Old Age

OLD AGE
Fogey or flourishing?

1. Challenges in Old Age (Ecclesiastes 12:1-7)
   (1) An exhortation to the young (verse 1; 11:9-10).
   (2) A vivid description of the trials of old age (verses 2ff.).
   (3) The forerunners of final departure (verses 5-7; Genesis 3:19)).
2. Conduct in Old Age (Titus 2:1-4)
   (1) We expect more godliness!
   (2) Aged men (verse 2, Joshua 14:11).
   (3) Aged women (verses 3-4; Luke 2:37).
3. Comforts in Old Age (Isaiah 46.4 etc.)
   (1) God’s presence (Isaiah 46.4).
   (2) God’s planting (Psalm 92:12-15).
   (3) God’s peace (Proverbs 3:1-2).
   (4) God’s prolonging (Proverbs 10:27; Psalm 91:1;16)
   Conclusion
   (Proverbs 16:31).