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  document.writeln("<span class=\"body\"><b><span class=\"headings2\"><span class=\"actsititle\">Actions Speak Louder Than Words</span></span></b><br>");
  document.writeln("<span class=\"actsilinks\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"window.print()\">Print this page</a></span>");document.writeln("<br><div id='actsartcl1'>");document.writeln("<p><font face=\"Verdana,Arial,Helvetica\" size=\"3\"><i>So I [Paul]  ask you to follow my example and do as I do. That is the very reason I am  sending Timothy\'€&#8221;to help you do this. For he is my beloved and trustworthy child  in the Lord. He will remind you of what I teach about Christ Jesus in all the  churches wherever I go.<sup>1</sup></i><br>");
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document.writeln("Dwight Moody told  about a friend of his who had been in Eastern lands and saw a shepherd who was  trying to get his flock to cross a stream. \"He went into the water and called  his flock, but no, they would not follow him. So he picked up two lambs and,  with one tucked under each arm, he plunged into the stream and crossed it  without even looking back. <br>");
document.writeln("<br>When he lifted the lambs the old sheep looked up into his face and began  to bleat for them. But when he plunged into the water, the sheep plunged in  after him, and the whole flock followed. When they got to the other side he put  down the lambs, and they were quickly joined by their mothers.\"&nbsp;<br>");
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document.writeln("I recall reading how a visiting speaker to a high school spoke to the student  body about the perils of smoking. Afterwards some of the students saw this same  man smoking. Undoubtedly, he did more harm by his example than anything he  might have said\'€&#8221;no matter how true or relevant his words were. <br>");
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document.writeln("If you and I want to influence others for Jesus, our words are important, but how we live will always&nbsp; have a lot more value. According to communication specialists the words we  say only carry seven percent of the message we are seeking to communicate. Who  we are and what we do speaks the loudest by far. <br>");
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document.writeln("Suggested prayer: Dear God, please help me to be a living example of your ways so that people will be impacted to seek You for themselves. And please keep me from ever being a stumbling block for someone else. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.&nbsp;<br>");
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document.writeln("1. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%20%204:16-17&amp;version=NLT\">1 Corinthians  4:16-17</a> (<em>NLT</em>).&nbsp;<br><br>Today\'s Encounter was written by: Crystal B.&nbsp;</font></p>");
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