I don't ordinarily find the "canned" emails I get all that interesting but this one sure was:

The Quiet Sermon

A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastors visit, the man welcomed him, led him to a comfortable chair near the fireplace and waited. The pastor made himself at home but said nothing. In the grave silence, he contemplated the dance of the flames around the burning logs. After some minutes, the pastor took the fire tongs, carefully picked up a brightly burning ember and placed it to one side of the hearth all alone.

Then he sat back in his chair, still silent. The host watched all this in quiet contemplation. As the one lone ember's flame flickered and diminished, there was a momentary glow and then its fire was no more. Soon it was cold and dead. Not a word had been spoken since the initial greeting. The Pastor glanced at his watch and realized it was time to leave. He slowly stood up, picked up the cold, dead ember and placed it back in the middle of the fire. Immediately it began to glow, once more with the light and warmth of the burning coals around it. As the pastor reached the door to leave, his host said with a tear running down his cheek, "Thank you so much for your visit and especially for the fiery sermon. I shall be back in church next Sunday."

We live in a world today, which tries to say too much with too little. Consequently, few listen. Sometimes the best sermons are the ones left unspoken.

It prompted my curiosity....
What action of yours best demonstrates your particular faith, not words, not beliefs, but actions only please?

educatedhorse_2005

I am just the opposite of tal I will tell you like it is and most of the time later down the road people will thank me

talaniman

Just to clarify a few things-
No VAL,I do not bite my tongue but seek to express my feelings honestly and without placing blame. You will always know how I feel or where I'm coming from.
From reading your posts in different threads, Demon, I suspect we are more alike than opposites. but I agree our styles may be different as well as our diets.

educatedhorse_2005

I do have a weird diet.
We might be more alike also.
But sometimes I do wish I could bite my tongue.
might save me some hard times.
But I still insist on telling it like it is.

txgreasemonkey

By sharing my faith with others that we are "saved" through trusting in Jesus Christ alone for our eternal life. That is, we accept Him as our personal savior and Lord, not trusting in our good works to get us into heaven.

jduke44

I had to think about this because I never really gave it any thought before. But I would have to answer it as sharing our faith withour children by being a goo father and husband. Reason is, if I am a good father and husband then they will see that and want to imitate that. If they grow up being good to their wife and children that make the world that much better. Also, like the saying, the leader is onyl as good as the people under him. I think that is true about being a good father and husband. If the children come out good and well balance then maybe I did something right in sharing my faith.

This may not make sense since I am really tired. If I look at this tomorrow night and find it doesn't I will modify it.

31pumpkin

It sounds like the perspective Morganite is saying is that as Christians we have actions where we serve & follow the Lord. We shouldn't boast about our works.

I am a prayer warrior. I pray about everything. If one believes then the Lord helps me or someone else to have any burdened lightened or even turned around. Sometimes one even needs an umbrella for all the blessings there are!

The Lord gave "us" an equal measure of faith, but some exercise it more than others. Especially in church functions services.

I don't tithe. I gave out of faith with a cheerful heart.

I made sure that my 2 daughters r'cd Christ in my lifetime. They only go to church on occasion, but they have come to call on the Lord for help & thank Him often. I feel good about their discipleship. I feel like they are in good
hands.

I read the Bible almost every night.

valinors_sorrow

In thinking about another thread, I came to realise the single most thing I do as a demonstration of my "faith", if it can be called a faith even, is I try very hard to never ever throw the first punch, so to speak. I see all people as a Child of God regardless of what they think, say or do. And if I am called on to object to any behavior, its the behavior that is not acceptable, not the person - a version of hate the sin but love the sinner. I believe God needs me to be reasonable like that. So I practice it every day to the best of my ability.