Broward Church: In the Meantime

How to Stand Against the Enemy – A Study of 1 Peter 5

Episode Summary

This lesson from 1 Peter 5 reminds believers that while the enemy is real and active, God has equipped us to stand firm through humility, vigilance, and faith. It calls us to trust God with our anxieties, submit to spiritual leadership, resist the devil, and remain faithful through suffering—knowing that God Himself will restore, strengthen, and lift us up in due time.

Episode Notes

How to Stand Against the Enemy

I. Message to Older Christians - 1 Peter 5:1-4

II. Message to Younger Christians - 1 Peter 5:5

III. God is the One Who Strengthens & Lifts Up - 1 Peter 5:6-7, 10-11

IV. Be Alert to Satan’s Schemes - 1 Peter 5:8-9

V. This World is Not Our Home - 1 Peter 5:12-14

VI. Discussion Questions:

• If you are an older Christian, what is a lesson for you?
• If you are a younger Christian, what is a lesson for you?
• In what ways does God strengthen & lift us up?
• Why is it important to remember that the REAL ENEMY is the
• devil, and not other people?
• What are some practical ways to remind ourselves that this
• World is not our home?

VII. Additional Scriptures:

Proverbs 1:8-9, Psalm 27:1, Psalm 55:22, Isaiah 40:29–31, 1 Timothy 5:17, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Colossians 3:1-3, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, Titus 2:2-5, Hebrews 13:7, James 4:7