Revelation: The Coming of Jesus

Peter Barnes: Revelation 22:6-13

(15 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: THE COMING OF JESUS (Revelation 22:6-13)

History is all heading towards the coming of King Jesus to claim His own.
1. We are in the last lap of human history.

– 22:6-7. This book is true and trustworthy.

– 22:10. The …

Revelation: The New Eden

Peter Barnes: Revelation 22:1-6 NO AUDIO

(8 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: THE NEW EDEN (Revelation 22:1-6)

– Paradise is restored, with a picture of peace and well-being. This is the new Eden, eternal Eden.
1. The divine throne.

– 22:1, 3. There is one throne, of God and of the …

Isaiah: Repentance Means Change

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 1:16-17 NO AUDIO

(1 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: REPENTANCE MEANS CHANGE (Isaiah 1:16-17)

Isaiah has called out Israel for being stupider than oxen and donkeys (1:2-4), for not understanding God’s chastening of His people (1:5-10), and for trusting in religious activities (1:11-15).
In verses 16-17 we see …

Revelation: The Bride, the City and the Temple

Peter Barnes: Revelation 21:9-27 NO AUDIO

(1 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES : THE BRIDE, THE CITY AND THE TEMPLE (Revelation 21:9-27)

– 21:9-10, 15-16. The bride is New Jerusalem which is also identified with the Holy of Holies in the temple. The city is a cube, as was the Holy …

Revelation: The Promises of God

Peter Barnes: Revelation 21:5-8 NO AUDIO

(24 June 2018)

SERMON NOTES : THE PROMISES OF GOD (Revelation 21:5-8)

The gospel comes to sinners to make all things new – 2 Cor.5:17; Rev.21:5a.

1. These promises are true.

– 21:5 (22:6).

– 21:6. ‘It is done’ is literally ‘They are done’. …

Atheistic Miracles

Those  who  like  to  think  that  they  are  rational  often  go  back  to  repeat  David  Hume’s  essay  against  miracles,  written  in  1748.  Here  Hume  wrote:  ‘A  miracle  is  a  violation  of  the  laws  of  nature;  and  as  a  firm  and  unalterable  experience  has  established  these  laws,  the  proof  against  a  …

The Attractiveness of Sin

One  of  the  most  startling  insights  into  sin  and  the  nature  of  this  world  comes  from  the  French  Jewish  philosopher,  Simone  Weil,  who  died  in  1943  but  not  before  she  was  converted  through  reading  George  Herbert’s  poem,  ‘Love  bade  me  welcome’.  She  observed:  ‘Nothing  is  so  beautiful,  nothing  is  so  …

Revelation: New Heaven & the New Earth

Peter Barnes: Revelation 21:1-4 : NO AUDIO

(17 June 2018)

SERMON NOTES : THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH (Revelation 21:1-4)
Each year about 30 million people die, and their eternal destiny is set forever. But the Old Testament contains the promise of a new heaven and a new …

Isaiah: Called to Account

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 1:1-15

(24 June 2018)

SERMON NOTES: CALLED TO ACCOUNT (Isaiah 1:1-15)
The New Testament refers to the book of Isaiah at least 66 times – which is more than any other Old Testament book except for the Psalms. ‘Isaiah’ is like ‘Hosea’ and ‘Joshua’, and ‘Jesus’ for …