1 Peter 5
1 Peter 5:5-7 Humilty
Humility in relationship to one another.
Humility in relationship to the almighty God of the universe.
1 Peter 5:8-10 Perseverance
Persevere against the adversary.
Persevere in suffering.
Persevere until the end.
1 Peter 5:10
He will RESTORE you.
He will CONFIRM you.
He will STRENGTHEN you.
He will ESTABLISH you.
What do we want more: to have Jesus, or to not suffer?
Acts 12: 1-5
There is serious suffering going on in the world.
Top Five worst countries for persecution
1 North Korea
2 Afghanistan
3 Somalia
4 Libya
5 Pakistan
All is not bad news
We need a larger vision
Video: 2021 World Watch List
We need to take action
2 Peter 3:8-10
“The end of all things is at hand; therefore…”
1 Peter 4:7-10
Be Self-Controlled
Stay Sober-Minded
Love Earnestly
Show Hospitality
Don’t Grumble
Use your Gifts
Serve Others
Steward God’s Grace
2 Timothy 1:6
1 Peter 4:11
Be willing to suffer well in a world that won’t believe.
1 Peter 4:1-6 (ref)
1 Peter 4:1a (up to “ceased from sin”)
1 Peter 3:18
Isaiah 53:10-11
1 Peter 4:1b-2 (start with “for whoever”)
1 Peter 4:3-4
1 Peter 4:5
1 Peter 4:6
even to the dead I the gospel was preached
Question: How could the gospel have been preached to them if Jesus had only recently come?
Answer: Ever since the fall God has given witness to the good news of Jesus and the promise of his coming.
judged I the way people are I in the flesh (line 1)
live I the way God does I in the spirit (line 2 progressive)
Be willing to suffer well in a world that won’t believe.
Message given by Jim Hardy
1 Peter 3:15
1 Peter 1:1
Can circumstances overrun your heart’s ability to revere Jesus as Lord? YES!
Focus: Jesus battles for our hearts to be with God.
1 Peter 3:18a
1 Peter 3:18b
Word Play: Apostle / Exiled (1:1)
Living Stone (2:4 Rejected / Precious)
Put to death / Made alive (3:18b)
1 Peter 3:18
A.D.D. WARNING!
1 Peter 3:19-20
1 Peter 20b-21
One Goal for All Relationships: Proclaim God’s Excellencies
1 Peter 3:9-12
Key Idea: We are supposed to live right and bless others.
Matthew 5:13
Matthew 5:14-16
In your Neighborhood (and Co-Worker) Relationships
In Your Acquaintance (and Stranger) Relationships
James 2:14-17
Key Idea (repeat) We’re supposed to live right and bless others.
Illustration
John 7:37-38
Prayer
One Goal for All Relationships : Proclaiming God’s Excellencies
Singles Relationships
1 Corinthians 7:32-34
1 Corinthians 6:17
Key Idea: Don’t take shortcuts to escape singleness.
Faith Community
Hebrews 10:24-25 24
Key Idea: Being part of a community that shares the same desires will fuel growth in that area.
John 13:35
1 Peter 3:8
“The development of meaningful relationships where every member carries a significant sense of belonging is central to what it means to be the church. This is a God-ordained gathering of people that is so strong that even “the gates of hell will not overcome it.” ~Randy Frazee
One Goal for All Relationships : Proclaim God’s Excellencies
1 Peter 2:5
1 Peter 2:9
Love and Marriage
1 Peter 3:1-6
Ephesians 5:21
1 Peter 3:7
Family
Proverbs 22:6
Exodus 20:12
God’s word was written FOR us but not TO us.
Old Testament laws and New Testament writings have very different purposes.
The Old Testament commands were given by God to be the law of the land.
Exodus 21:16
Deuteronomy 23:15-16
Exodus 21:26
New Testament writings were instructions to people living under someone else’s law.
Ephesians 6: 5-9
Colossians 3:22-4:1
Colossians 3:11
1 Peter 2:18-20
1 Peter 2:21-23
Click Here for Link to article on slavery in the bible by Doug Becker, Pastor of Theology at Emergence Church (New Jersey)
https://emergencenj.org/blog/2019/01/04/does-the-bible-condone-slavery
