1 Peter 5:1-4 – Shepherd Your Flock
1The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker
of the glory that will be revealed: 2Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion
but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; 3nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the
flock; 4and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.
I. Introduction – Historical context
II. Peter the Fellow Elder
A. Exhort = To call to one’s side
B. Peter’s qualifications to exhort
1. Fellow Elder
2. Apostle – Lk 6:12-15, Ac 2:21-22
a. Witness of the sufferings of Christ
b. Partaker of the glory to be revealed – Mt 17:1-5, Ac 1:10-11
III. Elders, Shepherds, and Overseers
A. Elder – who these men are
1. Older men
2. Church officers – 1 Ti 3:1-7
B. Shepherd – what these men are to do
1. Shepherd – one who feeds the flock
2. Shepherd – one who rules – Mt 2:6, Re 2:27, 1 Sa 17:32-37
C. Overseer – how these men are to do it
1. Overseer – vs – Observer
2. A busybody – vs – A nobody
IV. Shepherd the Flock
A. Not by compulsion…but willingly – 1 Ti 3:1, Ez 34:5-6
B. Not for dishonest gain…but eagerly (with a forward mind) – Ez 34:1-3,
C. Not as lords over God’s heritage…but by being examples – Mt 20:25, Ez 34:4, Mt 23:1-4, 1 Ti 4:12,
Ph 3:17-19, 1 Co 11:1,
V. Christ the Arch-Shepherd
VI. The Amaranth Glory Wreath – 1 Th 2:17-20

Luke 1:68-79 – The Benedictus

A. 68 Blessed is the Lord God of Israel,
For He has visited and redeemed His people,
B. 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of His servant David,
C. 70 As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,
Who have been since the world began,
D. 71 That we should be saved from our enemies
And from the hand of all who hate us,
E. 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers
F. And to remember His holy covenant,
E’. 73 The oath which He swore to our father
Abraham:
D.’ 74 To grant us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our
enemies, might serve Him without fear, 75 in holiness and
righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
C.’ 76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest;
For you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
B.’ 77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people by the remission of their sins,
A.’ 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has
visited us; 79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To
guide our feet into the way of peace.
I. Context and Summary
A. Context – The circumcision of John:
Gabriel who spoke God’s promise ! Zacharias who spoke unbelief ! Zacharias who could not speak !
Zacharias who spoke praises to God ! John, the child of promise who will speak
B. Summary – A-B-C-D-E-F-E’-D’-C’-B’-A’
II. The Benedictus
Greater context – The Holy Spirit – Luke 1:67,80
F. Luke 1:72b – God who has kept covenant with us = the heart of the matter – Ge 12:1-3
E./E.’ Luke 1: 72a, 73 – ...by means of His mercy and oath – By His Word, promise and merciful character!
A. Luke 1:68 – God who has visited His people – Not exactly a social call!
B./B.’ Luke 1:69,77 – God who has saved us - Ps 18, 2 Sam 7 – This salvation is by remission of sins!
C./C.’ Luke 1:70,76 – God who has spoken to us - Ps 80:4-7 – You are now His prophets in the world!
D./D.’ Luke 1:71,74-75 – God who has delivered us – Ex 23:22, Jn 12:31, Is 48:22, Da 7:13-14, Mk 1:4, Ac 13:24, Mt
3:7-12, He 2:14-18, He 2:8, 1 Jn 4:18 – Will you be an enemy of God in 2019?

A.’ Luke 1:78-79 – God who has visited the world – Ex 9:17, Ps 47, Is 49:6, Ps 23:4, Is 9:1-2, Ha 2:6-7, Ac 15:14-17,
Lk 3:3-6, Ro 8:21 – How should you spend your time, money and creative energy in 2019?

1 Peter 2:18-25 – Submission for the Lord’s Sake - Part 2: Masters
I. Review – Living to the Will of God – 1 Peter 4:1-2
II. WHAT? – Be Submissive! — 1 Peter 2:18
A. Application: Employees must serve their employers…BUT employers must serve everyone!!!
B. A Word Or Two From Our Strong’s Concordance
1. “Servants”
2. “Submissive” = To rank yourself in an orderly fashion under another
3. “Masters” = Despotai (despot) = Very strong word denoting ‘absolute ownership and uncontrolled
power
4. “Fear” = phobos = terror or respect…for their position as master, or out of reverence for God and His
Sovereign control, and providential ordering of the circumstances of men’s lives
5. “Good” = WHAT THEIR CHARACTER IS LIKE -of good constitution or nature, useful, salutary,
pleasant, agreeable, joyful, happy, excellent, distinguished, upright, honorable
6. “Gentle” = WHAT THEIR ACTIONS ARE LIKE – equitable, fair, moderate, forbearing, “..that
considerateness that looks humanely and reasonably at the facts of a case”
7. “Harsh” = scolios = bent , curved, crooked (scoliosis = crookedness in the spine) – one who is perverse,
unfair, awkward to deal with
III. WHY? – Glory, Grace, and Gratuity — 1 Peter 2:19-20
A. Glory
1. Out of Fear of God, and Not Out of Fear of Man - Cor. 3:22, Eph. 6:5-7
2. Out of a Love For God and a Great Desire to See His Name Glorified and His Kingdom Made More
Manifest in the Earth – 1 Tim. 6:1-2
B. Grace and Gratuity – Phil. 2:5-11, 2 Cor. 5:20, Rom. 5:6-8, Ep 6:5-8, Col. 3:23-24
IV. HOW? Grateful Obedience, the Godly Appeal, and the Gracious Exit – 1 Peter 2:21-2
A. Grateful Obedience: Our example is Christ – 1 Peter 2:15, Rom. 13:5, Her. 13:17, Rom. 12:19-21, 1 Peter 4:19
B. The Godly Appeal - Is. 59:1-2, Deut. 9:26-28, 1 Sam. 17:45, Ex. 23:1, Prov. 22:11
1. We must be in “right standing” with those in authority over us – “Our Father, which art in heaven…”
2. We must have right motives – “…Hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done…”
3. We must appeal at the appropriate time “Give us this day our daily bread…”
4. We must give accurate information
5. We must have right attitudes – “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors”
6. We must use appropriate words
7. We must display the right reaction to our employer’s response to our appeal – “For thine is the
Kingdom…”
C. The Gracious Exit – When might it be appropriate to leave an employer?
1. To pursue a better opportunity - Prov.22:29
2. When you cannot financially support those under your care at your present position - 1 Tim. 5:8
3. When you are asked to participate in business practices that violate the Word of God and your appeals
have gone unheard – Heb. 11:24-26, Acts 5:29
V. Conclusion… Jesus didn’t come to suffer and die primarily to give us an example of how to
suffer righteously —1 Peter 2:24-25, Tit. 2:9-14

Called to Proclaim His Praises — 1 Peter 1-10

 Chris Wilson - 1 Peter 1:13-25: "Pure, Fervent, Love"

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I. Introduction to Peter

II. Joyful Suffering

  A. Author, Audience, Setting (1:1)

      1. Author - Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ

      2. Audience - Pilgrims of the dispersion

      3. Setting - Pontus, Galatia

  B. Who Are We? (1:2)

      1. Elect - Gal 5:22-23

      2. According to Trinitarian foreknowledge - Ep 1:3-5

      3. A Christian greeting - "Grace and peace..."

  C. Who is God and What Has He Given Us in Christ (1:3-5)

  D. The Results: Joyful Suffering (1:6-9)

      1. Greatly rejoicing - Ps. 30:5

      2. Though grieved by trials

      3. Sustained by the love of Jesus

III. Applications