Bezeugen BLOG

Amazing how 2021 seems to have flown by. In October a group of us from Bezeugen were sharing the Gospel at the State Fair of Texas. In one day we handed out over 5,000 Gospel tracts and had many wonderful Gospel conversations. Several people who came to the booth professed their faith in Jesus!

As we look towards 2022, we are excited to let you know that we already have three new tracts planned for our February, March, and April mailings. Additional new tracts are in the works. As life returns to normal we are hoping to make plans for other outreaches in 2022!

You probably have the December 2021 mailing of the Bezeugen Tract Club by now. In case you missed it in the letter, we have extra Christmas tracts available. You can learn more on Rumble or YouTube.  To request Christmas tracts please go to donate.bezeugen.org  and make your request.

Since May 2010 a number of us have been praying monthly for our nation. This is in line with the National Day of Prayer that happens only once per year. We started praying monthly at city halls, churches, and businesses on the First Thursday of each month in June 2010. Each month we post a list of suggested A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) model of prayer verses. Each group can choose to use those verses or not. Please consider joining one of our existing groups, or start a group in your area. If you’d like to be included on a specific monthly email about this please let me know. And if you choose to start your own group please let us know that too so we can share that your group exists. Details for December 2nd prayer events can be found online on the BLOG.

We are grateful for all of our members. If you enjoy the tract club, please tell a friend and encourage them to enroll online to receive their own supply of 30 FREE Gospel tracts per month. If you’d like to share with your friend how the tract club is blessing others, you can share this post with a sample of some encouraging words we have received recently.

Are you feeling fearful when it comes to sharing the Gospel? Bezeugen Ministries provides a free two hour “Basic Evangelism Training Seminar”. If you’d like live or in person training feel free to call us and we can see about visiting you, or doing something live online. In the meantime, we have a recording of our seminar that you can watch on your own or with a group of friends. The recording can be found on Rumble  or YouTube .

The Bezeugen Ministries is a 501c3 non-profit. All donations are greatly appreciated and are used to share the Gospel and provide the tracts for the Bezeugen Tract Club. Please prayerfully consider a one time or recurring donation. More information on supporting Bezeugen Ministries can be found at http://donate.bezeugen.org/. Requests for additional tracts, bookmarks, door hangers and million dollar bills tracts can also be made through that page.

Thursday, December 2nd, is the First Thursday of the month. We will be gathering to pray for our Nation, Leaders and Revival at the following locations.

Suggested A.C.T.S. (Adoration Confession Thanksgiving Supplication) verses for prayer are:

Groups may deviate from this guide, or use other resources like found on the National Day of Prayer website like this prayer guide.

I recall talking to an atheist once and he said “if Jesus came to my house and walked across my swimming pool, then I’ll believe”. He was looking for a sign. The Lord offered to let Ahaz name a sign. But he would not put the Lord to the test. Notice then in Isaiah 7:14 that God in His grace provides the sign. Christ at Christmas! Jesus’ birth was prophesized. It was a clear sign that splits time from BC to AD. But more than that Jesus provides the only way man can be saved from his sin! This Christmas, go tell everyone you know, and everyone you meet, that Jesus is the reason for the season!

Christmas is probably the easiest time of the year to share the Gospel because most people celebrate Christmas regardless of whether they are Christian or not. Therefore it is a great opportunity to explain to them the true meaning of Christmas. One easy way to share the Gospel this time of year is simply to smile, say “Merry Christmas”, and then hand them a Gospel tract. Most people will just take the tract from you and say thanks! Try it. You might be surprised how easy it is to strike up a conversation with someone this way.

You might check the events calendar in your town to see if there are any special events coming up. Perhaps there is a parade where you could hand out tracts and candy canes. Perhaps a group from your church will go door to door to sing Christmas Carols and you could hand a tract to someone at each house. Or maybe you’ll just be going to the mall to shop and need some extra tracts to hand out.

Instead of just wishing people “Merry Christmas” on Facebook, why not send them a Christmas card in the mail. The ones we receive are really meaningful. When you send the Christmas card you can also include a Gospel tract! It’s a simple way to witness to your friends and family. We have more Christmas tracts on hand. If you can use more, please submit a request online.

For a $5 donation to Bezeugen Ministries we will send you 100 tracts. Use the enclosed donation envelope to make your request. To avoid delays with the postal system, you might prefer to make your request online at http://donate.bezeugen.org. Larger quantities are available as well. Please consult the website for details.

Are you feeling fearful when it comes to sharing the Gospel? Bezeugen Ministries provides a free two hour “Basic Evangelism Training Seminar”. If you’d like live or in person training feel free to call us and we can see about visiting you, or doing something live online. In the meantime, we have a recording of our seminar that you can watch on your own or with a group of friends. The recording can be found on Rumble or YouTube.

“For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. ” Matthew 5:20

In our two-hour Basic Evangelism Training Seminar we talk about religions. In particular we talk about how many religions there are in the world. If you search on the Internet for “how many religions are there in the world” or other similar searches you’ll find webpages claiming upwards of 4,200 different religions. We talk about how difficult it would to share the Gospel if you first needed to  dispute every point of any one of these religions.

In a sermon I was listening to recently, the preacher suggested all the world’s religion boils down to two: Human Achievement, and Devine Accomplishment. In Matthew 5:20 Jesus teaches his disciples that unless their righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees they will not enter the kingdom of heaven. These are people who were doing everything by the book. Following every letter of the Law. If they could not get in based on their works (Human Achievement), how could anyone possibly get to Heaven. That’s where Devine Accomplishment comes in.

Jesus completely fulfilled the Law by His life, death, and resurrection. He calls us to “repent and believe the Gospel” (Mark 1:15) and when we do his righteousness is credited to us. Isn’t it amazing, God’s Devine Accomplishment is credited to us! God then gives us the command to go and share this message with others.

The artwork on the John 14:6 tract was produced by our good friend Keith Neds. Keith, his family, and many from his church have been helping pack tract club envelopes for the Bezeugen Tract Club for years. Perhaps you’d like some calligraphy for your home, or as a gift for someone special this Christmas. You can order from him at www.calligraphyforchrist.com.

Hard to believe 2021 is almost over. Soon Christmas cards will be going into the mail. A simple way to witness to your family and friends is to include a Gospel tract with your Christmas Card. We have plenty of extra Christmas tracts on hand. For a $5 donation to Bezeugen Ministries we will send you 100 tracts. Use the enclosed donation envelope to make your request or you can donate and make your request online. Larger quantities are available as well. Please consult the website for details. In the article linked at the bottom of this letter on the BLOG we will include details of which Christmas tracts we have on hand.

Christmas is also an easy time to share the Gospel because most people celebrate Christmas regardless of whether they are Christian or not. Therefore it is a great opportunity to explain to them the true meaning of Christmas. You might check the events calendar in your town to see if there are any special events coming up. Perhaps there is a parade where you could hand out tracts and candy canes. Perhaps a group from your church will go door to door to sing Christmas Carols and you could hand a tract to someone at each house. Or maybe you’ll just be going to the mall to shop and need some extra tracts to hand out. The December mailing of the Bezeugen Tract Club will provide 30 Christmas tracts. If you need more, please submit a request.

Thursday, October 7th, is the First Thursday of October. We will meet for prayer for our nation, leaders and revival. We have four locations:

Suggested A.C.T.S. verses for prayer are:

Please also pray for our team from Bezeugen Ministries who will be sharing the Gospel at the State Fair of Texas 10AM to 10PM on Saturday, October 16th.

In October 2008 we mailed our first Bezeugen Tract Club mailing. Craig and Carl had been sharing the Gospel weekly at a local shopping mall and in the process had asked various friends to pray for us each time we went out. That list of people had grown to about 100 souls. We eventually decided to go share the Gospel at some events locally. One such event was a Dallas Cowboys game (back at the old stadium in Irving). I can remember it like it was yesterday.

At this particular game we arrived when the game was ending and were handing out tracts to people as they left the stadium. Most took a tract and continued walking. But some stopped to talk for a one on one conversation. As we have done thousands of times now, if someone would identify as a believer in Jesus we would ask a couple probing questions to see why they would go to heaven. If their answers were not around being “born again” or “trusting Christ alone” for salvation then we would go to the Gospel. Otherwise, we could talk about discipleship.

Often those discipleship questions would turn to asking the person if they had ever shared their faith. Many of those who said no, would follow up with “I don’t know how”. One woman that day said “I wouldn’t know where to get tracts like these”.  I told her that if she gave me her email address I’d send her some links to websites of where she could order. She agreed and I followed up when I got home.

The next day I was driving in my car thinking about this. I realized that a pack of tracts would run $5-7. Someone might want a few varieties. So that’s $20-30. And then there is shipping. So someone might spend over $25 to get some tracts and then when 500 or so tracts arrived might be so overwhelmed that instead of getting started, they might feel defeated and do nothing.

Then I was struck with an idea as if the Lord was speaking to me. No, I didn’t hear an audible voice or anything. But it was as if He was saying “why don’t you send her the tracts”. What if we sent out 30 gospel tracts per month and encouraged people to share one every day. By receiving 30 at a time it would not be so overwhelming to someone. An accompanying letter suggesting ways to share the tracts could help too!

Our first mailing went out in October 2008 to those 100 or so people on our prayer list. We explained it was a one time mailing, unless we heard from them wanting to receive them monthly. Some responded affirmatively. Some didn’t respond till a few months later. Others didn’t reply. As we enter our 14th year of sending out tracts we hope you are encouraged to share the Gospel every day.

This is the 157th mailing of the Bezeugen Tract Club. Each month tracts are sent to every US State and most Canadian Provinces. Over the last 13 years more that 4.6 million tracts have been sent to Bezeugen Tract Club members to distribute. We hope and pray you are encouraged to share the Gospel everyday, “As You Go”.

Thursday, September 2nd, is the First Thursday of the month. We have four groups. If you have questions about a specific location please contact that leader directly. If you’d like to be included as a site for monthly prayer please contact Carl.

Our focus is to pray for our nation, leaders and revival. There are many needs on local and national levels. Below is a list of suggested A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication) verses for prayer. If you are interested in getting a daily email with A.C.T.S. verses each day contact Carl and he can add you to the distribution list. The daily email has a number of features including sermons to take you through the Bible in a year, monthly and annual Bible reading plans, and more!