You Are Never Too Old To Serve the Lord! Profiles of Faithful Church Members

1 Peter 4:10-11, As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

One of our oldest church members (93) reminds us all that you are never too old to serve the Lord.  Brother Ed recently lost his wife yet he continues to use his God-given talents to serve his Lord and Savior.  Brother Sincock plays at nursing homes, a number of local churches, and recently he even played hymns over at the Rockford Rescue Mission.

The Lord of the Church not only gives believers the Holy Spirit upon our conversion, He also gives each person special talents and grace gifts.  God gives a diversity of spiritual gifts for the unity of the body (per 1 Corinthians 12-14).  These gifts and talents can be employed in many different contexts but the primary stewardship location is the local church (notice the context of the vast majority of the New Testament 'one anothers').  To serve the flock or not serve the flock is not even a New Testament consideration (note 1 Peter 4:10-11).

Most of the senior saints at First Baptist have gone on to glory.  We have had over 60 funerals in the last fifteen years.  Those who remain are faithful examples to their pastor and fellow church members alike (Hebrews 13:7).  To God be the glory!