Moments For You

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. 1. Don't litter—tracts left outdoors can easily blow around and become a nuisance to those who have to clean them up.... Read more →

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... Read more →

A Christian was stopped by a long-time friend, who asked: "How long have we known each other?" After a moment's thought he replied, "About fifteen years, I guess." "You are a Christian, right?" "Yes, I am." Then his friend asked, "As a Christian, do you really believe I must accept... Read more →

It's a wonderful thing that the story of the grace of God can be compressed into a few hundred words and printed on a piece of paper. It's even more wonderful when you consider that masses of people will not listen to a Christian broadcast on radio or TV. Neither... Read more →

The natural spiritual desire of every born-again heart, thankfully rejoicing in the Lord His Saviour, is to be used to win others to the Lord. This begins with the ones closest to us. Andrew brought his own brother Simon Peter to Jesus (John 1:40-42). Let us not forget that the... Read more →

Gospel tracts have the amazing ability to deliver their message to many souls that the distributor of the tract will never even meet. Hudson Taylor, who was used of the Lord to reach countless souls in China, is an excellent example of this. One day while seeking something to read,... Read more →

"Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life" (John 4:14). There is a saying which emphasizes the difference between leading a horse to water... Read more →

Do we realize the extraordinary dynamic of the printed page? Dr. Goodell, of the American board of missions, passed through Nicodemia, Turkey, in 1832. Having no time to stop or preach, he left a gospel paper with a stranger along the street. Seventeen years later he visited the area again,... Read more →

"Tracts everywhere!" said a young man with a sneer as a Christian handed him a gospel tract one afternoon. "No," said the tract distributor quietly, "there will be none in hell," and passed on. God fastened that single sentence in that young man's mind and he could not get rid... Read more →

"Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name. But His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones" (Jeremiah 20:9). It seems that many people do not see the tremendous possibilities of reaching souls through... Read more →

One person can completely change the character of a country and the eternal destiny of its people by dropping a single seed in the fertile ground of a soul prepared by the Lord. Eternity alone will reveal the results of your efforts. "And let us not be weary in well... Read more →

"In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good" (Ecclesiastes 11:6). The circulation of tracts as a means of preaching the Gospel is actually older than... Read more →

"I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase" (1 Corinthians 3:6). While waiting to see a patient, John Scudder, a successful surgeon living in New York, picked up and read a tract on missions. Spurred by what he read, he and his wife became medical missionaries—first to Sri... Read more →

"Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." (1 Corinthians 15:58). A Christian man was passing out Gospel tracts. Among those who received one was a gentleman who... Read more →