1 Peter 5:1-11 (a)
(i) Peter urged elederly brethren to tend the flock of God that is in their charge not by constraint but willingly.
(ii) They should not do it for shameful gain but eagerly.
(iii) Not as domineering over those in their charge but being examples to the flock.
(iv) The younger brethren should be subject to the elders.
(v) They should clothe themselves with humility towards one another.
(vi) For God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
(vii) All Christians should humble themselves under the mighty hand of God that in due time, He may exalt them.
(viii) They should cast all their anxieties on him, for He cares about them.
(ix) He urges them to be sober, and watchful since Satan, roaring like lion, is seeking whom to devour.
(x) They should resist the devil firmly in their faith.
(xi) Since their brethren, throughout the world, face the same sufferings.
(xii) In the end, the Lord God will himself restore, establish and strengthen them.

(b) The causes of conflict among Christians:
(i) Covetousness/ greed.
(ii) Power/position.
(iii) Love of money
(iv) Criminal acts.
(v) Idolatrous practices.
(vi) Ostentatious.living
(vii) Doctrinal differences
(viii) Apostasy
(ix) Envy/Jealousy
(x) Fornication/adultery
(xi) Lack of love
(xii) Bribery and corruption in the Church.