Peter Barnes | Hosea 4:1-6
SERMON NOTES
HEAR THE CHARGES!
Hosea 4:1-6; Romans 1:18-32
From the marriage image in Hosea 1-3 to the courtroom in Hosea 4.
1. God charges His people with sin.
– 4:1; we are meant to reflect the character of God (e.g. Ex.34:6-7; Ps.25:10; 86:15)
– …
Peter Barnes | 3 John 11-15
SERMON NOTES
THE BLESSING OF A GOOD EXAMPLE
(3 John 11-15)
– John is contrasting Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius in 3 John.
1. We ought to imitate what is good.
– vv.11-12; see 1 John 3:7-10; usually he writes in terms of obeying the …
Tristan Merkel | Ruth 1
SERMON NOTES
FINDING GOD’S REST
Ruth 1; Hebrews 6:4-12
Three women searching for rest (v 8-13)
1. Orpah looked for rest in Moab (v 14-15)
– Old life (Luke 5:36-7)
– False gods (2 Kings 3:26-27)
– No commitment (Hebrews 6:4-6, 11-12)
2. Ruth looked …
Peter Barnes | 3 John 9-10
SERMON NOTES
CHURCH LEADERSHIP GONE WRONG
(3 John 9-10)
– John is contrasting Gaius, Diotrephes, and Demetrius in 3 John.
1. The sin of loving to be first.
– v.9; Christ is to have the pre-eminence (Col.1:18; 2 Cor.4:5)
– George Findlay thinks that …
Peter Barnes | Hosea 3:1-5
SERMON NOTES
LOVING THE UNLOVELY
Hosea 3:1-5; Romans 5:1-11
An illustration of Romans 5:8. James Montgomery Boice even calls it ‘the greatest chapter in the Bible’ – an exaggeration.
1. God loves and redeems the unlovely.
– 3:1-2; Lev.20:10; Matt.5:31-32
– for the raisin cakes, …
The arrival of the Greens as a real political force in Australia has meant, among other things, that euthanasia is going to be promoted in Australian parliaments, both state and federal. Like all evils, euthanasia is presented to us in a good light. The word literally means ‘good death’, and …
Peter Barnes | 3 John 5-8
SERMON NOTES
SUPPORTING MISSIONARIES
(3 John 5-8)
1. We ought to be faithful in supporting missionaries.
– vv.5-6; inns in the ancient world had a bad reputation; hence the increased need to show hospitality (Matt.10:42; 25:34-40)
– this was how Paul was supported (Acts …
Peter Barnes | Hosea 2:14-23
SERMON NOTES
THE DIVINE LOVER
Hosea 2:14-23; Revelation 19:1-10
God re-establishes the marriage with His people.
1. God woos His people.
– 2:14-16; Israel had been referring to Yahweh as ‘Baal’
– 2:14-16 greatly encouraged Helen Roseveare in the Belgian Congo when she was downcast…
Peter Barnes | 3 John 1-4
SERMON NOTES
REJOICING IN BLESSING
(3 John 1-4)
– 3 John is the shortest book in the New Testament. It is written to Gaius, which is perhaps the most common name in the Roman Empire (probably not the Gaius in Rom.16:23 or 1 Cor.1:14 …
Peter Barnes | Hosea 2:2-13
SERMON NOTES
THE UNFAITHFUL LOVER
Hosea 2:2-13; 2 Timothy 2:1-13
Calvin says that this shows that we need to be reproved very often.
1. God warns us to repent.
– 2:2; a divorce is threatened (Isa.50:1; Jer.3:8)
– 2:4-5; Israel is chasing after the Baal …
