1 Peter 5:8-14 - Cameron Jungles 4-10-2013

“Last Words” 1 Peter 5:8-14

Review

Ø Opening Greetings (1:1-2)

Ø Called to salvation by the mercy of God (1:3-2:10).

Ø Live as God’s exiles in a hostile world for God’s glory (2:11-4:11).

Ø Final Exhortations (4:12-5:14)

o Persevere while suffering as a Christian (4:12-19).

o Exhortation to elders to shepherd God’s church (5:1-4).

o Be humble before others and God (5:5-7).

o Last Words: Stand Firm in Grace (5:8-14).

1 Peter 5:8

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

1 Peter 5:9

Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

1 Peter 5:10-11

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:12

With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

1 Peter 5:13-14

She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

Main Idea:

· God’s grace gives us what we cannot earn, and…

· It enables us and calls us to stand firm and persevere in that grace.

1 Peter 5:12

With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

1. Stand firm in resistance (vv. 8-9).

1 Peter 5:8

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

1 Peter 5:9

Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

1. Stand firm in solidarity (vv. 9, 12-14).

1 Peter 5:9

Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

1 Peter 5:12

With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

1 Peter 5:13-14

She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

1 Peter 1:1

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God's elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia,

1 Peter 1:2

who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

1. Stand firm in future grace (vv. 10-11).

1 Peter 5:10-11

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:4

and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,

1 Peter 1:5

who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

Main Idea:

· God’s grace gives us what we cannot earn, and…

· It enables us and calls us to stand firm and persevere in that grace.

God’s grace enables us and calls us to:

· Stand firm in faith by resisting the devil.

· Stand firm in the solidarity that we share with God’s family.

· Stand firm in the hope of God’s future grace.

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Cameron Jungels Eastside Baptist Church April 21, 2013 Sun PM Unless otherwise noted, the verses are in NIV.