Editorial
From the Newsletter of Revesby Presbyterian Church
August 2008
Rev Dr Peter Barnes
I sometimes get asked impossible questions from people who want to know exactly what God is doing in a particular situation. They may have to decide about a business venture, for example, and they want to …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 49:1-13
SERMON NOTES
Good News for the Gentiles
(Isaiah 49:1-13)
1. The Servant’s call to all the world.
– v.1; His weapon will be His word (v.2: Rev.1:16; Heb.4:12)
– to Israel and the world (49:6; Acts 13:46-48); a kind of second exodus in 49:9b-12
– …
Chris Athavle | 1 Corinthians 6:7-11 …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 42:1-9
SERMON NOTES
The Lowly Deliverer
(Isaiah 42:1-9)
Jerome called Isaiah ‘the Evangelical Prophet’. There are four Servant Songs, but Barry Webb justifiably adds Isaiah 61.
– Trinitarian in v.1, see Matt.3:17; 17:5
1. The Servant will be meek and lowly.
– vv.2-3; Matt.12:15-21
– Matt.11:28-30; …
Peter Barnes | Exodus 20:16
SERMON NOTES
You Shall Not Bear False Witness (Ex.20:16)
Jeremiah 9:1-16; Ephesians 4:25-32
George Washington: ‘I cannot tell a lie.’
1. God’s very nature is truth.
– Tit.1:1-2; John 14:6, 16-17; hence John 8:44 and Rev.21:8
2. No false legal witness.
– note Matt.26:59-61; Jer.18:18; …
Peter Barnes | Proverbs 30:5, 6
SERMON NOTES
Scripture Alone
(Proverbs 30:5-6)
Calvin: ‘This is a principle which distinguishes our religion from all others, that we know God has spoken to us, and are fully convinced that the prophets did not speak at their own suggestion, but that, being organs …
Peter Barnes | Exodus 20:15
SERMON NOTES
You Shall Not Steal (Ex.20:15)
1 Kings 21:1-24; Luke 19:1-10
1. We are caretakers, not owners.
– Lev.25:23; Ps.24:1; 50:10-12; 1 Tim.6:17
2. The breadth of this commandment.
(a) We are to take care of other people’s property (Ex.21:33-34; 23:4)
(b) We are …
Dan Swan | Ruth 2:1-23 …
Peter Barnes | Exodus 20:14 …
Editorial
From the Newsletter of Revesby Presbyterian Church
July 2008
Rev Dr Peter Barnes
The book of Acts reveals to us how the gospel was made known to people who were, initially at least, not Christians, be they Jews or Gentiles. The epistles, however, were written to churches or people …
