Febuary 2010

It just continues to amaze me that when we go out with a mind and heart open to reaching the lost, God places people right in front of us with open hearts of their own. I was blessed this month and able to still go downtown to the market again with my wife, even though it was raining we still went. We got into several very interesting conversations in pouring rain (an agnostic, an atheist, and a mormon too).  God has showed us that we can't use the weather as an excuse not to witness, because God's got great timing.

Even though it has been raining most of this month it is still a great time it is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Here are two ways you share the Gospel without even going out to witness.

#1 - Telemarketers, give them the Gospel (click here to read the article)

#2 - Mailbox full of Junk Mail? (click here to read the article)

God continues to show us little ways on how He is weaving us into planting and watering those Gospel seeds, and we always get excited as we pray for opportunities to share our faith. God is so faithful, and we are planting seeds everywhere we go and loving it. The local farmers market is a great place to go fishing and we have passed out hundreds of Gospel tracts every time. Sometimes you meet Christians who don't think handing out tracts is effective, and  tell you and me that this kind of witnessing doesn't work. But it does!

Joey Hancock of the American Tract Society said, "Fifty-three percent of all who come to Christ worldwide come through the use of printed gospel literature."

Billy Graham said of Gospel tracts: "Nothing surpasses a tract for sowing the seed of the Good News."

Charles Spurgeon said, "When preaching and private tale 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."

Dr. Oswald J. Smith said, "The only way to carry out the Great Commission will be by the means of the printed page."

My wife and I have seen many people impacted by good striking tracts. It has been said that nothing cost less, goes farther, lasts longer or says it better than a gospel tract. Regardless of your spiritual maturity or experience in sharing the gospel, a tract is an indispensable helper. If you don’t have the opportunity to speak with someone about the Lord, a well-written tract can do the speaking for you. A tract may not be as good as a personal conversation, but a sincere gospel tract is better than no gospel at all.

Never underestimate the power of a gospel tract. After George Whitefield read one called “The Life of God in the Soul of a Man,” he said, “God showed me I must be born again or be damned.” He went on to pray, “Lord, if I am not a Christian, or if I am not a real one, for Jesus Christ’s sake show me what Christianity is, that I may not be damned at last!” Then his journal tells us “from that moment... did I know that I must become a new creature.”

If, in Spurgeon’s words, you feel you “have but little power and little ability, but nevertheless, wish to do something for Christ,” then begin today to give out tracts. Part of our fear is a fear of rejection. We are fearful of looking foolish. That’s a subtle form of pride. The other part of our battle with fear comes directly from the enemy. He knows that fear paralyzes. We must resist the devil and his lies.

If God is with us, nothing can be against us. If you have never given out tracts, why not begin today? If you are fearful when it comes to witnessing, here’s something you can do that doesn’t take much courage. Any person can do it. Do something for the kingdom of God while you are able to. So go out there and do something, do something, do something.

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim Molter

Share Jesus Without Fear

Well I got to go downtown to the market again with my wife, even though it was raining we still went. We got got talk to a guy named Nick and his friend Michael. You see Nick was a mormon, and Michael was an atheist, so we had a very interesting talk. We all got to talk to a guy named Leo who had just talked with an older guy the day before about spiritual and eternal things. God's got great timing, and continues to show us little ways on how he is weaving us into planting and watering those Gospel seeds.

When you go out to witness know clearly the Christian faith and the gospel. This way you can share Jesus without fear, and rely on the Scriptures. This is because there are unique mormon doctrines and they use the Christian vocabulary (gospel, atonement, god) but radically redefine their meanings. So whey you talk to mormons make sure you define clearly what you mean when you use biblical words.

The Bible teaches salvation alone through the cross of Christ (John 3:16; Rom. 10:4,10–13; Eph. 2:8–9), and that salvation is a gift to be received, not a merit to be earned. You want to keep the central doctrines of the faith as the focus of your discussion, and also take them through the "good" person test, and show them their imperfections and their need for Jesus as their Savior alone.

For more information visit: http://www.livingwaters.com/witnessingtool/howtowitnesstomormons.shtml

Everyday is a missions trip, do you see the mission field?

I got to go downtown to the Saturday morning market again and passed out over 100 Gospel tracts of "Are you a good person?". I met a Methodist man who said he didn't think handing out tracts was effective, and said hes more into discipleship. I told him we are commanded to do that too. Most of the time it's Christians that will tell me that this kind of witnessing doesn't work. I also got to talk to a guy named Tony who said hes a Christian and was involved in Campus Crusade for Christ years ago.

I got to use the tombstone quiz (what are 4 things on every tombstone? name, birth date, death date, the dash) to jump to the spiritual (eternity is a long time). We talked about relative truth vs. absolute truth, and that we do know right from wrong because of our God given conscience. We also talked about the modern movies he had been seeing that contain blasphemy in them (if I was to use your wife or moms name as a curse word you would be offend so why not the God who gave you life?).


I then took him through the good person test and was able to tell him what Jesus did for him on the cross. He was very thankful and he said that our conversation had made sense.

Check out: http://hollywoodandgod.com

Everyday is a missions trip, do you see the mission field?

The use of Gospel tracts

Joey Hancock of the American Tract Society said, "Fifty-three percent of all who come to Christ worldwide come through the use of printed gospel literature."


Billy Graham said of Gospel tracts: "Nothing surpasses a tract for sowing the seed of the Good News." 

Charles Spurgeon said, "When preaching and private tale 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." 

Dr. Oswald J. Smith said, "The only way to carry out the Great Commission will be by the means of the printed page." * Remember that ice breakers or gospel tracts are for people not places.

It has been said that nothing cost less, goes farther, lasts longer or says it better than ice breakers (gospel tracts are for people not places). Regardless of your spiritual maturity or experience in sharing the gospel, ice breakers (gospel tracts are for people not places) is an indispensable helper.

Any person can do it. We cannot all preach; we cannot all conduct meetings; but we can all select useful ice breakers (gospel tracts are for people not places) and then hand them out to others.

For example this last month here are a few places I've passed out tracts at:
 * Warrens Drive Thru Lube - gave a smart card tract to Jeff a mechanic.
 * Teriyaki House - left a tract in the tip jar for staff.
 * Super Cuts - gave a tract to Miguel there and a nice tip for him.  
 * Burrito wagon off Eaton and Esplanade - gave a tract for a lady there.

 * Chico Pet Works - gave a Gospel of John tract for Melisa and a very nice tip.
 * Super bowl game party - gave tracts and gave a 10 commandment coins

 * Mangrove Veterinary Hospital - gave tracts to staff
 * Work - gave 10 commandment coins to 3 coworkers, 2 for their birthday.

Here are my suggestions for developing an effective tract ministry.

1. Pray.
You cannot win anyone to Christ, neither can a tract. Only the Holy Spirit can do that.

2. Engage your audience
This can be done by making eye contact, with a simple smile, asking questions or listening carefully to what is said.

3. Use top-quality tracts.
Invest in the best ice breakers (gospel tracts are for people not places) available. 

4. Get organized.
Place ice breakers (gospel tracts are for people not places) where they will be readily accessible for your use, like at work, in your car, in your backpack, in your wallet, in your pockets, or anywhere they will fit.

5. Give out an ice breaker (gospel tracts are for people not places) each day.
Never leave home without an ice breaker (gospel tracts are for people not places). You will be amazed as you see the Lord bless your efforts.

Check out "The Use of Tracts" by R. A. Torrey (http://www.biblebelievers.com/Torrey3.html)

* Remember that ice breakers or gospel tracts are for people not places.

"Excuse me sir, are you saved? If you died tonight, are you going to heaven?" ~ Frank Jenner of George Street

Mailbox full of Junk Mail?

The #1 reason I get from people who are reluctant to be a witness for Jesus is this: “I just can’t get out the house (or office).” So here is a way to witness without going out to witness...

Take the junk mail that fills up your mailbox and use the postage paid envelope to send a tract. Grab your favorite Gospel tracts, say a million dollar bill or something.

   Then tuck the tract neatly into the envelope…confident in the fact that the postage has already been paid. And if the recipient will only repent and trust in the Savior, his sins will be paid for as well. Pray for the recipient also.