1 Pet.5:8-9 8.“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

1 Pet.5:8-9 9 “Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”

1 Pet.5:8-9 8.“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” Calmness of mind Self Control

1 Pet.5:8-9 8.“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” WatchfulAlert

1 Pet.5:8-9 8.“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” An opponent Your enemy

1 Pet.5:8-9 8.“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” Makes false charges Opposed to man

1 Pet.5:8-9 8.“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” Stalks Intimidate and frighten

1 Pet.5:8-9 8.“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” Job 1:7 2:2 “to and fro” Out looking for us

1 Pet.5:8-9 8.“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” Persistence On the prowl

1 Pet.5:8-9 8.“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” To gulp down - swallow To destroy

1 Pet.5:8-9 I. How the Lion Gets His Lunch Small SlowSickly Stragglers Sleeping Injured

1 Pet.5:8-9 I. How the Lion Gets His Lunch Small New Christians 1 Pet.2:1-2 babes-desire-grow Matt. 28: teaching them

1 Pet.5:8-9 I. How the Lion Gets His Lunch Slow Misled by false doctrine Heb.5: unskillful in word Remained as babes

1 Pet.5:8-9 I. How the Lion Gets His Lunch Sickly Spiritually Weak Rom. 14:15 - easily offended 1 Cor. 3:1-3 = carnal

1 Pet.5:8-9 I. How the Lion Gets His Lunch Stragglers Wander away Fail to assemble, read Bible, Pray Gal. 6:1-2

1 Pet.5:8-9 I. How the Lion Gets His Lunch Sleepers See no danger in sin 1 Cor. 10:12 = take heed Rom. 13:11 = awake out of sleep Jude 22-23

1 Pet.5:8-9 I. How the Lion Gets His Lunch Injured Weak - hurt Gal. 5:15 = bite and devour Get angry, mad - revenge

1 Pet.5:8-9 I. How the Lion Gets His Lunch Small SlowSickly Stragglers Sleeping Injured

1 Pet.5:8-9 II. How to Avoid the Lion’s Mouth 9 “Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.”

1 Pet.5:8-9 II. How to Avoid the Lion’s Mouth RESIST RESIST =stand against - withstand “antihistemi” James 4:7 - resist = flee Be firm and solid

1 Pet.5:8-9 II. How to Avoid the Lion’s Mouth RESIST STEDFASTLY No half hearted resistance Satan is strong Eph. 6:11 = wiles of devil - craft Mt. 26:41

1 Pet.5:8-9 II. How to Avoid the Lion’s Mouth STEDFAST IN THE FAITH Faith is revealed truth Jude 3 “once for all delivered” “Thus saith the Lord” 2 Tim.3:16

1 Pet.5:8-9 II. How to Avoid the Lion’s Mouth TRUST IN GOD - Dan.6:22 Active faith Heb. 11: Cor. 10:13

1 Pet.5:8-9 III. TWO EXAMPLES Job 1 & 2 “walking to and fro” Tried to get Job to sin Tried to get Job to sin Job 1:22 “sinned not” Job 1:22 “sinned not” Job 2:10 “did not Job sin” Job 2:10 “did not Job sin” Job

1 Pet.5:8-9 III. TWO EXAMPLES Luke 22:31 “sift you as wheat” “sift” = riddled Why did Satan want Peter? The Devil Failed to get Peter Peter

1 Pet.5:8-9 Why be Concerned ? We are the Lambs 1 Cor. 10:12 “take heed”

By Arthur Pigman By Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ Evans Church of Christ Evans, Georgia Evans, Georgia Sunday Morning – 26 June 2005 Sunday Morning – 26 June 2005