The Devil As A Roaring Lion 1 Peter

The Devil As A Roaring Lion 1 Peter 5: 6 -9

There Are 2 Drawing Powers In The Universe. • One Is God. • One Is The Devil As A Roaring Lion An “Adversary” Is Not A Friend. He Is The “Devil”. 1 Peter 5: 6 -9 He Is Called A “Roaring Lion”.

What Are Some Of His Devices? • To Keep You Out Of The Church. Why Does He Want To Keep You Out Of The Church? The Devil As A Roaring Lion 1 Peter 5: 6 -9 • Kingdom Of Darkness - His • Kingdom Of Light – God’s

How Is He Going To Attempt To Keep You Out Of The Church? • Convince You The Church Is Not Essential. The Devil As A Roaring Lion 1 Peter 5: 6 -9 • Convince That One Church Is As Good As Another. • Which Church Is It?

• Try To Get You Back Into The World. How Will He Accomplish This? The Devil As A Roaring Lion 1 Peter 5: 6 -9 • Convince You It Is Alright To Do What You Please. • Convince You It’s Alright To Do Other Things On The Lord’s Day. • Surround You With Bad Company.

• Render You Useless To The Church. Ways He Renders Members Useless. The Devil As A Roaring Lion • Attend Only 1 Service A Week. 1 Peter 5: 6 -9 • No Time For Personal Work.

• Disrupt The Worship Service Of The Saints. Why? • To Keep Sinners From Hearing The Truth. The Devil As A Roaring Lion 1 Peter 5: 6 -9 How? • Whispering, Passing Notes, Texting, Etc. • Coming In Late.

He Will Strive To Cause Trouble & Division. • How? The Devil As A Roaring Lion 1 Peter 5: 6 -9 – Gossip. – Self Willed. – Fault Finding. – Always Criticizing What Others Do.

Conclusion • 1 Peter 5: 8 “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” The Devil As A Roaring Lion 1 Peter 5: 6 -9 • Luke 8: 15 “But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance”

How Well Are You Prepared To Deal With The Devil’s Devices And Schemes?