Matthew 12:1-14 Questions
Warm up question in groups of 2-3: Option 1: Andy Griffith once said, “Sometimes you go not so much by the book but by the heart.” Agree or disagree? Option 2: Define a nitpicker. What makes people want to be nit- pickers? Look for ways the Pharisees in […]
Matthew 11 Questions
Warm up question in pairs: Jesus uses a childhood game of his day to make a comparison. What was one of your favorite childhood games and why? Matthew 11:1-6 Why was “giving instructions to his disciples” important to Jesus when there was so much teaching and preaching that needed to be done? […]
Matthew 10:16-34 Questions
Warm up question in pairs: The mission Jesus was sending his disciples on was a bit scary. What adventure have you undertaken in life that was also a bit scary and took a leap of faith? Matthew 10:16-20 In these verses, Jesus is continuing his instructions to his disciples before he sends them out. If […]
The Present Life and the Life to Come
This eight-panel tract begins with a comparison of the present life and the life to come with the following questions and answers: Where? How long? Begins? Ends? Permanent or temporary? A diagram of lines helps to illustrate and contrast the differences between the present and the future lives. In answer to […]
The Unmasking — It’s Time to Get Real
This tract begins with a brief history of masks ranging from classic TV, the Bible and Mardi Gras. Then it transitions to the unmasking before God that every person will face one day after our life on earth is over. At the Great Unmasking (Judgment), he will be looking at the condition of […]
Matthew 9:10-26 Questions
Warm up exercise in pairs: Jesus used the example of patching a piece of clothing. No doubt he had seen his mom do that when he was growing up. Name one or more things you remember your mom doing when you were growing up that is a fond memory? Matthew 9:10-13 Why did Matthew […]
Matthew 8:1-4, 8:14-17, 9:1-8 Questions
Warm up question in pairs: Has there been a time in your life when felt as desperate as the man with leprosy braved the crowd and knelt before Jesus asking to be made clean? This could have been any situation, not just illness. Matthew 8:1-4 Questions What had Jesus been doing on the […]
Matthew 7:15-29 Questions
Icebreaker question in pairs: Option A-If you could only have one kind of fruit tree in your yard, which one would it be? Option B-Have you or someone you know ever deceived by some kind of scam? This shows us how easy it is for many to believe false prophets or cults […]
Christmas Is The Time For Reconciliation
This five-page tract opens with a summary of the conversation between Marley and Kevin from the movie “Home Alone.” As they are seated in a historical church building on Christmas Eve, Marley explains that he is there to watch his granddaughter’s choir rehearse because he cannot come to the actual performance because of a broken […]
We All Need a Scrooge Experience
Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was a cold, greedy, and reclusive man until the ghosts of Christmas allowed him to see himself as others saw him. After his “Scrooge experience” he was a changed man by Christmas morning. What if we could see ourselves as others see us, or even as God […]