One of our tract club members called on the phone recently. He was very excited to be sharing the Gospel with the homeless by attaching one of our tracts to packets of ramen noodles and handing them out at the local shelter. He also was putting the tracts into bags with small snacks to distribute as well. As we talked on the phone we were reminded that these are ways to feed the body and the soul at the same time! Perhaps there is a local homeless shelter near you where you could distribute tracts with food. Or perhaps you could make some small snack bags to keep in your car. Put a tract bag in each bag and then when you see a homeless person, maybe at a stop light, hand them the bag. Instead of giving them money you would be feeding their body along with their soul.
This months guest writer is Scott Thompson. Scott and Carl met a number of years ago via the “Everyday Club” BLOG which they later incorporated into Bezeugen Ministries (see www.bezeugen.org/everyday/). Scott runs the social media for Bezeugen including the daily scripture verses and the daily tract challenges. Scott writes:
Sumner Wenp asked one time, “God uses Gospel tracts. Do you?” I have been giving out tracts since the year I was saved, 1993. They are useful in evangelizing the lost. Gospel tracts speak to someone when we can’t. They can go places where we can’t. They are ice breakers when you want to speak to someone about the Gospel. Many have been saved thru reading them.
I came in contact with Bezeugen Ministries in 2011 when joining the Bezeugen Tract Club through the link on Steve Sanchez”s blog, Stone The Preacher. When I received my first supply of 30 free tracts a month, I discovered that they were an encouragement to give out more. They are business card size, which makes them easy to carry and easy to give out. They can be left anywhere for people to pickup and read.
I ask a lot of people, “Did you get one of these?” Several times someone has told me,”Yes. You gave me one at such-and-such place.” Using that line makes it easier to get tracts into the hands of the lost. If you would ask, “Do you want one of these?” , most people would say no.
I love mass evangelism like parades and fairs. COVID-19 has put a damper on these events, which I miss very much. Carl invited me to go to the State Fair Of Texas Gospel Outreach one year. I was blown away by the number of people who attended the fair that day. We gave out thousands of tracts to the fair goers. Hopefully, we will be able to go this year (since it was cancelled in 2020). It is a thrill to get the Gospel into the hands of those who Jesus died for!
May the Lord be with you
The original Star Wars movie, Episode IV A New Hope, was released May 25, 1977. As a tie back to this original release date and that catch phrase used in the movie, May the Fourth has been celebrated by Star Wars fans everywhere for years. To connect with this culture we created this tract a number of years ago. It is especially fun to find someone dressed as Vader, Luke, Han or Leia and hand them a tract. But the tract is equally effective for those not in costume and every other day of the year too. In fact it’s a promise of Jesus to all believers that he will be with you always! That’s comforting!
Get out of Hell Free
By far one of the most popular if not the most popular tracts we have made. I still remember vividly the first event I took these too. It was a street art festival in Fort Worth (Texas). Many people go to the festival and drink a bit too much while the spend the day looking at art and listening to music. One of the first Get Out of Hell Free cards went to a young man who as he walked away looked over his shoulder and called out to me, “I might need this tonight” because seeing the design he had mistaken it for a get out of “jail” free card. The thing of it is, that if someone ends up in jail, there is a chance they can get out. But not so, with Hell. Hell is permanent, eternally facing God’s wrath. Let’s not let people go there unwarned!
Thank You Community Version
This version of thank you tract targets community workers. Many of them have been working over time for more than a year as the world responds to the global pandemic. This card is a thank you targeted to them, but can also be handed to anyone else that you want to thank.
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The Bible says we can know for sure if we are saved. Yet I meet people all the time that when I asked them if they are going to Heaven when they die they will say “I hope so”! 2 Corinthians 13:5 says to “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith.“ This can be a non confrontational way to talk with someone who says they grew up in the church or their whole family is Christian without pointing a finger. Maybe they think they are saved but they are not sure. You can then explain the Gospel as “we have all sinned like lying, stealing, hating one another and looking with lust. Can you relate?” And then when they do, go on to why Jesus came, lived, died and rose from the dead to save us. This tract is a great conversation starter to find out exactly where someone stands regarding eternity and then continuing a conversation from there. Or, you can just hand them out or leave them on a table or at a gas pump for someone to find and ponder on their own!
Join the Everyday Club
The Everyday Club allows tract club members to connect with one another online and encourage each other to share the Gospel everyday. You can find us on Facebook and MeWe. For more information on the history of the Everyday Club and how to join go to www.bezeugen.org/everyday/.
More tracts? Less Tracts? Moving?
The Bezeugen Tract Club provides 30 FREE Gospel tracts per month. Some people prefer less frequent mailings. If you find you are overstocked on tracts you can request to receive the mailings bi-monthly or quarterly instead. Please also help us keep our records up to date. If you are moving, kindly provide your new address. You can renew for monthly, bi-month, or quarterly mailings and provide address updates at renew dot tract dot club. If you’d like to request more tracts to hand out, please complete the order form.
