Tracts "Seed for the Fields": Bike Week 2007

There were certain elements that were at work during Bike Week 2007. These things could easily be summed up through the Word of God:
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I John 2:15-16"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world-- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-- is not of the Father but is of the world."
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As we witnessed the crowds and saw the "flavor" we put together some tracts to hand out that would be both "quick and powerful" and would cause an instant reaction from the recipient. Here are some examples and why we put them together and what we hoped to have happen.

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Many of the beer vendors would employ young women to stand and degrade themselves in order to sell their products. They were placed on elevated platforms-barely clothed, and men would come through and oogle them and lust over them as they bought alcohol. We started nailing them with these tracts as they stood in line. This lead to many witnessing opportunities as we said to men, "That could be your daughter, your sister, or some other relative." Many others would leave the area with their heads down as the Word of God spoke to them.

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You could tell from day one that many people worshipped another name besides Jesus as this event---Harley Davidson. There was such an enormous spirit of pride at work here at this event and people were riding around on $70,000 custom motorcycles!
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These tracts JUMPED out of our hands as people thought they were "Harley Decals!" Much to their suprise the message on the back was anything but an advertisement from Harley Davidson!

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The ONLY thing that outnumbered the "counterfeit christians" were the "bogus bikers". It is amazing how "tough" and "bad" a person thinks that they can be by slipping on a pair of leather chaps, a sleeveless t-shirt and a vest that is a size too small!
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We took it to these folks! You should have seen the look on the face of the 300 pound wanna-be bikers that turned it over to be exposed for the fraud that they were! You would have expected some of them to bring their tatoo-clad selves back to defend this ascertion---but the reality was that they wilted as they were exposed! We had MANY conversation and great witnesses off of this tract.
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I told the team---we had to OUT FREAK the FREAKS and become BOLD were they were only BOGUS!

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Pastor Terry was deeply disturbed at how many young women---and OLD women---would strip themselves down and dress like prostitutes. They would walk through the crowds as seductresses, trying to get the attention of any man they would look their way. They thought that the more looks or cat calls they recieved, the more "value" that they had.
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We designed this tract specifically to be as "in your face" with the Word of God as they were with their sin. It was very effective to say the least!