Spiritual Thoughts

A good example is the  best sermon.  ~ Benjamin Franklin   S how yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned. ~ Titus 2:7

I f you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.  ~ Dalai Lama XIV   L et no one despise your youth; BUT be an example to them that believe: in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity. ~ 1 Timothy 4:12

  Friday Tale - To be like Jesus   O ur aim as believers in Christ is to become like Jesus. Even though we live in different cultures, have different life paths and careers, we should still be doing the sort of things that Jesus did. Two chapters in Matthew give us a good snapshot of the sort of things Jesus did in his day to day life that are possible for us to follow and do the same. After all, we do want to be like him.   Matthew chapters 8 and 9 tell us how Jesus...  - Was willing to help those in desperate need (Matthew 8 v 3). - Used every-day life lessons to teach and encourage others (8 v 10 - 12). - Used his abilities to help others (v 16). - Turned cursing into blessing (v 28 - 32). - Forgave sins (Matthew 9 v 2 - 6). - Spent time with those who needed his help (v 10 - 13). - Showed mercy (v 13). - Came to bring joy (v 15). - Had time for others even when he was busy with other things (v 19-23). - Grew faith in others (v 29). - Prayed (v 37 - 38).

Friday Tale - the Ripple Effect   S hortly before his death, 80-year-old farmer Hody Childress asked his daughter to continue a practice he’d quietly conducted for years: taking a $100 bill to a local pharmacist on the first of every month. For years, Childress anonymously came to the aid of neighbors in Geraldine, Alabama, who couldn’t afford medications. “Don’t tell a soul where the money came from,” he instructed store owner Brooke Walker. “If they ask, just tell them it’s a blessing from the Lord.”   Thanks to the farmer’s generosity, Walker could fill prescriptions for about 24 uninsured or underinsured people each year. “I was honored he allowed me to do that,” she said, “and it really encouraged me to do the same in my life.”   Childress wasn’t wealthy but “always gave what he could,” said daughter Tania Nix. “I think he felt like he couldn’t not give,” she added. “Giving that way, that just got on his heart.” After word spread about Childress’ generosity, other people wer

I t is in our lives, and not from our words, that our religion must be read. ~ Thomas Jefferson   I n everything set them an example by doing what is good. ~ Titus 2:7

A good example is  the best sermon. ~ Benjamin Franklin   I n all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech that is beyond reproach. ~ Titus 2:7-8

S trive to be the person you needed when you were younger. ~ Laura Miranda   I n all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified, sound in speech which is beyond reproach. ~ Titus 2:7-8

T he world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. ~ Paulo Coelho F or I have given you an example, that you should do just as I have done to you. ~ John 13:15

T he world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. ~ Paulo Coelho  F or to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.  ~ 1 Peter 2:21

Y ou can't leave a footprint that lasts IF you're always walking on tiptoe. ~ Marion Blakely S et the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. ~ 1 Timothy 4:12

A s I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. ~ Andrew Carnegie S how yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your living show integrity, dignity.... ~ Titus 2:7 

I 'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day: I'd rather one would walk with me than merely tell the way. The eye's a better pupil, and more willing than the ear. Fine council is confusing, but example's always clear. ~ Edgar A. Guest F or to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. ~ 1 Peter 2:21