We are continuing first Peter. If you have a Bible you can flip over on the first

Peter. Hello friends and good friends of Fort Worth Houston and all over who join us

to the first Peter. Let me read the passage that we will be in tonight as we continue

first Peter a letter from the Apostle Peter, the leader of the disciples who had his

life totally changed by Jesus formally known as Simon was Peter's name and Jesus came

along and said I'm going to change your name to Rocky and you about to change the world

with you and a whole bunch of other people. And so let me read one of the letters and he

wrote to the church and here's Peter means Rocky or Rock in case you're like what is he

talking about? Here's what we're going to be in chapter 5 starting in verse 1.

Peter writes that says to the elders the leaders among you I appeal to you as a fellow

elder and a witness of Christ's sufferings who will also share in the glory to be revealed.

Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care. Watching over them not because you must

but because you're willing as God wants you to be not pursuing dishonest gain but eager to serve,

not lording it over those entrusted to you but being examples to the flock and when the

chief shepherd Jesus appears you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away in

the same way you who are younger submit yourselves to your elders. All of you clothe yourselves in

humility towards one another because God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. Humble

yourselves therefore under God's mighty hand that he may lift you up and do time cast all your

anxieties on him because he cares for you. Let me pray one more time we'll dive in. Father,

thank you for your word. Thank you that you take people like Simon Peter who are broken, messed up,

people, and you allow them to step into a relationship with you and step out of wasting the life away

and finding purpose and healing and hope and finding you. Father, we pray that that would happen tonight

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