Pride and Persecution | Immanuel
Jul 12, 2026 • Pastor Scott Conner
Are you letting pride and passivity keep you from facing what's really prowling in your life? In this message, Pastor Scott Conner walks through 1 Peter 5:6-11, showing how pride and persecution work like a roaring lion, looking for any opening to devour us, and how passivity in the face of that threat only makes it worse.
He shares six practical ways Peter calls us to resist: staying sober minded, alert, and diligent, letting others help, hiding God's Word in our hearts, and remembering His mighty acts. If you've felt like you're carrying more than you were meant to carry on your own, this message will encourage you to cast your anxiety on God, resist the enemy with confidence, and trust that the reward is worth the resistance.