Analysis of Church Meeting Order



When you come together,
Each one will have a hymn;
With a tongue to gather,
Interpret on a whim.

Let everything be done,
For interpretation;
Let any speak in tongue,
Without hesitation.

If no one interprets,
Let them all keep silent;
Speak knowing the limits,
Not to be fraudulent.

Letting two prophets speak,
One can judge the other;
By weighing what they seek,
Construing the brother.

So let someone reveal,
Another sitting there;
Of what it might conceal,
The rendering to share.

Let the first hold his peace,
By what they prophesy;
All controversy to cease,
In God you glorify.

Comfort so all may learn,
Encourage your spirit;
That as a saint to earn,
Through your speech and merit.

The Lord is not a God,
Author of confusion;
Rather of peace to laud,
Hope and inspiration.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CCXC DEDE FAFA GHGH IDIX JKJK XCXC A
Poetic Form
Metre 111010 111101 101110 010101 11011 10010 110101 01010 111010 111110 110010 111100 101101 111010 110111 1010 11101 010101 111101 010011 101111 1111 110011 01110 101111 010110 110111 111010 011101 101010 101111 10010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 825
Words 181
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 71
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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Orderly Worship 1 Corinthians 14:26-33

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Written on September 09, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on September 08, 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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