10062019 Living on Earth as Citizens of Heaven: Your Need For the Church 1 Peter 5:5-7

Pain with a Purpose: God’s Theology on Suffering 1 Peter Big Idea of 1 Peter: God allows suffering—physical and emotional pain—in our lives to test and reward the genuineness of our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Pain with a Purpose Outline I. The Opening Greeting: God’s True People 1:1-2 II. The Believer’s Hope in Suffering 1:3-2:10 III. The Believer’s Life in Suffering 2:11-4:19 IV. The Role of the Church in the Midst of Suffering 5:1-9 A. The Need for Elders 5;1-4 B. The Need for the Church 5:5-7 Living on Earth as Citizens of Heaven: Your Need for the Church 1 Peter 5:5-7 1 Peter 5;1-4 5  Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 6  Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Big Idea While Living on Earth As Citizens of Heaven All Christians Need the Care of a Humble Church that Humbly Submits to God in order to Endure the Fiery Trials of Life. Key Question What Do Believers Need to Be and Do Within the Church to Receive the Help They Need To Make it Through the Pain of Life? A. Introduction 1 Pe 1:17-21; 4:17, 19 B. You Need to Submit to Church Leadership 5a C. You Need to Clothe Yourselves with Humility 5b; Php 2:3-4 D. You Need to Humble Yourselves Under God 6-7, Mk 4:19; Lk 21:34