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Grandpappy's Christian Poems

Copyright © July 1, 2011 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
All Rights Reserved.

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ISBN: 978-0-9837933-5-9
Type of Book: Paperback
Book Size: 8.5 inches by 11 inches
Number of Pages: 68
Number of Full Color Pictures: 166
Amazon Price: $9.95

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Book Description on Amazon.com

Christian Poetry with Reference Scripture Verses from the Holy Bible.

This book contains poems that will comfort, encourage, and motivate you. A list of reference scripture verses is at the bottom of each poem. Those bible verses were used as the foundation for each poem. Therefore each poem is not based simply on the beliefs of the author. Instead each poem is based on specific verses from the Holy Bible.

This book contains Christian poems about all of the following major subjects:
1. Jesus,
2. God and the Holy Spirit,
3. The Holy Bible,
4. Salvation and Forgiveness,
5. Prayer,
6. Family Values,
7. Moral and Ethical Values,
8. Food and Drink,
9. Giving,
10. Comfort and Encouragement,
11. Death and Eternity,
12. Sin,
13. The Law,
14. Christian Persecution,
15. Christian Perspective, and
16. The End Times.

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Preface to
Grandpappy's Christian Poems

In the year 2003 during a very peaceful night of sleep I had a short but very vivid dream about heaven. When I woke up all four verses to an entire Christian poem were inside my head. The short poem was based on my very brief dream. I got out of bed, turned on my portable computer, and typed the short poem into a computer file. Then I went about my normal daily activities. The title to that poem is "A Night Dream" and it appears on page 54 in this book.

About two weeks later I was babysitting my granddaughter Olivia. I was sitting in a comfortable chair and keeping a watchful eye on Olivia as she played with her toys in her playpen. While I was watching her play another Christian poem entered my head. I immediately turned on my portable computer and I positioned it on the kitchen table so I could still see Olivia off to the right side of my computer screen. Then I began typing the poem into my computer. As I was typing I began thinking about my future granddaughter, Trinity, who was due to be born in about two weeks. When I finished typing the poem into my computer another poem immediately entered my head and I typed that poem into my computer also. Then I turned off my computer and I devoted the rest of my afternoon to entertaining my granddaughter Olivia.

Two days later I felt the need to write two more poems. I cannot explain why I felt the need to write those two poems but I sat down and gradually drafted both poems based on the thoughts that were in my head. I consulted my Bible and made sure that the verses I had written were in alignment with the Words of God.

From that time forward whenever I felt the need to write a Christian poem I simply sat down and began to write. Most of my thoughts eventually became one of the poems in this book. Every time I wrote a Christian poem I consulted the Holy Bible and I found the appropriate scripture verses that I had based my poem on. I made a note of those scripture verses at the bottom of each poem for reference purposes.

I am not one of those people who claims to be directly inspired by God or by Jesus or by the Holy Spirit. However, I do believe that we all receive inspiration from God as we need it. But I do not claim that the poems in this book are spiritually inspired. The poems in this book are nothing more than the words of an old man and they should not be interpreted as being anything more than that.

Respectfully,
Grandpappy
July 1, 2011

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Table of Contents

Most of my Christian Poems can be read for free on my web site by clicking here.

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Section One: Poems about Jesus
A Humble Birth	1
His Last Day	1
Barabbas	2
Extraordinary Events	2
Warrior, Prophet, Physician, Priest, and King	3
Super Hero Powers	3
Prophecies Fulfilled by Jesus Christ	4
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Section Two: Poems about God and the Holy Spirit
What Does God Look Like?	5
The Trinity	5
Thoughts	6
Sight and Sound	6
Star Travel	7
Power	7
One-Thousand Years	8
Time	8
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Section Three: Poems about the Holy Bible
In the Beginning	9
The Words of God	9
Freedom of Speech	10
Questions?	10
Interpretation of Scripture	10
Can You Read?	11
The Truth	11
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Section Four: Poems about Salvation and Forgiveness
The Book	12
So Many Religions	12
The Blood	13
The Blood of Jesus	14
Knowledge	14
The Parable of the Seed	15
Grace	15
Salvation by Grace	16
The Tree of Life	16
The Bronze Snake	17
The Choice	17
Eternal Life	18
Say You're Sorry Before It's Too Late	19
What Happens Next?	19
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Section Five: Poems about Prayer
How to Pray	20
What Should We Pray For?	20
Two-Way Communication	21
Advice	21
Repetition	21
Negotiations	21
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Section Six: Poems about Family Values
Abstinence or Marriage	22
Customs	22
Creation	23
The First Commandment	23
The Three Worst Mistakes	24
Abortion	24
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Section Seven: Poems about Moral and Ethical Values
Beliefs and Values	25
Anger	25
Tattoos	25
Bully	26
Casual Conversation	26
Impulsive Words	27
Lies	27
Fear	28
Frustration	28
Faithful Attendance	29
Say or Do	29
Good Deeds	30
Forgiveness	30
Humility	31
Victory	31
Speaking in Tongues	32
The Supreme Sacrifice	32
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Section Eight: Poems about Food and Drink
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry	33
Water and Wine	33
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Section Nine: Poems about Giving
How Much is Two Mites?	34
Treasure	35
Your Heart	35
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Section Ten: Poems for Comfort and Encouragement
I Need a Hug	36
One Wish and Not Three	36
Are You a Nobody?	37
Ordinary People	37
Hardship and Trials	38
Left Behind	38
Missing Teeth	39
One Precious Life	39
The Good Old Days	40
Does God Truly Love You?	40
Adoption	41
Princes and Princesses	41
What is Your True Name?	42
What is God's True Name?	42
The Adventure: A True Story	43
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Section Eleven: Poems about Death and Eternity
Ancestors	44
Birth and Not Death	44
The Great Resurrection	45
Fire Without Light	45
James	46
Do You Understand?	46
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Section Twelve: Poems about Sin
What is Sin?	47
To Judge or Not to Judge?	47
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Section Thirteen: Poems about the Law
The Ten Commandments	48
There Are Only Two Rules	49
Whose Law?	49
Who Should We Obey?	50
The Year of Jubilee	50
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Section Fourteen: Poems about Persecution
Religious Persecution	51
Self-Defense	51
Prepare or Perish	52
A Traveling Bag	52
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Section Fifteen: Poems about Perspective
Big and Little	53
Big Numbers	53
A Night Dream	54
The Clay Pot	54
Inside the Ark of God	55
Myths	56
Witches, Wizards, Witchcraft, and Sorcery	56
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Section Sixteen: Poems about the End Times
The Rapture	57
The Mark of the Beast	58
The Millennium	58
The Four Eras of Mankind	59
Can You Imagine?	59
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Index	60
About the Author	62

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