MARKS OF MATURITY (4 OF 5)
Scripture: Philippians 4:10-13
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Marks of Maturity (4 of 5)
Series: Philippians 4
Stephen Whitney
Philippians 4:10-13
A policeman found himself driving behind a car with four white-haired ''little old ladies'' going very slowly. He flashed his lights and the car pulled over. When he walked up to it, the driver asked,
''Was I doing anything wrong, officer?'' ''No,'' he replied. ''But driving too slow is as dangerous as driving too fast, and you
were going very slow.'' ''But the sign says 22,'' she answered.
''Oh, ma'am, that's the route sign, not the speed limit.''
By this time, he'd noticed the other three ladies were sitting very stiff and still, each one staring straight ahead. ''Ladies, are you
all right?'' he asked. There was no answer, no one even moved.
He asked again, and finally the lady in the passenger seat said,
''We just came off of Route 119.''
Growing old has its own set of problems as we don't see well as we used to, hear as much as we want to, do as much as we would like or go as far as we would like to.
Proverbs 20:29 describes the difference between young and old.
The glory of young men is their strength,
the gray hair the splendor of the old.
The strength and beauty of youth is their physical strength
While the strength and beauty of old age is spiritual maturity.
Chuck Swindoll, his book on Philippians titled, Laugh Again wrote, ''The longer I live the more I become convinced that our major battle in life in not with age but with maturity. There
in no choice involved in growing older. Our challenge is the choice of whether or not to grow up . . . Age is a matter of fact.
Maturity, on the other hand, is a matter of choice.''
As Paul concludes his letter, he gives us marks of maturity we need to develop in our walk with Christ. Webster defines maturity as: that which is perfected by time and natural process of growth that comes to a complete state of development.
BE SUPPORTIVE :10
The first mark of maturity is being concerned about ot ...
Series: Philippians 4
Stephen Whitney
Philippians 4:10-13
A policeman found himself driving behind a car with four white-haired ''little old ladies'' going very slowly. He flashed his lights and the car pulled over. When he walked up to it, the driver asked,
''Was I doing anything wrong, officer?'' ''No,'' he replied. ''But driving too slow is as dangerous as driving too fast, and you
were going very slow.'' ''But the sign says 22,'' she answered.
''Oh, ma'am, that's the route sign, not the speed limit.''
By this time, he'd noticed the other three ladies were sitting very stiff and still, each one staring straight ahead. ''Ladies, are you
all right?'' he asked. There was no answer, no one even moved.
He asked again, and finally the lady in the passenger seat said,
''We just came off of Route 119.''
Growing old has its own set of problems as we don't see well as we used to, hear as much as we want to, do as much as we would like or go as far as we would like to.
Proverbs 20:29 describes the difference between young and old.
The glory of young men is their strength,
the gray hair the splendor of the old.
The strength and beauty of youth is their physical strength
While the strength and beauty of old age is spiritual maturity.
Chuck Swindoll, his book on Philippians titled, Laugh Again wrote, ''The longer I live the more I become convinced that our major battle in life in not with age but with maturity. There
in no choice involved in growing older. Our challenge is the choice of whether or not to grow up . . . Age is a matter of fact.
Maturity, on the other hand, is a matter of choice.''
As Paul concludes his letter, he gives us marks of maturity we need to develop in our walk with Christ. Webster defines maturity as: that which is perfected by time and natural process of growth that comes to a complete state of development.
BE SUPPORTIVE :10
The first mark of maturity is being concerned about ot ...
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