Peter Barnes | John 17:13-16
SERMON NOTES
JOY, FAITH AND HOLINESS IN A HOSTILE WORLD
Daniel 1:1-21; John 17:6-19
1. Joy in a hostile world.
– 17:13; see 15:11; 16:22.
– Ps.19:8; 144:15; Prov.16:20; Luke 2:10-11; Rom.14:17; Phil.4:4.
– at the age of eight, Fanny Crosby (who was blind) wrote:…
Peter Barnes | John 17:3-5
SERMON NOTES
This is Eternal Life
Daniel 9:20-27; John 17:1-19
– What is eternal life?
1. Eternal life is knowing God in Christ.
– 17:3. The only God who will save us and give us eternal life is the God who has made Himself known …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:38-39
SERMON NOTES
LOSING OUR LIFE TO FIND IT
Daniel 3:1-30; Matthew 10:38-39
– verse 38 continues from verse 37 (hence the ‘and’)
1. The gospel is about acquittal and discipleship.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer: ‘The justification of the sinner in the world degenerated into the justification …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:32-33
SERMON NOTES
CONFESSING OR DENYING CHRIST
Daniel 6; Matthew 10:32-33
– Romans 12:1 looks back to God’s mercies; Matthew 10:32-33 looks ahead to His judgment – two Christian motives.
1. We must confess Christ on earth.
– ‘confess’ is probably better than ‘acknowledge’
– Acts …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:5-8
SERMON NOTES
THE KINGDOM COMES TO ISRAEL
Daniel 3:16-4:3; Matthew 10:1-15
– Jesus ‘apostled’ the twelve as His ambassadors
1. Go to the Jews first.
– 10:5-6; this is a short-term arrangement. Note Matt.8:11-12
– to the Jew, then the Gentile (Matt.15:24-28; 28:19; Rom.1:16)
2. …
Peter Barnes | Daniel 10:10-11:4
SERMON NOTES
ANGELS IN HISTORY
Daniel 10:10-11:4; Luke 16:19-31
– there is a spiritual war (Ephesians 6:12)
1. There is a conflict between angels.
– Dan.10:10-14, 20-21; a little like C. S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia
– 1 Cor.10:20; Rev.12:7-10; hence 1 Kings 22:20-23
– …
Paul Morris | Daniel 2 …
