{"id":11234,"date":"2012-07-08T13:41:13","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T17:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"\/news_blogs\/john\/?p=11234"},"modified":"2022-08-11T14:13:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:13:42","slug":"a-sermon-by-a-100-year-old-pastor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/john\/2012\/07\/08\/a-sermon-by-a-100-year-old-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sermon by a 100-Year-Old Pastor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The man I look up to as a model for successful Christian living, <strong>Pastor John Richardson<\/strong>, turns <strong>100 years old<\/strong> this week. He was born July 12, 1912! And as he&#8217;s done every year since retirement from full-time pastoral work, he <strong>preached a sermon<\/strong> on his birthday week. I&#8217;ve told you <a title=\"Discerning your call\" href=\"\/news_blogs\/john\/2010\/03\/01\/discerning-your-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the story of his conversion<\/a>, and that he gave a rousing banquet speech at the CCCC conference when he was 95, but today&#8217;s sermon celebrating 100 years of life, and 80 years as a believer, marks a high point for sure. And, to add to the specialness of the day,&nbsp;he was presented just before the sermon began with birthday greetings from Queen Elizabeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">John&#8217;s\u00a0Sermon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to the audio of John&#8217;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sunday-AM-July-8-2012-Sermon-only.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">26 minute sermon<\/a>&nbsp;delivered at Waterloo Pentecostal Assembly on Isaiah 40:30-31.  Wouldn&#8217;t we all like to preach such a dynamic sermon as he gave on our 100th birthdays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Though youths grow weary and tired,<\/em><br><em> And vigorous young men stumble badly,<\/em><br><em> Yet those who wait for the Lord<\/em><br><em> Will gain new strength;<\/em><br><em> They will mount up with wings like eagles,<\/em><br><em> They will run and not get tired,<\/em><br><em> They will walk and not become weary.<\/em><\/p><cite>Isaiah 30:30&#8211;31<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy the sermon, and Happy Birthday John! 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