Peter Barnes | Romans 5:3-5
SERMON NOTES
GOD’S LOVE THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT
(Romans 5:3-5)
– 2 Cor.4:17
1. We rejoice as we understand how God works in us.
– 5:3; this is even in suffering and struggle.
2. Suffering leads via perseverance and character to hope.
(a) suffering produces …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 14:1-52
SERMON NOTES
VICTORY AND FOLLY
1 Samuel 14:1-52
– contrast of Jonathan and Saul
1. Faith that is brave and humble.
– 14:1-6, 7-15
– in day to day life, faith often speaks the language of ‘perhaps’ (14:6)
– Jonathan has confidence in the …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 13:1-22
SERMON NOTES
THE KING WHO WOULD BE PRIEST
1 Samuel 13:1-22; Hebrews 3:7-19
– Saul is a disappointment, and gets worse
1. Israel under threat.
– 13:1 – uncertainty about the numbers
– 13:2-7 – only a partial victory, like killing a few hornets, …
Peter Barnes | Romans 5:1-2
SERMON NOTES
PEACE, ACCESS, AND HOPE
(Romans 5:1-2)
– note the ‘therefore’ in 5:1, which links it back to Romans 1-4. Romans 5-8 are about hope (Thomas Schreiner); living (C. E. B. Cranfield); and assurance (Martyn Lloyd-Jones)
1. Peace with God.
– 5:1; many manuscripts …
There can be no arguing with Mark Dever’s comment that this is an age of ‘commitment-phobia’. Voluntary associations are in sad decline, and people in general feel free to commit or not to commit, as they are inclined. This is even true of marriage. To Dever, church membership is a …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 12:1-25
SERMON NOTES
SAMUEL’S TESTIMONY
1 Samuel 12:1-25; Acts 4:1-12
– Samuel is the discerning one, like Spurgeon in the late nineteenth century.
1. Samuel’s faithfulness.
– 12:1-5; this is not self-righteousness, but a good conscience in old age.
– 12:23 – it would be …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 13
SERMON NOTES
HOW LONG WILL GOD HIDE HIS FACE?
(Psalm 13)
– David is in the pit in vv.1-2; he starts to climb out in vv.3-4; and he is out in vv.5-6
1. Depression can seem open-ended.
– 13:1-2; four ‘How longs?’
– Ps.13:1 reverses …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 11:1-15
SERMON NOTES
EARLY PROMISE
1 Samuel 11:1-15; Rev. 3:1-6
– Saul starts well, but does not finish well (see Matt.24:13)
1. The cruelty of the world.
– 11:1-5; the idea is obviously that Jabesh Gilead will not be able to defend itself – a …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 11
SERMON NOTES
WHAT IF THE FOUNDATIONS ARE DESTROYED?
(Psalm 11)
– 11:1a – David is firm in a time of crisis, perhaps while Saul is threatening him
1. The temptation to spiritual despair.
– 11:1b-3; there is a time to flee (e.g. Matt.24:16-18) but this …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 10:1-27
SERMON NOTES
SAUL AS GOD’S ANOINTED
1 Samuel 10:1-27; Acts 8:9-25
– 10:1 – Saul was ‘Messiahed’!
1. The Spirit’s work in the Old Testament.
– 10:2-7 – three signs, with the third one described in some detail in 10:8-13
– the Spirit mentioned …
