Hey guys,
Just wanted to know your opinions on Chick tracts and if you use them. Also, if you have a testimony on how a Chick tract was instrumental in leading to a conversion, I'd love to hear about it.
God bless, Paul
Hi there!
May I ask what a 'chick tract' is?
God bless,
Jonathan
Hi Jonathan,
Sure! They're comic book tracts. They're small little booklets with titles like "This Was Your Life" or "The Death-Cookie" and always end with a mention of the lake of fire. Jack Chick draws them, they've been around for a long time. Perhaps you've seen one?
God bless, Paul
I personally don't think much of Chick tracts and don't use them. I'm sure there are some good ones but most of the ones I've seen are a bit unscriptural and don't really present the Gospel very well, which is probably because of Jack Chicks personal beliefs. There also a bit over-priced in my opinion. I stick with "Living Waters" tracts and when I'm too broke I use "Fellowship Tract League" tracts which are "free" but if you reimburse them the cost to make and ship them it comes out to 1,ooo tracts for $7.
Yeah, they cost like 15 cents per. Ordering 200 comes out to 35 bucks with shipping. That's kind of pricey, if you ask me. How much are the "Living Water" tracts?
I've used some free tracts from the Fellowship Tract League, but I don't really give them out anymore. They're pretty much all the same, as far as I can tell. The gospel message in them seems so cliche: "God loves you, has a plan for your life and sent Jesus to die for your sins. Accept Him now by saying a prayer like this - "Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. Forgive me. I accept you into my heart, etc..."
A little too Billy Grahamish for me (not that I don't love Billy Graham!). Can anyone recommend a tract that the likes of a Leonard Ravenhill or John Wesley would give out? Thanks to all!
Paul
The living waters tracts are 5 to 7 cents per tract.
There are some of the Chick tracts that are good. I like 'It's The Law' probably the most. I just read through them online before ordering.
You can actually find Wesley's tracts online and just transcribe them.
I like Living Waters the best, though.
I liked the chick tracts as well as many other types of tracts, mainly because it was easier to stop people by giving them something. Then of course I could share Jesus with them. But the cost of tracts did become pretty expensive, so a dear departed brother in the Lord started printing out his own tracts, several of which eventually made thier way into the bible tract society tracts. As to testamonies? I personally know of none, sorry.
Yes,
One of the cool things about Chick tracts is that they're fun to give out. It's easy to hand one to a check-out person or someone you just happen to be chatting with. At first glance, they don't look like religious literature. This, in my opinion, is very, very good. Before I became a Christian, I disdained anyone handing me religious propaganda. But I remember, years ago, finding "This Was Your Life" and thumbing through it. It was different than all the rest of the boring salespitches for Christianity. I guess what struck me most was the dead guy in the casket hearing, "ARISE!" and coming up from the dead to meet God for the final judgment. I've never forgot that.
Yeah, like I said, they are costly at $.15 a peice, but perhaps certain ones are worth the price...knowing they'll actually get read and passed around. A local church here hands them out for Halloween along with some candy, and the kids love them. I think you need to pick and choose the right ones, because some of the tracts are...a bit wonky. But I know "This Was Your Life" is strong and clear, and I can't find anything to disagree with, theologically.
Check out the [url=http://www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=gospeltracts]Living Waters Website
A coupe of stand outs [url=http://www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=298]Million Dollar Note[url=http://www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=231]Atheist Test
But my personal favourite is the [url=http://www.livingwaters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=247]Smart Card
Personally, I find that freight lets me down when I order them over here, in Australia. It's a good idea to co-ordinate ordering with friends, and if possible, buy in bulk.
I have a funny story about "$1mill notes". The first time I went out Open Air, there were a bunch of kids heckling, who weren't engaging with the preacher, but just being a nuisence. I approached them with a "$1mill note", to distract them so the preaching could continue. One asked if it was real, to which I replied, "Of course not. It's a gospel tract."
They were about to leave, and I asked how long it would take for someone to pick one up if I put one on the ground (If you fold an Australian "$1mill note" right, it looks like a $100 note). They thought it sounded like fun, and I bought their attention for 15 minutes while I took them through the Law.
The funniest thing was the cheer that went up as some guy picked it up, thinking it was his lucky day. Who says witnessing is boring. :-)
Ha! Very cool story!
I know that just recently there was a whole fiasco here in the States over Living Water's 'Million Dollar' tract when some guy tried deposit one in his bank account! The Secret Service stepped in and seized thousands of them from Ray Comfort's ministry (I think they were actually raided). Apparently, they look legit enough to fool a bank teller. This confuses me! A Million dollar bill? I didn't know we had any of those circulating around. Especially with the Ten Commandments written on them.
Go figure.
PaulWest wrote:
Apparently, they look legit enough to fool a bank teller. This confuses me! A Million dollar bill? I didn't know we had any of those circulating around. Especially with the Ten Commandments written on them.
Funny you say that, over hear a guy used one in a bottle shop. He dropped it on the counter and cried out, "Keep the change." as he ran out. Apparently he got away with it too.:sad:
Bless you brother Paul, great to see you here on Sermon Index.
As well there are some good tracts here: One Million Tracts http://store.prostores.com/onemilliontracts/index.html
Thanks for the link, brother Ricky! I'll check it out; looks like they have some good tracts.
Hello, in addition to select Chick and Comfort tracts another idea that I'm sure some of you have thought of is sticky notes. Carrying a sticky note pad and pen, you can write anything you want. Key scriptures, Quality qoutes, short 1 or 2 sentence testimony....Anything you are quickened by the Holy Ghost to write. Sticky notes are very flexible and inexpensive.Talk later God bless, john.
Funny you say that, over hear a guy used one in a bottle shop. He dropped it on the counter and cried out, "Keep the change." as he ran out. Apparently he got away with it too.:sad:
That happened in the suburb I live in.
Willo wrote:
That happened in the suburb I live in.
I was going to leave you out of it Willo. John told me all about it ;-).
a guy used one in a bottle shop
Pardon my ignorance, being from the States and all, but what is a "bottle shop"? A bar?
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