Category: 1 Peter 5
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Shameful Gain
1 Peter 5:2 “Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight . . . not for shameful gain, but eagerly” As Peter comes to the close of his first epistle, he speaks to pastors. He tells them about some critical considerations regarding their ministry, and in particular, he addresses the issue of motives. …
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Humble Hearers
1 Peter 5:5 “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders.” One of the great dangers as we hear biblical instruction is to think it’s for someone other than us. Have you ever done this? As you’ve listened to a sermon, has the thought ever entered your mind, “Boy, so and so really…
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A Word About Pride
1 Peter 5:5 “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’” What word do you think would better describe you? Pride or humility? If it is humility, are you proud about THAT? And as you think about this, what’s the message you hear…
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Godly Leadership
1 Peter 5:2-3 “Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight . . . not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.” The directive Peter gives in the passage above, while meant for pastors, can be applied to anyone who is in a position of leading people, whether that…
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“Willingly”
1 Peter 5:2 “Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you . . .” In the verse above there is a word that appears only two times in the entire Bible. It’s the word “willingly.” The word means “voluntarily; of one’s own…
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Future Glory
1 Peter 5:1 “. . . a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed” Do the words above have any meaning to you? Well, if you are a Christian, they should mean everything. They should motivate you, encourage you, strengthen you, and comfort you for they are a declaration of your future,…
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Humility
1 Peter 5:1 “So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:” It’s so interesting how Peter speaks in his letters. Here is one of the 12 apostles chosen by God as a…
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The Things of Man
1 Peter 5:8 “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” Matthew 16:21-23 “From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took…
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An Eternal Perspective
1 Peter 5:10 “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” One of the distinguishing characteristics of a person who has eternal life is that their perspective of time is an eternal…
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Anxiety!
1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” Anxiety plagues our age. Mental anguish, depression, worry, whatever you call it, it’s everywhere and affects everyone at one time or another. For some it’s a never-ending battle. It’s simply a fact of life as one looks to the future and fear…
