Perfect Peace in the LORD (Isaiah 26:3)

Peter Barnes: Perfect Peace in the LORD, Isaiah 26:3 (29 March 2020)

The Bible speaks of peace in its many facets:
(a) peace with God won through the work of Christ (Col.1:20);
(b) peace between Christians, whether Jew or Gentile (Eph.2:14);
(c) peace with unbelievers so far as that is …

Isaiah: God’s Second Exodus

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 11:6-16

(17 February 2019)

SERMON NOTES: GOD’S SECOND EXODUS (Isaiah 11:6-16)

Twice in this chapter, the coming of the Messiah is spoken of as a new exodus (11:11, 16).

(a) After 539 B.C. when the Persians allowed the Jews in captivity in Babylon to return and rebuild …

Isaiah: The Righteous Branch Will Come

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 5:1-11

(10 February 2019)

– Isa.7:14; 9:6-7. Assyria will be chopped down, and not rise; Judah will be chopped down and yet from it will rise the coming King.

1. The Messiah will rise as the royal Branch.

– 11:1. Jesse was David’s father. David became king, …

Isaiah: The Return of the Remnant

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 10:20-34

(3 February 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE RETURN OF THE REMNANT (Isaiah 10:20-34)

1. The remnant lean on the Holy One.

– 10:20-23. John Oswalt calls the emphasis on the remnant here ‘perhaps the most apt summary of the whole book.’ The remnant may be a minority …

Isaiah: The Sovereign Lord of History

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 10:5-19 (NO AUDIO)

(27 January 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE SOVEREIGN LORD OF ALL HISTORY (Isaiah 10:5-19)

God is the sovereign over all history so what is history all about?

1. God uses the unregenerate to achieve His purposes.

– 10:5-6. God describes Assyria as ‘the (unwitting) rod …

Isaiah: God’s Hand Stretched Out Still

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 9:8 – 10:4

(20 January 2019)

SERMON NOTES: GOD’S HAND STRETCHED OUT STILL (Isaiah 9:8-10:4)
C. S. Lewis: ‘I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really …

Isaiah: The Child Who is God

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 9:6,7 (NO AUDIO)

(23 December 2018)

SERMON NOTES: THE CHILD WHO IS GOD (Isaiah 9:6-7)
The virgin shall conceive and give birth to Immanuel, ‘God with us’ (Isaiah 7:14), and now in Isaiah 9:6 it is explicitly said that the child is divine. Gal.4:4.

1. He will …

Isaiah: Light Shines in the Darkness

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 9:1-5 (NO AUDIO)

(16 December 2018)

SERMON NOTES: LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS (Isaiah 9:1-5)

Recall the immediate context – Isa.8:21-22. Then in chapter 9 we have the proclamation of the coming of the Messiah. Verses 6-7 are the highlight, but let us look now at the …

Isaiah: Trust in God’s Word

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 8:11-22 (NO AUDIO)

(9 December 2018)

SERMON NOTES: TRUST IN GOD’S WORD (Isaiah 8:11-22)

The context here is, as it has been for a while, the unbelief of King Ahaz of Judah. He scratches around for a political solution to a spiritual and moral problem.

1. Fear …

Isaiah: Devestation Because of Unbelief

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 7:17-25 (NO AUDIO)

(25 November 2018)

SERMON NOTES: DEVASTATION BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF (Isaiah 7:17-25)
Ahaz is the king of Judah, but his faith is in his own political machinations, not the word of God. This is the lead-up to the events of 701 B.C. when the Assyrians …