Peter Barnes | Acts 17:30-34
SERMON NOTES
RESURRECTION, JUDGMENT, RESPONSE
Psalm 96:1-9; Acts 17:16-34
– applies the sermon in Acts 17:30-34
1. In the light of God’s judgment, we all need to repent.
– 17:30-31; God does not treat the times of ignorance as they deserve (see Rom.3:25)
– but …
Never have I felt more empathy with the sentiments of Jude: ‘Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints’ (Jude 3). …
Peter Barnes | Romans 8:30
SERMON NOTES
FIVE LINKS IN THE CHAIN OF SALVATION, part 2
(Romans 8:30)
– verses 29-30 flow from verse 28; Paul says much the same thing in 2 Thess.2:13-14
1. God calls His people.
– a general calling to all and sundry in Acts 17:30; …
Peter Barnes | Acts 17:26-29
SERMON NOTES
GOD AND HUMAN BEINGS (Acts 17:26-29)
Psalm 8:1-9; Acts 17:16-34
– In verses 22-25 Paul spoke mainly of the nature of God; in verses 26-29 he deals mainly with us as human beings.
1. We all go back to Adam.
– 17:26; from …
Peter Barnes | Romans 8:29
SERMON NOTES
FIVE LINKS IN THE CHAIN OF SALVATION, part 1
(Romans 8:29)
– verses 29-30 flow from verse 28; in 1592 William Perkins wrote The Golden Chaine
1. God foreknew His people.
– not just in the sense that He foreknows everything
– Gen.18:19; …
Peter Barnes | Acts 17:22-25
SERMON NOTES
THE UNKNOWN GOD MADE KNOWN (Acts 17:22-25)
Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 17:16-34
– Paul looks around to make a start, then tells of God as the all-sufficient creator.
1. Find a point of contact, if possible.
– 17:22; the Greek word for ‘superstitious’ (as …
Peter Barnes | Romans 8:28
SERMON NOTES
ALL THINGS FOR GOOD
(Romans 8:28)
– sovereignty of God in Gen.50:20; Ps.115:3; 135:6; Dan.4:34-35; Matt.10:29; Eph.1:11.
1. The certainty of this truth.
– we do not know what to pray (8:26) but we do know the sovereignty of God in all things …
Peter Barnes | Acts 17:16-34
SERMON NOTES
PAUL AND HOSTILE PHILOSOPHERS
Exodus 34:10-17; Acts 17:16-34
– Athens was cultured and the home of philosophy
1. We ought to be jealous for God’s name.
– 17:16; ‘provoked’ is often used in a bad sense (e.g. 1 Cor.13:5)
– God is a …
Peter Barnes | Romans 8:26-27
SERMON NOTES
GROANING IN PRAYER
(Romans 8:26-27)
– J. C. Ryle says prayer is like breathing to the Christian, but it often isn’t.
1. We are weak at prayer.
– 8:26; compare our prayers to Daniel 9:1-19; John 17; Eph.3:14-19
– ‘watch and pray’ in …
Peter Barnes | Acts 13:42-52
SERMON NOTES
PAUL IN A PAGAN BACKWATER
Psalm 104; Acts 14:8-20
– Lystra was a rustic pagan backwater; the people think that Paul and Barnabas must be gods because of the miracle (14:8-14)
1. We are all one in Adam.
– 14:15; ‘men’ rather than …
