Worship Service 02/28/2021

Preacher: Jeremy Herbert

Theme: Satan: the Real Enemy

Texts: 1 Peter 5:8-10

Notes:

Four Things Satan is Using Against God’s People

1. We need to be aware of the enemy
2. We need to be alert to the danger
3. We need to be armed for the battle
4. We have assurance of victory through Christ

Satan’s Tactics

1. Deception
   • We combat deception by discerning the truth as we grow through discipleship—together
   • We must speak the truth, and we must do so in love
   • We must teach the truth to our children
2. Distortion
   • Satan quotes Scripture—out of context, to sinful ends
   • Satan quoted Scripture to Christ
   • While God says no to things, there is so much that God says yes to
   • We must not stray into either license to sin nor legalism
   • Satan perverts God’s word, and he perverts God’s will
3. Discouragement
   • “God can’t”
   • “God won’t”
   • Success = faithfulness and obedience—not perfection
4. Division
   • We must do the right things, the right way
   • Truth AND love
   • Not truth OR love
   • 2 Cor 2:10-11, Paul exhorts the church to love the man they had confronted with the truth
   • Matthew 18, Galatians 6: church discipline aims at restoration—it’s not punitive

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