100 Reasons & Ways to
use Gospel Tracts
(From a pamphlet published by Moments With The Book (www.MWTB.org))
Reasons to use Gospel Tracts
Using good-quality Gospel
Tracts gives every Christian a simple and effective way to share the good news
of Jesus Christ.
1. Tracts can get inside homes and stay there. You can’t.
2. Tracts never lose their temper or
become involved in arguments.
3. Tracts never flinch or show
cowardice.
4. Tracts can stick to the point
without compromising.
5. Tracts never get discouraged.
6. Tracts are willing to be sent
anywhere.
7. Tracts can work 24 hours a day.
8. Tracts are not expensive.
9. Tracts can be read many times
over.
10. Tracts contain portions of
Scripture, which God will use and bless (Isaiah 55:10,11).
11. Tracts can be used without fear.
12. Tracts have unlimited
patience.
13. Tracts are a great way for
Christians to fulfill the Great Commission by sharing the Gospel often and
widely.
14. Tracts are easy to give to
another person with a smile and some encouragement to read them.
15. Tracts explain the Gospel
clearly and simply so that the reader can make a decision to trust Christ (if
he is at that point in his understanding and personal desire to believe).
16. Tracts go anywhere with
you—work, school, vacation, shopping, repair shop, eating out, etc.
17. Tracts can accomplish their
purpose anytime—day or night, winter or summer, good times or bad, “right now”
or “later.”
18. Tracts can take advantage of a
special event or activity—elections, sports, etc.—by taking that interest and
relating God’s truth to it.
19. Tracts inject spiritual truth
through specialized Gospel messages during seasons such as Christmas, New
Year’s, Easter, Halloween, etc.
20. Tracts are proven to work.
History records the testimony of many who were saved through tracts.
21. Tracts often get read by more
than one person.
22. Tracts are “portable”—carry them
in your pocket, purse, planner, notebook, or laptop bag.
23. Tracts are also portable when
used for large outreaches. Just one person can pack and carry several thousand
tracts.
24. Tracts can be used in quantity,
multiplying your witnessing opportunities.
25. Tracts can be distributed as
part of your normal routine (if you’re living a consistent Christian life).
26. Tracts are available in a
variety of designs and formats to suit your tastes and preferences.
27. Tracts address subjects that are
current as well as topics that are timeless.
28. Tracts give God’s point of view
about life and death issues.
29. Tracts get their point across in
an easy-to-read, brief format suited for a generation raised on sound-bites,
e-mails, and texting.
30. Tracts cross educational hurdles
and are available on various “grade” levels.
31. Tracts can communicate in
languages you don’t speak.
32. Tracts cross age and gender
differences.
33. Tracts don’t require a degree,
special giftedness, training, or experience to use.
34. Tracts never compromise their
message.
35. Tracts cross socio-economic
barriers.
36. Tracts may contain the only
portion of God’s Word some people have ever read.
37. Tracts never get tired.
38. Tracts give their message when
the reader is ready to receive it.
39. Tracts continue to repeat their
message as often as necessary.
40. Tracts cross ethnic and cultural
barriers.
41. Tracts can start a conversation.
42. Tracts reinforce what you say
about the Gospel in a conversation, talk, or sermon.
43. Tracts get their message across
when no conversation is possible—in a letter, with a bill payment, or when you
have only seconds with another person.
44. Tracts can address difficult
issues (when written by an expert) on which you aren’t an expert.
45. Tracts can communicate to a
non-reader who asks someone to read it to him.
46. Tracts generally add their
message to other factors from the reader’s past that may eventually lead that
person to salvation.
47. Tracts are a testimony—even if
the recipient doesn’t read the whole message, they are reminded of their need
of Christ.
48. Tracts provide a point of
reference for the reader to find spiritual help by contacting the publisher,
church, individual, or website listed on the back.
49. Tracts can directly address
certain beliefs—like Islam, Catholicism, and Mormonism—comparing them with
Biblical truth.
50. Tracts can be adapted to share
their message through various media to reach people and places that you cannot
otherwise visit.
Ways to use Gospel Tracts
Hopefully the following
list will give you some ideas of how you can put the “silent missionaries” to
work. No matter where or how you choose to distribute tracts, seek the guidance
of the Holy Spirit for each tract placed, and then pray for the Lord of the
harvest to bless the seed sown.
51. Tracts can be placed in greeting
cards.
52. Tracts can be passed out door to
door.
53. Tracts can be shared with fellow
campers.
54. Tracts can be posted on bulletin
boards in public areas.
55. Tracts can be put in pockets of
used clothing given away.
56. Tracts can be passed out at
parades, festivals, and other special gatherings.
57. Tracts can be handed out at
stadium entrances before sporting events, concerts, etc.
58. Tracts can be left in
laundromats.
59. Tracts can be included in a
mailing to people in your community—or around the world.
60. Tracts can be given to
attendants at parking garages, toll booths, etc.
61. Tracts can be left in motel
rooms (in the drawers, telephone book, etc.)
62. Tracts can be included in bills
paid by mail.
63. Tracts can be handed to store
employees, check-out clerks, valets, etc.
64. Tracts can be left in returned
library books.
65. Tracts can be put with other
reading materials in waiting rooms.
66. Tracts can be placed in tract
racks in stores and other public places—with permission, of course.
67. Tracts can be enclosed with
letters to prisoners, pen-pals, etc.
68. Tracts can be left with a
(generous) tip in restaurants
69. Tracts can be given to hospital
and nursing home patients while visiting.
70. Tracts can be handed out at
zoos, picnic areas, and beaches.
71. Tracts can be left on a seat in
a bus, cab, plane, etc.
72. Tracts can be left in a locker
at the gym.
73. Tracts can be passed out on busy
street corners.
74. Tracts can be given out on
college campuses.
75. Tracts can be left in the break
room or cafeteria at work or school.
76. Tracts can be left for paper and
mail carriers, etc.
77. Tracts can be placed in each box
or bag of merchandise you sell.
78. Tracts can be placed in airport
lounges, or distributed in bus, train, and subway stations.
79. Tracts can be given to students
at Vacation Bible School
and Sunday School.
80. Tracts can be given away from
booths rented during fairs or carnivals.
81. Tracts can be given with
Christmas cookies (or gifts) to neighbors each year.
82. Tracts can be given to attendees
of church choral programs at Easter and Christmas.
83. Tracts can be handed to anyone
who has helped you at a store, given you a haircut, serviced your car, or
worked in your house.
84. Tracts can be taken overseas on
short-term missions trips in the language of the country being visited.
85. Tracts can be handed out during
special community outreach programs and events like fall festivals, Christmas
programs, etc.
86. Tracts can be placed on a
business counter or in an office for people to pick up.
87. Tracts can be included in
disaster relief packages.
88. Tracts can be placed in
Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets that are given to needy community families.
89. Tracts can be included with
Christmas cards and annual letters for a clear gospel witness.
90. Tracts can be given out during
appointments with doctors and health care workers.
Ways NOT to use Gospel Tracts
When distributing the
Gospel, be sure to do so in a way that brings glory and honor to God. With that
in mind, here are some things to avoid.
91. Don’t litter—tracts left
outdoors can easily blow around and become a nuisance to those who have to
clean them up.
92. Don’t leave tracts in Post
Offices, mailboxes, or other places where literature is prohibited.
93. Don’t force tracts on people.
94. Don’t be rude when someone turns
down your tract.
95. Don’t trespass.
96. Don’t leave tracts on houses or
cars where they can get wet and make a mess.
97. Don’t leave a tract in place of
a tip (or with a tip of less than 15%)—it is a very poor testimony.
98. Don’t use bad tracts. Make sure
they are attractive and contain the true Gospel message.
99. Don’t use tracts that you
haven’t read. Make sure to study the message (and all referenced Scriptures) so
you are familiar with what you are distributing.
100. Don’t do it alone—seek God’s
guidance and blessing at every turn.
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| A Gospel Tract in a Grocery Store Checkout Lane |
“Nothing surpasses a tract for sowing the seed of the Good News.” –Billy Graham
“When preaching and private talk are not available, you need to
have a tract ready . . . get good striking tracts, or none at all. A
touching gospel tract may be the seed of eternal life. Therefore, do not
go out without your tracts. Let each one of us, if we have done nothing
for Christ, begin to do something now. The distribution of tracts is
the first thing.” –Charles Spurgeon
“The smallest tract may be the stone in David’s sling. In the
hands of Christ it may bring down a giant’s soul.” –Robert Murray
M’Cheyne
Did you know that George Whitefield, a preacher of the Great
Awakening, was saved by a Gospel tract? After reading it he wrote, “God
showed me I must be born again or be damned.”
The great missionary to China, Hudson Taylor, was also saved by reading a tract.
God even used a Gospel tract as the tool that led Greg Koukl,
founder of Stand to Reason, to Christ. He has stated that “some brave
soul” put it in the bottom of his grocery bag while checking out.
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| Mary Passing Out Tracts - Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market |
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Every Home For Christ put out an app called Encounter Outreach. With this app you can keep track of your evangelism efforts. The homes that you encounter for Christ. It will keep track of prayer requests, whether the person you talked with was open or defensive against the gospel, or if you left any information. You can create groups to do evangelism with your church, neighborhood, or with whomever you want. But what is really cool about this app, is that you can see how everyone else is doing, and share your information with the entire country. One more thing...this is entirely FREE!!!
