What Is Life? 1 Peter 3:10,11 “Loving Life?” Many love life, but dread growing old! What does it mean? 2 Peter 3:18

GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY 2 Peter 1:5-8 Nine Phases Of Life

INFANCY Innocence & Purity Matthew 18:4 “humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” Mark 10:14 “of such is the kingdom of God” INFANCY

TEENS Obedience Ephesians 6:1 “obey your parents in the Lord” Ecclesiastes 12:1 “Remember your creator in the day of your youth” TEENS

TWENTIES Teachable 2 Timothy 2:15 “rightly dividing the word of truth” 1 Peter 3:15 “always be ready to give a defense” 2 Peter 1:5-7 “knowledge” TWENTIES

Tireless 1 Corinthians 15:58 “always abounding in the work of the Lord” 2 Timothy 2:1 “be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” Temperance! THIRTIES

FORTIES Hebrews 12:1 “let us run with endurance the race” Patience is necessary Spiritual Battle! 2 Corinthians 10:4 “mighty in God” FORTIES

FIFTIES Fervent Romans 12:11 1 Peter 1:22 Fervent love for one another Realize importance of Godliness FIFTIES

SIXTIES Spirituality Galatians 5:22,23 “against such there is no law” One aspect of “fruit of the Spirit” is LOVE which is connected with BROTHERLY KINDNESS SIXTIES

SEVENTIES Steadfast 1 Corinthians 16:13 Strength of Courage or Stamina! Galatians 6:9 Not a time to let down True manifestation of Love for the Lord SEVENTIES

EIGHTIES Faithful in all things to the Lord! Eyes dimmed by age, no longer see things of this world clearly, begin to see clear image of the distant land which God has prepared for the faithful of all ages! Revelation 2:10 2 Peter 1:5-7 EIGHTIES

Hebrews 9:27 “it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgement.” 2 Timothy 4:7,8 “fought the good fight, finished the race, kept the faith” 1 Peter 1:4 “inheritance incorruptible” Galatians 3:27 – “in Christ” DEATH

Are you growing old gracefully? Or are you just growing old? The Choice is Up To YOU! WHAT ABOUT YOU?