Before Annas, the High Priest

Peter Barnes: John 18

(16 June 2019)

SERMON NOTES: BEFORE ANNAS, THE HIGH PRIEST (John 18:12-14, 19-24)

Annas was actually the high priest between A.D. 6-15, when he was deposed by Gratus, the Roman procurator. The high priest was meant to be for life (Num.35:25). The trial before Caiaphas is …

Life of Moses: The Covenant Renewed

Peter Barnes: Exodus 34:1-28 : NO AUDIO

(16 June 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE COVENANT RENEWED (Exodus 34:1-28)

– recall Ex.32:15-20.

1. God renews the broken covenant.

– 34:1-5. There are new tablets because Moses broke the original ones, but the words are the same. The content is summarised in verses …

The “I Am” Arrested

Peter Barnes: John 18:1-11 NO AUDIO

(9 June 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE ‘I AM’ ARRESTED (John 18:1-11)

Calvin says of John: ‘this Gospel is a key to open the door to understanding the others’. J. C. Ryle called it ‘the most precious book in the Bible’.

1. The treachery of …

Life of Moses: Moses the Intercessor

Peter Barnes: Exodus 33

(9 June 2019)

SERMON NOTES: MOSES THE INTERCESSOR (Exodus 33)

– background in Ex.32:1-6. God responds by saying He would fulfil His promises to them, but He would not go with them – Ex.33:1-3. Three times Moses intercedes for His people before God.

1. The threat …

Abortion: The Trends

Introduction
In 1984 I wrote a booklet on abortion entitled Open Your Mouth for the
Dumb: Abortion and the Christian (Banner of Truth), and in 2010 it was revised and
enlarged as Abortion: ‘Open Your Mouth for the Dumb’. It has been an interesting,
and I hope helpful, exercise to …

Teaching children hard things

Raising children is the most important and most difficult job in the world. Parents are
seeking to point their children to God; to curb their sinful natures; to prepare them to take their
place in a fallen world; and to equip them, so far as they can, for eternity. For …

Dr Joel Beeke – Family Worship

Dr Joel Beeke, Pastor of Heritage Reformed Congregation, Grand Rapids, MI and President of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, presented a talk on Family Worship at Revesby Presbyterian Church 11th July 2019.…

Justice and truth in the public aquare

It is fearful how often the condition of ancient Israel resembles that of the
modern world. One example of this is found in Isaiah 59: ‘Justice is turned back, and
righteousness is far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and
uprightness cannot enter. Truth is lacking, and …