Peter Barnes | Psalm 101
SERMON NOTES
RULING WITH INTEGRITY
Psalm 101; Luke 22:24-30
– Nicholas Ridley’s favourite Psalm (he was burnt at the stake in 1555); it has been called ‘the Mirror of Magistrates’
– it has about 15 resolutions (‘I will’ or ‘I shall’)
1. Pursuing lovingkindness and
Peter Barnes | Philemon 1-7
SERMON NOTES
PRAYER, FAITH AND LOVE
(Philemon 1-7)
– R. Kent Hughes: ‘The letter to Philemon was the most brilliantly nuanced, compelling letter of reconciliation in ancient history.’
1. Thankfulness in prayer.
– vv.1-4; not just intercession, although we still need to intercede for others …
Peter Barnes | Exodus 18:1-27
SERMON NOTES
NO ONE-MAN BANDS!
Exodus 18:1-27; Acts 6:1-7
– Jethro has come to faith or assurance in 18:8-11.
– elders already existed in Ex.3:16
1. It is not right to concentrate everything in one person.
– 18:13-18; see Num.11:10-17
– second reason perhaps in …
Peter Barnes | Judges 21
SERMON NOTES
BAND-AID THERAPIES
(Judges 21)
– Paul Johnson called social engineering ‘the century’s most radical vice’.
1. A rash oath.
– 21:1-3; Benjamin had been treated as pagans (Deut.7:1-3)
– Eccles.5:2, 4-5; we ought to pray Psalm 141:3
2. Two solutions by social engineering.…
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 47:1-12
SERMON NOTES
LIFE-GIVING WATERS
Ezekiel 47:1-12; Rev. 21:22-22:5
– Rev.40-48 deal with a new city of Jerusalem and a new temple. This is apocalyptic, pointing to Rev.21:22.
1. Grace begins with sacrifice for sin.
– 47:1-2; the temple with its sacrifices points to the one …
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Peter Barnes | Judges 20
SERMON NOTES
INTERNAL DISINTEGRATION
(Judges 20)
– recall the outrage at Gibeah (19:22, 25-30)
1. We love to appear more virtuous than we are.
– 20:1-3 – huge gathering of Israelites at Mizpah, and the Levite speaks in verses 4-7…
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Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 37:15-28
SERMON NOTES
UNITY AND PEACE UNDER KING DAVID
Ezekiel 37:15-28; John 10:1-21
– to the return from exile or Christ’s first coming or His second coming?
1. One people.
– 37:15-17; see Zech.11:7-17; this Christ’s first coming
– Heb.8:13; cleansing …
Peter Barnes | Judges 19
SERMON NOTES
MORAL DEGRADATION
(Judges 19)
What happens when God’s people become spiritually corrupt?
1. Initial signs of decline.
– 19:1-3 – marriage breakdown, and the Levite takes four months to do anything about it
– maybe too much hospitality with the father-in-law, and then …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 37:1-14
SERMON NOTES
REVIVAL FROM THE DEAD
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:1-11
– revival which points to resurrection
1. The spiritual condition of Israel.
– 37:1-3 – see Deut.28:25-26; Jer.34:17-20
– J. Gresham Machen: ‘Nothing kills true prayer like a shallow optimism.’
– Eph.2:1; but God can …
Editorial
From the Newsletter of Revesby Presbyterian Church
May 2010
Rev Dr Peter Barnes
These days one tends to read the Sydney Morning Herald to make sure one’s blood pressure does not fall dangerously low rather than to glean much wisdom from it. Yet on page one of the 2-4 …
