Sermon
Ages 40–60: Autumn
Cornerstone Church of Ames
Speaker: Mark Vance
April 26, 2026 · 48 min
Summary
As people enter midlife and beyond, they must master two critical transitions: accepting life's uncontrollability (Hevel from Ecclesiastes) and responding to suffering (Job's example). Leading with wisdom in life's second half requires resetting vision around Christ-centered identity, assembling a board of wise counselors, and cultivating grateful enjoyment rather than entitled accumulation.
Highlights
How you handle suffering will make the back half of your life.
Contentment is not having all you would love to have, but loving what you do have.
You can have a never-ending list of stuff you want to buy that would make you feel more happy, but contentment and satisfaction is deep, grateful enjoyment.