Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 2:1-7
SERMON NOTES
THE COMMISSIONING OF EZEKIEL
Ezekiel 2:1-8; 1 Corinthians 4:1-13
1. We ought to recognise our utter dependence on God.
– 1:28b-2:2; ‘Son of Man’ means the king in God’s kingdom in Daniel 7:13-14, but here it means just ‘man’ as in Numbers 23:19; …
Peter Barnes | Judges 3:12-30
SERMON NOTES
EHUD AND HIS LEFT-HANDED TRIBUTE
(Judges 3:12-30)
1. Rebellion.
– 3:12a; Andrew Fausset: ‘Evil is a path sloping downward.’
2. Repression.
– 3:12b-14; for 18 years! The City of Palms is Jericho.
– Hosea 6:5 – God’s Word judges and kills
3. Remorse.…
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 1
SERMON NOTES
THE GLORY OF THE LORD
Ezekiel 1:1-28; Revelation 1:9-20
‘Ezekiel’ means ‘God strengthens’. Theodore Beza called Ezekiel ‘the most obscure of all the prophets.
Ezek.1-24 – before the fall of Jerusalem; Ezek.25-33 – oracles against the nations; Ezek..33-48 – hope for the future.…
Peter Barnes | Judges 2:10-3:6
SERMON NOTES
THE CYCLE DOWNWARDS
(Judges 2:10-3:6)
1. Rebellion.
– 2:10-13; the World Parliament of Religions will meet in Melbourne in December, and Acts 4:12 will not be taught; see Deut.7:1-6; Ps.106:34-40
2. Repression.
– 2:14-15; see Lev.26:7-8 and Lev.26:17; God is a jealous God …
Peter Barnes | 1 John 5:18-21
SERMON NOTES
KNOWING WHERE WE STAND
Job 19:21-29; 1 John 5:18-21
Martin Luther: ‘Take away assertions, and you take away Christianity.’
1. We know victory over sin.
– 5:18; could be that Christ keeps the Christian (NASB, NIV; note John 17:12) or that the …
Editorial
From the Newsletter of Revesby Presbyterian Church
November 2009
Rev Dr Peter Barnes
One of the most obvious and devastating effects of the Fall in Genesis 3 is that we human beings are unable, spiritually speaking, to see and hear properly. We usually manage to see other people’s sins …
Peter Barnes | Judges 1:1-2:10
SERMON NOTES
LOST IN ONE GENERATION
(Judges 1:1-2:10)
Judges covers about 340 years up until about 1050 B.C. It was a loose time (Judges 21:25), but note Hebrews 11:32.
1. Leadership is given to Judah.
– 1:1-2; there are victories to the southern tribes in …
Peter Barnes | 1 John 5:13-17
SERMON NOTES
ASSURANCE IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Mark 3:20-30; 1 John 5:13-17
1. Christians can come to assurance of their salvation.
– 5:13; note Rom.8:28-39; this concept is rejected by Islam, by the cults, and by Roman Catholicism
– need to test ourselves to …
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 6:19-24
SERMON NOTES
PRAYERS FOR THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL
(Ephesians 6:19-24)
1. Paul’s request for the prayers of the Ephesians.
– 6:19-20; no diplomatic immunity for an ambassador! (2 Cor.5:20)
– Acts 4:23-24, 29
– to make known the mystery (Eph.1:9-10; 3:3-12)
2. Prayer and …
Peter Barnes | 1 John 5:6-12
SERMON NOTES
TESTIMONY TO THE SON
Deuteronomy 19:15-21; 1 John 5:6-12
1. The water, the blood, and the Spirit testify of Christ.
– 5:6-8; need for witnesses (Deut.19:15)
– water is probably Jesus’ baptism, and blood is His death
– note the witness to …
