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Date Posted: 01:07:06 05/21/08 Wed
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allen
's message, "Re: Please consider this!!" on 00:29:14 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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