Silent preachers: the value of Gospel tracts

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By: Mona Leiter | www.lakeroadchapel.org
“What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” -Mark 8:36
“Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, but through Me.”” -John 14:6
These, and many other portions of truth from the Bible, are the message we are seeking to proclaim to the lost world around us. We communicate these life-giving truths to people by our words and by our actions. The words of men are weak and changeable, but the Word of God is powerful and lasts forever.
How can we best communicate the message of the Glorious Gospel to those around us, especially to those with whom we only come in contact briefly? The God-ordained method of proclaiming the truth of the Scriptures is preaching (1 Corinthians 1:21). Preaching would normally be in the form of a gathering of people, a Bible study, or in a conversation with someone. Tracts should help us to share words of life and truth with the lost people around us. Most of the lost world that we are seeking to reach will never enter a church building to hear the truth proclaimed through preaching from a pulpit. So, we must go to the people with the precious seed of the Gospel!
Gospel tracts, sometimes referred to as « Paper Missionaries » or « Silent Preachers », are very useful to start a conversation about God and eternity and plant a seed of the Gospel. There have been untold millions who have been reached by the message of the Gospel through this method. In my own life I discovered a gospel tract on the ground in the subway system in one of the major cities on the east coast. That gospel tract was one of many things God used to work in my life and to draw me to Himself.
A good gospel tract contains portions of Scripture and an exhortation to the reader to turn to God. The purpose of gospel tracts is not to entertain people but to stir their spirits and challenge their intellect. A tract should not give the wrong message concerning what true Christianity is all about. After all, no one can be tricked into becoming a true follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. The « new birth » is not signing your name at the end of a gospel tract or a Bible. The goal of every good gospel tract is to show the readers their need of a Savior and to point them to Christ, because one day we will all stand before a Holy God.
If we are truly burdened for those around us, then we will look for ways to reach them for Christ. It is important to be ready to share the gospel any time we are in contact with people, one-on-one or in a group. Since we are planting the seed of the gospel, we may not see many visible results immediately, but we can be certain that God is at work even when we are not aware of it or cannot actually see what He is doing in lives. Gospel tracts are a very good tool to reach students on a university campus, people at a bus stop, walking in the streets, at the bakery, cinema, newsstand, a park, beach, etc. People may read the gospel tracts at the time they receive them or sometimes even much later.
It is good to be reminded that the « Paper Missionaries » or « Silent Preachers » can go on speaking to people long after we have no further contact with them. Even if they are thrown away, someone may later pick them up and read them. The Apostle Paul said, « I might by any means save some. » If Paul had access to the printed page as we do, we can be sure that he would carry his convictions to the full. We should all carry gospel tracts with us everywhere we go and open our eyes to hundreds of opportunities before us, to either give them to an individual or simply leave them behind (phone booth, elevator, bus seat, etc.).
We are called to go and share the good news of forgiveness of sins and eternal life with those around us. It is very easy to distribute Gospel tracts; they are very effective in starting a conversation that leads into the full gospel message. We should use tracts constant and frequently… just because God can use them in lives.
When preaching and private talk are not available, you need to have a tract ready . . . Get good striking tracts, or none at all. But a touching gospel tract may be the seed of eternal life. Therefore, do not go out without your tracts.
- Charles Spurgeon
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TIP to share the Gospel

Look up the free magazines or newspapers in your area. Find out how much it costs to get an insert placed. Order 1,000 Gospel tracts (or however many the minimum is for inserts) from www.freetractsource.co.uk and pay for them to be added to the publication. At best 1000 people get to read and ponder eternal things, at worst one person gets to.
I just found a local magazine that will do inserts for £18+VAT per thousand and the minimum is 1,000 to go in the months issue.
They may refuse the leaflet because of the content... but one would have to ask what grounds and if it is descrimination... at best, a landmark case to free others to do it. At worst, publicity on the Christian Insitute and hopefully more people hear the Gospel as a result through secular investigation!

a testimony from a Gospel tract!

A dear sister in Christ shared this with me today and I hope it will bless you and encourage you to keep sharing the message through tracts!

"Jesse Boyd was preaching in Kathmandu yesterday & he was pestered by a Hindu woman who came in his face. Jesse writes: "A woman had been watching the exchange. She approached and with true joy on her face thanked me for my bold words to that Hindu sadhu. She complimented me on my language skills and ability to communicate the Gospel in her language...and thanked us for distributing the tracts and Scripture booklets. She shared how she had picked up a tract at the Mission Hospital in Nepal 20 years ago. She had pondered the Gospel message contained therein for 4 years and then gave her life to Jesus Christ. Her testimony was proof that the distribution of Gospel literature is not in vain though it may appear so. For, the results may not come until years later. We provided this lady with some materials and encouraged her to be a bold witness for Jesus Christ. She was so happy about our preaching, a true encouragement sent from the Lord.""

Download all our tracts at once

After many requests for downloads of the tracts you see at this website. I have now placed all the files together in a zip file, along with some files that should be helpful to people who do witnessing.

You can download the file here:

Right click here and select save as..

If you have any problems downloading this file, please let me know
realanswers@hotmail.co.uk

An Unsaved Person's Perspective of Christians

(James Smith, "The Book You Will Like!" 1859)

I do not believe that you Christians believe your own creed--for if you were persuaded that things really are as your Bibles teach, and that we poor lost people were really going to such a dreadful place as you say Hell is--then you would act more humanely toward us.

If you saw our houses on fire--you would run and help us to put the fire out; or if you saw us in danger of death--you would try to do something to save us. But you pretend to believe that we are going to Hell, and that Hell burns with fire and brimstone forever, and that once there we can never get out--and yet you talk to us about all sorts of things--but never say one word to us about saving our souls from this terrible doom!

So I have reasoned thus: either you Christians don't believe what you say--or else you must be the most hardened and unfeeling wretches in the universe! Now, as I don't believe that you are such cruel, hardened, and unfeeling people as this supposes--then I must conclude that, with all your talk--you Christians don't really believe what your Bibles teach!

For if you really believe what you say about sin, and Hell, and our danger--then you would act differently; and if you have a spark of kindness in your hearts--you would try to save us from such a dreadful doom. And, on the other hand, if you do not believe what you profess--then you Christians cannot be honest; and to say the least, there must be a great deal of hypocrisy among you.

Now, I honestly tell you that these are the things which have stumbled me more than anything, and until I can see you Christians act differently--I will not be persuaded to believe what your sort of folks say.

Do you have a testimony using tracts sent to you from Free tract source?


I would love for you to share a testimony of using a tract sent out to you from Free Tract Source. If anything it would encourage people to use tracts more and also give more praise to the Lord for the great things He has done. please email me your testimonies and I will publish some over time on this website. - realanswers@hotmail.co.uk

important notice for UK people who hand out tracts....

Please be aware that leaving leaflets / flyers or cards on cars can be considered littering, which is an offence under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. You must first seek permission from the land owner of any area you wish to leave such material.

Please note, this is only when placing literature on cars. Please see article on the right regarding leaflets on the streets.

Thanks. Nigel




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some quotes regarding tracts.... 

"When preaching and private tale are not available, 
you need to have a tract ready...get good striking tracts, 
or none at all...therefore, do not go out without your 
tracts." -Charles Spurgeon
 
"The only way to carry out the Great Commission will 
be by the means of the printed page." 
-Dr. Oswald J. Smith
 
"Fifty-three percent of all who come to Christ worldwide 
come through the use of printed gospel 
literature." -Joey Hancock
 
"Nothing surpasses a tract for sowing the seed of 
the Good News." -Billy Graham
 
Leaving A Tract For A Waitress
Sumner Wemp is a widely known Baptist evangelist 
who has been a steady advocate for the use of Gospel 
Tracts for decades. During one of his trips, Sumner 
had stopped in a restaurant in Salt Lake City, Utah 
for lunch. As was his habit, after the waitress took 
his order he shared a Gospel tract with her and politely 
asked her to read it when she had the time. A short time 
later she brought his lunch and then left to wait on a 
few other tables. Later she came by to check on Sumner, 
and she said, "I read your little paper." Sumner said,  
"Great!" "I did not know that," she said. "You did not 
know what?" Sumner asked.
"I did not know that Christ suffered for my sins," she 
said with her eyes full of tears. Sumner’s heart leaped 
for joy, and he quickly said, "Christ really did suffer 
and die for your sins. He took the punishment and paid 
the debt for all we have ever done wrong and
then rose again from the grave. He is alive today, and 
we can know Him personally." Then he carefully explained 
the Gospel and how we are not saved by our works but by 
what Christ did on the cross.
When Sumner asked if the waitress understood what he had 
told her, she said, "Yes, I see that now." He asked her 
if shed wanted to trust Jesus as her Lord and Savior. 
Almost crying now, she decided to Trust in Christ for 
eternal life. She had assurance that now she
was truly saved. She had served Sumner a meal that would 
feed him for a few hours, but he had introduced her to 
the Bread of Life (John 6:35) that would save her for 
eternity— all because he shared a simple Gospel Tract. 
When we Truly care about seeking to save that which is 
lost, we will do ALL that we can to get the Gospel Truth 
into the hands of the lost. This includes doing things as 
simple as leaving a Gospel Tract with a waitress (along 
with a generous tip of course)."

Reach people of different languages with the Gospel

See also: more ways to share the Gospel

Hi there, Here we have a connection for you to another website where their tracts may be downloaded or printed for free in 100 languages. Each one is a two-page PDF where the second page is the English version.
Click on the following link:

http://www.tracts.com/ontract.html

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Here is a very interesting item brought to you by Living Waters (Ray Comfort ministries).

It translates the Gospel for you to share it with people of different languages through your i-phone.Click the image above to find out more.

Bible Sale


over at Eden.co.uk is a Bible sale. This may be of interest to some:

click here to visit

Gospels start from only 30p each.

Also, see our page for low priced Bibles: click here

Let us know if you find any cheaper, please.

God bless.
Nigel

Reach into your neighbourhood....

Having recently moved house, I came across a noticeboard at my local newsagents. They charge for you to put up an A6 noticeand I thought that this would be a good place to put an advert for free Bibles.

As I was writing the notice i thought that this would actually be a good idea for a door to door tract. Aswell as something to keep handy for when you pass such a shop that will advertise (i think supermarkets havesections for advertising such things), its a good way of seeing who is interested in the things of God.

Its good to stock some Bibles to be ready. (click the link to the right to find the lowest price suppliers I can find)

Here you can see a leaflet I have designed, below it you can download the leaflet in PDF format and print it off. If you wish to mass print it, please contact me and I will try to help.

Glory to God!



to download:
right click here and select Save as...


Silence is deadly

I don't normally post videos, but i was quite struck by this one:



Tracts for the Pope's visit and people of other religions..

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Back:











contact us if you would like some of these:
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Somewhere else to leave your Gospel tracts...

While walking around a supermarket near my new home in Eastleigh, Hampshire, I was trying to think of new places to leave tracts. I have recently realised I need to hand out more / place more somehow. Casting my mind back to ideas i have read in the past, few take advantage of the vast area of supermarket shelving. Then I realised a great place to put them. Along with the toilets and books, a good place to put them is between cans of multipack items. These can range from baked beans to cans of beer. look out for these because if you fold your tract up and push it inbetween the cans, it won't leave the product until the cans are seperated by the customer when they get home.

Can I encourage you to re-visit the list of where to leave tracts, because I am sure you won't remember them all.

Here is the list again, with the above addition. Why not Print it off and stick it on your fridge!

PLEASE ADD YOUR IDEAS BY COMMENTING

adapted from: Powerful Ways to Use Gospel Tracts

1. It is currently NOT against the law to hand out Christian literature on public property here is the law for the UK. Please enquire about any other laws that may prohibit distribution on private property. For example, in Coventry, most of the town centre is private property so permission must be sought from the council.
2. Always ask God to use you, seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit for each tract placed, and then pray for the Lord of harvest to bless it.

- Put some in a plastic holder or envelope by your door, to give to anyone who comes to your door, and as a reminder to take some with you when you leave the house.
- Hand out to customers at local restaurants / leave at takeaways.
- Put on tables in post offices.
- Pass out on busy street corners.
- Pass out at schools after dismissal.
- Pass out to people waiting in line at theater or any place where there is a queue!
- Put in each box or bag of goods you might sell to people - ebay items etc.
- Send to people on birthdays or holidays.
- Leave in phone boxes.
- Put on car windows.
- Pass out door to door.
- Leave on sitting areas of shopping centres.
- Pass out at parades, festivals, and special events.
- Leave in city parks on benches, etc. (beware of wind and rain so that they don't become litter or pulp)
- Hand out at stadium entrances, etc.
- Leave at funeral homes.
- Give to attendants at parking garages, etc. If your ticket could benefit others, give it to someone with a tract.
- Leave in hotel rooms (in the drawers, telephone book, etc.)
- Give to waitresses with generous tips at restaurants
- Put in magazines in waiting rooms.
- Leave on hairdressers tables.
- Hand out at zoos, picnic areas, beaches.
- Include in bills paid by mail. OR simply post the prepaid envelopes you don't use with tracts in them.
- Hand to store employees, check-out clerks.
- Leave in waiting areas of hospitals.
- Leave in toilets at restaurants, schools, airports, etc.
- Leave in the bank where deposit slips are.
- Give to hospital and nursing home patients.
- Leave in returned library books.
- Leave on tables at markets, fairs, etc.
- Leave on tables at health club / gym
- Put in airport lounges, bus terminals, etc.
- Mail to relatives of deceased in obituaries.
- Leave on seats on bus, taxi, airplane, etc.
- Rent stalls at county or local fairs.
- Put in pockets of used clothing given away.
- Leave in dressing rooms of clothing stores.
- Put in sealed bottles in the ocean.
- Hand out at sporting events.
- In the workplace / through business (but don't steal time from your boss, do it at break!
- Magazines & Newspapers
- Public leaflets / information - slip one in!
- In shopping trolleys
- In clothes pockets in stores
- In nappy changing stations
- On ATM machines (or any credit card slot)
- In elevators
- On hotel dressers for the room cleaners
- On newspaper racks
- In plane, bus or car seat pockets
- Inside "religious" books or any other popular books in the library or book store
- Between the rubber and the glass on driver's side windows
- If you rent videos put one in the movie you are returning.
- Leave them on video games in the arcade
- Pull out a couple of feet of toilet paper, and insert the tract while rolling it back up (clean bathrooms only!)
- Place tract in napkin holders, behind a few napkins
- Place money / coin tracts in a buskers box / street entertainers collection box. TIP: if its a note tract, expect the music to stop!
- Inbetween multi-pack items at the grocery store / supermarket (the tract will stay with the product until the customer takes it home!)

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All our tracts are now downloadable

It is SO exciting the way in which this website has developed. In less than a year, this website has been able to offer you over 10 new designs for FREE!

The tracts have gone all over the world! Thats tens of thousands of people who have been able to read our wonderful Gospel through these tracts! AMAZING!!

I would also like to say a BIG thank you to all who have asked to post them some (and have been patient with the postage times too!). Thank you to all those who have been very generous in donationing towards the re-production of the tracts and the postage costs. Please continue leaving me feedback for the designs and any ideas you have for future tracts.

I wanted to let you know two things. Firstly, every page that you see a tract design, you will now be able to download the design to print it off yourself. If you need help getting them mass - printed then please let me know.

Secondly, if you would like your own contact details placing on the downloadable tracts then please let me know. All that I ask is that you keep the www.freetractsource.co.uk website address so other Christians can find out where to get FREE tracts.

Thank you once again for sharing in this wonderful mass spreading of the Lord's Gospel.

Isaiah 52:7
"How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things,Who proclaims salvation"

God bless.

Nigel
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