Poem - God's Word -The Bible
There are those who critique the Bible,
Without spiritual ability,
Who say God's Word is filled
With many discrepancies.

There are others gifted by God
Who shed light on distorted views,
Showing that in proper context,
all discrepancies are removed.

Still, the message of the Bible,
is foreign to the natural man; 
Its only through the spirit's enlightening
that a person can understand.

To most who read the Bible,
It's a good book at best;
but to those who know and seek the Lord
it's a bottomless treasure chest.

Though it's origin is in the east,
it has continued to spread worldwide;
and the evidence that it's changing lives
Is unable to be denied.

It's been proven to be historically accurate
Through uncovered archaeology;
Shown to have an Omniscient author
Through fulfilled prophecies.

Now science is finding as it progresses,
God-less theories to be absurd;
Yes, even science must bow it's knee
To the accuracy of God's word.

The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8
By A. Mitchell Moore, Jr.

Poem - GOD RULES

God was, is, and forever will be
He is not held by time, He's eternity
He's the Father of all creation
In control of every situation
With Him there's nothing that can't be done
He's ever present, so you cannot run
In His glory there is no darkness
In His lovs, is, and forever will be
He is not held by time, He's eternity
He's the Father of all creation
In control of every situation
With Him there's nothing that can't be done
He's ever present, so you cannot run
In His glory there is no darkness
In His love there is always forgiveness
If you ask, seek and knock you will find
Opens your heart so you're no longer blind;! He wants us to know Him more each day
Always hears us when we pray
He doesn't want to occasionally be around
He wants every step to be on solid ground
Doesn't matter if problems are big or small
Hand it to Him and He will take care of it all
He can't love you more and won't love you less
He will fill you with peace and joy to the fullest
His Son Jesus sits at the Father's side
And the Spirit will help us all to abide
You can't go wrong obeying His voice
He is the truth, the way, the only choice

Dan Cramer, NY State


Poem - God's Creation from the Beginning
Before space and time, The Father thought,! Through My Son, the Light, Everything should be brought.
So all would be accomplished By Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
God began with a watery planet And the atmosphere around it.
The waters were in darkness; Without form was the earth.
Then God sent His Light To usher forth a new birth.
Spiritual Light, God called "Day." The Darkness, He called "Night."
Evening and morning - the first day Witnessed His wonderful might!

To separate the planet waters Both above and the deep below,
God said, "Let there be land, A firmament." And it was so!
God called the atmosphere "Heaven," And the second day passed.! Evening and morning drew on But, this would not be the last.
With the firmament still submerged, God said, "Let dry land appear!"
So He gathered the surface waters; Both from far and from near.
God called the dry land "Earth;" The gathered waters, "Seas."
His creation was good, And in it, He was pleased.! Then our mighty God said, "Let the Earth sprout green grasses
And herbs and fruit trees Yielding seeds in great masses."
The Earth burst forth, And it all came to be!
Evening and morning had passed - The closing of day three.

"Let there be lights," God Almighty then said, In the expanse of the heavens.!" There is nothing to dread! "For signs and for seasons,! For days and for years To divide day from night" Our mighty God has no peers!
Greater light rules the day; The lesser rules the night.
The sun, moon, and stars, Are good works in His sight.
All celestial bodies God created to our dismay.
Evening and morning had passed Concluding the fourth day.

Then came sea creatures And winged birds in the sky
God blessed them saying, "Be fruitful and multiply!Day five came and passed Another evening and morning.! What other miracles Will He be performing?
Beasts of the earth And the cattle in its kind,! And every creeping thing On the land, we did find.
But, God was not finished with His wonderful plan.!For on day six, He also created man! From the dust of the ground Our Lord,!He did breathe Into man's nostrils, The Spirit, he received.
To man, God gave dominion: Over birds and cattle and fish -
Even the creeping things! To rule as he would wish.!Out of man, God formed woman. A rib taken from his side! To make a suitable helpmate; With him, she would reside.
This completes the sixth day. Now came the time to rest,
God sanctified the Sabbath, His task completed with zest.
God made our universe With the Father at its head.
And, He will make it anew Because that's what He said. Amen.
author unknown.

Poem - GOD RULES
God was, is, and forever will be
He is not held by time, He's eternity
He's the Father of all creation
In control of every situation
With Him there's nothing that can't be done
He's ever present, so you cannot run
In His glory there is no darkness
In His love there is always forgiveness
If you ask, seek and knock you will find
Opens your heart so you're no longer blind
He wants us to know Him more each day
Always hears us when we pray
He doesn't want to occasionally be around
He wants every step to be on solid ground
Doesn't matter if problems are big or small
Hand it to Him and He will take care of it all
He can't love you more and won't love you less
He will fill you with peace and joy to the fullest
His Son Jesus sits at the Fathers side
And the Spirit will help us all to abide
You can't go wrong obeying His voice
He is the truth, the way, the only choice.

POEM - JESUS IS KNOCKING]
Revelation 3:20- Behold, I stand at the door and knock, if any man hear my voice,!and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

Jesus is standing at your heart's door today.!He is patiently waiting. Don't send Him away.!He's calling so softly, He wants to come in.!He'll heal all your sorrows, ancleanse you from sin.
Jesus has knocked on your heart's door before.!But you haven't answered, tho' He's knocked o're and o'er.! Oh please, dear one, listen, He silently waits.!If you put Him off longer, it may be too late.

Don't be afraid of what He may find,! Inside of your heart, or inside of your mind.! He died on the cross to redeem you from sin.! So please, sinner, listen. Oh let the Lord in.

Don't let Satan tell you that your sin is too great.
He wants you to linger--to  procrastinate..!But please friend, don't listen to Lucifer's lies.! COME, open to Jesus. He's still standing by.
Author unknown.

       Poem - Thou Shalt not Steal
When the Lord descended with the Law from on high, He cast it in stone and dispensed it on Sinai.
Though it's hardly necessary to assert it again, There were many commandments, but they were numbered one to ten;  Jesus, however, reduced them to two when He looked at the Law with a somewhat shortened view.
He taught that the commandments can be summed up as We already love ourselves, so let's treat our neighbor just the same. Let's not covet or steal his things or disparage his noble name.Now, it's impossible to improve upon the things that Jesus said, But to clarify and illustrate I'll use my own words instead.
These two greatest commandments, when all is said and done, Can be explained and understood when they're further reduced to one. When these various laws are examined they inevitably reveal They're condensed in the eighth commandment, which says "Thou shall not steal."
In other words, render unto God the things that belong to him, And render unto others the things that belong to them.
These others might be a "Caesar" or maybe just a neighbor. But by taking what's rightfully theirs we're acting in a way superior. For example, God is uniquely worthy of our worship and adoration. By putting something before him we're stealing from his exaltation. Secondly, to fashion God in our image in the form of an idol or whatnot is tantamount to identity theft - to say God is something he is not.
Thirdly, God's awesome name is so utterly holy, it ought to be uttered for His purposes solely.!When we blithely misuse it or take it in vain, That's just like stealing God's exclusive domain name.
Fourth, there's the seventh, that special Sabbath day, God said to keep it holy, for he designed it just that way.
A respite from our work God deemed for us the best; We're stealing from ourselves when we ignore that day of rest.
Fifth come our forefathers, those folks we call our parents. And while certainly not divine, they do deserve our reverence. Parents, like the prophets, sometimes have no honor To withhold their due respect is an indirect form of theft.
Commandment number six forbids taking a person's life; The seventh is not that different: don't take your neighbor's wife. Everyone will die eventually, so why is murder a crime? Because prematurely taking a life steals years of the victim's time. next, if God ordained sex, why is adultery an objection? Because from another person's spouse we're stealing intimacy and affection.Then there's the eighth command, which is imbedded in the other nine; No subtleties here, it's pretty direct: take not what is not thine.
Ninth comes the law about telling untruths, hurting neighbor with false accusation, it's not a stretch to consider it such as stealing one's reputation.
Last on the list comes # ten, a caveat not to covet. The craving for someone's things, and the principle above it.            We long for something so intensely we emotionally start to feel it; And before we know it the thought conceives, and then we want to steal it. Well, there you have it; the Ten Commandments, from a different point of view.
When we truly love our God and neighbor, we give them both their due. A violation of any one law has this underlying motif: By taking away or failing to give we become an unwitting thief. So next time you encounter the commandments, don't look at them simply piecemeal, Think of them all as a unit with the title, "Thou shall not steal."
R Chapman.

Poem -The Cross Of Jesus
He left His Fathers home above where all was harmony, peace and love, and to this sinful world He came to set us free from sin and shame.
But most did not receive Him, kings and rulers knew Him not, but He came as promised to Bethlehem, and a manger of straw was His cot.
Angels announced His heavenly birth and sang praises in the skies above, but not for Himself did He come to earth,
but to suffer and shed His blood for us.
He hung upon that cross in pain, humbled, nailed to it's rugged frame. He could have had an angel train to bear Him up to the heavenly plain.
And in the darkness hanging there, the agony was hard to bear, His hands and feet the nails did tear, but people watching did not care.
Let Him come down from the cross, they said, He raised people from the dead. He worked miracles and thousands fed
from a small basket of fish and bread.
He could have left that wooden cross, but oh, at such tremendous loss, abandoned us to a dreadful fate, but no, His love was far too great.
He would rather bear the pain alone, and for our sin and shame atone, than take the smooth and easy road to take Him back to His Father God.
Forgive them Father, was His cry, as drew on His hour to die,
His heart of love was broken by the scorn of those who stood near by.
Six hours He hung in agony and pain, That He for us eternal life might gain. Despised, rejected, once our Saviour came, but next time He as King will reign.
Not as a baby to Bethlehem's manger, nor to His people a total stranger, but as Friend and King, our Saviour will come to take us back to His heavenly home.
From the gloom of this world with it's sin and it's woe, He will take us all home who have chosen to go. Won't you come dear one, the offer is free, of love, joy and peace for eternity.
By E.M.Baker

Song - Holy Day, Jehovah's Rest

Holy Day, Jehovah's rest,
of creation's week the best;! Last of all the chosen seven,
Blest of God to man twas given.

First His six days work was done,
then the Sabbath was begun;
Thus He blessed the seventh day,
Thus in resting we obey.

Thousand have His plan reversed,
Resting now upon the first;
Search the book and you shall know;! There's no scripture tells them so.

All who speak the truth must say,
It was man who changed the day! In God's word no change appears,
Through the whole six thousand years.

Thus I searched; and when I saw,
Only one great Sabbath law;! Then I hasten to obey-
Plainly twas the only way.

F.E. Belden.