Zephaniah: Salvation to Israel : No Audio

Peter Barnes: Zephaniah 3:14-20

(10 December 2017)

SERMON NOTES: SALVATION TO ISRAEL (Zephaniah 3:14-20)

– ‘I will’ is found 21 times in Zephaniah, and there are a cluster of them at the end here (3:18-20). This is applied in a number of layers: to the return after the Babylonian exile, …

Zephaniah: God Converts the Remnant

Peter Barnes: Zephaniah 3:9-13

(26 November 2017)

SERMON NOTES: GOD CONVERTS THE REMNANT (Zephaniah 3:9-13)

Judgment is universal, but there will be a remnant that know the grace of God.

1. God calls a remnant.

– 3:11-13; see Matt.7:13-14; Luke 12:32.

2. Jews and Gentiles are part of the remnant.…

Revelation: Smyrna Faithful Under Persecution

Peter Barnes : Revelation 2:8-11

(26 November 2017)

SERMON NOTES : SMYRNA: FAITHFUL UNDER PERSECUTION (Rev.2:8-11)

– only Smyrna (2:8-11) and Philadelphia (3:7-13) are not criticised by Christ. Smyrna was a centre for emperor worship – one had to obtain a certificate which stated one had sacrificed to the godhead …

Zephaniah: Jerusalem Should Know Better

Peter Barnes: Zephaniah 3:1-8

(19 November 2017)

SERMON NOTES: JERUSALEM SHOULD KNOW BETTER! (Zephaniah 3:1-8)

Jerusalem should know better!
1. The city of God is corrupt.

– 3:1-2. Jerusalem goes her own way, and does what she likes. Calvin called unbelief ‘the mother of all the evil deeds’ that men …

Revelation: Ephesus Lost its First Love

Peter Barnes: Revelation 2:1-7

(19 November 2017)

SERMON NOTES : EPHESUS: LOST ITS FIRST LOVE (Rev.2:1-7)

Ephesus was the most important city of proconsular Asia, and probably the fourth largest city of the ancient world. Paul worked there for three years (Acts 20:31); and later Timothy stayed there (1 Tim.1:3). …

Zephaniah: Judgement on the Nations

Peter Barnes: Zephaniah 2:4:15

(12 November 2017)

SERMON NOTES: JUDGMENT ON THE NATIONS (Zephaniah 2:4-15)

God speaks of His judgment against Israel’s enemies: the Philistine cities to the west (2:4-7); Moab and Ammon to the east (2:8-11); the Cushites (NIV, ESV) or Ethiopians (NKJV) or even the Sudan to the …

Revelation: John’s Vision of Christ

Peter Barnes: Revelation 1:9-20

(12 November 2017) : No Audio Available.

SERMON NOTES : JOHN’S VISION OF CHRIST (Revelation 1:9-20)

John was in exile on the island of Patmos (1:9), perhaps for refusing to participate in emperor worship. In early Church literature the Lord’s Day is always Sunday (1:10). Echoes …

Zephaniah: Seek the Lord Before the Day Comes

Peter Barnes: Zephaniah 1:14-2:3

(November 5 2017)

SERMON NOTES: SEEK THE LORD BEFORE THE DAY COMES (Zephaniah 1:14-2:3)

– John 5:28-29. Zephaniah speaks of the day of the Lord, but the news is a warning more than a comfort.

1. A day of great judgment is coming.

– 1:14-18. Francis …

Hearing A Sermon

As  Christ  speaks  to  the  seven  churches  of  Asia  in  Revelation  2-3,  there  is  a  refrain:  ‘He  who  has  an  ear,  let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  says  to  the  churches’  (Rev.2:7, 11, 17, 29:  3:6, 13, 22).  In  the  Gospel  of  Luke,  Jesus  warns  us:  ‘Take  care  then  how  …

What if Jesus is Good?

It  used  to  be  taken  for  granted  that,  by  and  large,  many  people  who  did  not  give  much  thought  to  the  matter  would  almost  instinctively  agree  with  Peter’s  words  that  Jesus  of  Nazareth  ‘went  about  doing  good’  (Acts 10:38).  They  might  not  think  that  this  means  much  more  than  what  …