Immortal Invisible Immortal invisible God only wise In

Immortal Invisible Immortal invisible God only wise In light inaccessible Hid from our eyes Most blessed most glorious The Ancient of Days Almighty victorious Thy great name we praise

Unresting unhasting And silent as light Nor wanting nor wasting Thou rulest in might Thy justice like mountains High soaring above Thy clouds which are fountains Of goodness and love

To all life thou givest To both geat and small In all life thou livest The true life of all We blossom and flourish As leaves on the tree And wither and perish But naught changeth thee

Great Father of glory Pure Father of light Thine angels adore thee All veiling their sight All praise we would render O help us to see 'Tis only the splendor Of light hideth thee CCLI Song # 124466 Walter Chalmers Smith • © Words: Public Domain • Music: Public Domain For use solely with the Song. Select® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www. ccli. com CCLI License # 1510861

What a Wonderful Savio Christ has for sin atonement made What a wonderful Savior I am redeemed the price is paid What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my Jesus What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord

I praise him for the cleansing blood What a wonderful Savior That reconciled my soul to God What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my Jesus What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord

He cleansed my heart from all its sin What a wonderful Savior And now He reigns and rules there in What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my Jesus What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord

He gives me overcoming pow'r What a wonderful Savior And triumph in each trying hour What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my Jesus What a wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord CCLI Song # 7091000 Elisha Albright Hoffman | Glenn Eernisse • © Words: Public Domain • Music: 2003 Van Ness Press, Inc. (Admin. by Music Services, Inc. ) For use solely with the Song. Select® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www. ccli. com CCLI License # 1510861

He Lives I serve a risen Savior He's in the world today I know that He is living Whatever men may say I see His hand of mercy I hear His voice of cheer And just the time I need Him He's always near

He lives Christ Jesus lives today He walks with me and talks with me Along life's narrow way He lives Salvation to impart You ask me how I know He lives within my heart

In all the world around me I see His loving care And though my heart grows weary I never will despair I know that He is leading Through all the stormy blast The day of His appearing Will come at last

He lives Christ Jesus lives today He walks with me and talks with me Along life's narrow way He lives Salvation to impart You ask me how I know He lives within my heart

Rejoice rejoice O Christian Lift up your voice and sing Eternal hallelujahs To Jesus Christ the King The Hope of all who seek Him The Help of all who find None other is so loving So good and kind

He lives Christ Jesus lives today He walks with me and talks with me Along life's narrow way He lives Salvation to impart You ask me how I know He lives within my heart CCLI Song # 17597 Alfred Henry Ackley • © Words: 1933 Homer A. Rodeheaver. Renewed 1961 Curb Word Music (Admin. by WC Music Corp. ) • Music: 1933 Homer A. Rodeheaver. Renewed 1961 Curb Word Music (Admin. by WC Music Corp. ) For use solely with the Song. Select® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www. ccli. com CCLI License # 1510861

My Jesus I love thee My Jesus I love Thee I know Thou art mine For Thee all the follies of sin I resign My gracious Redeemer my Savior art Thou If ever I loved Thee my Jesus 'tis now

I love Thee because Thou hast first loved me And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow If ever I loved Thee my Jesus 'tis now

I'll love Thee in life I will love Thee in death And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow If ever I loved Thee my Jesus 'tis now

In mansions of glory and endless delight I'll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright I'll sing with the glittering crown on my brow If ever I loved Thee my Jesus 'tis now CCLI Song # 27817 Adoniram Judson Gordon | William Ralph Featherstone • © Words: Public Domain • Music: Public Domain For use solely with the Song. Select® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www. ccli. com CCLI License # 1510861

WAYFARING STRANGER CCLI SONG # 212598 © WORDS: PUBLIC DOMAIN MUSIC: PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR USE SOLELY WITH THE SONGSELECT®. TERMS OF USE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WWW. CCLI. COM CCLI LICENSE # 1510861

I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger I'm trav'ling through this world below There is no sickness toil nor danger In that bright world to which I go

I'm going there to see my father I'm going there no more to roam I'm just a going over Jordan I'm just a going over home

I know dark clouds will gather o'er me I know my pathway’s rough and steep But golden fields lie out before me Where weary eyes no more shall weep

I'm going there to see my mother She said she’d meet me when I come I'm just a going over Jordan I'm just a going over home

I want to sing salvations story In concert with the blood-washed band I want to wear a crown of glory When I get home to that good land

I'm going there to see my brothers They passed before me one by one I'm just a going over Jordan I'm just a going over home

I’ll soon be free from every trial This form will rest beneath the sod I’ll drop the cross of self-denial And enter in my home with God

I'm going there to see my Savior Who shed for me His precious blood I'm just a going over Jordan I'm just a going over home

WOMEN OF INFLUENCE HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

INTRODUCTION “You’re always good for an example…either a good one or a poor one”

INTRODUCTION Our lives have Influence The scope of that influence may be small Or it may be great One things for certain It will either a positive impact Or, a negative one

INTRODUCTION As Mother’s Day approached, I got to thinking about women who have influenced my life My Mother-In-Law My Wife The ladies in the church office

INTRODUCTION Women of Influence of the Bible Women of power Some wicked Some godly All with influence

HERODIAS Mark 6: 14 -29 Matthew 14

HERODIAS Herod jailed John the Baptist Because of Herodias Herod Antipas & Herodias divorced in order to marry each other John the Baptist had called them on this behavior – Mark 6: 18

HERODIAS Held a grudge – couldn’t let it go Wanted John the Baptist dead She waited for the right moment Herod’s Birthday Salome pleased Herod

HERODIAS “Ask for the head of John the Baptist” Pure evil A lot of power Manipulative Vengeful With out regard for others

JOCHEBED Exodus 2 Pharaoh had ordered males be put to death Three brave women defied His order Midwives – Shiphrah & Puah Moses’ mother Jochebed

JOCHEBED Hid Moses as long as she could Hatched a daring plan The tar basket in the Nile Strategically placed Was willing to give up her son to save him Found a way to still have influence

LOIS & EUNICE 2 Timothy 1 Women of sincere faith Not much to is said there Nothing is said of Timothy’s father Paul – the church planting missionary Lois & Eunice had already come to faith in Christ They had a faithful testimony

LOIS & EUNICE “Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old, he will not depart from it. ” Proverbs 22: 6

LOIS & EUNICE Deuteronomy 11: 16 -20

LOIS & EUNICE “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. ” Ephesians 6: 1

LOIS & EUNICE “Honor your father and mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. ” Exodus 20: 12

LOIS & EUNICE Grandma Lois And Momma Eunice Sincere Faith was commended by the Apostle Paul They had taught their faith by living out theirs

TABITHA-DORCAS Act 9 Paul’s Conversion It’s a long chapter Peter’s travelling ministry Verse 36 we are introduced to a women named Tabitha (Aramaic for Gazelle -Beauty – Grace)

TABITHA-DORCAS Also known as Dorcas (Greek word for Gazelle) Do not know a lot about Tabitha We do not know her linage Whether she was a mother or not We know she was a disciple – Verse 36

TABITHA-DORCAS A woman abounding with deeds of kindness and charity Πλήρης – Plethora Full of Thoroughly permeated with Abounding in

TABITHA-DORCAS Implication? She was a woman of means But she was not greedy or self-gratifying

TABITHA-DORCAS She put others first She served others Empathized with their situations She was not lazy – V. 39

TABITHA-DORCAS Does Dorcus remind you of anyone? I’ve often told people that Stella was a modern day – Dorcas In a selfish way, I feel bad that I’m not a modern -day Peter

INTRODUCTION “I ask myself – Does this matter in the light of eternity. If it doesn’t. Then I’m good”

Have Faith in God Have faith in God When your pathway is lonely He sees and knows all The way you have trod Never alone Are the least of His children Have faith in God

Have faith in God He's on His throne Have faith in God He watches o'er His own He cannot fail He must prevail Have faith in God CCLI Song # 26485 Have faith in God B. B. Mc. Kinney • © 1934. Renewed 1962 Broadman Press (Admin. by Music Services, Inc. ) For use solely with the Song. Select® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www. ccli. com CCLI License # 1510861