Old Is Not a Dirty Word!
Posted by Chris on June 9, 2013 under Front Page Posts, Sermons
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Sermon for June 9, 2013
THIS IS A TEST . . . .
If your response to this series of images is “What is this?” then you are young.
If your response is “Why is he showing this?” then you are old. If you know what these things are and if you have ever used them regularly, then you are older.
Hope I Die Before I Get Old!
What a drag it is getting old!
When did it become a sin to be old? When did being old become something to avoid or something for which we must apologize?
When the generation that said “Don’t trust anyone over 30” ended up well over 30, they created quite a mess for themselves.
Don’t believe the advertising. The media and the culture want to give us new and improved version of age. Retirement is free of worry and problems. Old people are really just young people with graying hair.
It is an unrealistic image.
I’m using the wireless telephone!
•Trying to stay current is a myth
The Bible speaks of age differently. It describes a value in being old.
“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.” – Proverbs 16:31
“I am writing to you little children because your sins have been forgiven for his name’s sake. I am writing to you who are mature in the faith because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you who are young in the faith because you have won your battle with the evil one.” – 1 John 2:12-13
“I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.” – Hesiod (8th century B.C.)
An appeal to the old:
Teach Us . . .