Analysis of Apostolic Ministry



When I came to preach the Gospel,
Although the door was open wide;
There was still skeptical people,
Having some thoughts that I have lied.

For my spirit was not at rest,
On not finding any brother;
Even though I had done my best,
How Christ cares for one another.

But thanks be to God who in Christ,
Leads to triumphal procession;
Spreads fragrance who was sacrificed,
Displays spiritual expression.

We are the aroma of Christ,
To God among those to be saved;
A scent that makes one be enticed,
Who will perish that sin enslaved.

A sinful fragrance causing death,
To the other fragrance to life;
That is sufficient with each breath,
Travelling in the midst of strife.

We are not like many peddlers,
That are cashing in on the Word;
For in His sight they are meddlers,
Blaspheming what is being heard.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF EGEG HIHI JKJK D
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11111010 1011101 11110010 10111111 11101111 11101010 10111111 11111010 11111101 11010010 1101110 011000010 11001011 11011111 01111101 11101101 01010101 10101011 11010111 10000111 11111010 11100101 1011111 111101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 818
Words 150
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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Triumph in Christ 2 Corinthians 2:12–17

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Written on October 20, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on October 19, 2021

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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