Sermon

Growing Old: Finding Purpose and Hope in the Challenges of Aging

Ecclesiastes 11–12

December 16, 2008 | Mark Bates

Mark Bates explores Ecclesiastes 11–12, addressing the challenges and spiritual implications of aging. Bates discusses the inevitability of aging and death, encouraging listeners to find meaning and purpose in life through a relationship with God. He emphasizes the importance of living wisely and joyfully in the present, while maintaining hope in God’s promises for the future.

Mark Bates is senior pastor of Village Seven Presbyterian Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Before moving to Colorado in 2007, he was pastor of University Presbyterian Church in Orlando, which he and his wife, Tricia, planted in 1991. They have three daughters.