1. 1 Peter 5:8-9 You Have a Spiritual Enemy!

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3. The World (1 John 2:15) The Flesh (1 Peter 2:11)
The Devil (1 Peter 5:8-9)
ENEMIES AT WORK

4. BIG IDEA 1 Peter 5:8-9 Be prepared for spiritual warfare.
KNOW your enemy
RESIST
your enemy

5. The Battle of Antietam in 1862

6. Be prepared for spiritual warfare.
KNOW your enemy
Mark 14:38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation…
1 Peter 5:8-11
8 Be self-controlled and alert.
Your enemy the devil
prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour.
Warning
Identity
Cyberbullying
Research Center

8. Be prepared for spiritual warfare.
KNOW your enemy
1 Peter 5:8-11
8 Be self-controlled and alert.
Your enemy the devil
prowls around like a roaring lion
looking for someone to devour.
Warning
Identity
Strategy
Objective

9. Outside Magazine April 2005
Powder Keg
Shane Maximer
When an avalanche killed an out-of-bounds snowboarder in Utah, many assumed he was a reckless novice. The scary truth? Experts make most of the lethal mistakes.
Maixner didn’t die because he was a fool. Like his friends, he was lulled into letting his guard down.

10. Be prepared for spiritual warfare.
KNOW your enemy
RESIST
your enemy
See also Ephesians 6:11-13 and James 4:7
Persistent Response
1 Peter 5:8-11
9 Resist him,
standing firm in the faith,
because you know
that your brothers throughout the world
are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
Infinite Resources

11. We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships
We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile.

12. Ephesians 6:13
Therefore put on the full armor of God,
so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

13. Resistance is Possible
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
Resistance is Possible

14. Be prepared for spiritual warfare.
KNOW your enemy
RESIST
your enemy
Persistent Response
1 Peter 5:8-11
9 Resist him,
standing firm in the faith,
because you know
that your brothers throughout the world
are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
Infinite Resources
Suffering Community

15. Over 75% of the world's population live in areas with severe religious restrictions.
The Pew Research Center

16. A Might Fortress is Our God
Psalm October 1527
Red Dirt Hill