1. Single Adults With Impact!
People of Influence!

2. Old Testament Jeremiah—Never married (Jer. 16:1-13)
Ezekiel—Widowed (Ezekiel 24:18)
Hosea—Divorced (Hosea 1 -2)
Deborah, Rebecca’s nurse (Genesis: 24:59, 35:8)
Hagar, Sarah’s handmaid (Genesis 21)
Dinah, sexually abused by Shechem (Genesis 34)
Miriam, sister of Moses (Genesis 2:4, 15:20-21, Numbers 26:59)
Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, died - a widow and single again (Ruth)
Vashti, opted for divorce instead of disgrace, single again (Esther 1, 2:1, 4:7)
Joseph, fled advances of Potiphar’s wife
Isaac, single till age forty, unusual in O. T. days (Genesis 24-25)

3. New Testament Apostle Paul (I Cor. 7:8) John the Baptist
Mary and Martha
Lazarus
Anna (Luke 2:36-38)
Lydia (Acts 16:11-16)
The Samaritan woman (John 4)
Timothy, author of 1 and 2 Timothy was probably single.
Titus, author of Titus was probably single.
Mary Magdalene, was probably single. (Luke 24:10)
JESUS- The greatest single adult who ever lived!

4. Early AG Leaders (Single Adults)
“An unmarried person can spend his time
doing the Lord’s work…”
(I Cor. 7:32 Living)

5. William Seymour ( )
Pastor of Apostolic Faith Mission, Los Angeles
Azusa Street revival began here (1906 – 1909)
Son of former slaves
Vision for inter-racial Church
Did not marry till age 38

6. Blanche Brittain ( )
“She was synonymous with AG in North Dakota
--General Superintendent G. Raymond Carlson
Started at least two dozen churches
Well-known evangelist
Briefly married, but husband left when she accepted Christ.
Re-married in 1945, but her 30 single years were the most productive

7. Lillian Trasher ( )
Broke engagement to Tom Jordan to become missionary to Egypt
Founded orphanage in Egypt
Known as “Mamma Lillian” to
thousands of orphans
Never married

8. John Wright Follette (1883-1966)
Well-known AG educator,
evangelist and author
Very articulate and artistic
Prose, painting, poetry,
musical compositions
Never married

9. Hattie Hammond (1907-1994) Ordained AG in 1927
By 1930’s - One of the most powerful speakers in the Pentecostal movement.
Never married

10. IN SOCIETY… Corrie Ten Boom - Survivor of death camps
Dietrich Bonhoffer - Writer/spiritual philosopher
Grimke sisters - First women to speak publicly against slavery in the south
Mother Theresa - Humanitarian
Pope Benedict XVI - Leader of the Catholic world
Henrietta Mears - Founded Gospel Light Publishing
Evangeline Booth - Daughter of William Booth helped to begin the Salvation Army
Clara Barton - Founded The Red Cross
Irena Sendler – Polish Catholic social worker – smuggled/rescued 2500 Jewish children

11. IN SOCIETY… POPE JOHN PAUL II-Leader of the Catholic world
HENRIETTA MEARS-Gospel Light Publishing founder
EVANGELINE BOOTHE- Daughter of William Booth- helped to begin the Salvation Army
CLARA BARTON-Founder of the Red Cross
APOSTLE PAUL-Greatest missionary/author
JESUS-Savior of the world
THEY WERE ALL SINGLE ADULTS!

12. THREE SINGLE ADULTS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD!
OUR FAITH IS BASED UPON:
A Jewish single adult from Galilee…
Whose ministry was preceded by a single adult named John the Baptist…
Whose mission thrust was modeled by a single adult named Paul…