Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering.  The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary.  Therefore, he is our enemy.  He opposes God and he...

We are studying 1 Pet 5:1-7 in this lesson.  1 Pet 5:1-4 contain some instructions to pastors.  1 Pet 5:5-7 contain an exhortation to Christians to be humble. Instructions to pastors. Elders, in this passage, are pastors – 1 Pet 5:1 – as in Acts 14:23; 20:17; 20:28.  The term,...

Peter deals with Christian suffering in 1 Pet 4:12-19.  We’ll study, from this passage, the reasons for suffering and our responses to suffering. Reasons for suffering.  You’ll suffer: The fiery trial – 1 Pet 4:12-13 – this fiery trial could be literal like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in Dan 3:6-30. ...

A Lesson on Temptation Proverbs 7:1-27 In this chapter we see a young man who is void of understanding is tempted by a woman who is portraying herself as a harlot. There is a good lesson for us in this chapter in regards to the subject of temptation even if...

Our text is 1 Pet 4:1-11.  Peter said “Live the rest of your time in the flesh… to the will of God [1 Pet 4:2].  To do this you must: Cease from sin – 1 Pet 4:1-4 – 1 “arm yourselves with the same mind.”  In Rom 6:11 this is...

Our Sunday school lesson is over 1 Pet 3:13-22.  When you get saved and begin to follow Christ, you start following that which is good.  In 1 Pet 3:13. Peter asks, “who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?”  The answer is,...

Our text for Sunday school is 1 Pet 3:8-12.  The theme is living righteously.  When you and I were saved, God gave us his righteousness in Jesus Christ.  This is his imputed righteousness.  However, we must live righteously after we are saved by yielding to his righteousness in us and...

This Sunday school lesson was taught by Dr. Wayne Sehmish.  The following are very brief statements from his lesson. In 1 Sam 7:15-17, Samuel had a circuit that he travelled every year that was very predictable.  He had a routine.  Like Jesus, he did things that were “his custom.”  It’s...

Two Resurrections In John 5:28-29 we have a passage that speaks of a resurrection where all that are in the graves hear his voice and come up. Those who have done good are resurrected unto life and those who have done evil are resurrected to damnation. Now when we look...

In the latter part of 1 Pet 2, Peter exhorted servants to be subject to their masters whether they are good or forward.  In 1 Pet 3:1-6, he exhorted wives to be subject to their husbands even when they are being disobedient to the words of God.  In 1 Pet...