“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies” (Amos 5:21)
As I write this letter it’s July 2022. This marks two significant events. Bezeugen was formed in July 2007 making this the 15th anniversary. This letter is for October. It will mark the 14th anniversary of the Bezeugen Tract Club. The first mailing went out in October 2008. At our 10th anniversary we released a booklet detailing the history of the ministry. Reminiscing on the first tract club mailing, the book says:
We started hosting many outreach opportunities around the DFW metroplex so that people who had been to our seminar could come out to share the Gospel. We like to look at it as the laboratory part of the seminar. We’ve shared the Gospel at all the major sports venues in Dallas and even had the opportunity to share the Gospel at the Super Bowl, World Series and NBA Finals as well as the Cotton Bowl and many other events.
While sharing the Gospel at a Dallas Cowboys game a woman picked up a tract from the ground and was reading it. Carl went over and talked to her and asked her if she understood what she was reading. She said, “no, can you explain it to me?” Carl shared the Gospel with her and she received eternal life in Jesus. Another couple came out from the game and after giving them some tracts we had a conversation with them. They identified themselves as Christian. So we asked if they ever share the Gospel with other people. They indicated they did not know where to get Gospel resources. I got their email address and told them I’d send them some links to where they could order them. I sent them the email to follow up.
The next day it struck me, not like an audible voice of God or anything, but certainly like God telling me essentially, “Carl, why don’t you send the tracts to them?” And just like that the idea for the Bezeugen Tract Club was born. I called Craig and suggested that we send 30 free Gospel tracts per month to people, so they could share them one every day. He liked the idea. At that time, we had about 100 people on an email list that we would let them know when we were going to share the Gospel and they would pray for us when we did. So in October 2008 we prepared the first mailing of the Bezeugen Tract Club and sent it to these 100 people with a letter telling them that if they wanted to receive tracts each month to let us know. Some joined, some didn’t.
We have a few copies of the 10th anniversary booklet on hand. If you are interested in receiving a copy they are available by donation of any amount that at least covers postage. Please make a donation online.
This months tracts include:
Great Pumpkin… This is a fun tract to hand out at Halloween or leading up to Halloween. Once a year people come right to your door. They need the Gospel too. Check out the BLOG for lot’s of ideas on how to share the Gospel with trick-or-treaters. If you need extra for a trunk or treat or the kids that will come to your door you can request them at http://donate.bezeugen.org/
Cancer Awareness… This is a powerful tract developed in honor of a number of friends of the ministry who have had cancer. Some the Lord called home. Some recovered and use their experience to tell of God’s glory! As you hand out this tract to share the Gospel remember that everyone has a certain “kind of cancer” called sin. Jesus is the only remedy. That’s right. Imagine if your doctor told you the only remedy is surgery and chemo and you said, “you know doc, I’m not really that fond of surgery”. Well, you’d likely die if not getting the prescribed treatment. The wages of sin is death. Only Jesus has conquered death. The world does not like that solution, but it remains the only one!
Get out of Hell Free … This remains one of the most popular and requested tracts. Often people who get one ask for another to hand to a friend. I recall one pastor sharing with me that a member of his church was upset that the tract says “God hates these types of religions”. The man went so far as to ask “who authorized the use of this tract at our church?” The pastor looked back at him and said, “I did!” He wasn’t being flippant. Actually, Christianity is not a religion, it is a relationship with God. Religions are man made attempts to earn favor with God. But that is not possible except through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Million Dollar Eye Test… This tract was developed to hand out at the State Fair of Texas. For the past ten years Bezeugen Ministries has staffed a booth at the fair that is run by Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship. The booth has a large banner in the back that say’s “Million Dollar Eye Test”. People are drawn in. We use a simple example to ask if they would trade an eye for one million dollars. We use that answer to establish the great value they have on their eye. But the eye is merely the window to the soul. So we then ask how much more valuable their soul is and where it will go when they die. That leads to sharing the Gospel. It’s a great conversation starter. Use this tract in the same way to get people thinking about the value of their soul. For more information on the outreach see their Facebook page. Bezeugen Ministries will be at the State Fair of Texas on Saturday, October 22nd. Prayers are appreciated.
