Worship Service 02/07/2021

Preacher: Jeremy Herbert

Theme: Satan: The Real Enemy

Thesis: We are under assault by a determined adversary, but God has armed us and assured us the victory!

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Notes:

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.” –Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Context of 1 Peter:
- Simon, now Peter–“rock”
- 30 years after Christ’s crucifixion Peter is writing to churches in Asia Minor from Rome
- Written after Rome was burned and Nero blamed Christians
- The church is an outpost of the kingdom of God on earth, and as such subject to assault by the kingdom of Satan
- Peter’s goal for his audience is that they would endure to the end
- Persecution has a way of reordering a Christian’s priorities
- Persecution has a way of purifying the church, causing false believers to leave
We need to be aware of the enemy
- God has created all things–including the being who would become His arch-enemy
- Ezekiel 28:11-19, a prophecy concerning the king of Tyre, and Satan who was influencing
  - Satan is:
    - a created being
    - a person, not a force
    - an angel
    - v14-15, “…an anointed guardian cherub…”
    - While Satan can work widely and powerfully, he is not
      - Omniscient
      - Omnipresent
      - Omnipotent
    - A defeated foe
Live it out!
- Ask God to reveal any areas of rebellion and confess them
- Ask God to help you develop combat readiness