Welcome to the

Lebanon Road
church of Christ
“The humblest individual
exerts some influence,
either for good or evil,
upon others.”
--Henry Ward Beecher
 “Blessed is the influence
of one true, loving, human
soul upon another.”

--George Elliot
“The influential man is the
successful man, whether
he be rich or poor.”

--Orison Marden
“The least movement is of
importance to all nature.
The entire ocean is
affected by a pebble.”
--Blaise Pascal
What Older
Men Teach…

by Word & Influence

 1. Clarity

Sober-minded

Clarity in thinking; ability to

reason (cf. First Peter 5:8)
 2. Confidence

Dignified; grave

cf. First Timothy 3:8

Knows when to be serious
 3. Controlled

“to curb one’s desires”

Usually over things that are not

wrong of themselves
 4. Constancy in Faith

sound in faith

cf. Titus 1:13

“Hebrews 11” faith is required!
 5. Charity

sound in love

Agape
Comes from a sound life &
produces a sound life
 6. Consistency

sound in steadfastness

Hupomone
One “who is not swerved from
his deliberate purpose.”
“Rise Up O Men of God!”

--William P. Merrill
 “I sought for a man among
them, that should make up the
hedge, and stand in the gap
before me for the land that I
should not destroy it.”
--God