1. OUR MISSION: To guide those far from God into the new start found in Jesus Christ.

3. Mother’s Day 2012 “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am… I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.” George Washington, U.S. President – Inaugural address, April 30, 1789 Moses had two mothers Exodus 1:6-7 “Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.”

4. Mother’s Day 2012 Exodus 1:9-10 “Look… the Israelites have become far too numerous for us. Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.” Jochebed - Moses’ natural mother (Exodus 6:20) Exodus 1:22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.”

5. Mother’s Day 2012 First Thought… Both Women Valued Life vs.2b “When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.” Not everybody values life Mark 10:14 He was indignant. He said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’

6. Mother’s Day 2012 First Thought… Both Women Valued Life Proverbs 22:6 “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” vs.6 “This is one of the Hebrew babies” Scripture gives us a snap shot of how God works through mother’s

7. Mother’s Day 2012 Second Thought… For The Benefit Of Their Child Acts 7:22 “Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.” God is using the very thing that the enemy meant for destruction and dislocation Hebrews 11:24 “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter”

8. Mother’s Day 2012 Second Thought… For The Benefit Of Their Child Acts 7:22 “Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.” Proverbs 22:6 “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Modelling your language and your actions

9. Mother’s Day 2012 Mums, I have a question: Why do you love your newborn? I know, I know, it’s a silly question. Indulge me. Why do you? For months this baby has brought you pain. She (or he) made you break out in pimples and waddle like a duck. Because of her you craved sardines and crackers and threw up in the morning. She punched you in the tummy. She occupied space that wasn’t hers and ate food she didn’t prepare. You kept her warm. You kept her safe. You kept her fed. But did she say thank you? Are you kidding? She’s no more out of the womb than she starts to cry! The room is too cold, the blanket is too rough, the nurse is too mean. And who does she want? Mum.

10. Mother’s Day 2012 Do you ever get a break... who has been doing the work the last 9 months. Why can’t Dad take over? But no... Dad won’t do... the baby wants it’s Mum She didn’t even tell you she was coming. She just came. And what a coming! She rendered you a barbarian. You screamed. You swore. You bite bullets and tore the sheets. And now look at you. Your back aches. Your head pounds. Your body is drenched in sweat. Every muscle strained and stretched. You should be angry, but are you? Far from it. On your face is a for-longer-than-forever love. She has done nothing for you, yet all you can talk about are her good looks and bright future. She’s going to wake you up every night for the next six weeks, but that doesn’t matter. I can see it on your face. You’re crazy about her. How do we explain it?

11. Mother’s Day 2012 The answer is found in the eyes of the mother. Why does she love her newborn? Because the baby is hers? Even more. Because the baby is her. Her blood. Her flesh. Her sinew and spine. Her hope. Her legacy. It bothers her not that the baby gives nothing. She knows a newborn is helpless, weak. She knows babies don’t ask to come into this world. And God knows we didn’t either. We are His idea. We are His. His face. His eyes. His hands. His touch. We are Him. Max Lucdo - A Gentle Thunder Romans 8:11 “And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”

12. Mother’s Day 2012 2 Corinthians 5:20 “We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.”

14. OUR MISSION: To guide those far from God into the new start found in Jesus Christ.