Big Sky Buckeye

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Wholeness of Faith

Posted on November 20, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Hebrews 10:22: “Let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”

Accepting Christ as Savior

Truth filling with His light

His blood pays for each sin

Mercy enriched, forthright

Witnessing wholeness of faith

Christ’s righteousness, must trust

Prayer’s voice guides changes

Victory over evil’s lust

Experiencing healing

Now taking deeper breaths

Christ offers lasting hope

Triumph rising from death

Encouraging each other

Horizon’s promised fate

From Gospel’s saving grace

Forgiveness offers clean slate

Walking in Christ’s light each day

No longer lost, but found

Peace breathes with every step

Faith forever heaven bound

From Hebrews 10:38-39: “but my righteous one will live by faith. My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back. But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.”

Follow Me (Elfchen Series #225)

Posted on November 8, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Welcoming

Christ’s

Door opens

Inviting another sinner

Come, walk with me

Awakening

Promised

Messiah’s

Blessed grace

Opens wayward heart

Waiting at Heaven’s door

Transformation

Merciful

Savior’s

Faithful witness

Father’s door opens

Rising with Calvary’s forgiveness

Redemption

All images courtesy of Pinterest.

This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.

Hope’s Faith

Posted on November 3, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From 1 Peter 1:6-7: “In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”

Blessed Jesus Christ

His mercy shares love

Brings forth faith’s new birth

Hope stirs from above

Resurrected Christ

His unfading light

He walks among us

Hope ready for flight

Revealed through Jesus

Grace walks within Him

Freed from sin’s darkness

Hope breathes with each hymn

Spirit filled by Christ

More precious than gold

Molds faith’s salvation

Hope rebuilds foothold

Trust in Jesus Christ

Father’s righteous Son

Called to embrace Him

Hope’s faith in the One

From 1 Peter 1:13: “Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when He is revealed.”

Focused on Christ

Posted on October 30, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From Philippians 2:3-4: “Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests but to the interests of others.”

Encouragement in Christ

Sharing love-filled grace

Witnessing humility

Heart’s very special place

Of one mind with Jesus

Sharing selfless love

Caring first, for others’ needs

Led by Spirit above

Every breath mirrors Christ

Sharing mercy’s joy

Walking with unselfish thoughts

Honest actions deploy

Each step follows Jesus

Sharing Spirit’s light

Taking obedient path

Humbleness guides faith’s sight

Always focused on Christ

Sharing fresh outlook

Living within dignity

Tomorrow’s quiet brook

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From Philippians 2:14-15: “Do all things without murmuring and arguing, so that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine like stars in the world.”

All About Jesus (Elfchen Series #223)

Posted on October 25, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Love

Christ’s

Defining mercy

Encourages faithful steps

Sharing grace with others

Discipleship

**Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com**

Rebirth

Savior’s

Righteous journey

Conquering fallen world

Taking Father’s high road

Redemption

**Photo by Wendelin Jacober on Pexels.com**

Promise

Messiah’s

Resurrected body

Sets us free

Fulfilling faith’s blessed tomorrow

Hope

This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.

Discipleship’s Door

Posted on October 23, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From John 1:38-39: “When Jesus turned and saw them following, He said to them, ‘What are you looking for?’ They said to him, ‘Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are you staying?’He said to them, ‘Come and see.’ They came and saw where He was staying, and they remained with Him that day. It was about four o’clock in the afternoon.”

Meeting stranger

On life’s remote road

One calls Him, “Lamb of God”

Holy seeds, already sowed

Messiah found

Another saint born

Faithful see Father’s light

Trust growing, from grace airborne

Blessed greeting

Shared from Son of Man

Faith’s opportunity

Son of God’s trusted game plan

Always present

Christ be everything

Believers find their home

Hope transformed by stalwart King

Self-pride now sleeps

Spirit set to soar

Mercy’s reign opens wide

Discipleship’s righteous door

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From John 8: 31-32: “Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in Him, ‘If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.'”

Craig Groeschel Quote

Posted on October 21, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

The decisions you make today will determine the stories you tell tomorrow.

From 2 Peter 3:17-18: “You therefore, beloved, since you are forewarned, beware that you are not carried away with the error of the lawless and lose your own stability. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.”

Craig Groeschel (born 1967) is an America pastor and Christian author.

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on October 13, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

The Bible is a bottomless source of nourishment for becoming like Christ.

From Ephesians 5:8-9: “For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true.”

Gathered Peace (Elfchen Series #221)

Posted on October 11, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Alone

Overwhelming

Darkness surrounds

Facing numbing trials

Jesus draws ever closer

Grace

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Lost

Seeking

Life’s answers

Wayward miles traveled

Kneeling at Jesus’ feet

Forgiveness

Found

Transforming

Light ahead

Resurrection’s eternal flame

Chains of transgressions broken

Redemption

This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.

John Owen Quote

Posted on October 11, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

There is no way of deliverance from the state and condition of being in the flesh, but by the Spirit of Christ.

From Romans 8:3-4: “For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and to deal with sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”

John Owen (1616-1683) was an English Puritan church leader and theologian.

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Love

Rebirth

Promise

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Alone

Lost

Found

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