Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 7:1-17
SERMON NOTES
THE COVENANT WITH DAVID
2 Samuel 7:1-17; Luke 1:26-38
– 2 Samuel 7:12-16 does not use the word ‘covenant’ but it is there in Psalm 89:3-4. David wanted to build a house for God, but God will build a house for David …
Peter Barnes | Romans 7:1-6
SERMON NOTES
FREED FROM THE LAW
(Romans 7:1-6)
– in Romans 6:2, 11 the Christian dies to sin, but in Romans 7:1-6 he dies to the law.
– Martyn Lloyd-Jones: ‘The way to overcome sin is not to teach morality, it is to preach the …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 9:6
SERMON NOTES
JESUS – IMMANUEL
(Isaiah 9:6; Colossians 2:9)
– the Messiah is Immanuel, meaning ‘God with us’ (Matt.1:23). Jesus is the only one with two natures. He is the God-man.
1. Jesus is truly a man.
– Isa.9:6, ‘For to us a child is …
Peter Barnes | Romans 6:23
SERMON NOTES
WAGES OF SIN, FREE GIFT OF GOD
(Romans 6:23)
– this concludes Romans 6 which teaches, in Thomas Brooks’ words: ‘Sin may rebel, but it shall never reign in any saint.’
1. Wages versus the free gift.
– we earn wages (cf. …
Peter Barnes | Exodus 24:1-11
SERMON NOTES
THE COVENANT WITH MOSES
Exodus 24:1-11; Hebrews 9:15-28
– covenant is used in Ex.19:5-6; 24:7-8
1. There was a mediator.
– 24:1-2; God is holy so there needs to be a mediator (Ex.19:12, 21-25)
– 1 Tim.2:5; Heb.8:6; today there is a low …
Peter Barnes | Romans 6:17
SERMON NOTES
WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?
(Romans 6:17)
– Martyn Lloyd-Jones says that this is ‘one of the great striking and outstanding verses in the Bible’.
1. The Christian was once a slave to sin.
– in darkness (2 Cor.4:6)
– Gal.4:3; Eph.2:1-3
…Long my
Peter Barnes | Genesis 12:1-9
SERMON NOTES
BLESSED TO BLESS
Genesis 12:1-9; Genesis 15:1-21
– Abraham was originally a worshipper of idols (Josh.24:2) but became the friend of God (2 Chron.20:7; Isa.41:8; James 2:23) and the father of all who believe (Rom.4:11).
1. A promised land, a great nation, and …
There is surely a peace to be found in knowing what we cannot know. The Bible is the final and complete Word of God, but it does not tell us everything that we often want to know about living as a Christian. That is how God has planned that our …
Peter Barnes | Romans 6:15-22
SERMON NOTES
SLAVES TO SIN OR TO GOD?
(Romans 6:15-22)
– 6:15 is similar to 6:1
1. There are only two categories of people.
– 6:16, 19; In 1525 Martin Luther in The Bondage of the Will: ‘So man’s will is like a beast …
Peter Barnes | Genesis 9:8-17
SERMON NOTES
A COVENANT WITH ALL FLESH
Genesis 9:8-17; Hebrews 6:13-20
1. This covenant is with the whole world.
– 9:8-11, 13, 17
– not like Gen.17:10 and 2 Sam.7:12-13
2. This covenant is forever.
– 9:11-12, 15; the other covenants are perpetual but not …
