PROPER CHURCH ETIQUETTE

PROPER CHURCH ETIQUETTE

1 PETER 5:1-10

Evangelist Matt Downs

I. BE SUBMISSIVE TO AUTHORITY [v. 5]

questions are okay but there is a right way to approach it

II. BE HUMBLE [v. 5b-6]

goes hand in hand with #I

III. BE FREE FROM WORRY [v. 7]

"casting" here is liking skipping a stone not casting a rod & reel to fish

-God does not worry about things that are not going to happen
-I don't know if God cares about all the things that I care about (like winning a game) but I know He cares for me
-"Fatigue makes cowards of us all" - Vince Lombardi

remember this acrostic:

T -feel Trapped
I -feel Inadequate
R -feel Responsible (not just our problems, but others)
E -feel excluded
D -feel Depressed (can't do enough)

IV. BE ON GUARD [v. 8-9]

there is a main enemy - Satan.

-the Devil doesn't fight fair
-the Devil wants you lost
-the Devil wants you destroyed

V. BE REALISTIC [v. 10]

Bad days are going to come

Hebrews 4:16