"WHAT IF?" TRACT SHOWN: SWORD OF THE LORD PUBLISHERS 2002 Be a Five-Star Christian A healthy church is made up of both strong Christians and strong Christian families. We at Victory have been blessed with a strong church family. We invite you to be a part of our family's continued growth.  Read God’s Word - the Bible The Bible instructs us to, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." The Bible also says, “Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.” Reading your Bible is vital to the Christian life and should not be neglected. Set a goal for yourself to memorize scripture and meditate on God's Holy Word. Remember seven days without God's word makes one weak. Determine to be a stronger Christian by reading your Bible. Pray We believe and know that God is in the business of hearing and answering prayer. Unfortunately, many Christians neglect their proveledge of prayer each day. We should pray for our families, friends, work associates, church leaders, our nation and most importantly pray for the lost. We should make it a point to pray for guidance in all areas of our life. When we pray, we talk to God. Attend Church Faithfully You should make an earnest effort to attend church every service if you are physically able to do so. The strength of the church has a lot to do with the faithfulness of it's people. Our church family wants you to be in attendance and so does our Lord and Savior. The Lord Jesus Christ deserves your faithfulness! Give We should support God's work. The Bible teaches that we should pay the tithe and give our offerings. Support the ministries of the church with offerings. We cannot outgive God. Witness to the Lost Each one of us should be doing our part to see that the unsaved come to know Christ as their personal Savior. Christ left us on earth to tell others about the Savior. Be diligent in witnessing to the lost and sharing with them the greatest gift that could ever be given: accepting Christ as their personal Savior. Plan to go along for one of our weekly scheduled visitations. Determine to Be a Five-Star Christian

If we all determine to be steadfast and true in these five areas, we can be such an encouragement to our pastor and the church as a whole. May God help each one of us as we plan to become and continue to be Five-Star Christians.

There are more than 15,000 independent Baptist churches in America, and at least 10,000 Independent Baptist missionaries serving on mission fields worldwide.