The Devil Doesn’t Want It! 1 Peter 5:1-11. 2 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Elders 1 Peter 5:1-4 God does, Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5 God does,

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The Devil Doesn’t Want It! 1 Peter 5:1-11

2 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Elders 1 Peter 5:1-4 God does, Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5 God does, Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5 Devil doesn’t want us to have… Devil doesn’t want us to have…  Scriptural organization & its blessings, Eph. 4:11-16  Shepherds, 1 Pet. 5:1-3 (Acts 20:28; Heb. 13:17; Tit. 1:9-11)

3 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Elders 1 Peter 5:1-4 Tempted to “mind the things of men” Tempted to “mind the things of men”  The church is doing fine without elders  Selecting & having elders will just cause problems  “I hate to lose my place of honor in the business meeting”  Opposition without scriptural objection (Col. 2:8; Titus 1:5)

4 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Unity & Peace 1 Peter 5:5-7 God does… God does…  Good & pleasant, Psa. 133:1  God hates sower of discord, Prov. 6:19  Lord’s prayer, Jno. 17:20-21  No divisions, 1 Cor. 1:10  Unity of the Spirit, bond of peace, Eph. 4:3

5 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Unity & Peace 1 Peter 5:5-7 Devil doesn’t want us to… Devil doesn’t want us to…  Respectfully submit to one another, 1 Pet. 5:5  Submit (arrange under)  Age, 1 Tim. 5:1-2 (Job 32:4, 7)  All (relation as brethren), Eph. 5:21

6 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Unity & Peace 1 Peter 5:5-7 Devil doesn’t want us to submit to one another Devil doesn’t want us to submit to one another  How?  Place greater value on others, Phil. 2:3  Clothe with humility, 1 Pet. 5:5  Trust in the Lord, 1 Pet. 5:6-7

7 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Unity & Peace 1 Peter 5:5-7 Devil doesn’t want us to submit to one another Devil doesn’t want us to submit to one another  Why?  Fear of God, Eph. 5:21  Love, Jno. 13:34-35; 1 Jno. 4:20-21  Grace to the humble, 1 Pet. 5:6

8 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Unity & Peace 1 Peter 5:5-7 Devil doesn’t want us to… Devil doesn’t want us to…  Diligently guard our unity in Christ, Eph. 4:1-3  Worthy conduct, 4:1  Worthy attitudes, 4:2-3  Worthy basis (truth), 4:4-6

9 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Workers for Christ – 1 Peter 5:8-11 God does, Eph. 2:10; Gal. 6:10 God does, Eph. 2:10; Gal. 6:10 Devil doesn’t want us to… Devil doesn’t want us to…  Steadfastly resist him in the faith, 1 Pet. 5:8-9 (Eph. 6:11)  Teach the lost, 1 Ths. 1:8 (Mk. 16:15)  Teach the saved, 2 Tim. 2:2

10 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Have Workers for Christ – 1 Peter 5:8-11 Workers for Christ will persevere, 1 Pet. 5:9-11 Workers for Christ will persevere, 1 Pet. 5:9-11  Keep standing in the faith, 5:9 (Jude 3)  Shares with others in suffering for righteousness (Matt. 5:10-12)  Keep hope & remain firm, 5:10  Honor God, live under His rule, 5:11

11 The Devil Doesn’t Want this Church to Serve Christ! What are you doing to help see that it does? What are you doing to help see that it does?  Pray and work (Matt. 9:37-38)  Sober vigilance in personal life (1 Pet. 5:8)  Humble submission to serve each other (1 Pet. 5:5)