Welcome to episode 109 of Grasp the Bible.  In this episode, we conclude our study in the Book of 1 Peter, covering chapter 5.  The series is called “Hope in the Midst of Suffering.”  Today, we will cover: 

• The role model (v. 1) 
• The responsibilities (vv. 2-3) 
• The reward (v. 4) 
• Live as servants (vv. 5-7) 
• Live as a soldier (vv. 8-9) 
• Live as a sufferer (vv. 10-11) 
• The final greeting (vv. 12-14) 

Key takeaways: 

• The Church belongs to God; pastors are given the privilege and responsibility of shepherding it. 
• As God’s shepherds and leaders, they are to oversee the church and superintend it. 
• Those who serve as pastors are not to serve under compulsion but with a whole-hearted desire, which is God’s will for them. 
• Pastors are not to use their positions of authority as an opportunity to oppress those under them. 
• As shepherds, pastors serve under the authority of the Chief Shepherd, doing his will rather than theirs. 
• Persecution is the roar by which Satan tries to intimidate believers in the hope that they will capitulate at the prospect of suffering. 
• Peter wrote the letter to exhort believers and to testify to God’s grace. The grace of God consists of what God has done for believers in Christ. 

Quotable: 

• The sufferings of this life will seem as if they lasted a little while when compared to the eternal glory that endures forever. 

Application: 

• Since God resists the proud and pours his grace upon the humble, believers should humble themselves. By humbling themselves, they will experience God’s grace, for God bestows his favor on those who acknowledge their need of Him. 
• Worry is a form of pride because when believers are filled with anxiety, they are convinced that they must solve all the problems in their lives in their own strength. The only god they trust in is themselves. When believers throw their worries upon God, they express their trust in His mighty hand, acknowledging that He is Lord and Sovereign over all of life. 
• Believers triumph over the devil as they continue to trust God, believing that He truly cares for them and will sustain them until the end. 

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