Message of the Beads
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Gold — Represents Heaven Somewhere we all want to go. “ ...and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.” Rev 21:18b |
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Dark — Represents Sin Our Problem — All Are Sinners “ For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23 “ For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” Romans 6:23 |
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Red — Blood of Christ God's Remedy for Sin “ But God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 This is what Jesus did for us. He loved us so much that He went to the cross on our behalf that we can have eternal forgiveness for our sin and be saved. |
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White — All May be Saved Now Our Response to what Jesus did for us on the cross. “ For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:13 “ But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the Sons of God.” John 1:12a |
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Green — Represents Growth “ But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” II Peter 3:18 The Lord wants us to experience His peace and joy. He has a special purpose for us all. |
Right Now, do you have 100% assurance in your heart, if you died today, would you be with Jesus in Heaven? If God were to say to you, “Why should I let you into my Heaven?” What would you say? You can know this by inviting Jesus into your heart.
My Decision to Receive Jesus Christ as My Saviour
Pray,
Dear Jesus,
I know I am a sinner.
I believe You died on the cross for my sins.
Right now, I turn from my sins and
Open my heart and life toward You and
Accept You as my personal Saviour.
Thank You Jesus for saving me.
What do I do now with my new life in Christ?
- Get a bible and read it daily.
- Talk to God in prayer every day.
- Tell others about Christ.
- Participate in a church where Christ is preached.
- Demonstrate your new life to those around you with Christ's love and concern.
History of the Beads
The message used by the Bead Ministry has been around well over a hundred years, but it started as a wordless book of colors.
Benjamin Franklin said, “Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world!” He was of course referring to the alphabet from which he could craft words, sentences, newspaper copy, and printed books. But the Wordless Book grasps the hearts of men and women without any words. It speaks through the language of color.
Starting with three pages of black, red and white, The Wordless Book was the title sermon preached in 1866 by Charles Spurgeon at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London.
We do not know when the gold page was added but with it came the depiction of the eternal paradise we call Heaven. D.L. Moody used the Wordless Book in 1875 and included the gold page. Moody's son, William published the following in 1900:
One of the most interesting meetings at Liverpool (January/February 1875) was the children's service, where Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey were both present. Some of the papers put down the number in Victoria Hall at twelve thousand with an overflow meeting of about two thousand in Hengler's Circus. Mr. Moody gave an address founded on a book with four leaves: black, red, white and gold.
Many have heard of the blind hymn writer, Fanny Crosby, author of such classics as Blessed Assuranceand Saved by Grace. Children were a special passion of Ms. Crosby and they often begged her to tell them stories. She would take out a Wordless Book and tell them its story.
In 1895 Amy Carmichael took the Wordless Book to India. In her biography, A Chance to Die, written by Elizabeth Elliot, a story is told of how Amy made a flag of gold, black, red and white, hoisted it above an ox cart, and took it from place to place in southern India telling the Gospel.
In 1939, Child Evangelism Fellowship started to print the Wordless Book and added the final color, green, to represent Christian growth. CEF has taken the book to more than 80 countries via missionaries. Thousands in their own countries are now using it to minister to friends and neighbors.
Child Evangelism introduced Fellowship of Christian Farmers to the Wordless Book idea in 1997. The book's colored pages were changed to colored beads, strung on a raw hide and tied to a walking stick.
The Wordless message is still very much alive and well all over the planet Earth. Have you used it to lead someone to Christ? Come out and join us. You will experience unspeakable joy as you share the Gospel and lead many to the saving grace of Jesus Christ.