The Hoppy Easter Tract Revisited!

The Story Of The Hoppy Easter Tract

From The Bezeugen Tract Blog

Seems like every year at Easter time there is a long line at every mall to see the Easter Bunny. It is as if people think that the Easter Bunny is what Easter is actually about. My friend and I often have joked about this in the past saying that we should wish people “Hoppy Easter.” The last couple years we talked about how it would make a good Gospel tract. This year, I decided to make the tract. Amazingly when I searched online on google for “hoppy easter” I found the image that we ended up using on the tract and it even said “Hoppy Easter” on it. The picture was royalty free, so we decided to use it for the tract.

Here is a good story that you can use to talk to people about Easter. The best egg is an empty egg! You see when people do Easter egg hunts, they often put candy, money or toys inside the eggs. The kids love to find these and gather what is inside. However, when the egg is empty, it reminds us that the tomb was empty on Easter Sunday as well. That is the message of Easter. An empty tomb because He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed.

The Hoppy Easter tracts are in the April mailing of the Bezeugen Tract Club.

Here is the content of the tract- 

It's not a misprint. It really says "Hoppy Easter" Why? At Easter time many people decorate eggs and hunt for them. Others stand in line at the mall to see the Easter bunny. Yet, Easter is not about eggs and bunnies. The true message of Easter is that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Christ had to die to pay for the sins of the whole world. Let's see if you needed him to die for you. The Bible says that it is appointed once to die and then the judgment (Hebrews 9:27). Ever told a lie? Stolen anything? Hated someone? Christ calls hatred murder (Matthew 5:21). That's just three of the Ten Commandments. Would you be innocent or guilty? Heaven or Hell? Because God is just, there must be a payment for your sin. Either you can pay by spending eternity in Hell or you can receive, by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ the free gift that God has for you (Mark 1:15, Ephesians 2:8-9). Instead of "Hoppy Easter", repent of your sin and put your trust in Jesus Christ. He will grant you eternal life. Happy Easter!

Give A Tract To Someone Wearing Green Day!

This is a great opportunity to give out tracts, especially if a parade is happening today where you live! 

The Story Of The Are You Lucky? Tract From Bezeugen Ministries

The Story Of The Are You Lucky? Tract

“If there is a Heaven, will you go there when you die?”

I’ve asked this questions hundreds if not thousands of times by now. Notice the question is intentionally vague asking “if”. Rather than asserting that there is a Heaven it asks the question in the hypothetical. The answers vary. But all to often I hear “I hope so” or “If I am Lucky!”

I’ll ask the person if they are counting on luck to get home today. Or do you have a plan of which plane, train or automobile to take? Do you have a route in mind? Or do you just travel aimlessly until you might reach your destination. Most reasonable people will agree that they would never make it home without a plan.

Getting to Heaven is the same. There is one way (Jesus). Hope and Luck have nothing to do with it. This tract is a fun way to engage people in a conversation. The question on the front merely asks them if they are lucky and a quick test to find out by pressing their thumb on the shamrock for 8 seconds. People love the intrigue of these tracts to find out if the shamrock will change color. When it doesn’t change it gives you an opportunity to tell them about Jesus.

We hope and pray that the Are You Lucky tract will make sharing the Gospel fun this St Patrick’s Day.

 

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The Story Of The Who Do You Say That I Am? Tract From Bezeugen Ministries

The story of the Who Do You Say That I Am tract?

Many times in the course of witnessing to someone they will say “I believe in Jesus.” Yet, Jesus says, “who do you say that I am?” You see it is one thing to believe in Jesus, it is another to believe in the Jesus of the Bible who is fully God and fully man who came from Heaven, lived a perfect life, died on the cross and rose from the dead to defeat sin and death. Is that the Jesus they are referring to when they say “I believe in Jesus?”

Or, are they referring to some Jesus who is the brother of the devil, is the incarnation of an angel, a prophet, or just a good teacher? I know many people named John. Some of you might know one or two of them. If speaking about a particular John you happen to know him, then we both know the same person. But what if I know John Jones and you know John Doe. Then when we are both referring to John we are speaking of completely different people.

Take another example. Perhaps I make a coke bottle into an idol. I call it Jesus. I take itwith me every place I go. I bow down to it. I worship it. I hold it in high esteem. I tell people it has taught me many good things. Would this “Jesus” Coke bottle be able to save me? No! Of course not. That is ridiculous.

The same may be true when speaking about Jesus. Religions have two things in common that separate them from Christianity. They replace grace with work and they remove the Deity of Jesus! Thus subtle lies may not seem like much. But they may just be the difference in eternal life in Heaven or Hell.

Jesus had some very harsh words for those that thought they knew Him and don’t. Let’s not let anyone we know hear these words because we failed to tell them about the true Jesus.

²¹ “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. ²² Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ ²³ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ (Matthew 7:21-23)

So as you go and tell people about Jesus, make sure we are crystal clear about which Jesus we are talking about. Use the Who Do You Say That I Am tract to tell them!

The Story Of The The What Happens After #YOLO Tract From Bezeugen Ministries

This was originally posted on the Bezeugen Tract Club blog: 

The story of the What Happens After #YOLO tract 

#YOLO – You Only Live Once!

Scott messaged me on Facebook one night and told me that he had been witnessing to people on Twitter using #YOLO. Now, I am not up on all the hastags and such, so honestly, I had no idea what he was talking about.

The world uses #YOLO – you only live once – to imply that since you only live once you might as well live it up, have fun, sin all you want! The saying is also Biblical. Hebrews 9:27 says it is appointed once to die and then the judgement.

As we discussed it and prayed about it we decided to make a Gospel tract. Here is a video of Scott explaining the background of the English and Spanish versions of the tract!

The tract is fun to hand out. People will engage in  a conversation. Sometimes the easiest entry into a conversation is about this tract.

The What Happens After #YOLO tract is available in English and Spanish.

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The Monroe - West Monroe Mardi Gras Parade - February 7, 2015

We had a great night of giving out tracts at the Monroe-West Monroe Mardi Gras parade. Bro. Charles, Bro. Lance, Braylyn (my oldest son), and I were present for this event. Last year we gave out around 1500 tracts. This year was around 1700 - 1800. The parade was to start at 6pm. We began at 4:15pm. We mainly used the "What Happens After #YOLO?" tract from Bezeugen ministries. It was well received with only a few people rejecting tracts. One woman said that she had already received a YOLO tract somewhere else! A lot of young people said "YOLO" when they saw the tract. Bro, Lance and Bro. Charles walked down one side of Louisville, Ave. while Braylyn and I took the other. We were out there for about 2 1/2 hours. I saw Earl, whose wedding I was best man in. He was  with another friend who I know from my party days. I saw several other people that I knew and a few customers from the optical that I work at. Bro. Charles and Bro. Lance talked with a Mormon. We talked with Brandon, who was drunk. At first, he gave the tract back. Then, he took it back and put it in his wallet. I took Jacob through three of the commandments. He admitted his guilt, but holds to the idea that therd are many ways to Heaven. Steve told me that he was Catholic and followed rules. He took the tract that Chris rejected. Chris appreciated me talking with him, but said that he wasn't changing. I was able to give out 5 of the Spanish YOLO tracts. This is one of our largest events of each year.  Please pray for the seeds that were sown! 

The Daily Tract Challenge Scavenger Hunt From Bezeugen Ministries

Mark you calendar for Saturday, January 31st! Then get ready to complete as many of the January #DailyTractChallenges as you can in just ONE DAY! That's right - complete as many of the 30 challenges from January in one day and you could win prizes (aka more tracts to hand out).

On Saturday morning a link will be posted on Facebook to download a form listing the 30 #DailyTractChallenges for the month of January. You get one point for each of the challenges you are able to complete on Saturday, January 31st (midnight to midnight).

Prizes:
Anyone who is able to complete 10 of the #DailtyTractChallenges within the 24 hour period will receive 100 Gospel tracts.

The person who completes the most #DailyTractChallenges during the 24 hour period will receive 250 Gospel tracts.

Special Bonus Prize:
Compete against Bezeugen Ministries Social Media coordinater, Scott Thompson, who coordinates the #DailyTractChallenge. If the winner is able to complete more of the challenges in the 24 hour period than Scott does during the 24 hour period then their first place prize will be doubled to 500 Gospel Tracts!

You can review the #DailyTractChallenge postings on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest in advance to have an idea of the challenges you'll be looking for on Saturday.

Are you ready to go share he Gospel?

You must click join on the Facebook event page prior to the event starting in order to participate.

Participants are on their honor to report the actual number of daily tract challenges that they completed during the 24 hour period beginning 12:00 AM on January 31st.

Each challenge may only be completed once during the 24 hours of the scavenger hunt unless that challenge was repeated during the month in which case it can be completed during the scavenger hunt up to the number of times and scored for each time it is completed. (ie, if one of the challenges is to give someone a tract who is wearing a green shirt, you can not give 100 tracts to people wearing green shirts and claim 100 points. However, as an example, the Wild Card challenge to give a tract to a football fan was repeated during the month, so it can be completed twice during the scavenger hunt).

The maximum score is 31 points - one for each of the daily challenges for each of the 31 days in January.

Here is the link to join in:
https://m.facebook.com/events/828995790472774?ref=bookmark&notif_t=like

Happy New Year - 2015

Happy New Year! We have many witnessing opportunities waiting for us through this next year. I wanted to re-post my testimony again since it's the anniversary of my accident. I pray that you'll be encouraged by it! 

Twenty-two years ago on New Year's Eve, I was involved in the party scene. I thought I was living the good life. I had moved to Shreveport to manage the GNC at Southpark Mall. I had just bought a 1992 Dodge Dakota Sport. I tried to find a picture of one like I had, but the one in the picture above was the closest. It had row bars and a tarp on the bed. I was twenty-three at this time. Before this, I managed the GNC at Pecanland Mall in Monroe, La. I was into working out. I had lost about 65 pounds through exercising and dieting. My friend, John, helped me with all that I was doing. In November, my district manager asked me if I could transfer to the Shreveport store. I eagerly told him that I would. I was wanting to move up in the company. Previously, I had met a young woman at one of the clubs that I went with my friend named Al. We started dating before I moved. She lived in Ruston. When stopped in see her one day as I was going back to West Monroe to visit, she broke up with me. The day before New Year's Eve, she called me to ask us to hold a place for her at the club where we would be at in Monroe. I had something to prove! We all got to the bar that night with partying on our minds. I started drinking mixed drinks. Sometime after midnight, I blacked-out. I remember just bits and pieces of what was to happen after that. I remember walking out to my truck. After that, I remember shutting the passenger door to the truck. Then, I was walking on the other side of the bridge down Trenton Street in West Monroe. Then, I was at the door of Al's apartment. I woke up at 10:00 on New Year's Day. I told Al that we needed to find my truck. I didn't know where it was! We drove around looking for it in West Monroe and Monroe. I finally called The Monroe Police Department to ask I'd they had towed the truck. The woman on the line told me that it had been towed to Master's Auto Service in Monroe. I went to see it there. The hood and front was crushed in the middle. The owner of the towing company told me that I was fortunate to be alive. I had hit a utility pole on the corner of Pine and Walnut, which was several blocks from the club. The police had pulled some of my hair from the windshield where I had hit with my head. I had walked one mile from where I had wrecked. The officer that worked the accident called me at midnight on January the 1st to ask me about what had happened. I lied about what I did, but they knew that I had been drinking. I had to go back to Shreveport without transportation. Over the next several months, I depended on my parents to pick me up and bring my back home on most weekends. I walked to work sometimes and got a taxi at others. One day at work, I was talking with a regular customer about some of our products. She and her husband worked for the Shreveport Police Department. We ended up talking about church and Jesus. She asked where I went to church. I told her that I was trying to go back to church. She said "You're not doing anything! You better come back to Jesus now!"
There had been others who had witnessed to me before, but her words made me think. I didn't write the exact date down, but around March the 15th I repented of my sins, asked for forgiveness, and was saved at Kingston Village Apartments on Kingston Road! What a change! I was born-again! I was washed in the blood of Jesus! told everyone what had happened to me! I couldn't go back to the clubs anymore! I couldn't listen to the same music anymore! I didn't have the desire to drink anymore! I was a changed man! I was able to move back home and get my old job back in April. I started passing out tracts. I went to church whenever I could. I wanted all that the Lord had for me! I wanted to do His will! I met Todd at a revival one night. We passed out tracts at several bars around town. Later, we preached at some of the bars. I was nervous about street preaching, but I was hooked after I did it a few times! I love to tell the story of how the Lord saved me! 
I am thankful that I have had an extension on my life. I should have died and went to hell that night of my accident, but I am alive! I am saved!
Have a Happy New Year! 

A Christmas Gift From My Family

This a is a gift from my family: a Rolodex tract holder from One Million Tracts. It holds over 100 tracts. It came loaded with 96. You can get one at http://shop.onemilliontracts.com/Rolodex-Tract-Holder-087.htm

Christmas Tracting 2014

I've been having a great time with tracts this Christmas! I have gave out over 50 bags with tracts and candy, mostly at drive-thrus. I believe that I only had at least one reject. These are places where I've left tracts. The one on the Target buggy is just for the photo. I gave out several tracts there on the Saturday before Christmas