Peter Barnes | Judges 15
SERMON NOTES
THE ONE-MAN ARMY (Judges 15)
– after the explosion in 14:19-20, Samson wants to take up with his wife again.
1. The sin of a spirit of vengeance.
– 15:3, 4-6, 7, 11, 8, 14-17
– he seems a long way from 2 …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 33
SERMON NOTES
WATCHMAN OR ENTERTAINER?
Ezekiel 33:1-33
Crunch time has come.
1. The Lord judges His own people.
– 33:21-29; the people in Jerusalem were bewildered, so God replies that He did it and He did because of their sins.
– 1 Peter 4:17
2. …
Peter Barnes | Judges 14
SERMON NOTES
WHEN I AM STRONG, THEN I AM WEAK
(Judges 14)
– reverse of 2 Cor.12:10
1. God’s overruling for good does not take away our responsibility for sin.
– 14:1-4; Andrew Fausset and Leon Wood both say that Samson understood, but that seems …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 25-32
SERMON NOTES
ORACLES AGAINST THE NATIONS
Ezekiel 25:1-17; Ezekiel 28:1-19
Ezekiel 25-32 is similar to Isa. 13-23; Jer.46-51; Amos 1:1-2:3. Ezekiel mentions seven major nations or cities. Babylonia is missing.
1. The Lord is the judge of all the earth.
– Gen.18:25; Ps.94:2
– He …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 24:15-27
SERMON NOTES
THE PROPHET BEREAVED
Ezekiel 24:15-27 ; Jeremiah 16:1-13
At first. Ezekiel might seem hard (3:7-9) compared to Jeremiah the weeping prophet (Jer.9:1).
1. Ezekiel’s delight in his wife.
– 24:15-16; God tests His people (Gen.22:1-2); Ezekiel is married, unlike Jeremiah (Jer.16:1-4), and happily …
Editorial
From the Newsletter of Revesby Presbyterian Church
March 2010
Rev Dr Peter Barnes
Psalm 105 is an historical Psalm which recalls with gratitude God’s gracious dealings with His people Israel down through the ages. It was He who promised great things to the patriarchs, and who accordingly brought their …
Peter Barnes | Judges 13
SERMON NOTES
SAMSON’S REMARKABLE BIRTH
(Judges 13)
– 13:1 – rebellion and repression. Israel is even hostile to the thought of rescue (15:9-12)
1. God saves when we cannot.
– like the birth of Isaac, Samuel, and John the Baptist (cf. Luke 1:13-17, 66, 76-80); …
Peter Barnes | Judges 10:6-18
SERMON NOTES
JEPHTHAH: A FOOLISH VOW
(Judges 11:34-12:7)
– Simon Robinson: ‘This must be one of the most troubling passages in the Old Testament.’ Jephthah is saved (Heb.11:32).
1. Do not negotiate with God.
– 11:30-31; Jacob seems to start out with the same mentality …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 18
SERMON NOTES
WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SIN
Ezekiel 18 (p.597)
1. We must accept responsibility for our own sin.
– 18:1-3; Jer.31:27-30
– people blame their parents, their school, the environment, their friends.
– there is a collective responsibility (e.g. Ex.20:5; Josh.7:1, 14-15; Dan.9:1-19; see …
Peter Barnes | Judges 11:1-33
SERMON NOTES
JEPHTHAH: THE BIBLE’S ROBIN HOOD
(Judges 11:1-33)
– He is saved (Heb.11:32)
1. God chooses an outcast.
– 11:1-3; some say that these were just unimportant people who gathered around Jephthah the outcast, but they were probably more than adventurers (NIV); note 1 …
