Big Sky Buckeye

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Love’s Compass

Posted on August 31, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Colossians 3:1-2: “So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”

Being raised in Christ

Revealing His love

Filling heart with peace

From Father above

Mind on Word above

Forsaking life’s sins

Living righteously

Love of Jesus wins

Humbleness shall win

Stripping away old

Shaping with Christ’s love

Renewed in God’s mold

Holy Spirit molds

Forgiveness respects

Fearing God’s justice

Love’s compass directs

Heart’s kindness directs

Loving each other

Sharing Father’s grace

With every brother

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From Colossians 3:12-13: “Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”

Peter Marshall Quote

Posted on August 28, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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The Grace of God is sufficient for all our needs, for every problem and for every difficulty, for every broken heart, and for every human sorrow.

From 2 Corinthians 3:4: “Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God.”

Peter Marshall (1902-1949) was a Scottish-American pastor who later served as Chaplain of the United States Senate.

Spirit Within

Posted on August 14, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Romans 8:12-13: “So then, brothers and sisters, we are obligated, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—for if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”

Accepting Jesus Christ

Freeing from sin and death

Spirit within now calls

Freeing Word’s divine breath

Dwelling deep in our souls

Feeding with Living Bread

Spirit within now cares

Feeding from grace ahead

Suffering with Jesus

Walking from bloody cross

Spirit within now breathes

Walking free, evil’s loss

Stepping into hope’s light

Living under God’s will

Spirit within now speaks

Living through Christ’s goodwill

Praying to one Father

Speaking from empty heart

Spirit within now leads

Speaking with faith’s new start

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From Romans 8:26-27: “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with groanings too deep for words. And God, who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”

Monday Memories: Jesus Comes Near

Posted on August 1, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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Life’s wilderness breathes–this dark, lonely place

Falling away with sin, feeling disgraced

Searching for hope’s light, weary of darkness

Shame and guilt unmask tracks, never erased

Coming to this place, filled with prickly thorns

Plowing straight through, left bloody and battered

Searching for new hope, never forgotten

This harsh life’s future, forever shattered

Ominous clouds loom over horizon

Lightning strikes, temple curtain torn in two

Searching for life’s fresh start, to be reborn

Plodding into darkness, absent of clues

Deserving life’s worst, approaching the Pit

End of time arrives, stop and surrender

Searching for God’s Grace, feeling forsaken

Heavens brighten up, with newfound splendor

Stumbling steps make haste, Eternity waits

From bloody Cross, hope springs from empty tomb

Searching and accepting, come near this Cross

Salvation through Christ, our Father’s heirloom

Jesus beckons, come forward, taking knee

Bring sin’s burdens to the Cross, forever free

From Titus 2:11-13: “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all, training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions, and in the present age to live lives hat are self-controlled, upright,and godly, while we wait for the blessed hope and the manifestation of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

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Help in Trouble

Posted on July 17, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 46:1-3: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.”

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Drowning in sinfulness

Darkness covers this land

Needing help in trouble

God reaches out His hand

Facing our transgressions

Mighty hand bringing grace

Saving us, all alone

God tapping life’s backspace

Sending love through His Son

Refuge found in one cross

Squashing dark’s empty hope

God triggers evil’s loss

Leaning on His wisdom

Strength flows from His power

Living with righteousness

God rebuilds faith’s tower

Knowing we walk with Him

Lord’s armor covers thee

Praying in Christ’s spirit

God’s mercy sets us free

From Ephesians 6:13: Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on the evil day and, having prevailed against everything, to stand firm.”

Franklin Graham Quote

Posted on July 15, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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Guilt is a gift that leads us to grace.

From Colossians 3:1-2: “So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.”

Faith Through Love (Elfchen Series #108)

Posted on July 8, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Lost

Pursuing

Flesh’s desires

Filled with works

Life falls short in

Darkness

Faith

Truth

Speaks boldly

Christ’s Holy Word

Building hope through Spirit’s

Fruits

Found

Love

Thy neighbor

Obedience to Christ

Grace meeting our needs

Freedom

Gospel Breathes (Elfchen Series #107)

Posted on July 1, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

Assurance

Nothing

Comes between

God and ourselves

Walking in His faithfulness

Peace

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Harmony

Father’s

Steadfast love

Holy Spirit guides

Jesus dwells within us

Grace

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Mission

Daily

Blessed discipleship

Faith community unites

Diverse group of believers

Growing

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Path of Life

Posted on June 26, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 16:1-2: “Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.'”

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Seeing foolishness

Walking darkest roads

Life’s journey of faith

Coming to crossroads

To whom shall we choose?

Evil’s empty book

Filled with deception

Flesh becomes his hook

Wilderness calls out

God’s refuge protects

Love filled with goodness

Earning our respect

Boundary lines set

Marching in God’s trust

Chosen path of life

Faith removes our lust

Always before us

God’s daily support

His right hand’s guidance

Grace never falls short

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From Psalm 16:11: “You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”

Overcoming Storms

Posted on June 19, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Matthew 14:23-25: “And after He [Jesus] had dismissed the crowds, He went up the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone, but by this time the boat, battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. And early in the morning He came walking toward them on the sea.”

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Facing challenges

Feel nourishing calm

Fed with Living Bread

Holy Spirit’s balm

Sailing into wind

Swelling, stormy waves

Seeking God’s compass

Eternal grace saves

Witnessing hardships

Gale arrives today

God never leaves us

Teaching us to pray

Smothering tempest

Evil’s wrath scolding

Finding God’s refuge

His peace beholding

Overcoming storms

Daily lessons teach

Hearing Gospel’s call

Rescued from tide’s breach

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From Proverbs 10:25: “When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are established forever.”

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