Liberty Baptist Church

In light of all that spiritual warfare is, there is the God of grace It is the grace of God that equips and enables us. In this last part of the 1st Peter epistle, he reminds us us that grace is not something but someone. It is the Lord Jesus Christ. We have all that He is which is more than enough to take us through every season of difficulty. When we see things through a spiritual and heavenly perspective, nothing can separate us from the love of God. We have supernatural strength and our faith becomes immovable.

In light of all that spiritual warfare is, there is the God of grace It is the grace of God that equips and enables us. In this last part of the 1st Peter epistle, he reminds us us that grace is not something but someone. It is the Lord Jesus Christ. We have all that He is which is more than enough to take us through every season of difficulty. When we see things through a spiritual and heavenly perspective, nothing can separate us from the love of God. We have supernatural strength and our faith becomes immovable.

Whatever is not of God is of the enemy. We need to understand our enemy and the victory we have in Christ Jesus. He made an open display of defeating Satan at the cross.Peter gives us a description of the devil so that we can discern who he is, his activities and the way he works.If you are saved today you have the ability, through the Holy Spirit, to try every spirit to see if they are of God. You try every spirit by the truth of the Word of God.

What does submission and trusting look like in the body of believers? God so works in our lives that no matter what He calls us to, God is sufficient to cause it to be accomplished in our lives.We submit by the acceptance, affection for, appropriation of and awareness of God's sovereign rule.And we know that, from the day of our salvation, God cares for each and every facet of our lives.

Whatever is not of God is of the enemy. We need to understand our enemy and the victory we have in Christ Jesus. He made an open display of defeating Satan at the cross.Peter gives us a description of the devil so that we can discern who he is, his activities and the way he works.If you are saved today you have the ability, through the Holy Spirit, to try every spirit to see if they are of God. You try every spirit by the truth of the Word of God.

What does submission and trusting look like in the body of believers? God so works in our lives that no matter what He calls us to, God is sufficient to cause it to be accomplished in our lives.We submit by the acceptance, affection for, appropriation of and awareness of God's sovereign rule.And we know that, from the day of our salvation, God cares for each and every facet of our lives.

Do we understand God's design for His church? What the role of pastors, deacons and laity is? The pastor is a God-called man to shepherd the flock of God. His primary call is the Word of God. He is to provide truth and protect the flock through that truth. One of provision and protection.The goal is to feed the flock of God to where they don't have to be dependent on the pastor...they can be dependent upon God. Finally, he will have to give account for everything he said and did.

Do we understand God's design for His church? What the role of pastors, deacons and laity is? The pastor is a God-called man to shepherd the flock of God. His primary call is the Word of God. He is to provide truth and protect the flock through that truth. One of provision and protection.The goal is to feed the flock of God to where they don't have to be dependent on the pastor...they can be dependent upon God. Finally, he will have to give account for everything he said and did.

Man's view of trails, afflictions or difficulties is totally different than God's view. Instead of coming unglued and dismayed , we can rest and even rejoice in the midst of them.Understanding the character and nature of God will help us see things from God's perspective.

If the righteous, the believers, have to endure difficulty how much more the ungodly and sinners?The greatest testimony to a lost world is how God deals with His children. From that judgment is how God will deal with the lost.In days of persecution is when the world sees who the church really is...who Christ really is...who God really is. They will see who they really are.

Man's view of trails, afflictions or difficulties is totally different than God's view. Instead of coming unglued and dismayed , we can rest and even rejoice in the midst of them.Understanding the character and nature of God will help us see things from God's perspective.

If the righteous, the believers, have to endure difficulty how much more the ungodly and sinners?The greatest testimony to a lost world is how God deals with His children. From that judgment is how God will deal with the lost.In days of persecution is when the world sees who the church really is...who Christ really is...who God really is. They will see who they really are.

We live on the eve that the Scriptures have laid out. There is coming a point where God will fulfill all that He was going to do and, at that time, God is going to pull His people out in the rapture.Peter exhorts us to live every moment of every day in great anticipation, awareness and alertness. When we have godly thinking and spiritual alertness prayer will be a crucial priority in our lives.

All god was going to do and all He was going to say was based on two commandments: Love the Lord your God with all your heart mind and soul. And love your neighbor. Love that is being demonstrated is God being glorified through Jesus Christ. It is His love that is manifested.Every born again believer has the gift to love with His love.

We live on the eve that the Scriptures have laid out. There is coming a point where God will fulfill all that He was going to do and, at that time, God is going to pull His people out in the rapture.Peter exhorts us to live every moment of every day in great anticipation, awareness and alertness. When we have godly thinking and spiritual alertness prayer will be a crucial priority in our lives.

All god was going to do and all He was going to say was based on two commandments: Love the Lord your God with all your heart mind and soul. And love your neighbor. Love that is being demonstrated is God being glorified through Jesus Christ. It is His love that is manifested.Every born again believer has the gift to love with His love.

Are we willing to obey God no matter the cost? Christ was willing to obey, not so much the suffering, but in obedience to God, the Father. because His obedience would cause our redemption.The battle ground for the Christian life is the mind, not the heart. The battle ground is, in fact, the way we think. Having the mindset of Christ requires us to be equipped with the proper weapon..that is truth..so we can be prepared for whatever may come our way.

Self governs our lives before God saves us. We satisfy and protect ourselves. What influences us the most? Is it self or is it the Lord? With salvation it is no longer the joy of self but now it is the joy of the Lord.It is good to remind ourselves of who we used to be to better understand who we are now. A biblical testimony is: "this is who I was, this is how I met Christ and this is who I am today".

Are we willing to obey God no matter the cost? Christ was willing to obey, not so much the suffering, but in obedience to God, the Father. because His obedience would cause our redemption.The battle ground for the Christian life is the mind, not the heart. The battle ground is, in fact, the way we think. Having the mindset of Christ requires us to be equipped with the proper weapon..that is truth..so we can be prepared for whatever may come our way.

Self governs our lives before God saves us. We satisfy and protect ourselves. What influences us the most? Is it self or is it the Lord? With salvation it is no longer the joy of self but now it is the joy of the Lord.It is good to remind ourselves of who we used to be to better understand who we are now. A biblical testimony is: "this is who I was, this is how I met Christ and this is who I am today".