Helping the Senior
Citizens in our Churches?
Acts
Chapter 4: 32-36
The show, the Walton’s, took place during The Great
Depression in the 1930’s. This show explained how people struggled to make ends
meet, & how they came together, and met the community’s needs.
What
is the greatest need facing the churches today? Is it the aging population? If
so, what type of culture do we, as a church, need to change in order to meet
this need?
Another big
question,” Are we focusing on the needs of the growing, aging population within
the local church?
I
believe we are experiencing a serious historical time of Biblical proportions,
what is it? I believe it is the hurting, aging Christians, whom are facing enormous
spiritual, physical, emotional and financial needs.
My
question, what are we doing to meet these needs?
“Huh! Why,
Eddie we have programs to …..”
My friends,
the facts, we have so many aging hurting senior citizens today and we have very
little helps.
“What
do you mean?”
“What
is your point?”
The point is that there are so many people
growing older, needing assistance in different areas and unless you have big
money to pay for these needs the aged simply fall through cracks and
die!!!!!!!!!
In Acts chapter 4 verses 32-36 we see there
were needs, within the church, the members stepped up to the plate and met the
people needs.
1.
They
had one heart and soul which means they were unified and had heart!
2.
They
were not selfish!
3.
They
shared what they had!
4.
God
bless them in abundance
5.
They
brought it to the church.
6.
Thy
then distribute to the needy people within the congregation.
7.
The
people were encouraged
8.
The
church continued to grow
Today,
we have an aging population that needs all sorts of ministries, like companionship,
grocery shopping….. Many senior citizens do not have sufficient funds to pay a
company to assist them. Also, many families today are in dire shape to assist
their loved ones.
I
have heard it said by church members, “We don’t have the funds, or the means to
provide ministry to help the aging population!”
My questions are, why not? And what can we do?
I believe that failure as a church, to address these issues is not an option. I
believe, also we can meet these needs by developing ministries to the aging as
practiced in the Book of Acts which
are: having unity, sharing what we have,
doing acts of kindness, caring and giving.
Dear
friends, I believe we have a great, grievous, financial, aging, member crisis
in our churches that are hurting. We
must! As churches step up to the plate; provide funds, and ministries to meet
those needs! Or we will have lost our salt to reach people for Christ!
God Bless.
Love,
Eddie
