Title: The Role Of A Senior Adult
Text: Selected Passages
Date: April 27, 2025

Introduction: On October 29, 1998, the space shuttle Discovery launched with a seven-member crew. One of them, John Glenn, was 77 years old. John Glenn had been in space before. In fact, in 1962, he became the first American to orbit the Earth. To put it in perspective, the last time John Glenn blasted into the sky in a spacecraft, the towering political figures were Nikita Kruschev and John F. Kennedy. A few days before the flight, John Glenn scolded 100 reporters gathered at the launch pad for the crew’s practice countdown. They were focusing too much on his age, he said, rather than the missions’ scientific merits. Why the fuss about Glenn’s age? As a TIME magazine piece began, “This is no country for old men.” That sentiment seems to reflect the attitude of our culture. Hit age 65 and it is time to retire, to collect Social Security, to move aside and let younger, more energetic people step in. (Preaching Today)

This is an issue we have to face in the church. What roles do people play as they grow older? Should they simply step aside and let a younger generation take over? Absolutely not! The role of a Senior Adult is very important. What’s the role of a Senior Adult?

I. The role of a Senior Adult is to attest to

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over the years (Psalm 37:25).

II. The role of a Senior Adult is to share

and

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(Job 12:12).

III. The role of a Senior Adult is to be an

and

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the younger generation (Psalm 71:17, 18; Psalm 78:1-6; Titus 2:1-5).

IV. The role of a Senior Adult is to be a

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(1 Timothy 5:5).

V. The role of a Senior Adult is to give an

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(Philippians 3:20-21).

VI. The role of a Senior Adult is to remind others that old age is a

part of

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(Psalm 90:10; Psalm 90:12).

VII. The role of a Senior Adult is to be a

of finishing

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(Psalm 92:12-15).

Larry Gipson
First Baptist Church Oneonta