Let
>each
>>>>>one of us, if we have done nothing for Christ,
>begin
>>>>>to do something
>>>>>now. The distribution of tracts is the first
>>thing.”
>>>>>Just a few Ideas on where to put tracts
>>>>> At pay phones In shopping carts In clothes
>>>pockets
>>>>>in stores In letters to loved ones With a
>generous
>>>>>tip even if the service wasn't the best. On seats
>>in
>>>>>restaurant lobbies With fast-food employees,
>>>>>cashiers,flight attendants, cab drivers, and gas
>>>>>station workers. In restrooms At rest areas On
>>>>>ATM machines and bank counters In envelopes with
>>>>>bill payments. Please make sure the bill is on time
>>
>>>>>In elevators On hotel dressers for the maid and
>in
>>>>>the dressers On ice machines
>>>>> On newspaper racks In waiting rooms of doctors’
>>>>>offices and hospitals On seats at airports,
>>>subways,
>>>>>and bus stations In plane seat pockets Inside
>>>>>magazines In cabs In laundromats
>>>>>At truckstops in the lounge In canisters at the
>>>>>drive-up tellerand in night deposit box In the
>>>>>postage paid reply envelopes you get with Junk mail
>>>>>Mail tracts to families that have just lost loved
>>>>>ones look through your papers obituaries. You can
>>>also
>>>>>mailthem to people convicted of DUI or other crimes
>>>>>Put some in a plastic brochure holder by your door
>>>to
>>>>>give to anyone who comes to your door, and as a
>>>>>reminder to bring some with you when you leave the
>>>>>house. In open car windows To people you see
>>waitng
>>>>>in their cars at parking lots. At libraries in
>>>books,
>>>>>magazines etc. If you rent videos put one in the
>>>>>movie you are returning. Leave them on video
>games
>>>>>in the arcade
>>>>>Basically anywhere you go. Just pray that God will
>>>>>prepare peoples heart and open doors before you
>>leave
>>>>>for the day and trust God to do the rest. Remeber
>it
>>>>>is God who does the saving not us. We are merely
>>>>>planters and waterers.
>>>>>If God is speaking to you about your lack of
>>>>>evangelistic concern, pray something like this now:
>>>>>Father, please forgive me for my lack of love for
>>>this
>>>>>dying world. From this day forward I
>>>>>will strive to be a “true and faithful witness.”
>>>>>Please give me the wisdom to know what to
>>>>>say to reach the lost. In Jesus’ name I pray.
>Amen.
>>>>>I hope that this will encourage some if not all to
>>>>>consider tracts. May God bless you.
>>>>>Taken from the evidence bible
>>>www.theevidencebible.org
>>>>>
>>>>>Intersted try
>>>>>www.fellowshiptractleague.org
>>>>>www.raycomfort.com
>>>>>www.chick.com
>>>>>www.av1611.org
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