Our church is an independent, non-denominational congregation focused on equipping believers to accomplish all God has for each individual. We emphasize growing to maturity through regular, relevant study of God’s Word, meaningful corporate worship, and fellowship. Del Rio Bible Church was established in 1997 by a … Read More »
In his concluding thoughts Peter urges believers to: -stand fast in the midst of ridicule/persecution so that the grace of God would be evident to an unbelieving world -live according…
The NLT 1-Yr. Study Bible provides an excellent summary of what 1 Peter has to say about suffering: -“We should not be surprised when suffering comes.” -“God has a purpose…
Peter has warned believers that we have an enemy who wishes to destroy us…our testimony…our usefulness to God. How then can we be victorious over Satan? Peter’s answer: we must…
Why does Satan war against believers? He wants to destroy our faith, to ruin our testimony, to discredit us, and to destroy our value to God. “Satan does not…
1 Peter could be a commentary on Peter’s life and on what he learned especially from his failures. The background to Peter’s teaching in 5:8,9 is found in Jesus’ warning…
To deal with pride in our lives and develop humility: -We must realize and accept our position in Christ, finding our satisfaction and acceptance in Him. -We must realize that…
Pride is the essential sin of Satan (see the 5 “I wills” in Isaiah 14:12-14, a passage commonly thought to be speaking about Satan’s fall). Pride led to the fall…
Peter calls for submission and humility on the part of the church members toward God, each other, and toward the leadership. When believers are prideful or let “self” get in…
