Passing out Tracts!

Many people do not pass out tracts because they are not sure how to go about it. Well it is simple! JUST DO IT! I recently purchase a new study bible from Living Waters called "The Evidence Bible". There is an inset at the top left in Mark Chapter 4 titled "Where to Leave Tracts" and here is the list they share:

* At Pay Phones (we dont see many of these any more)
* In shopping carts
* In clothes pockets in stores
* In letters to loved ones
* With a "generous" tip
* 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's and bank counters
* In envelopes with bill payments
* In elevators
* On hotel dressers for the maid
* on ice machines
* On newspaper racks
* In waiting rooms of doctors offices and hospitals ( I missed an opportunity this past week )
* On seats at airports, subways and bus stations
* In plane seat pockets
* Inside magazines
* In cabs
* In Laundry mats

After looking at this list I bet you can think of even more places. At the grocery store, the video store, Walmart employees.

Some people never get out of thier house but they still have people come and visit them, they can leave tracts on the coffee table and give them out then. Those who are more blessed financially can order tracts in large quantities and give them to trustworthy individuals to be passed out in grocery stores and malls, to be left with "Generous tips" (even if the service was bad, that is called grace, receiving a gift we don't desrve)

We see people everyday who do not have a real relationship with Jesus. Many are like I was, relying on a prayer from childhood. We are not save by words crossing the lips. We are saved by Faith, evidenced by a total surrender, by realizing there is nothing we can ever do to repay what God has done for us thru his Son, Jesus. You know we must first come before the throne and realize that we need forgiveness, that without what Jesus did on the cross, we cannot make it to Heaven, That he is the way the truth and the light, that no one come to the Father but by him. I am not talking about head knowledge that Jesus is real or that he died for our sins, even the demons believe that. I am talking about true faith.

If placed in the position of choosing Christ & death or renounce Christ and life what would you do? Really! What would you do? Abdul Rahman chose Christ and was spared for the wrath of the government but now lives in hiding in Afghanistan today in fear for his life. Yet he has not renouced the Christ! He never waivered in the face of execution. Would you do the same? The Bible teaches us to examine ourselves and see if we are in the faith. I urge you to do this today!

You know that in America it is very unlikely that you will be injured in any way for sharing your faith. In fact, You are more likely to be injured in a car accident than to be injuered sharing your faith. I was in Hobby Lobby today and gave out a couple of million dollar bills. In Wal-mart Tuesday I was able to give some Ten Commandment coins, and another tonight at Chille Verde

Take 9 minutes and listen to this "George Street"

Then "Go & Share your faith while THEY still have time!"

Remember the disciples were cowards on Friday and willing martyrs from the day of pentecost on. Paul was stoned, beatened, jailed, shipwrecked and willingly went to his execution in Rome. All this in an effort to share the Gospel.

Don't trust HEARSAY!

Hearsay in its most general and oldest meaning is a term used in the law of evidence to describe an out of court statement offered to establish the facts asserted in that statement. Hearsay is generally not admissible in common law courts because it is of suspect value, but there are many exceptions to this prohibition.

Why is hearsay inadmissible? Because when we repeat what someone said, we repeat what we think who heard or what we think he/she meant. The problem is that we usually get something about that wrong. Do I have you wondering where I am going?

Genesis 3:3 "of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die."

Well, this is the first example of hearsay in the scripture. It was not to long after creation. God gave Adam instruction concerning the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in

Genesis 2:17 "But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

We see here that Eve got it wrong! God never said you cannot touch the tree, he said do not eat of the tree! Either Adam or Eve added to God's words.

Now my point here is, how often do we sit in the sanctuary, in Sunday School class or simple talking with friends about scripture and we here something and it sounds right and we simply agree or accept it as fact. We should always prove the scriptures for ourselves. Here is an example, you have heard the saying "Spare the rod and spoil the child!" well that is almost rooted in scripture.

Proverbs 13:24 "He that spares his rod hates his son: but he that loves him chastens him betimes."

Betimes, by the way, means "early".

Now that sheds new light on that one doesn't it. It states if we love them we will punish them when they need it. And if we don't punish them we hate them, the word spoil is not used at all. Are you starting to see what I am talking about? Not just with this verse but with all verses, anytime we are told that the Bible says, we should not go tell others that the Bible says until we have studied it for ourselves. A lot of my beliefs growing up were based upon what someone told someone who told me. When it comes to God's Word we have no excuse for not getting this right from the God's Word.

A few years ago, I went through a 3 year Bible study course. This has been helpful in studying the Bible on my own and has really enlightened me as to how much I was relying on hearsay. I have started studying back through the Bible at a much slower pace with a goal for even more understanding. We cannot rely on the study of others we must study for ourselves. Not sure how to study, well simply start one chapter at a time, and keep in mind that our Bible is not assembled in chronological order. If you would like to study the Bible the chronological I would suggest using the Willmington's Guide to the Bible.

Study your bible so the you can give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear ( 1 Pet 3:15 ).

There goes another minute, gone forever!
GO SHARE YOUR FAITH WHILE THEY STILL CAN LISTEN!!!

The Great Omission

You heard of the Great Commission, in today's churches this has become the Great Omission. Most Christians have forgotten the call, or are they really Christians. Do most Christians live in violation of the 1st Commandment? ( Thou Shalt have no other gods before me! ) or the 2nd? ( Thou shalt not make any graven images? ) Most of us say we haven't, but look at that one again! A graven image, whether physical or mental, is a god we create first in our minds. We often say to ourselves, "My God would not ask me to to take a stand that could cost me my job!", Well the god you created in your mind probably would not, but the God of the Bible would ask you to take a stand that would cost you even more, he might ask you to give your life. 10 of the original 12 were martyred, 1 was inprisoned for life on the isle of Patmos. Missionaries in other countries die almost daily for thier faith even today. Some, like Rachael Scott of Columbine, are called to give thier lives right here in this country, while we as "so called Christians" are afraid to stand up when our jobs might be on the line. We are afraid to speak the name of Jesus. We cower at the threat of a lawsuit and yet we call ourselves Christians. We live in fear, when we should be living in VICTORY. The battles is over!!! It was won on the cross 2000 years ago yet we are still hiding in the shadows like the apostles did before the resurrection. These men face persecution like we never have and yet they stood and preached, they preached until they where executed. Paul is recorded to have praised God from the jail even after being beat within an inch of his life. AND WE DONT WANT TO OFFEND ANYONE!!! We dont want to drive them away! Whe are we gonna drive them to? WHERE? WHERE? Is there somewhere else besides Hell? Somewhere worse? The bible I study says there is not! God is plain we all will end up in one of 2 places, Heaven or Hell! If they are already going to Heaven there is nothing we can do to prevent that (John 10:29 - "My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. "). Sadly many will be in Hell because of our apathy. This makes me look at "we so called Christians" and wonder if we truly are saved.

As Charles Surgeon put it, "Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then you are not saved yourself. Be sure of that." I agree with that statement. While we are not all called to be Billy Grahams, Charles Spurgeons, Jack Sheltons, we are all "CALLED", the Great Commission is a call to all Christians everywhere. Not just a few. If you still draw breathe then "The Great Commission" applies to YOU!!

Some of you are saying well I am not sure, I am no preacher, I am no teacher, my health is failing, my eyes are bad, my knees are bad. Well there is good news, the definition of preach is this "speak, plead, or argue in favour of" If you can "speak" then you are qualified to "preach" the gospel to every person you see. That is tell them what God did for them, but don't forget to start like Jesus did, first he pointed out the need for a savior. He pointed out thier "SIN" and he did something we are often afraid to do today. He called sin, SIN. If you need help learning to share your faith by way of the LAW ( the 10 commandments ) then try visiting:

http://www.wayofthemaster.com.

The easiest way to begin is to start by simply handing out tracts. I purchase my tracts from Living Waters I have rarely had someone refuse one of thier tracts and never had anyone get upset with me. Most people thank me and continue on thier way, some ask questions but most just say "Thanks". My favorites are the 10 Commandment Coins, Million Dollar Bills and the Smart Cards
All of these are effective and get peoples attention. The 10 Commandment coins are great to give out at prarades and festivals where people are already in the mode of collecting the aluminum tokens.

So as Kirk Cameron & Ray Comfort say. "Don't waist another minute, Go and share your faith while you still have time!!!"

God Bless You