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Law and Promise Fitting Together (Galatians 3:15-18)

Peter Barnes: Law and Promise Fitting Together, Galatians 3:15-18 (Sunday 3 May 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)

The Sinaitic covenant obviously has some similarities with a covenant of works (cf. 2 Cor.3:6-9; Heb.8:9), yet it is not.

1. The promise comes first. – for over 430 years God’s covenant people …

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Some Studies in Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet – The Call of Jeremiah

Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 1:1-10

SERMON NOTES
THE  CALL  OF  JEREMIAH
Jeremiah 1:1-10;  Galatians 1:11-24

–  like  the  fall  of  the  Roman  Empire.  Francis  Schaeffer:  ‘Jeremiah  provides  us  with  an  extended  study  of  an  era  like  our  own,  where  men  have  turned  away  from  God  and  society  has  become  post-Christian.’  …

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Sunday School Service – Abraham, the Father of Faith

Peter Barnes

SERMON  NOTES
ABRAHAM,  THE  FATHER  OF  FAITH
Joshua  24:14;  Genesis 12:1-5; 15:1-6 & Galatians 3:6-9, 26-29

– Abraham  lived  around  2000  B.C.  He  is  said  to  be  the  faith  of  all  who  believe  in  Christ  (Rom.4:11-12).

1.  Abraham’s  background

– Joshua 24:1-4

2.  God  calls  Abraham

– Genesis …

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Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – Sowing the Wind, Reaping the Whirlwind

Peter Barnes | Hosea 8:1-14

SERMON NOTES
SOWING  THE  WIND,  REAPING  THE  WHIRLWIND
Hosea  8:1-14;  Galatians 6:1-10

– we  experienced  a  cyclone  in  Vanuatu  in  late  1982

1. Israel’s  disobedience  to  God’s  law.

– 8:1b, 3a, 12;  this  is  the  basic  attitude

(a)  they  chose  their  own  kings  (8:4);  see  …

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Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – Like People, Like Priest

Peter Barnes | Hosea 4:7-19

SERMON NOTES
LIKE  PEOPLE,  LIKE  PRIEST
Hosea  4:7-19;  Galatians 6:1-10

Because  of  the  priests,  sin  is  spiralling  out  of  control.

1. The  priests  have  come  to  thrive  on  sin.

– 4:7-9;  the  more  priests,  the  more  sacrifices,  and  the  more  sin  (cf. Lev.6:25-26);  like  a  …

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God Sent Forth His Son

Peter Barnes | Galatians 4:4-5

SERMON  NOTES
GOD  SENT  FORTH  HIS  SON
Galatians  4:4-5

1. Christ  is  the  centre  of  history.

– 4:4;  B.C.  (Before  Christ)  and  A.D.  (Anno  Domini)  divides  all  history  from  the  time  of  Christ’s  first  coming.

– Mark 1:15;  1 Cor.10:11

2. The  Son  of  God  …

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Proclaiming the Gospel: Perfect Man, Perfect Work

Peter Barnes | Colossians 2:9, Galatians 3:13

SERMON  NOTES
Perfect  Person,  Perfect  Work
Colossians  2:9;  Galatians 3:13

1 Cor.2:2  –  Jesus  Christ  (the  person)  and  Him  crucified  (the  work)

1. The  perfect  person.

– Col.2:9

(a)  Christ  is  God.  Not  like  creation  giving  us  some  idea  of  God  (Rom.1:20).  Heb.13:8;  …