Occasional Sermon – The Gospel to the World
Peter Barnes | John 3:1-16
SERMON NOTES
THE GOSPEL TO THE WORLD
Hosea 14:1-9; John 3:1-16
– Martin Luther kept repeating John 3:16 as he lay dying in 1546
1. God loves the world.
– God is utterly holy (Habakkuk 1:13; Ex.33:20), who loves the Son because He is holy …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – Grace Freely Offered
Peter Barnes | Hosea 14:1-9
SERMON NOTES
GRACE FREELY OFFERED
Hosea 14:1-9; 1 Timothy 1:1-17
God almost uses the invitation system!
1. God calls on us to return to Him.
– 14:1-2; He tells us what to say!
– 14:3; no compassion in idolatry; repent (1 John 1:9) and offer …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – The Death of a Nation
Peter Barnes | Hosea 13:1-16
SERMON NOTES
THE DEATH OF A NATION
Hosea 13:1-16; 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
Edward Gibbon found five characteristics of the Roman Empire in its death throes:
(a) a mounting love of show and luxury;
(b) a widening gap between rich and poor;
(c) an obsession with …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – Judah No Better
Peter Barnes | Hosea 11:12-12:14
SERMON NOTES
JUDAH NO BETTER
Hosea 11:12-12:14; Revelation 2:1-7
– 11:12 may say Judah is unlike Israel (NKJV, ESV) or like Israel (NIV). The latter seems more likely in the light of 12:2.
1. We ought to learn from our history.
– 12:1-2; nobody pursues …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – God’s Heart Divided
Peter Barnes | Hosea 11:1-11
SERMON NOTES
GOD’S HEART DIVIDED
Hosea 11:1-11; Luke 19:41-48
– God wears His heart on His sleeve, as it were.
1. God has treated Israel like a son.
– 11:1-4; see Ex.4:22-23; God had done everything for His son, but Israel had gone its own …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – Israel’s Heart Divided
Peter Barnes | Hosea 10:1-15
SERMON NOTES
ISRAEL’S HEART DIVIDED
Hosea 10:1-15; Revelation 6:1-17
– two images: of a vine (10:1) and a heifer (10:11); the general idea is that we reap what we sow (10:13; Gal.6:7)
1. God wants our hearts.
– 10:1-2; Israel’s heart is divided (NKJV), deceitful …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – Israel in Exile
Peter Barnes | Hosea 9:1-17
SERMON NOTES
ISRAEL IN EXILE
Hosea 9:1-17; Numbers 25:1-9
– God promised Abraham a promised land and a great nation, but Israel has descended into idolatry and immorality (9:10). The glory has gone (9:11a, 12b).
1. Exile from the Promised Land.
– 9:1-6; in 9:3 …
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 …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – A Lesson Not Learnt
Peter Barnes | Hosea 7:1-16
SERMON NOTES
A LESSON NOT LEARNT
Hosea 7:1-16; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
– not unlike Matt.23:37
1. God is more ready to heal and restore than we are to repent.
– 6:11b-7:2; Israel is complacent (see Psalm 10:4, 6, 11)
– 2 Cor.5:10 is behind the …