Paul the Aged - The Untold Story

Brother Ken Whitehead

Sister Sue and I are excited to be with you all at the 2026 Silver Strands event, God willing.

One subject which has fascinated me recently (as I get older..!) is the study of the movements and writings of the Apostle Paul during and between his two imprisonments in Rome. At that time he describes himself as “Paul the aged” - yet his enthusiasm and activity in the Lord’s work seems undiminished by the passing years. In fact the urgency of his labours increases as the end draws near.

Our studies will look at the very personal messages and exhortations from Paul’s letters to Philemon, Titus and 2Timothy in particular, filling out the approximately five years between his two confinements in Rome. It is a largely untold journey, not recorded in the book of Acts. But by using the available references and inferences in his epistles, together with some fairly reliable historians - and the application of a little reverent imagination - we will see the great, aging Apostle diligently travelling, writing and encouraging his brethren all over the Roman world. He wasn’t one to slow down.

Paul sought to motivate them and leave them with lasting memories and impressions after he was gone. So finally he places before them his own grand, clear vision of the great crown of righteousness set before him. He shares that hope with every brother and sister who loves the Lord’s appearing. May that wonderful crown be laid up for every one of us, too.