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Increasing Your Life Span
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsPeople entering retirement often experience degrees of depression brought about by deteriorating health status and the feeling of no longer being needed.
Don't Stop, Keep Moving
Sermon by Mike FordThe priest Eli is a tragic example of someone who began his tenure with energy, but coasted into complacency, eventually winking at flagrant sin in his sons.
Where Is My Rolls Royce? (Part One)
CGG Weekly by Mike FuhrerSome scriptures seem to say that all one needs to do is ask God in prayer for whatever the heart desires, and He will grant it like a genie rubbed from his lamp.
The Promise in the Fifth Commandment (Part Two)
'Ready Answer' by David F. MaasRetirement can lead to disillusionment and premature death because the God-given need to be needed, the belonging or affiliation need, is no longer met. Every human being has a profound need to be needed, and a persistent sense of uselessness is the severest shock the human system can sustain, resulting in atrophy of function. Retired widows and widowers face even greater risk, since they have lost the spouse who gave them someone to look after. Commitment gives life meaning, and renewed family bonds restore quality to later years. A remarriage after the loss of a spouse brings relief in knowing that each will care for the other, and being needed by a family member, such as a disabled stepson, adds further meaning. Family reunions and tracing family roots also strengthen the sense of belonging and give a reason to carry on the family tradition. Strong family ties are linked with lower mortality, which supports the fifth commandment's promise that a reciprocal parent-child relationship brings a long, productive, and satisfying life.
Making Faithful Choices (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod demonstrated to Gideon, through His systematically whittling his army from 30,000 to 300, that His providence, and not Gideon's might, would bring victory.
Works are Required
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamIt is difficult to find examples of God's servants retiring. Work originally was intended to be good, and only through sin did it became wearisome and toilsome.
Are You Weary of Doing What's Right?
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsSowing to the Spirit enables us to walk in the Spirit, keeping ourselves from spiritual weariness while keeping an environment of peace and tranquility.
The Zeitgeist of Suicide (Part Three): Answers That Miss the Mark
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles WhitakerThe numbers do not lie—birthrates are declining. But what are governments planning to do about this imminent problem? Both proposals are wrongheaded.
The Joy of the Lord Is Our Strength!
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe true source of joy does not consist on any worldly commodity, or any self-centered, hedonistic pursuit, but instead a spiritual gift, bestowed by God.