Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:17-18
SERMON NOTES
JUDGMENT ON THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD
1 Peter 4:17-18
(a) the congregation chooses the elders, so you need to know what you should be looking for; (b) much of what is said about elders is applicable to all.
1. The authority of …
Peter Barnes | John 16:12-15
SERMON NOTES
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
Ezekiel 11:14-25; John 16:4b-15
This section here in John 16:12-15 is the fifth and the last section on the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is a ‘He’, and He will come (16:13), He will guide (16:13), …
Peter Barnes | John 15:12-17
SERMON NOTES
Chosen and Loving Friends
Ezekiel 15:1-8; John 15:12-25
– love encloses this section (cf. 15:12, 17)
1. Christ’s love is self-sacrificing.
– 15:13; it is actually the same word as ‘set apart’ or ‘appointed’ as in verse 17
– Rom.5:10; for us it …
Peter Barnes | Acts 20:28
SERMON NOTES
OVERSEERS IN GOD’S CHURCH (Acts 20:28)
Ezekiel 34:1-16; Acts 20:17-38
– Richard Baxter’s The Reformed Pastor (1656) was based on this.
1. We must guard our own souls first.
– 20:28; see 1 Tim.4:16
– Richard Baxter: ‘many a preacher is now in …
Peter Barnes | Acts 20:25-27
SERMON NOTES
PREACHING THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD (Acts 20:25-27)
Ezekiel 33:1-9; Acts 20:17-38
– spoken to elders from Ephesus
1. Christians are bound together by deep affection.
– 20:25, see v.38; announcing the kingdom (cf. Matt.4:17)
– ‘again’ is not in the Greek so …
Peter Barnes | Acts 20:17-21
SERMON NOTES
THE LIFE AND DOCTRINE OF THE APOSTLE
Ezekiel 3:16-27; Acts 20:17-38
– spoken to elders from Ephesus
1. The Church is to be governed by elders/overseers.
– 20:17; note elders in Acts 11:30; 14:23; 15:4, 6
– elders are called overseers in Acts …
Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 31:27-37
SERMON NOTES
THE NEW COVENANT COMING
Jeremiah 31:27-37; Ezekiel 36:22-38
– a new covenant is promised (Jer.31:31) and proclaimed in Hebrews 8
1. The Holy Spirit will come in power.
– the age of the Messiah is the age of the Spirit (Jer.31:33; Ezek. 36:26-27)…
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 28:11-19
SERMON NOTES
THE FALL OF SOME ANGELS
Ezekiel 28:11-19; Revelation 12:1-17
There are thousands upon thousands of angels (P.68:17; Rev.5:11). Roger Ellsworth says they are mentioned 273 times in the Bible. People often see them as kind and non-judgmental.
1. Angels are created beings.
– …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 47:1-12
SERMON NOTES
LIFE-GIVING WATERS
Ezekiel 47:1-12; Rev. 21:22-22:5
– Rev.40-48 deal with a new city of Jerusalem and a new temple. This is apocalyptic, pointing to Rev.21:22.
1. Grace begins with sacrifice for sin.
– 47:1-2; the temple with its sacrifices points to the one …
