Church Of The Lost Sheep

"Be humbled by God’s power so that when the right time comes he will honor you. Turn all your anxiety over to God because he cares for you." -Apostle Peter writing to the first believers, 1st century 1 Peter 5:6-7 in God's Word Translation [ This is the  7th  message in this  series ] If you have been following this teaching, you would have by now rooted yourself down with the habit of praying -- spending time with the God of Creation. You may not see the fruits yet of what you have started to do, but like a fruit tree before it sprouts and produces branches which will bear fruit, its roots first need to dig deep, so as not to easily fall over and uprooted. Having spent the first moments of each day, praying would have instilled by now a sense of awe and wonder of being able to be in the presence of God, and having an audience with the Supreme Being, the Origin, the First and the Last, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. No One else would be higher. Humbled An

" Finally, all of you should agree and have concern and love for each other. You should also be kind and humble . Don’t be hateful and insult people just because they are hateful and insult you. Instead, treat everyone with kindness. You are God’s chosen ones, and he will bless you. The Scriptures say," 1 Peter 3:8-9 [This is the  34th  message of this series] This lesson is intended for mature believers (or adulting believers). For a more orderly study, please go through all the previous messages first, if you haven't yet. 1 Peter [This will be the  4th  of a  series  within a series] Living the Blessed Life Peter instructed the first church (among other things) to be humble. Humility Peter knows this lesson well although it did take him a long time to get it. And Jesus had to teach him the hard way. But Peter got it eventually. So in his letter to the first church, he is telling them to do the same -- be humble! I know that the less outspoken among us may appe