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One Focus Christian Poetry is inspired by the Word of God and shared to glorify God in His Son Jesus. In this sin-sick fallen world the Lord Jesus Christ taught His disciples that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6), the only hope to reach His Father in Heaven. ABOVE ALL a sovereign HOLY GOD oversees and directs; every people group and every nation is under His supreme authority. The prophet Isaiah of Old put it this way: “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways... As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it flourish... so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is My word that goes out from My mouth. It will not return to Me [unfulfilled]." See Isaiah 55:9,10 & 11 When God said, “Let there be light," there was light! See Genesis 1:3 Without the holy light of truth humanity remains in darkness, BUT GOD our Father made it possible in His Son for all His children to see, believe, and be saved. The Word of God is LIGHT! Light reveals what is hidden in darkness and enables right vision, and knowledge of His perfect will. In the New, the Holy Spirit expounds on the Light of Jesus through John the Apostle: “The Word gave life to everything created, and His life brought light to everyone. Light shines in the dark and the darkness cannot stop it.” See John 1:1 thru 5 May these poems encourage you to look to Jesus for eternal truth as you walk in the light as He is in the light. See 1 John 1:7 Hope you will enjoy!!!

It is difficult for my finite mind even with the glorious guiding of The Holy Spirit – The Eternal Third Person of the Holy Trinity – to clearly define all the attributes of qualities of the Glory of God – The One True God of the Bible. I enclose here and repeat later for emphasis the truth of God’s Glory in Heaven. Revelation 4 and Revelation 5:13 1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne. 4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. 6 Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. 8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come.” 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: 11“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” Revelation 5:13 “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!”

Jeff Pollock's poetry is inspired by the only truth worth living and dying for in this mixed up world. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. There is one way to the Father and His Son Jesus Christ our Lord proved He is it! The Old Testament book of Isaiah says God keeps in perfect peace those who believe in Him and trust Him completely. A steady following, feeding, and focus on Jesus Christ brings peace to fruition, full enjoyment! No one deserves peace, no self-help guru or relaxation technique will give it; Gods peace is beyond understanding, though it is available to everyone. In faith invite him into your heart and begin to know Heavens peace, an eternal by-product of our decision to trust Him for salvation. Gods grace and ultimately His peace entered Jeffs life through the eyes and heart of a beautiful redhead named Evelyn. The moment he looked in her eyes his life and ultimately his destiny changed. Right then and there he wrote her a love poem to Jesus, and God opened every door and made their love complete, complete in Him! This collection of original Christian poetry is based on Holy Scripture and written to encourage believers in their faith. Inspired by the courageous love of the author's wife, Evelyn, and the ever-faithful promises of our Savior Jesus Christ, this personal journal of encouragement is a work of heart and temporary tribute to His eternal grace and glory. Birthed in a genuine "born again" experience of love these heartfelt poems express a deep desire to know God more and experience Him in every aspect of life. Hope you will enjoy!

Who is Jesus Christ? You've never met Him in person, and you don't know anyone who has. But there is a way to know who he is. How? Jesus Christ - the divine Person revealed in the Bible - has a unique excellence and a spiritual beauty that speaks directly to our souls and says, "Yes, this is truth." It's like seeing the sun and knowing that it is light, or tasting honey and knowing that it is sweet. The depth and complexity of Jesus shatter our simple mental frameworks. He baffled proud scribes with his wisdom but was understood and loved by children. He calmed a raging storm with a word but would not get himself down from the cross. Look at the Jesus of the Bible. Keep your eyes open, and fill them with the portrait of Jesus in God's Word. Jesus said, "If anyone's will is to do God's will, He will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority." Ask God for the grace to do His will, and you will see the truth of His Son. John Piper has written this book in the hope that all will see Jesus for who he really is and will come to enjoy him above all else.

Does Scripture teach there are three persons in the ONE GOD ... the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? Can one be only partially saved? Does salvation require repentance and works? You decide.

The essays in The Beauty and Glory of the Father call us to stand in wonder of the First Person of the Trinity. Through an assortment of studies, readers are challenged to recognize the Father’s glory displayed in His Son, to adore His beautiful attributes, to know Him as a Savior, and to rest in His loving hands. This book, along with The Beauty and Glory of Christ and The Beauty and Glory of the Holy Spirit, reinforces the ongoing necessity of cultivating a Trinitarian piety. Contributors include Joel Beeke, Bart Elshout, Jerry Bilkes, Ryan McGraw, David Murray, Burk Parsons, Paul Smalley, Derek Thomas, and William VanDoodewaard. Table of Contents: Part 1: Seeing the Father’s Glory in His Only Begotten Son 1. The Father’s Love for His Son (John 3:35) — Bart Elshout 2. Father and Son in the Exodus (Hos. 11:1, etc.) — Jerry Bilkes Part 2: Adoring the Beautiful Attributes of the Father 3. The Holiness of the Father in the Old Testament (Isa. 6) — Derek Thomas 4. The Father’s Mercy (1 Peter 1:3-5) —William VanDoodewaard 5. Richard Sibbes on the Mercy and Faithfulness of the Father (2 Cor. 1:3, 18) — Paul Smalley Part 3: Knowing God the Father as Savior 6. Seeing the Father in the Face of Jesus (John 14:9) — Derek Thomas 7. The Apostle John and the Puritans on the Father’s Adopting, Transforming Love (1 John 3) — Joel Beeke Part 4: Resting in the Father’s Loving Hands 8. Your Father in Heaven (Matt. 5-7) — William VanDoodewaard 9. Counseling and the Fatherhood of God — David Murray 10. The Father’s Beautiful Hand of Blessed Chastisement (Heb. 12:4-13) — Burk Parsons Conclusion 11. The Need for a Trinitarian Piety (Eph. 2:18) — Ryan McGraw

Christian poetry is a gift from God inspired by the Word of God andgiven to glorify Himself in His Son Jesus. In this mixed-up, self-centered world the Lord Jesus Christ taught his disciples that he is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6) -- the one hope to reach our Father in Heaven, the only reliable source of truth, the creator and sustainer of all life. Worship Him only! Old Testament, Isaiah 55:11 tells the world Almighty God, Yahweh (the One who is, the unchanging God) is in total control, nothing and no one thwarts His plans! This Scripture passage says it so beautifully: As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. For example, Let there be light, and there was light. Genesis 1:3, NIV New Testament elaborates, In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. John 1:1-5, NLT This collection of Christian poetry founded upon inerrant Holy Scripture was written to encourage believers in their faith and worship of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, the one and only mediator between God and man. This work of heart is a temporary tribute to His eternal grace and glory. Hope you will enjoy!