Peter Barnes | Romans 5:15-21
SERMON NOTES
A SECOND ADAM TO THE RESCUE CAME
(Romans 5:15-21)
In Adam’s fall,/ We sinned all.
1. What Adam wrought.
(a) the offence or trespass or sin – 5:15-18. In verse 19 it is called disobedience. This comes from Genesis 2:16-17; 3:6.
John Donne: …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 28:3-25
SERMON NOTES
THE SIN OF CONSULTING THE DEAD
1 Samuel 28:3-25; Acts 16:16-34
– the occult has made a return in the West; see Isa.8:19-20
1. Saul’s spiritual disintegration.
– 28:3; Saul knew better than his actions indicate; see Lev.19:31; Deut.18:9-11
– Saul swears …
Rev Dr Peter Barnes & Mustafa Arja debate: Was Muhammad A True Prophet? …
Peter Barnes | Romans 5:12-14
SERMON NOTES
ADAM TO MOSES
(Romans 5:12-14)
– like 1 Cor.15:22
1. Adam’s sin brought death.
– 5:12; the section is a bit rough as Paul picks up the sentence again in verse 18
– without the Fall, we cannot understand ourselves or the world…
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 16:1-13
SERMON NOTES
SAMUEL ANOINTS DAVID AS KING
1 Samuel 16:1-13; 2 Corinthians 10:1-11
– Saul is rejected (15:26). David is anointed privately here. Later he would actually reign as king over Judah (2 Sam.2:4), then all Israel (2 Sam.5:3).
1. The wicked may forfeit …
Peter Barnes | Romans 5:9-11
SERMON NOTES
IF BLESSINGS THROUGH HIS DEATH, HOW MUCH MORE THROUGH HIS LIFE?
(Romans 5:9-11)
– Christ did not only come to acquit us from our guilt.
1. Salvation is more than simply justification.
– 5:9; Paul looks to the judgment (1 Thess.5:9)
– those …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 15:1-35
SERMON NOTES
BETTER TO OBEY THAN TO SACRIFICE
1 Samuel 15:1-35; 2 Corinthians 7:2-12
1. The strict justice of God.
– 15:1-9; see Deut.25:17-18; 1 Sam.15:33
– no salvation without judgment – Isa.35:5-6, 4; 61:1-3
– this is not primitive religion, but God’s justice…
Recently I went to visit the exhibition entitled ‘The Mad Square: Modernity in German Art 1910-37’, shown at the Art Gallery of NSW. I never expected to enjoy it; I was more interested in it in terms of social history than art. It must be clear that the decadence of …
Peter Barnes | Romans 5:6-10
SERMON NOTES
BLESSED SUBSTITUTION
(Romans 5:6-10)
1. Christ died at the right time.
– 5:6; see Mark 1:15; Gal.4:4; Eph.1:10.
– the new national curriculum has BCE and CE. But Christ is the true centre of all human history.
2. Christ died for the undeserving.…
Chris Athavle | Deuteronomy 5:16
SERMON NOTES
THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT
(Deuteronomy 5:16)
We should honour and respect our Parents.
5:16
Respect or Fear with love – Leviticus 19:3
Listen – 1 Samuel 2:22-25
Obey – Ephesians 6:1
Example of Jesus’ obedience – Luke 2:48-52
Jesus’ teaching on the subject – …
