On May 20, 2000, John Piper preached what would become one of his most famous sermons nicknamed the “sea shell sermon.” The sermon is amazing and I encourage you to give it a listen or a read. In his introduction, he contrasts the death of two missionaries that Bethlehem Baptist supported. The brakes on their vehicle failed and they went over a cliff. The two missionaries were both women in their eighties. One had been a missionary her whole adult life. The other was a widower and doctor who entered missionary work later in life. Think about that. While the rest of their contemporaries in America were living easy in retirement these two faithful women were compelled to declare Christ on a foreign mission field. Piper said many would call this a tragedy. He said the real tragedy was a couple he read about in Reader’s Digest, “Bob and Penny . . . took early retirement from their jobs in the Northeast five years ago when he was 59 and she was 51. Now they live in Punta Gorda, Florida, where they cruise on their 30-foot trawler, play softball and collect shells.”
Don't Waste Your Golden Years
Don't Waste Your Golden Years
Don't Waste Your Golden Years
On May 20, 2000, John Piper preached what would become one of his most famous sermons nicknamed the “sea shell sermon.” The sermon is amazing and I encourage you to give it a listen or a read. In his introduction, he contrasts the death of two missionaries that Bethlehem Baptist supported. The brakes on their vehicle failed and they went over a cliff. The two missionaries were both women in their eighties. One had been a missionary her whole adult life. The other was a widower and doctor who entered missionary work later in life. Think about that. While the rest of their contemporaries in America were living easy in retirement these two faithful women were compelled to declare Christ on a foreign mission field. Piper said many would call this a tragedy. He said the real tragedy was a couple he read about in Reader’s Digest, “Bob and Penny . . . took early retirement from their jobs in the Northeast five years ago when he was 59 and she was 51. Now they live in Punta Gorda, Florida, where they cruise on their 30-foot trawler, play softball and collect shells.”