1 Peter 5 Part 1 (Thomas and Joel)
1 Peter 5 Part 1
- 1 Peter 5:1-4
- “Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.”
- Shepherd/sheep metaphor
- Psalm 23
- “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want”
- Psalm 23
- Sheep are not stupid in this metaphor
- What the roles of a leader would be
- Sheep do not do what you say because you say so
- They need things from their shepherd
- John 10
- Sheep were not for food
- They were more valuable for wool and dairy
- The sheep recognize their leader’s voice and follow
- Provision
- Provide for them
- Guidance
- Sheep do not know where the food is
- Protection
- Protect the sheep against the wolves
- A leader provides, guides and protects people
- Requires a relationship
- Not barking out commands
- Must invest in them
- Shepherd/sheep metaphor
- Leadership qualities
- Team
- Never just one person that gets to call the shots
- Voluntary
- Someone did not make you do it
- Not for personal gain
- Role model
- Eagerness: excited
- Loyalty
- Not bossing people around
- Cannot force people to do what you want
- There is a reward
- Humility
- Team
- Necessity of leadership
- Sometimes leaders are organic and are just there
- Sometimes leaders are recognized
- Leadership is going to happen
- Leadership can be good or evil
- Leadership can take many forms
- “Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your fellow elder and witness of the sufferings of Christ, and a partaker also of the glory that is to be revealed, shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock. And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.”
- 1 Peter 5:5
- “You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.”
- Younger men
- Opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble
- 1 Peter 5:6-7
- “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
- Humble yourself
- Opposite of pride
- Humble yourself
- “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.”
- Cast your anxieties on Him
- Admitting you have a weakness
- “God I have these problems and I need help”
- Luke 18:9-12
- “And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: ‘Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’”
- The Pharisee is literally putting himself higher than the tax collector
- How dare he think that he is better than the tax collector?
- “God I thank You that I am not like other people”
- Can’t he be thankful that he isn’t like the tax collector?
- He did not admit that he has a weakness
- “And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: ‘Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’”
- Luke 18:13
- “’But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’”
- He could not even look at God
- He felt so terrible about what he did
- “’But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’”
- Luke 18:14
- “’I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.’”
- This man will go home justified in God’s eyes
- He was the one that was not trying to put himself above others
- He admitted that he had a problem and needed help
- This is the mindset that God wants us to have
- God wants a leader that will be humble
- Not someone who is perfect and prideful
- When we are prideful, God will put obstacles in your way
- He might take away your ministry or stop answering your prayers
- But he is willing to forgive you and help you get past being prideful
- “’I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.’”
- “You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.”
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