THE RELIGIOUSLY IMMUNIZED (1 OF 7)
by J.D. Greear
Scripture: John 2:23-25, John 3:1-16
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The Religiously Immunized (1 of 7)
Series: Can't Believe - Gospel of John
JD Greear
John 2:23 3:16
Introduction
Ever seen one of these? It's called a ''gospel tract,'' and it is how I was taught to share the gospel. Think of it as a short, tri fold pamphlet that explains the basic points of the gospel. There's no end to the number of these, ranging from the ''no nonsense, give it to me alliterated'' version to the (monopoly pic) ''creative adaptation of cultural icon'' version to the ''fake 10 dollar bill with the 'here's a real tip, trust Jesus''' admonition on the back (dollar bill: ''disappointed?''). I loved the ''in your face'' tracts (Uncle Sam pic) ''Chick tracts'' were deluxe, featuring a multi paged comic theme with scary pictures of demons coercing people to listen to Christian rock music and read versions other than the KJV. (''caught in web?'' and ''two viruses'' pics, side by side)
We learned how to give these tracts to waitresses or those seated next to us on planes (especially if they looked nervous). If personal interaction made you uncomfortable, you could deposit these tracts stealthily in public restrooms, leave them in VHS tapes you were returning to Blockbuster, or (one of my favorites) asking the toll both attendant to give it to the person in the car behind you while you paid their toll. Or this one: (condom rack) One pastor even showed me how to hold a tract next to your car and release it so that it would land at the feet of someone standing on the side of the road as you drove by at a cool 35 MPH. I wish I were joking about some of this.
If someone asked Jesus into their heart during a gospel tract presentation, there were a number of things we were supposed to say to them, printed helpfully for us right on the back of the tract.
You were supposed to place an emphasis on Bible reading, prayer, and church attendance.
You were also supposed to say something like this to them: ''Now that you've accepted ...
Series: Can't Believe - Gospel of John
JD Greear
John 2:23 3:16
Introduction
Ever seen one of these? It's called a ''gospel tract,'' and it is how I was taught to share the gospel. Think of it as a short, tri fold pamphlet that explains the basic points of the gospel. There's no end to the number of these, ranging from the ''no nonsense, give it to me alliterated'' version to the (monopoly pic) ''creative adaptation of cultural icon'' version to the ''fake 10 dollar bill with the 'here's a real tip, trust Jesus''' admonition on the back (dollar bill: ''disappointed?''). I loved the ''in your face'' tracts (Uncle Sam pic) ''Chick tracts'' were deluxe, featuring a multi paged comic theme with scary pictures of demons coercing people to listen to Christian rock music and read versions other than the KJV. (''caught in web?'' and ''two viruses'' pics, side by side)
We learned how to give these tracts to waitresses or those seated next to us on planes (especially if they looked nervous). If personal interaction made you uncomfortable, you could deposit these tracts stealthily in public restrooms, leave them in VHS tapes you were returning to Blockbuster, or (one of my favorites) asking the toll both attendant to give it to the person in the car behind you while you paid their toll. Or this one: (condom rack) One pastor even showed me how to hold a tract next to your car and release it so that it would land at the feet of someone standing on the side of the road as you drove by at a cool 35 MPH. I wish I were joking about some of this.
If someone asked Jesus into their heart during a gospel tract presentation, there were a number of things we were supposed to say to them, printed helpfully for us right on the back of the tract.
You were supposed to place an emphasis on Bible reading, prayer, and church attendance.
You were also supposed to say something like this to them: ''Now that you've accepted ...
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