Comments on: The Sermon Of Your Life http://raynoah.com/2008/09/16/the-sermon-of-your-life/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:32:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pastor Ray http://raynoah.com/2008/09/16/the-sermon-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Pastor Ray Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:55:03 +0000 http://raynoah.com/?p=822#comment-107 Bob~ I think preaching the good news by your life should lead to sharing the good news with your verbal witness...that is when evangelism is at its most effective. I am convinced they are two sides of the same coin. Witness by life validates witness by word. Bob~ I think preaching the good news by your life should lead to sharing the good news with your verbal witness…that is when evangelism is at its most effective. I am convinced they are two sides of the same coin. Witness by life validates witness by word.

]]> By: Bob.Smiley http://raynoah.com/2008/09/16/the-sermon-of-your-life/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Bob.Smiley Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:46:12 +0000 http://raynoah.com/?p=822#comment-106 Hi Ray! I like this message (as I do most of them). I have a quibble about the "One More Thing" quote from St. Francis of Assisi. I've heard this quote used in modern days as an excuse for a Christian to keep from communicating with those around us. I've done this myself (I'm speaking from experience). The thinking goes: "Our actions should speak louder than words, and our words are unnecessary if our actions are good." But I harken back to your post of 6/25/2008 (http://raynoah.com/?p=417) where we seem to have had a similar discussion! :o) Actions are absolutely important. "Faith without works is dead." "You tell me your faith, I'll show you my faith by what I do." But just the doing of our faith will not necessarily clinch the deal with the "why" of our faith, or even the "object" (or should I say "subject") of our faith. If I go around helping my neighbors because I believe in Christ, my neighbors will love me and I'll be very popular. But this alone doesn't lead them to Christ. Without my spoken word (aka Testimony), the connection to God Almighty, Savior of the Universe, and His Only Begotten Son, the Author and Finisher of our faith, never gets made. It's likely no coincidence that Jesus is "THE WORD". Wherever Jesus went, he demonstrated his faith, and he also preached to explain it. The two went hand in hand. So, I guess part of the faith I need to live out (as a less to myself) is to let people know I'm Christian. I don't need to always be preaching, but if people know I'm Christian, then when they see me do my stuff, they can get a glimpse of my whys and wherefores. Hi Ray!

I like this message (as I do most of them). I have a quibble about the “One More Thing” quote from St. Francis of Assisi.

I’ve heard this quote used in modern days as an excuse for a Christian to keep from communicating with those around us. I’ve done this myself (I’m speaking from experience).

The thinking goes: “Our actions should speak louder than words, and our words are unnecessary if our actions are good.”

But I harken back to your post of 6/25/2008 (http://raynoah.com/?p=417) where we seem to have had a similar discussion! :o )

Actions are absolutely important. “Faith without works is dead.” “You tell me your faith, I’ll show you my faith by what I do.” But just the doing of our faith will not necessarily clinch the deal with the “why” of our faith, or even the “object” (or should I say “subject”) of our faith.

If I go around helping my neighbors because I believe in Christ, my neighbors will love me and I’ll be very popular. But this alone doesn’t lead them to Christ. Without my spoken word (aka Testimony), the connection to God Almighty, Savior of the Universe, and His Only Begotten Son, the Author and Finisher of our faith, never gets made.

It’s likely no coincidence that Jesus is “THE WORD”. Wherever Jesus went, he demonstrated his faith, and he also preached to explain it. The two went hand in hand.

So, I guess part of the faith I need to live out (as a less to myself) is to let people know I’m Christian. I don’t need to always be preaching, but if people know I’m Christian, then when they see me do my stuff, they can get a glimpse of my whys and wherefores.

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