Occasional Sermon: The Church at Philadelphia
Paul Morris | Revelation 3:7-13 …
CORPORAL DISCIPLINE
Editorial
From the Newsletter of Revesby Presbyterian Church
April 2009
Rev Dr Peter Barnes
It is frightening that these days the case for non-abusive corporal discipline is invariably dismissed without much argument. So far as public policy is concerned, this has come about in just a few short decades. It …
The Letter to the Ephesians – Gifts for Ministry and Edification
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 4:11-12
SERMON NOTES
GIFTS FOR MINISTRY AND EDIFICATION
(Ephesians 4:11-12)
– Calvin has pastors and teachers as two offices, but they are probably one
1. Christ’s gifts of people to His Church.
– more lists in 1 Cor.12 and Rom.12:6-8
(a) apostles. Eyewitnesses of Christ (Acts …
The Book of Psalms – Responding to the Holy Judge
Peter Barnes | Psalm 139:17-24
SERMON NOTES
Responding to the Holy Judge
Psalm 139:17-24
1. We ought to wonder at God’s thoughts.
– vv.17-18; ‘lost in wonder, love and praise’ (Charles Wesley)
2. We ought to join in God’s hatred of the wicked.
– vv.19-22; startling words. Charles Spurgeon: ‘To …
The Letter to the Ephesians – Gracious Gifts from Christ
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 4:7-10
SERMON NOTES
GRACIOUS GIFTS FROM CHRIST
(Ephesians 4:7-10)
– unity in faith and love (4:1-6), diversity in gifts (4:7-16)
1. Each Christian has been given a gift by Christ.
– 4:7; from the Spirit in 1 Cor.12:11; from God in Rom.12:3
– no vestigial organs …
The Book of Psalms – Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Peter Barnes | Psalm 139:13-16
SERMON NOTES
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Psalm 139:13-16
– God knows the child in the womb
1. God created us in the womb.
– v.13; Matt.10:29
– Job 31:13-15
2. Life begins at conception.
– note the personal pronouns; David was David in his mother’s …
The Letter to the Ephesians – God Over, Through and in All
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 4:6
SERMON NOTES
GOD OVER, THROUGH, AND IN ALL
(Ephesians 4:6)
– only refers to the Father, but is nevertheless Trinitarian
1. God over all.
– in salvation (1:3-6); in prayer (3:14; Matt.6:9; John 16:23;)
– Trinitarian in 2:18; some prayer to the Son (Acts 7:59; …
The Book of Psalms – The Soverign Lord
Peter Barnes | Psalm 139:1-12
SERMON NOTES
The Sovereign Lord
Psalm 139
The worst thing in life is a small view of God.
1. God knows all things.
– vv.1-6; He is omniscient; He knows what we are doing, what we are thinking, what we will say
– Gen.3:8 is …
WOMEN IN THE ELDERSHIP
Without doubt, the issue of the ordination of women has proved most contentious in the churches in recent decades. In fact, in most churches the issue has been won by now – by the wrong side. It does not matter what the Anti-Discrimination Board says; we must seek first what …
The Letter to the Ephesians – One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 4:5
SERMON NOTES
ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM
(Ephesians 4:5)
– World Parliament of Religions in Melbourne in December 2009.
1. One Lord.
– 20 references to Jesus as Lord in Ephesians
– 1 Cor.8:6; Rom.10:9; Matt.17:1-8; Acts 4:12; Phil.2:9-11
2. One faith.
– not …