Peter Barnes | Isaiah 53:7-12
SERMON NOTES
Death on Earth, Life in Heaven
(Isa. 53:7-12)
– Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:30-35
– William Reese and William Williams: And Heav’n’s peace and perfect justice/ Kissed a guilty world in love.
1. Christ’s death was voluntary.
– 53:7; Matt.26:62-63; 27:12-14; 1 Pet.2:23; …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 7:13, 14
SERMON NOTES
The Narrow Gate and the Narrow Way
Deut.30:11-20; Matt.7 13-14, 21-29
– two ways in Deut.30:19; Ps.1:6; Jer.21:8
1. There are two gates.
– ‘strait’ means ‘narrow’; the text says nothing about ‘the straight and narrow’
– John 10:7, 9; Matt.16:24; wide …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 53:5-6
SERMON NOTES
The Servant Bears our Iniquities
(Isa. 53:5-6)
– James Durham preached 72 sermons on Isaiah 53! He called verse 5 sad and sweet.
1. The Servant suffered savage treatment.
– 53:1-5
2. We have ruined ourselves by our sins.
– transgressions indicate willful …
Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 18:31, 36:26, Psalm 51:10
SERMON NOTES
Getting a New Heart
Ezek. 18:31; 36:26-27; Ps. 51:10-11
– from Charles Finney and Hugh Martin
1. Precept: we have the need and the responsibility but not the power.
– Ezek.18:31; but the problem is the heart (Jer.17:9; Mark 7:21-23; …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 53:1-4
SERMON NOTES
Despised and Rejected by Men
(Isaiah 53:1-4)
– those who reject Christ actually fulfil the Bible’s prophecies!
1. The Servant will be despised by the world.
– 53:1-3; cited in John 12:37-38; Rom.10:16
– John 1:11, 46; Matt.13:55
– unlike Joseph (Gen.39:6) and …
Peter Barnes | Colossians 2:9, Galatians 3:13
SERMON NOTES
Perfect Person, Perfect Work
Colossians 2:9; Galatians 3:13
1 Cor.2:2 – Jesus Christ (the person) and Him crucified (the work)
1. The perfect person.
– Col.2:9
(a) Christ is God. Not like creation giving us some idea of God (Rom.1:20). Heb.13:8; …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 52:13-15
SERMON NOTES
The Servant’s Work in Summary
(Isaiah 52:13-15)
– Barry Webb: ‘the jewel in the crown of Isaiah’s theology’
1. The divine exaltation of the Servant.
– 52:13; usually applied to God (see Isa.6:1; 33:10; 57:15)
– Acts 2:33; Phil.2:9-11
2. The brutal degradation …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:1-4
SERMON NOTES
Christ the End of the Law (Rom.10:1-4)
Jeremiah 23:1-8; Romans 9:30-10:4
1. Praying for the salvation of zealous Jews.
– 10:1; see 9:1-3
– zeal does not save (10:2); zeal is good in John 2:17; Rom.12:11; but note Gal.1:14; John 16:2; Prov.14:12; Matt.23:15…
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 50:4-11
SERMON NOTES
The Servant Suffering Yet Vindicated
(Isaiah 50:4-11)
– most personal of the Servant Songs
1. The Servant gives instruction and comfort to the weary.
– 50:4-5; John 8:28.
– Frances Ridley Havergal: O give Thine own sweet rest to me,/ That I may …
Peter Barnes | Exodus 20:17
SERMON NOTES
You Shall Not Covet (Ex.20:17)
Ecclesiastes 5:8-17; 1 Tim. 6:3-20
Augustine: ‘to desire more than enough’. Buddhism is against all desire – not so Christianity.
1. Sin begins in our hearts.
– David in 2 Sam.11; Ahab in 1 Kings 21; Paul in …
