Poems to Encourage and Inspire: Volume 2

By Janice Mannex

This book contains forty original Christian life-based poems that reflect how my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ has helped me through many very difficult life situations. My testimony demonstrating the many trials He has supported me through is also included. The poems are written in plain language and are easy for anyone to understand. They show how Jesus Christ will encourage, inspire, assist, and strengthen those enduring the many difficult situations that occur in everyday life. You do not need to have a strong Christian faith to benefit from and enjoy these poems.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris NZ
• Release date: Aug 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493192106

Janice Mannex

Janice is 60 and was born in New Plymouth New Zealand . This is where she has lived most of her life . She is a mum of two sons now 27 & 25. Janice has a passion for helping the profoundly disabled and elderly, nursing in these areas for many years before she got married. Janice regularly attends CityWestChurch in New Plymouth. It is since she commenced going there that her passion for Christian Poetry has fully developed.

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Contents

1. Down in the Dumps? Good News My Friend

2. Jesus, Listener Extraordinaire!

3. How Did You Cope?

4. Hope That Lasts

5. Just A Note To Say

6. Come Sit In His Shade

7. Life’s Like That

8. Jesus Our LifeJacket

9. Our Shepherd

10. Our Lives are Like a Pile of Folders

11. All In for Him?

12. Because

13. Sunrise Sunset

14. Heavenly Father

15. Building Bridges is a Must

16. Climb That Sycamore Tree

17. We Don’t Understand

18. An Answer to Prayer

19. I Thank You

20. In Times of Sadness Times of Pain

21. A Job I’ve Got For You

22. Heaven’s Throne Room

23. His Time Makes Room

24. Lord… So Often Do We Hear

25. Christmas Thoughts

26. Open the Door & Be Blessed So Much More

27. Now Please Come and Meet

28. My Heart is Filled

29. Fan the Flame

30. Lord Please Help

31. Don’t Ignore the People Next Door

32. Jesus Christ So Badly Wants Them To Know

33. Come Join With Me

34. A Story to Tell

35. Lord Sometimes We are so Slow

36. Troubles

37. The Staircase

38. We are so Blessed

39. You Ask Me Why

40. Lord Jesus You are My Everything

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