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5 Great Things: (#5) The Great Adversary
We come to the final chapter in the book of 1 Peter. It reminds us that we have a Great Adversary, who seeks to devour us. Let us notice 1 Peter 5:8-10. “Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the … Continue reading
Posted in Endurance, satan, Suffering, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 2:21, 1 Peter 3:17-18, 1 Peter 4:12-13, 1 Peter 5, 1 Peter 5:8-10, 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:1, 2 Corinthians 5:1, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 2021, 5 great things, alaska, alert, artios, bdag, be sober, be vigilant, black bear, brown bear, called by gospel, called to glory, cautious, distracted, dont let devil win, establish, esv, eternal glory, Galatians 6:1, gregoreo, James 4:7, james 5:11, katartizo, kjv, lion, Mark 1 :19, matthew 4:21, nasb, national zoo, nationalzoo.si.edu, nepho, niv, perfect, predator, prey, remember you are not alone, resist the devil, Romans 8:18, self controlled, settle, smithsonian, sober minded, steadfast, steadfast in faith, steadfast in the faith, stereos, sterizo, sthenoo, strengthen, suffering, thayer, the great adversary, themelioo, tiger, tiger on loose in houston, vine's, watchful, weak
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5 Great Things: (#3) The Great Responsibility
Johnny Ramsey was one of the instructors when I attended Brown Trail School of Preaching. One of his classes was General Epistles (James – Jude). He taught us to remember each chapter by one key point. He provided the following … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, be ready, Christian Influence, Faith, fear, Hope, preparation, Suffering, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 1:14-15, 1 Peter 2:11-12, 1 Peter 2:12, 1 Peter 2:13-17, 1 Peter 2:15, 1 Peter 2:18-25, 1 Peter 3, 1 Peter 3 :13-17, 1 Peter 3:1-2, 1 Peter 3:1-7, 1 Peter 3:13-17, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Peter 3:16, 1 Peter 3:8-12, 1 Peter 4:15-16, 2 Timothy 3:12, 2 Timothy 4:16, 5 great things, Acts 14:21-22, Acts 25:13-16, always be ready to give answer, always be ready to give defense, apologia, behavior in civic affairs, behavior in work place, behavior when dealing with opponents odf christianity, behavior with brothers and sisters in churst, behavior with family, behavior with gentiles, better felt than told, brown trail school of preaching, Christian conduct, Colossians 4:6, Daniel 6:5, daniel's character, do not be afraid of syria and ephraim, do not fear evil men, do not follow multitude to do evil, Ephesians 4:15, ephraim, esv, esv study bible, faith, fear of God, general epistles, Guy N. Woods, hetoimos, hope, Isaiah *:11-13, Isaiah 7, Isaiah 8:12-13, Jehovah Witnesses, johnny ramsey, key point per chapter, Luke 12:4-5, Luke 14:16-17, Luke 6:26, Mark 14:15, Matthew 10:16-39, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 22:4, Matthew 5:10-12, meekness and fear, meekness before God, nasb, new world translation, niv, niv study bible, no permanent harm, nwt, personal conduct in 1 Peter, perspective, Philippians 1:17, preparation made in advance, proverbial statement, representatives of Christianity, Revelation 2:10, Romans 8:18, Romans 8:31-39, sanctification, sanctify Christ as Lord, sanctify God in heart, suffering, suffering for righteousness sake, syria, textual varient, the great responsibility, Titus 2:7-8, trust and fear the Lord, vine's, who will harm you
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5 Great Things: (#2) The Great Example
Great persecution was coming on the early church. Peter wrote, “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange think happened to you” (1 Peter 4:12). It is not always … Continue reading
Posted in Example, Jesus, life, Suffering, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 Peter 2, 1 Peter 2:18-25, 1 Peter 2:21-23, 1 Peter 3:9, 1 Peter 4:12, 2 Timothy 1:12, 5 great things, an underwriting, big chief tablet, Christ also suffered, Christ committed no sin, committed himself to God, conduct of Christ, Deuteronomy 32:35, do not feel sorry for self, do not let self be lowered to same standards, eis touto, encourage, encouragement, example of Christ, Guy N. Woods, he is able to keep what i have committed, Hebrews 12:2-3, Hebrews 12:3-4, how to behave when mistreated, hupogrammon, i will repay, into your hands i commit my spirit, Isaiah 53, learning to write, Luke 23:46, Matthew 26:39, Matthew 26:42, no deceit in his mouth, no guile in his mouth, paradidomi, persecution, perspective, Proverbs 24:29, revenge, reviled not in return, Romans 12:19, some suffer for their own faults, stay focused on the righteous Judge, suffering, suffering comes for different reasons, suffering for doing good, suffering for doing the will of God, suffering for us, thayer, the great example, threatened not, to this you were called, vengeance is mine, vine's, wayne jackson, writing copy
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Grace Series: My Grace is Sufficient
“Lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure” (2 Corinthians 12:7). Paul had … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged 2 Corinthians 12, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, boast in infirmities, God's Sovereignty, Grace, humble, jewish opponents, light affliction, memory of past, messenger of satan, My grace is sufficient for you, paradise, paul's eye sight, paul's memory, physical ailment, physical injury, strength in weakness, suffering, thorn in the flesh, what was paul's throne in flesh?
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Holy Spirit: In Prayer (Part 2)
“We know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not only that, we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves…” (Romans 8:22-23). There are three common views about … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Jesus, Prayer, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged adoption, creation groans, creation personified, foy wallace jr., groanings, heart searcher, help with prayer, Holy Spirit, holy spirit or human spirit, hope, hope not seen, intercession, lynn blair, man's groanings or holy spirits groanings, personification, prayer, r.l. whiteside, redemption of body, Romans 8, roy deaver, saved by hope, spirit helps in our weaknesses, suffering, t. pierce brown, waiting for adoption, wayne jackson, we do not know what to pray, we our selves, whole creation, whole creation and we our selves
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Pray/Sing/Call
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray” (James 5:13a). The term suffer could literally be rendered “to suffer evil.” “It is . . . sufficiently comprehensive to embrace every type of affliction, whether of outward bodily character or of … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Elders and Deacons, Prayer, Singing, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged a.t. robertson, anoint with oil, call for elders, care for sick, cheerfuk, clay and water, elders, galen, gobel music, guy woods, home remedy, j.j. turner, James 5, marion fox, medicine, miracles, miraculous healing, philo, pliny, pray, refresh, rubel shelly, sick, sing, spit, suffering
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Prophecy: The Suffering Savior
Isaiah 53 is a prophetic passage. It tells of one who would come and suffer for man. It tells of Jesus; so says Philip (Acts 8:30-35); so says Peter (1 Peter 1:18-20; 2:22-25); so says Paul (Romans 10:16). No on … Continue reading
Posted in Cross, Jesus, Prophecy
Tagged Acts 8, aquainted with grief, bruise, burial with rich, cut off from land of living, Death, despised of men, dry ground, four servant songs of Isaiah, halo, Isaiah 53, louis xv, national review, no form of comliness, prophecy, rejected of men, resurrection, robert francois damiens, stricken and smitten of God, suffering, suffering savior, suffering servant, tender plant, who else, william f. buckley jr., wounded
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Comfort in Suffering
God created this world with certain physical properties. God also allows man to have freedom in how he uses this world with its physical properties. Therefore, it is possible for pain and suffering to exist. Illustration – “sticks and stones … Continue reading
Posted in Endurance, Hope, Man, Suffering
Tagged comfort, encouraging passages, goals, helping others, helping self, hope, job's friends, man born blind, prayer listening, suffering
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Pray, Sing, Call
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray” (James 5:13a). The term suffer could literally be rendered “to suffer evil.” “It is . . . sufficiently comprehensive to embrace every type of affliction, whether of outward bodily character or of … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Elders and Deacons, Prayer, Singing, Textual study
Tagged a.t. robertson, anoint with oil, care for sick, cheerful, elders, gobel music, guy woods, j.j. turner, James 5, marion fox, medicine, philo, pliny, pray, rubel shelly, sick, sing, suffering
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Bryan Hodge 
5 Great Things: (#1) The Great Salvation
The key word in the book of 1 Peter is “suffering.” It appears in some form 16 times [suffer (2:20; 3:14; 3:17; 4:15; 4:16; 4:19); suffered (2:21; 2:23; 3:18; 4:1(x2); 5:10); suffering(s) (1:11; 2:19; 4:13; 5:1)]. It was not easy … Continue reading →