Analysis of Gentile Ministry



I had been made a poet,
By God as a gift of grace;
Talent on loan for merit,
Helping others what they face.

I am the least of the saints,
As this grace has been given;
For preaching without restraints,
So others get to Heaven.

Enlighten the mystery,
Of the hidden wealth of Christ;
That God made through history,
And of what was sacrificed.

Manifold wisdom of God,
Might be known to those that rule;
Heavenly places to laud,
And not to become a fool.

As the eternal reason,
Christ Jesus is our Lord;
Realizing what God has done,
So we are in one accord.

We are bold with confidence,
Through our faith in the Lord;
Although some would take offense,
Consequences are ignored.

I ask you not to lose heart,
Over any suffering;
In which your glory will start,
The Lord will be answering.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF XGXG DHDH XHXH IJIJ X
Poetic Form
Metre 1111010 1110111 1011110 1010111 1101101 1111110 1100101 1101110 0100100 1010111 1111100 011110 101011 1111111 1001011 0110101 1001010 1101101 1001111 1110101 1111100 1101001 111101 100101 1111111 1010100 0111011 0111100 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 829
Words 185
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 80
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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The Mystery of the Gospel Revealed Ephesians 3:7-13

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Written on November 18, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on November 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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