Sharing the Word

This past Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending a Ladies' Day at Soddy Church of Christ. The company, the singing and the speaker were all wonderful. I am never so at peace as I am after spending the day with my sisters in Christ.
I want to share with you, though, a little favor that the ladies of that congregation shared with the attendees. They have started a new project using Eternity Bracelets. These are the most ingenious little things! First, let me share some facts with you that were shared that morning. The average Christian has heard 4000 sermons, been led in 8000 prayers and many more songs, but do you know how many people the average Christian has brought to Christ? Zero. Isn't that terrible!? The fact is, the church is staying alive, not through new converts, but by generations raised in the church (not that that isn't a wonderful thing, training up our children is priority number one). Why is that? Well, one problem that the Soddy congregation sees is a lack of confidence that we have when it comes to sharing the Word and one solution to that problem is the Eternity Bracelet.




First, it gives you a conversation starter. Second, it comes with a little card with a poem describing what each bead represents. Let me paraphrase: (starting from the clear bead), first God made the world perfect and pristine, but then sin and darkness entered the world (black), the only salvation was the blood of Jesus Christ (red) which we reach through the water of baptism (blue) and spend our lives growing in His Word (green) until the day when we receive our golden crown in Heaven for eternity (gold). Everything you need to share the Word of God is right there on your wrist - a reminder of what to say and that we need to say it more often.
So here's the fun part. I have two to share. If you would like one, send an email to rubysisters@gmail.com. Include your name and mailing address. One week from today, I will choose two at random and will mail them out.
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