Sermon: The Sheep, Lion and Shepherd 1 Peter 5:7-14

Summary

Sermon: The Sheep, Lion and Shepherd 1 Peter 5:7-14

 

Today we will be discussing the Devil who goes around like a roaring lion seeing whom he may devour.  Sheep are no match for a lion but sheep who have a mighty shepherd who protects the flock and restores them after an attack can stand firm in God’s truth.  God doesn’t try to save his sheep, he saves them.  Not one of them is eternally lost or totally destroyed.  It may look like it.  For example, the Devil may have appeared to win when Christ was in the tomb but the rest of the story shows his defeat.  This will end our 1st Peter Series.

 

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 By: Bryan Walker Given on: 5/7/2017  Sermon plays on KWHW 93.5 FM on: 5/21/2017

 

Notes:

1. 1. Trust in the Lord.
   2. Beware of your adversary.
   3. Others have suffered like you now suffer
   4. God will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
   5. To God be the glory.

Resist

Be firm

God, restores

• • Shepherd boy to king
  • His sin with Bathsheba
  • His son Absalom
  • His friend and trusted advisor Ahithophel

• • The betraying by a close friend:  Christ and Judas
  • Also, Jesus in the wilderness being tempted by the Devil

1. 1. The Devil is a real adversary (told to be watchful)
      1. 1. He does exist
         2. Naturalistic world view
            1. 1. We evolved
   2. Descriptions
      1. 1. Roaring Lion
         2. The deceiver
         3. The world belongs to him
         4. god of this world
         5. Angel of light
         6. Liar & Murderer
         7. Speaks lies because he speaks from his character
         8. Comes to steal, kill and destroy
         9. The deceiver of the whole world (whole world?)
         10. The devil has his own angels (messengers)
         11. Prince of the power of the air
   3. Everyone is tempted in some area at some time
      1. 1. Beware if the devil has not ATTACKED you
            1. 1. Why would he waste his time on his own
         2. His goal is to remove our, gaze, love, desire and walk with God
            1. 1. Wants us to focus on anything but God
               2. He can’t stand TRUTH
         3. He goes after our weaknesses
         4. We don’t all have the same weakness
            1. 1. Everyone has a weakness
                  1. 1. Solomon, David and Samson – Women
                     2. Peter was self-pride
                     3. Worldly possessions and desires?
                     4. Lack of faith
                        1. 1. How can I belong to God?
                           2. Can God really do all that he says?
                     5. Sinful anger
                     6. Lack of patience – Now, now, now
                     7. Blasphemous thoughts
                     8. Unholy desires
                     9. Lack of motivation…
   4. Everyone has cares and anxieties
      1. 1. Physical needs, bills
         2. Job, work stress
         3. A feeling of loneliness
         4. Feeling distant from God
         5. Adversaries in the world
   5. Cast them upon the Lord, because he cares for you.

• • It doesn’t say the Christian won’t have cares and anxieties
  • It doesn’t say the Christian won’t suffer attacks from the Devil
    • • We do have cares and anxieties
      • We are tempted

• • My weakness may be your strength
    • • Church is a composite of strengths and weaknesses
      • We must never be divided
        • • But the Devil wants us divided

• • The lion tries to separate out the weak and young
    • • He goes after the sick
  • He bites where he can do the most damage
    • • He doesn’t go through the armor but through the cracks
  • This is why it is so IMPORTANT to gather together

• • Today’s church separates the young from the flock
    • • When a young animal is born, it must be fed and taught to run with the herd.
  • Children are rarely a part of the church
    • • Would you separate all the baby water buffalos and send them off with one mother?
  • Children are not being fed
    • • Spend most of their time playing games
      • Being entertained — Kept young and weak –
        • • And we wonder why they are devoured
  • The same goes for adults
    • • Lack of truth and knowledge of God

• • Explain faith in God vs. self

• • Isn’t his what happened to Peter?
  • How about Christ?
    • • The Devil thought he won!
      • He was doing a victory dance!
      • But God rose Him from the dead

• • It’s all by grace and not of ourselves

• • Once again a reference to your calling
  • To His election and sovereignty of the almighty God
  • This is important
  • Do you have faith in a God who tries to save, or a God who saves!

• • This doesn’t say “may” restore.
  • Can His called be lost forever?  
  • If God loses just one, then he is not all powerful and there is no truth to this statement.

• • He loses nothing
  • He restores all of His sheep

• • Literal Babylon or Rome?
  • Most interesting, another reference to being elect
  • Pastor – Peter says Paul is hard to understand, because of Romans 9,
  • Peter has a lot to say about election.  

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