“Ministry: Battlefields” I Peter 4:1-4

“Ministry: Battlefields” I Peter 4:1-4

“Ministry: Battlefields”

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A Sermon by Dr. Bob Griffin, Teaching Elder at Sovereign Grace Church

I. BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND
A. REMEMBER HOW GOD THINKS

1. ARMED WITH THE EXAMPLE OF CHRIST
I Pet 4:1a Since Christ suffered for us in His body,
(Jn 4:34; II Cor 5:21)
2. ARMED WITH THE MIND OF CHRIST
I Pet 4:1b equip yourselves with the same thinking.
(Lk 9:23; Mt 10:38-39; 5:29-30; Heb 12:3; Lk 18:1; II Cor 4:1, 16; Gal 6:9)

B. REMEMBER WHAT GOD DESIRES
1. ARMED WITH UNDERSTANDING
I Pet 4:1c For whoever dies physically has stopped sinning,
(Is 55:7)
2. ARMED WITH CHOICE
I Pet 4:2a so no longer live in the time remaining in this body for human desires,
(II Kg 21:26; Col 3:1-2; Rom 7:25; 6:11-13; I Cor 2:16)
3. ARMED WITH ORDERS
I Pet 4:2b but for the will of God.
(I Thes 4:3; Matt 22:37; 7:21)

II. BATTLEFIELD OF THE BODY
A. REMEMBER OUR PAST

1. ARMED WITH PERSPECTIVE
I Pet 4:3a For the past [life] was enough for pursuing what pagans want to do,
(Eph 2:3; Rom 6:17)
2. ARMED WITH PURITY
I Pet 4:3b living in impurity:

B. REMEMBER SIN’S DEFILEMENT
1. ARMED WITH SELF-CONTROL
I Pet 4:3c lust, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties
2. ARMED WITH FIDELITY
I Pet 4:3g and abominable idolatry.
(Rom 16:18; Phil 3:19)

III. BATTLEFIELD OF THE SOUL
A. REMEMBER THE DIFFERENCE

1. ARMED WITH RECOGNITION
I Pet 4:4a Regarding this, they are surprised
2. ARMED WITH SEPARATION
I Pet 4:4b when you no longer run with them

B. REMEMBER OUR DISTINCTIVENESS
1. ARMED WITH THE GOSPEL
I Pet 4:4c in the same outpouring of “unsavedness”;
(Rom 1:26-32; Eph 6:12)
2. ARMED WITH ENDURANCE
I Pet 4:4d they malign you