Gideon Speaker - Sunday, January 27, 2008

This coming Sunday, January 27, 2008 in our Morning Worship Service, we will have a speaker coming to share about the work of Gideons.

The Gideons International are an interdenominational association of Christian business and professional men who are members of Protestant, evangelical churches. Members are dedicated to saving the lost through personal witnessing and the distribution of God's Word in more than 180 countries around the world.

Having access to God's Word can lead people to faith in Christ, and those new Christians can then grow by studying their Scriptures and even use them to share their faith with others.

For this reason, Gideons focus on distributing complete Bibles or New Testaments. These Scriptures are printed in more than 80 languages and are either given directly to certain individuals or placed in selected public locations where large numbers of people who may be searching for answers will have the ability to encounter the Word of God.

Distributing complete copies of God's Word also . . .

Plants powerful seeds that God can use in His timing. (I Corinthians 3:6)
Allows people to read the truth for themselves. (John 8:32)
Provides a continuing witness when the Gideon is no longer present. (Hebrews 4:12)
Makes it easier for the people we reach to in turn reach others with the truth about Jesus. (II Timothy 2:2)
Makes it possible for new Christians to learn and grow through personal Bible study.
(II Timothy 2:15)
Areas of Distribution
Scriptures are distributed one by one by members of The Gideons International to these groups:

*Students in the 5th grade and above
*Prisoners and police, fire, medical and military personnel
*Anyone else Gideons witness to individually
*Scriptures are placed in certain locations, including:

**Hotels and motels
**Hospitals, convalescent homes, medical offices and domestic violence shelters
**Prisons and jails

Come this Sunday, January 27, 2008 and hear our Gideon Speaker