I started the website listed above two years ago to encourage believers to “passively” witness for Christ by distributing Christian tracts to nonbelievers and to other godly men like chaplains and missionaries who will then distribute them for us. I primarily post blogs on my first website, onemoreforjesus.net, and over a period of four years I’ve posted 646 blogs witnessing for Christ; giving my testimony about God. I add to my main blog less frequently nowadays. I usually post only a couple of blogs each month as the Holy Spirit moves me. My christiantractministry.com website only has 31 posted blogs and they all explain how distributing Christian tracts is the best way to passively witness for Christ. The secret to saving many for the kingdom of God is by using leverage. By that I mean getting the gospel seed in written form out into the hands of as many people as possible. I love this shotgun approach to witnessing with Christian tracts because they’re so cheap and they really work. I started out using Chick tracts and that’s all I’ll distribute. Jack Chick created the first Christian tract 75 years ago after he returned home from World War II. Jack was a cartoonist by trade and he combined love for God with his artistic talent to create cartoon booklets that share the gospel message of Christ in both written and picture form. These small booklets are only 24 pages long with the sinner’s prayer at the very end. They are perfect for witnessing.
I only distribute Jack’s original tract, “This Was Your Life” because it was Jack Chick’s first tract and it’s been the best selling tract in the world ever since with well over one billion sold. It’s interesting, concise, very effective, and it only costs 20 cents apiece. You can go to chick.com and read all of their tracts on line and choose the ones you like best. Many thousands of believers have been saved through tracts alone and we have their testimony so we know that Christian tracts do indeed work. If you buy Christian tracts on sale and in cases of 1000 you’re talking about $95 plus tax and shipping. What’s not to like? God commands every believer to witness for Christ. Jesus Christ gave this Great Commission to his disciples on the Mount of Olives before he ascended back to heaven. As believers, if Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior then we too are disciples of Christ and the Great Commission is just as much a command for us as it was for the original disciples so let’s be about the work God has given us to do. You have a choice how you want to witness. You can either witness the hard way one on one, facing rejection often, before finally reaping a soul for the kingdom of heaven after much effort. Or you can witness the easy way, by “passively” witnessing for Christ by focusing on spreading the gospel seed in written form through the purchase and distribution of Christian tracts. The key thing for us to remember is that God is generous to a fault and he will reward the reaper of each soul equally with the sower of the gospel seed that moves a person along the path to salvation. That my friends is leverage that will help you save more lost souls for heaven with a whole lot less effort.
You see, it’s rare for someone to hear the gospel message of Christ for the very first time and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. On average, it takes 20-25 times hearing the gospel message before someone accepts God’s saving grace. People have to think about it awhile. The eventual reaper of that soul will do most of the hard work it takes to harvest a soul for God and they’ll be rewarded for it with treasure in heaven on the last day when they stand before the bema judgment seat of Jesus Christ. But every one of the 20-25 times the saved person heard the gospel message from someone else it softened them up to God’s message of love and redemption and it nudged them closer to accepting Christ so that in the end it will result in God rewarding the sower responsible for that with the exact same treasure in heaven that the reaper receives. When you distribute Christian tracts you’re focusing on sowing the gospel seed so others can reap them for God at some later date. First of all, when you distribute Christian tracts you’re obeying the number one commandment of God which is to witness for Christ. Second, Christian tracts are so cheap you can afford to distribute the gospel seed in bulk which greatly increases your chances of reaching nonbelievers and helping move them along the path to salvation by accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Witnessing one on one is one of the greatest thrills in life and I’ve done it myself. But it’s also hard work and your opportunities are few and far between. Passing out Christian tracts is the best, easiest, and cheapest way I know to witness for Christ. It’s like having money in the bank. Trust me on this because I know what I’m talking about. I’ve been passing out tracts personally for about ten years; taking five tracts in my back pocket every time I go to the grocery store, Walmart, the doctor’s office, etc. Not one person has ever refused a tract I’ve offered them. Not one. When I go out I read people’s body language. I try to pick up on their vibes. The Holy Spirit is my antennae to help me pick up on who will accept the gospel message of Christ. I only approach someone when they’re alone. I boldly walk up to people, look them straight in the eye, and speak with authority. I tell them, “God wanted me to give you this.” I offer them a Christian tract and their hand automatically reaches out and accepts it without question. I tell them, “God loves you” and I walk away.
Unless they’re a devil worshipper they’re going to accept a tract when approached this way and it doesn’t matter if they’re a believer or a nonbeliever. It’s human nature. The first thing that crosses the receiver’s mind is, “could this be true?”, “could God be trying to reach out to me?” It freezes them like a deer in the headlights. They will subconsciously read your body language to gauge your confidence and your tone of voice will tell them you are speaking the truth of your convictions and that they should listen to you. They don’t want to take a chance on being wrong about God or making him mad if what you say is true so they’ll hedge their bets and take the safe way out by taking any tract you offer to them. Your offer of a tract will be irresistible. They may throw the Christian tract away later, but not to you face. The thing is this; you really are telling the truth because God does want the gospel message of Christ to go out to every creature in the whole world. You’re not lying. God is trying to reach out to the nonbeliever through you with the message of his saving grace. You know a great and precious secret because a Christian tract isn’t just pieces of paper, each tract is the power of God unto salvation for all who believe on the name of Jesus Christ as the son of God and the Savior of the world. Praise God for his love, mercy and grace!
I’ve pared my Christian tract ministry down to a core group of seven prisons in four states. I provide them tracts, Bibles, and other Christian literature as needed. I settled on my prison ministry because their need for God’s salvation is great and the prison chaplains I deal with are very appreciative and they give me feedback, which is very important to my ministry. It guides my giving so I’m more effective in the use of my resources. If you want to obey God but you don’t want the hassle of handing out tracts yourself I suggest you go the chick.com website and donate to their mission fund because they ship containers of tracts all over the world to missionaries who ask for them. God is watching you to see if you’re willing to do the “work” he has planned for you to do. As a donor God will honor your gift. You can’t take your money with you to heaven when you die but you can pay if forward by using your money for good works before the Lord here on earth; for which you’ll be rewarded on the last day. God has promised to reward your “work” and God cannot lie.