Witnessing

Witnessing to others can be one of the most rewarding things that a person can do for the Lord. There are several ways of witnessing to people, and I think one of the best ways to witness is with the use of tracts.

What are tracts? Tracts are pamphlets or small booklets that use Bible verses and sometimes a story to tell or show people about the love God has for his creation. They also show the forgiveness of sins God has provided by giving us His Son Jesus Christ. My personal favorite for tracts are small comic book tracts published by Chick Tract. You will find some Christians that seem to think that a comic book tract is not appropriate for witnessing to an adult, but I guarantee that they have never watched an adult intensely reading the message given in one of these small booklets.  Chick Tract's website is http://www.chick.com/catalog/tractlist.asp.

I remember one time going out for coffee with a Christian friend, and as we were sitting there, I placed a tract in between the napkins in the napkin dispenser on our table. My friend watched me and then said to me "Why do you bother doing that? You could be using that money to help feed children, or support missions. You are just wasting your money on those things." This same Christian friend later made a special trip to see me, and with a smile on his face he said, "Remember what I said to you when you put that tract in the napkin thing? Well forget it, you just keep giving out those tracts." A bit surprised at his statement, I asked him why the change of heart?

 

"Well he said, I had been talking to a friend of mine about Christ for several weeks who was not saved. He just would not accept what I was telling him. This friend stopped by yesterday, and he was so excited. He told me that he finally understood what I was trying to tell him, and that he had asked Jesus to come into his heart. So I asked him, what happened? He told me about how he had gone to lunch at this restaurant in town, and found this booklet that fell out of the napkin dispenser as he was pulling out a napkin. He said he started reading the booklet, and it just all clicked, it all made sense." At this point my Christian friend said to me again, "So you keep putting those things out."

 

This was the first time I had ever been shown by the Lord how He had been using the tracts that my family and I had been giving out. It is a great feeling knowing that the Lord has let you be a instrument that helped someone find eternal life through Jesus Christ. It is one of those "Praise the Lord" moments. Giving out tracts is not a hard thing to do. You can put them anywhere--in phone booths, on park benches, even in bathrooms. Leave one sitting on the seat of the bus before you get off at your stop. I like putting one with my tip before leaving a restaurant.

 

For several years my son and I would dress up as clowns and go to a nursing home in town on Halloween night. We would make balloon animals for the kids (and the parents), and then slip a tract or two along with some candy in the kids bags. Another way we found we could pass out tracts was by volunteering our time at an open house or a grand opening of a Christian business. We would volunteer as long as we were allowed to pass out tracts to the people entering the event. One time we went on a weekend missions trip into the inner city where we again dressed up as clowns, had a grill out in a local park where we fed hundreds of people, made balloon animals, did some face painting, and passed out tons of tracts that told people about Jesus Christ.

The ways you can give them out, and the places you can leave them for people to find is unlimited. Want to give it a try? Ask us for a pack of tracts, and we will give you your chance to spread the Word of God. Just send us an email at itsfree@godareyououtthere.org and ask for some free tracts.

Proverbs 11:30 "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise."

 

 

 

 

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