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The Blessings We’ve Received
The Blessings We’ve Receivedby Michael DoylePositioned by love for significance,Christianity walks with magnificence.We do the hard things in hard places.In all of this, our Lord lovingly embraces.In praise of a path that readily knows,Our faith has daily come to succeed … Continue reading
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Tagged <essage, Bible, Blessvings, Christianity, Explanation, Faith, Foundatoin, God, Grace, Jesus, Love, Magnificience, Measire, Mystery, Our Lord, Path, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Received, Significance, Sufficient, Wisdom, Words, Worship
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A Song of Testimony
A Song of Testimonyby Michael DoyleBy His breath, I learned how to breathe,Giving my love to His truth and no longer deceived.I stand with my hands stretched to Heaven above.I’ve put away the weakness of hate for God’s love.My heart … Continue reading
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Tagged Breath, Breathe, Broken Heart, Cried, Deceived, Enough, Face, Faith, God's Love, Grace, Hands, Hate, Heart, Heaven, Jesus, Learn, Life, Long, Love, Love of God, One-And-Done, Part, Path, Poetry and Poems, Proverbial, Revived, Servant, Song, Step, Survived, Testimony, Tough, Tried, Truth, Unknown God, Weakness, Wound
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Her Song
Her Songby Michael DoyleA voice came to me from beyond my screen.A brown-eyed beauty who loved what she had seen,She smiled at me with growing anticipation Suggesting with a smile that we write about creation. I couldn’t help but wonder … Continue reading
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Tagged Anticipatioin, Beautiful Face, Beyond, Brown-Eyed Beauty, Comforrtable, Creation, Dannger, Emotion, Fear, Glad, Grace, heartbeat, Her Song, Kiss, Knew, Know, Life, Love, Miss, Note, Personal Ocean, Poeetry, Poetry and Poems, Riff, Screen, Smle, Stranger, Suggestion, Vibe, Voce, Wonder
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Given Grace Grows the Church
Given Grace Grows the Churchby Michael DoyleJews and Gentiles – we are one family,Worshipping our Lord in the sanctuary.Each of us lives, and sometimes we sin.We find comfort in having God as our friend.Grace is the undeserved love we are … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christianity, Church, Faith, Forgiveness, Friend, Gentiles, God, Grace, Grce, Grow, Jesus, Jews, Meek, One Famly, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Sanctuary, Sin, Strong, Victory, Weakness, Worship
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First Principles: Do Not Think of Yourself More Highly Than You Ought, But Rather Think of Yourself With Sober Judgment In Accordance With the Faith God Has Distributed To Each of You
“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each … Continue reading
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Tagged Distributed, Faith, First Priciples, God, Grace, Highly, Romans 12:3 NIV, Sober Judgment, Think
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Living: The Attempt
Living: The Attemptby Michael DoyleIt’s in replacing us with you,That we find the gospel true.Anchored in His abundant life,Through grace, we are removed from strife.God’s riches at Christ’s bloody expense,The hard truth strips us of our pretense.As God’s holy truth … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor, Attempt, Bible, Christ, Christianity, Expense, Faith, God, God's Riches, Gospel, Grace, Holy Truth, Jesus, Living, Poetry and Poems, Replace, Strife, Works In pogress
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Hoosier Rains
Hoosier Rainsby Michael DoyleIt has been over twenty years nowAnd it’s on my mind still somehow.I was driving, approaching the state lineOf Indiana, determined to make it mine.Shortly before the sight of the dunes, I had plannedTo visit like some … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Central, Crags, Destination, Dunes, Flatness, Glacier, Grace, Heart, Hills, Himility, Hoosier, Hoosier Hopsitality, hoosiers, Indiana, Kindness, Lake Michigan, Location, Mind, Naive Skies, Nature, Planted Ground, Poetry and Poems, Procrastination, Rain, Rainbow, Reality, Reputation, Sand, Silence, Soul, State Line, Structure, SUV, Time's Passages, Tranquility, Travel, Twenty Years
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First Principles: He Said To Me, “My Grace Is Sufficient For You, For My Power Is Made Perfect In Weakness
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 12: 9, Boast, First Principles, Glad, Grace, Perfect, Power, Sufficient, Weakness, Weaknesses Christ's Power
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Despite the Challenges
Despite the Challengesby Michael DoyleWhat has happened and is doneIn the name of the Holy SonIs our salvation doneIt is the tale of three in one.Stepping foot into Heaven,I know that I am forgiven.Worshipping, as I believe,His grace is what … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptismal Declation, Challenges, Despite, Faith, Forgiven, Foundation, God's Service, Good, Grace, Heaven, Holy Grace, Love, Poetry and Poems, Purpose, Salvation, Songs, Stepping Foot, Three In One, World, Worship
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Life’s Race Is Won
Life’s Race Is Wonby Michael DoyleIn our Father’s nameWe proclaim our freedomFrom our sins and shame.We become part of His kingdom.As Heaven reignsWe cast aside our chains.With the holiness spokenThe power of Hell is broken.In all the mercy knownGod’s greatness … Continue reading
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Tagged Above, Broken, Chains, Crown of Glory, Dance, Father, Father's Name, Freedom, God, Grace, Great;ness, Greatness, Head, Heaven Reigns, Hell, His Love, Holliness, Kingdom, Known, Life's Race, Love, Mercy, Poetry and Poems, Proclaim, Providence, Race, Shame, Shine, Shown, Sins, Son, Spoken, Walk, Won, Wonder, Words
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