I Peter Lesson 12

I Peter At A Glance Theme: Stand firm in the true grace of God Chp. 1 Prepare your mind for action Chp. 2 Come to Him as living stones Chp. 3 Turn from evil: do what is right Chp. 4 Keep fervent in love for the brethren Chp. 5 Be humble: resist the devil Key words: stand firm, humble, do good, be sober, suffer, purpose, submit, faith, grace, mercy, peace…

I Peter 5 “Elder”: presbuteros – an old man, the elder of two people, a term of rank or office. A mature man having seasoned judgment, experience. “Shepherd”: poimaino – to feed, to tend a flock, keep sheep, TOTAL CARE, pastors and teachers in the church John 21:15-17 Jesus called Peter to “tend My lambs” and “shepherd My sheep” I Pet. 5:4 Jesus is the Chief Shepherd and Peter was an elder who shepherded God’s flock I Pet. 5 Speaks of church elders Acts 4:5-8 Jews had elders who were their leaders

Elders/Shepherds Acts 14:23 After the birth of the church, elders for each local church were appointed by the apostles Jam. 5:14 When sick, call on the elders for prayer I Pet. 5:2 Elders are to shepherd the flock among them. Elders are ones who rule well Rev. 4:4, 10 There are 24 holy elders around God’s throne constantly worshipping Him Tit. 2:2 and I Tim. 5 Used simply of someone who is older Ez. 34 God’s design for the shepherd of His people Israel which was NOT being fulfilled

Job of the Shepherds Strengthen the sickly/weak Heal the diseased/sick Bind the broken/injured Bring back the scattered/strayed Seek the lost Feed the sheep John 10:1-6, 10-16 Jesus our Chief Shepherd lays down His life, willingly, for the sheep Elders are the ones who CAN lead and care for others. Why? I Pet. 5:5 Young men, submit to your elders, in the local church. They are “proper authorities”.

Humility and Pride I Pet. 5:5 ALL believers are to clothe themselves with humility toward one another Humility: making oneself low Why? God gives grace to the humble but is against the proud I Pet. 5:5 Is. 14 and 2 Thess. 2 Satan said, “I will ascend..” “I will be like God”…he exalts himself above… Phil. 2:5-11 Jesus humbled Himself and calls His followers to do the same Jam. 4:10 God exalts the humble Those who willingly submit to God-ordained authority, like elders, are humble. The proud, are disobedient.

Humility and Anxiety The recipients of this letter were suffering! But Peter told them to submit themselves under God’s mighty hand. He is the One ultimately over all. I Pet. 5:6 He will exalt those who have humbled themselves before Him, at the proper time. IF a believer truly humbles himself under God’s hand, there is no anxiety “Anxiety”: merimma – worry, care that brings disruption to the personality and the mind. I Pet. 5:7 Believers are to cast all their cares on God

Anxiety “To cast”: epirrhipto – to throw upon, make responsible for, roll over on to another I Pet. 5:4 Jesus is our Chief Shepherd, He cares for us Matt. 6 Jesus commands us not to be anxious, giving us the example of birds and flowers that He cares for There is no reason to worry if one knows that his needs are met. (suffering recipients) Phil. 4:6-7 Make your requests to God, He will answer and supply all your needs Rom. 8:31 God is for His own

Anxiety Rom. 8:32 If God did not withhold His only Son, which was our greatest need, then He will not withhold any other need a believer has! I Pet. 1:5 God is over all and protects His own All of this is true, even when we are threatened by the devil himself.

Satan/ the devil I Pet. 5:8 He seeks to devour us He CAN cause some of the suffering you go through John 8:44 He is a murderer He is the father of lies 2 Cor. 11:13-15 His followers can disguise themselves as servants of righteousness False teaching is one of his tools Matt. 4:1-11 He is the tempter

Instructions to resist Satan I Pet. 5:8 Be sober (1:13) Be on the alert/watchful I Pet. 5:9 Resist him. In order to resist him you MUST be alert, sober and watchful Luke 22:31 Peter himself knew what tricks the devil uses. He wanted to sift him like wheat. I John 4:4 Greater is He that is in you, than he who is in the world Eph. 1:19 The surpassing greatness of God’s power enables us to resist Satan’s temptations Eph. 6 The Word of God is how Jesus resisted, therefore we must know it and use it like He did

Instructions to resist Satan Eph. 6:14 Knowing the truth prevents Christians from being deceived by false teachings/Satan I Pet. 5:12 Resist by being firm in your faith James 4:7 Submit to GOD and the devil will flee Be sober and alert because Satan will return with the SAME tactic! Submit and resist again. I Pet. 5:10 The suffering is only for a little while when viewed with an eternal perspective Eternal glory is the ultimate result God Himself will perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

I Pet. 5:10 Perfect: to put a thing in its appropriate condition, to restore set right, deficient in no part Confirm: To stand, to set fast, to fix firmly Strengthen: To make alive, to reinforce Establish: To lay the foundation of anything. To ground Application: Therefore, God will put you in your appropriate condition and restore you so that you can stand. He will reinforce you AS you stand firm and He will ground you in the firm foundation of Christ, as you are living stones, building His church, exercising the gift He has given you.

2 Peter 2 Peter begins January 10, 2019 where we will hand out books. Jan. 17th begins lesson 1 8 Week course so this ends March 7th IF YOU WOULD LIKE: Colossians/Philemon can begin March 14th and go until May 16th, with a week break for Spring break