sober-minded

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    Seeking Someone to Devour

    1 Peter 5:8-11 ESV “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have...
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    Do Not Be Surprised

    1 Peter 4:7-11 ESV "The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift...
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    As Obedient Followers of Christ

    1 Peter 1:13-19 ESV “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you...
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    Casting Our Cares on Him

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love 1 Peter 5:5-7 ESV “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’ Humble yourselves...
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    Resist the Devil, Firm in Your Faith

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love 1 Peter 5:6-11 ESV “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because...
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    Conduct Yourselves with Fear

    1 Peter 1:13 ESV “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” When we believe in Jesus Christ with God-given faith, not a faith created in the minds of human beings, but...
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    Are We Sober-Minded Christians?

    1 Peter 1:13-16 ESV “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you...
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    According to Each One's Deeds

    1 Peter 1:13 ESV “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” How do we prepare our minds for action? What kind of action? This is kind of like getting ready for a...
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    Preparing for Action

    Sunday, August 14, 2016, 8:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Give Ear to Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Peter 1 (quoting vv. 13-25 ESV). Walking in Freedom (summary vv. 1-12) This letter was written by Peter, yet is God’s God-breathed words to us. It was...