{"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? Clay Burgess - Director of Preaching & TheologyDescription:There’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.Message Notes:One thing we tend not to plan for is getting old.As we get older, we start to understand Psalm 90:10 (ESV)“…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 TrippIn the process of decay, how do we finish well?The sandwich generation = generation that is both raising kids and caring for aging parentsEphesians 6:2-4 (ESV)Honor = to value highly (it has to do with attitude)Leviticus 19:2-3a (ESV)We have a responsibility not a guarantee.We are responsible for what we can control—our actions, response, attitude2 responsibilities:God wants me to honor my parents.God does not want me to provoke my children.Ways we dishonor:Disrespectful wordsSarcastic wordsBeing unavailable—not useful or helpfulWays we provoke:Crazy, unrealistic expectationsAlways being critical—having a negative spiritPhysical or verbal abuseBring them up = nourish or feedIn the discipline = systematic trainingAnd instructionOf the Lord = moving toward ChristlikenessWays to honorHonor by helpingPray, show up, serveExtend patiencePrepare so we won’t provokePlan for the future nowTalk about the hard things nowMake decisions now that will reduce stress on others laterPsalm 34:14 (ESV)Ask: Do I love them more than I hate where they’re at?“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—Helpful Links:Surround yourself in community. Join a small group here: https://gethope.net/smallgroupsFor family resources, visit https://gethope.net/familyministry/#resources If...","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}