Call to worship:
16 But I will sing of your strength;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me a fortress
and a refuge in the day of my distress.
17 O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
for you, O God, are my fortress,
the God who shows me steadfast love.Psalm 57:16-17
Gathering Video
Questions for reflection:
How does faith form us to face challenges?
In what ways does knowing Christians have an adversary bring about a proper sobriety?
How does the care of God inform our suffering?
Corporate Prayer:
Our Father in Heaven,
We thank you for the story of salvation that centers on Your Son. We are amazed again at the endless grace of Jesus that grants forgiveness and freedom. May Your Spirit shape us to continually receive, share and show the love of God through everything we say and do.
In the name of Christ we pray, amen.
Notes//Quotes//Slides:
1 Peter 5:6-14 - Mike G Teaching
Slide 1
Big Idea
Our faith in God allows us to navigate challenging times now, as we await
better times ahead.
Slide 2
Challenging times now (vs 6-9)
We are called to humility before God
We have an adversary
Suffering is part of life
Slide 3
“You contribute nothing to your salvation except the sin that made it necessary.”
Jonathan Edwards
Slide 4
“Peter recognizes that a great barrier to putting others first and thinking of them as more important is the legitimate human concern, ‘But then who will care for me?’ The answer is that God himself will care for our needs. He is able to do so far better than we are (his hand is ‘mighty,’ v. 6), and he wants to do so, for he continually cares for his children. Therefore casting all your anxieties on him is the path to humility, freeing a person from constant concern for himself and enabling him or her to truly be concerned for the needs of others.”
Wayne Grudem
Slide 5
“… because he cares for you.”
Slide 6
“There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them.”
CS Lewis, Preface to The Screwtape Letters
Slide 7
“But he gives more grace. Therefore it says ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”
James 4:6-8
“If you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.”
Isaiah 7:9
Slide 8
Better Times Ahead (vs 10-11)
The description of God
The promises of God
The timeline
Slide 9
God will have the last word!
Slide 10
“Mark, my son”