{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hope Community Church","title":"What Does It Mean to Finish Well? | Clay Burgess","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b60f5b04\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2314,"description":"Start to Finish Week 3 - What Does It Mean to Finish Well? \nClay Burgess - Director of Preaching & Theology\n\nDescription:\n\nThere’s one thing in life we never really plan for… and that’s getting old. Clay Burgess (Director of Preaching & Theology) wraps up the series with a message on aging, honoring, and what it means to finish well.\n\nMessage Notes:\n\nOne thing we tend not to plan for is getting old.\nAs we get older, we start to understand Psalm 90:10 (ESV)\n\n“…everywhere you look horizontally has been affected by the fall in some way… Every horizontal thing, this side of eternity, is in the process of decay.” -Paul David Tripp\nIn the process of decay, how do we finish well?\nThe sandwich generation = generation that is both raising kids and caring for aging parents\nEphesians 6:2-4 (ESV)\n\nHonor = to value highly (it has to do with attitude)\nLeviticus 19:2-3a (ESV)\n\nWe have a responsibility not a guarantee.\nWe are responsible for what we can control—our actions, response, attitude\n2 responsibilities:\nGod wants me to honor my parents.\nGod does not want me to provoke my children.\n\nWays we dishonor:\nDisrespectful words\nSarcastic words\nBeing unavailable—not useful or helpful\nWays we provoke:\nCrazy, unrealistic expectations\nAlways being critical—having a negative spirit\nPhysical or verbal abuse\nBring them up = nourish or feed\nIn the discipline = systematic training\nAnd instruction\nOf the Lord = moving toward Christlikeness\nWays to honor\nHonor by helping\nPray, show up, serve\nExtend patience\nPrepare so we won’t provoke\nPlan for the future now\nTalk about the hard things now\nMake decisions now that will reduce stress on others later\nPsalm 34:14 (ESV)\n\nAsk: Do I love them more than I hate where they’re at?\n“Remember, what is out of your control exists under the careful control of the One who is all-knowing, all-wise, all good.” -Paul David Tripp—\nHelpful Links:\n\nSurround yourself in community. Join a small group here: https://gethope.net/smallgroups\n\nFor family resources,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uIknl95K8nsizSpDgj3alnQLSEl2Cb8_jelQ0immGpA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZDA4/ODBiZWNiMzBmOWEz/Mzc0Y2RjMWVlMDBj/NGI2NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}