Without a
Shadow of Doubt
Without a shadow of doubt
Without a shadow of doubt
God is great, God is Good:
God is great, God is Good:
And He’s not misunderstood.
He deserves our attention.
He’s our greatest ambition.
Praise his name,
praise his name,
praise his name.
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Without a shadow of doubt
God is love, God is love:
God is love, God is love:
And His love is more than enough
God is great, God is great:
God is good, God is good,
Praise his name,
praise his name,
praise his name.
Chorus:
Susan Y Nikitenko
August 20, 2023©
Spring
is here, and there is so much to do. I look
out my window and think, look at all the work I have to do!
In the
Spring a lot of things that look like they are dead and gone, start
growing. We see the fruit from seeds
that grow from last year. We are not talking about oranges and grapes but about tulips, peonies, and multiple other perennials. This is
something that happens normally in the spring. As we see the garden grow, we
are seeing more and more of what it’s producing.
Everything we do or don’t do in life is like planting seeds. When we are dead and gone the seeds planted by
our lives will continue to grow.
My dad died when my youngest child was a baby. My dad was a dedicated provider for his family. He worked three jobs to provide for our family when I was a toddler. He liked to rebuild engines and he had a lot of friends. My dad liked to listen to me sing. I loved both my mom and my dad. My dad died suddenly from a massive heart attack. He died at 57 yrs old while chopping wood. He was always working up to the day he died.
My mother and my stepfather died about a year ago. I miss them both and think about them every day,
My
mother was an excellent cook and consistently had meals on the table. She was a good housekeeper and could do any
craft. She was a very gifted manager and
a hard worker. I looked up to her for
all her good qualities. My mother always
used endearing words, like, Sweetheart, Honey, and Baby.
My stepfather was a very hard worker and consistently took care of their property. He took his mother with him to his work and she ran her little crafting/ flee market business up until she was in her 90s. They died at the same time. Their funerals were at the same time. They both worked up until the day they died.
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Just recently, three people died that impacted my life. My Son In-laws mother died. She was only 9 years older than me. She was the other grandmother to my grandchildren. She was a sweet Christian, a beautiful person. She has been an influence on my grandchildren and my daughter. She has planted some good seeds and those seeds will continue to grow in our hearts and the hearts of so many.
This past week two other great people died, Patch the Pirate and also Charles Stanley, both these men, through their ministries, impacted my life and also my family’s life. As a young mother, I started listening to Charles Stanley and also Patch the Pirate. I often sang Patch the Pirate songs as I reminded my children to be good and to have a better attitude. I didn’t really have a stable home life in my youth, my mother left us. My dad had his own life. I quit school after my mother left and no one was there to encourage me otherwise. Eventually, I did take the GED test. When I was a teenager, I sought God even though I didn’t always make good decisions. I attended church and Sunday School consistently. The people of my church picked me up every Wednesday and Sunday for all services.
I made a profession of faith at seven years old and was baptized
with my mother. I made sure of my salvation and I was re-baptized just after turning 15 years old. I was saved in an Independent F Baptist Church. I met my husband and married at 23 years old. We've been married for 36 years.
I did not know how to raise children and looked for that counsel through Charles Stanley’s Radio Ministry. Patch the Pirate and also Focus on The Family’s Odyssey Audio Ministry was the biggest influence in raising our children in a way that would please God. I asked God to help me each day and I still ask God to help me each day. He helped me through good people and their influence.
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You will always be an influence in our lives. We miss you more each day and appreciate you more and more. Your influence will be the flowers that grow in our hearts and lives and the strength that helps us to stand. Love you Forever.
God uses our influence when we think our influence is
done.
Susan Y
Nikitenko
April
24, 2023 ©
You Are Love
As I look up and see the falling snow;
Hear the birds of spring still sing.
See the Sunday morning sun peeking through
Like the mercy that shines from you.
Your goodness brings us fresh oil to bless.
Your peace has touched our innermost.
Your love has given us strength to prevail.
In your power and strength, we shall not fail.
Our hearts desire your blessing.
Like children needing love and care from you.
With tears of joy or sadness too.
You know are mountain, you know our weakness.
In you there is nothing we cannot do.
No force on earth or galaxies above.
There’s nothing as powerful as your love
You are love.
And We love you.
Prayer
Susan Nikienko
February 19th, 2023 ©
Everlasting
Love
That is
how our Father loves.
More
than all the stars and planets combined
A love
that boggles the mind.
More
than all rivers, seas, and oceans wide.
His love
flows like a fountain.
Nothing’s
greater than the love of Jesus;
It can
move any mountain.
After
all He saved my soul with his blood.
He gave
his life to save us.
He has
never stopped loving you and me.
His
forgiving love is continuous.
His love
is better far than any friend.
Faithful,
kind, and mercies new.
He looks
inside, He knows our hearts and minds.
He does
not fail to be true.
Chorus:
He will
not leave us nor forsake us.
He will
never mistake us.
Everlasting
love, love without an end.
Couldn’t
ask for a better friend.
Susan y
Nikitenko
Song
February
11th, 2023 ©
Father in
this song is (God the Father)
Everlasting Love 2
Everlasting
love from heaven above
That is
how our Father loves.
More
than all the stars and planets combined
A love
that boggles the mind.
More
than all rivers, seas, and oceans wide.
His love
flows like a fountain.
Nothing’s
greater than the love of Jesus;
It can
move any mountain.
It can part
any sea.
It sets
the captive free.
It can
love me.
After
all He saved my soul with his blood.
He gave
his life to save us.
He has
never stopped loving you and me.
His
forgiving love is continuous.
His love
is better far than any friend.
Faithful,
kind, and mercies new.
He looks
inside, He knows our hearts and minds.
He does
not fail to be true.
Chorus:
He will
not leave us nor forsake us.
He will
never mistake us.
Everlasting
love, love without an end.
Couldn’t
ask for a better friend.
After
all He saved my soul with his blood.
He gave
his life to save us.
He has
never stopped loving you and me.
His
forgiving love is continuous.
More
than all rivers, seas, and oceans wide.
His love
flows like a fountain.
Nothing’s
greater than the love of Jesus;
It can
move any mountain.
It can part
any sea.
It sets
the captive free.
It can
love you and me.
He will
not leave us nor forsake us.
He will
never mistake us.
Everlasting
love, love without an end.
Couldn’t
ask for a better friend.
Susan y
Nikitenko
Song
February
11th, 2023 ©
Father in
this song is (God the Father)
Look
and See
Look and see, this joyous day, the Infant
Christ is here.
The
angel’s voices could be heard from the gates of pearly white.
Look and
see, in Mother’s arms, the promised child from God.
Glory
Halleluiah Christ was born upon this bless-ed night.
Oh, Glory
Halleluiah Christ is born, let us rejoice, Christ is born.
The
promised child was given, the promised child from heaven.
The
Messiah is here! The Messiah is here
and our
hearts are filled with joy!
Hello,
nice to meet you, we are shepherds from the field.
With
gladness, we are here this night to see God’s promise fulfilled.
Thank
you, God, for sending us this perfect baby boy.
A gift
of love, A gift of peace, a gift of hope, and great joy.
Oh, Glory
Halleluiah Christ is born, let us rejoice, Christ is born.
The
promised child was given, the promised child from heaven.
The
Messiah is here! The Messiah is here
and our
hearts are filled with joy!
I am
Joseph the protector of our newborn King.
God has
chosen me for this family, for this miracle
This is
Jesus, light of my life, Saviour of my soul.
I am his
earthly father and I know; that I love him so.
Oh, Glory
Halleluiah Christ is born, let us rejoice, Christ is born.
The
promised child was given, the promised child from heaven.
The
Messiah is here! The Messiah is here
and our
hearts are filled with joy!
Look and
see, the infant child that God has given me.
I am
most favored to cradle my Savior and to worship him.
Look and
know, that God loves us so, for Jesus is here.
Glory
Halleluiah Christ is born, born to save us from our sin.
Oh, Glory
Halleluiah Christ is born, let us rejoice, Christ is born.
The
promised child was given, the promised child from heaven.
The
Messiah is here! The Messiah is here
and our
hearts are filled with joy!
Susan Y
Nikitenko
Christmas Song or Dramatic Reading
December
10, 2022©
Luck Has
Nothing to Do With It
God sent
his Son; it was all about Love.
Jesus
paid the price with his holy blood.
It was
all about Love; it was all about Love.
He was
sinless and pure a snow-white dove.
Luck had
nothing to do with it because...
We can
not live good enough you see.
It’s
only through Jesus that we can be.
Saved
and washed from sin eternally.
It was
all about Love; it was all about Love.
Luck had
nothing to do with it because...
It has everything
to do with God’s love for me and you.
He cried,
he died, His blood was shed for all.
It was
all about Love; it was all about Love.
Luck had
nothing to do with it because...
It has
everything to do with God’s love.
You say,
maybe I have lived good enough.
But our Savior
has already paid the price.
Luck had
nothing to do with it because;
You can
know that you have eternal life.
It was
all about Love; it was all about Love.
Luck had
nothing to do with it because...
It has everything
to do with God’s love for me and you.
Susan Y
Nikitenko
Song
March 25th,
2022
