Ideas For Evangelism - Way of Life Literature

talk further with him and try to get his contactinformation for follow up.8. Don’t get upset or discouraged if someone sayssomething against Jesus and the Bible or they mock youand what you are doing. “For unto you it is given in thebehalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also tosuffer for his sake” (Mat. 5:11-12; Jn. 15:20; Lk. 9:26;Phil. 1:29).9. Give out tracts to those who look like they might beinterested and to those who don’t. We cannot look uponthe hearts of men and we cannot know who God mightbe dealing with. Jesus said preach the gospel to everycreature (Mk. 16:15). Ecclesiastes says: “In the morningsow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand:for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this orthat, or whether they both shall be alike good” (Ecc.11:6). “Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt findit after many days” (Ecc. 11:1). This refers to the customof casting seed on the marshy ground after a river such asthe Nile had overflowed its banks, trusting that the seedwould take root and bring forth a crop. “When the watersreceded, the grain in the alluvial soil sprang up. ‘Waters’express the seemingly hopeless character of therecipients of the charity; but it shall prove at last to havebeen not thrown away” (Jamieson, Fausset, Brown).10. Be sure there is a name and address printed orstamped on each tract so that if someone is interestedthey have a contact for further help. A gospelcorrespondence course is a good way to follow up ontract distribution. See the section on correspondencecourses in this book. This is more effective in some partsof the world than others, but we have seen much fruit by