Actual Classified Advertisements
Check out the following advertisements. Each was
actually printed as is in local newspapers.
• GEORGIA PEACHES — California grown. Eighty-
nine cents a pound.
• Two wire-mesh butchering gloves: One 5-finger, one
3-finger. Pair $15.
• Nordic Track $300. Slightly used. Call Chubby.
• Snow-blower for sale. Only used on snowy days.
• Nice parachute. Never opened. Used once.
• Full-sized mattress. Twenty-year warranty. Like new.
Slight urine smell.
• OPEN HOUSE: Body Shapers Toning Salon. Free
coffee and donuts.
If someone were to run an advertisement on you
, how would it read? Maybe you’ve heard the saying, “If
you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be
enough evidence to convict you?”
The above advertisements don’t really make the
reader want to rush out and purchase the items for sale,
do they? Have you ever stopped to think that you’re a
walking advertisement for Jesus Christ? So . . . if you
actually were arrested for being a Christian,
what would the evidence say? Do people know about
your relationship with Christ? Is it as obvious as your
hair color? When you walk into a room full of people, do
they sense there’s something different about you?
Let’s take this a little deeper. Do the following key
areas of your life give a true advertisement of Jesus
Christ living in your heart?
#1: Conversation. Is your chit-chat filled with
gossip and rumors? Any criticism or sarcastic remarks
about others? Do you tend to spice your words with
bitterness and negativity? Or are your conversations
filled with words that bring glory to Christ?
#2: Clothing. Does what you wear (and how
you wear it) cause others to question the depth of your
relationship with Christ? Do you dress in such a way
that the opposite sex has trouble keeping a pure mind
when around you? Or have you learned the art of
looking in-style yet remaining modest?
#3: Character. Does your lifestyle echo
WWJD? Do you base your actions on what Jesus
would do? Can others trust you to keep your word? Are
you dependable? On time? Honest? Do you live a life
of integrity . . . or is there always that little “something”
that causes others to doubt your genuiness?
Know It!
