1 Peter 5

Where it is preached

1. Baptism with the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   How Spiritual Power is Lost cites 1 Peter 5:5

   …life, and as a result, God has been forced to set them aside. God cannot use a proud man (1 Peter 5:5). "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble." The man who is filled with pride…

2. The Master’s Indwelling · Andrew Murray

   Christ's Humility - Our Salvation cites 1 Peter 5:5

   … subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another." 1 Peter 5:5. He understood, and he dared to preach, humility to all. It is indeed the salvation we ne…

3. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

   Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Peter 5:2–4

   …de you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.” 1 Peter 5:2–4 — “Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them — not because …

4. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

   The Devices of Satan cites 1 Peter 5:8

   …. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8)? In “Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan, we read that Pilgrim was approaching the Palace…

5. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   4.3 The Word cites 1 Pet 5: 5

   …l medicine for the soul; it gives a recipe to cure deadness of heart, Psa 119: 50; pride, 1 Pet 5: 5; and infidelity, John 3: 36. It is a physic garden where we may gather a herb or antidote…

6. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

   Introduction: The Weight and the Glory of the Pastoral Calling cites 1 Peter 5:2–4

   …e Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away” (1 Peter 5:2–4, NIV). That final promise — the unfading crown from the Chief Shepherd’s own hand — is wh…

7. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

   Gregory the Great — The Servant of Servants cites 1 Peter 5:3

   …eadership: “Not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock” (1 Peter 5:3, NIV). He was the example — in service, in humility, in competence, and in the willingnes…

8. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 1 Pet. 5: 4

   …horns in it and death in it; but God will give you a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 1 Pet. 5: 4. The garland made of the flowers of paradise never withers. (6) If God be our God, he wil…

9. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

   He Spoke to Them of the Father cites 1 Peter 5:7

   …is. No wonder we are told, “casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). Of course He cares for us—it is His role as Father. He would not be a good Father if He…

10. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Corrie ten Boom — Prayer in the Shadow of the Death Camp cites 1 Peter 5:7

    …e drew on 1 Peter’s instruction: “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7, NIV). Prayer, for Corrie, was the act of releasing — anxiety, bitterness, fear, and grie…

11. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Third Stage cites 1 Pet. 5:8

    …p you off with your irons. He also told them, If he that goeth about like a roaring lion, 1 Pet. 5:8, comes by, you will certainly become a prey to his teeth. With that they looked upon him,…

12. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Sheep Before the Shearers cites 1 Peter 5:6

    …der the mighty hand of God. “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God” (1 Peter 5:6, ESV). Submit yourselves to God (James 4:7, ESV). Let every thought be brought captive to…

13. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites 1 Peter 5:7

    …ley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” 1 Peter 5:7 — “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” Romans 8:38–39 — “For I am con…

14. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers and Promises cites 1 Peter 5:7

    …uests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” 1 Peter 5:7 — “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” Chapter 10 — John Wesley 1 The…

15. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

    Men in the Church cites 1 Peter 5:1–2

    … are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve." — 1 Peter 5:1–2 God has ordered His Church with shepherds. From the earliest days, the apostles appointed…

16. Humility · Andrew Murray

    Humility and Exaltation cites 1 Peter 5:6

    …ves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you" 1 Peter 5:6. Just yesterday I was asked the question, how am I to conquer this pride? The answer was …

17. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XII. Nothing can be certainly concluded concerning the nature of religious affections, that any are the subjects of, from this, that the outward manifestations of them, and the relation persons give of them, are very affecting and pleasing to the truly godly, and such as greatly gain their charity, cites 1 Pet. 5:12

    …to say any more concerning Sylvanus, than that he was a faithful brother, as he supposed! 1 Pet. 5:12. Though this Sylvanus appears to have been a very eminent minister of Christ, and an evan…

18. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.1 The First Commandment cites 1 Pet 5: 4

    …ngdom when they die, and shall wear a crown made of the flowers of paradise. Luke 12: 32; 1 Pet 5: 4. To serve the true God is our true interest. God has twisted his glory and our salvation …

19. Absolute Surrender · Andrew Murray

    Peter's Repentance cites 1 Pet. 5:5

    …t price.” Again he tells us to be “subject one to another, and be clothed with humility” (1 Pet. 5:5). Dear friend, I beseech you, look at Peter utterly changed—the self-pleasing, the self-t…

20. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VI. Gracious affections are attended with evangelical humiliation cites 1 Pet. 5:5

    …gers and masters; but rather to be subject to others: Jam. 3:1, 2, "Be not many masters." 1 Pet. 5:5, "All of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility." Eph. 5:21, "Submit…

21. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Devil cites 1 Pet. 5:8

    …inly taught that there was a Devil. It would be easy to show from the teachings of Peter (1 Pet. 5:8, 9; Acts 5:3) and from the teachings of John (John 13:2) and from the teachings of Paul (…

22. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Stand: Spiritual Warfare and Victory cites 1 Peter 5:8

    …nnected to one's own desire (James 1:14, ASV). Peter describes the devil as an adversary (1 Peter 5:8, ASV). Hebrews speaks of fatherly discipline (Hebrews 12:5-11, ASV). Wisdom asks which ca…

23. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Breaking of the Outer Man cites 1 Peter 5:5

    …superior loyalty later writes, “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble” (1 Peter 5:5, ASV). Experience has entered doctrine. Natural Ability and Spiritual Usefulness Nee's te…

24. Feasting at the table · Gareth Evans

    Stand Firm cites 1 Peter 5:8

    …ur minds and believe. Peter describes him as a ‘roaring lion’ seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8) – those roars that affect our emotions and frighten us into cowardice in the battle. Rem…

25. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Young Preacher and the Little Flock cites 1 Peter 5:2

    …xercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God” (1 Peter 5:2, ASV). Notice Peter's warning: “neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, bu…

26. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Normal Christian Life cites 1 Peter 5:8

    … your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8, ASV). James instructs Christians how to respond when tempted, not if temptation becomes …

27. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer — The Pastor Who Counted the Cost cites 1 Peter 5:2

    …g over them — not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be” (1 Peter 5:2, NIV). He was willing. He was willing to the end. A Prayer Lord Jesus, who laid down Your…

28. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites 1 Pet 5: 4

    … promised a ‘crown of life to them that love him,’ and a never-fading crown. James 1: 12. 1 Pet 5: 4. (4) By loving God we know that he loves us. ‘We love him because he first loved us.’ 1 J…

29. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Ninth Stage cites 1 Pet. 5:8

    …o, if need be, will come to their aid himself, and his voice is as the roaring of a lion. 1 Pet. 5:8. I myself have been engaged as this Little-Faith was, and I found it a terrible thing. Th…

30. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites 1 Pet 5: 2

    …ison, or infect souls. [1] That starve souls. ‘Feed the flock of God which is among you.’ 1 Pet 5: 2. These feed themselves and starve the flock; either through non-residing, they do not pre…

31. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Fifth Stage cites 1 Pet. 5:5

    …y of Humiliation; for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:5. Indeed it is a very fruitful soil, and doth bring forth by handfuls. Some also have wish…

32. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Church and the Body of Christ cites 1 Peter 5:1

    … 20 addresses the elders of Ephesus collectively. Peter addresses “the elders among you” (1 Peter 5:1, ASV). Plural eldership can distribute authority and gifts, though plurality alone does n…

33. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Faith, Prayer, and the Life of Dependence cites 1 Peter 5:7

    …e rather than compulsion. “Casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you” (1 Peter 5:7, ASV). Genuine intercession ultimately hands the burden to God even while continuing to p…

34. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites 1 Peter 5:2

    …y, never absolute ownership. Elders shepherd “the flock of God,” not their private flock (1 Peter 5:2, ASV). This gives Christian authority both dignity and limit. Leaders can teach, correct,…

35. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Faith Strengthened by Exercise cites 1 Peter v. 7

    …r them, and need not be anxiously concerned about anything, as is plainly to be seen from 1 Peter v. 7, Philippians iv. 6, Matthew vi. 25-34. Under these circumstances of need, a silver watch,…

36. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    January cites 1 Peter 5:7

    … is the light of men. January 6 “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7) It is a happy way of soothing sorrow when we can feel--“HE careth for me.” Christian! do…

37. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    July cites 1 Peter 5:10

    …After that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” (1 Peter 5:10) You have seen the arch of heaven as it spans the plain: glorious are its colours, and ra…

38. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    November cites 1 Pet. v. 5

    …, “there are pleasures for evermore.”—W. Hay Aitken. November 3 Be clothed with humility. 1 Pet. v. 5. Is it not one of the difficulties of church work that we have more officers than men? We…

39. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Peter 5:8-9

    …re, and prayer. Scriptures to revisit Ephesians 6:10-20; Colossians 2:15; Romans 8:31-39; 1 Peter 5:8-9; James 4:7-8. Reflection 1. Do you tend to over-spiritualize problems or under-recognize …