Revelation: Christ to the Churches

Peter Barnes: Revelation 1:1-8

(5 November 2017)

SERMON NOTES: CHRIST TO THE CHURCHES (Revelation 1:1-8)

Luther:  ‘everyone  thinks  of  the  book  whatever  his  spirit  imparts’.  Calvin  never  preached  on  the  Apocalypse.  Spurgeon:  ‘There  is  a  whole  Book  of  Revelation  which  I  do  not  understand’  and  ‘Only  fools  and  madmen  are  …

Matthew 18: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

Peter Barnes: Matthew 18:21-35

(29 October 2017)

SERMON NOTES: THE PARABLE OF THE UNFORGIVING SERVANT (Matthew 18:21-35)

– Corrie  ten  Boom  at  a  church  service  in  Munich  met  a  former  S.S.  man  from  Ravensbruck.  Here  are  Corrie’s  words:

Even as the angry, vengeful thoughts boiled through me, I saw the …

Zephaniah: The Judge of His Own People

Peter Barnes: Zephaniah 1:4-13

(22 October 2017)

SERMON NOTES: THE JUDGE OF HIS OWN PEOPLE (Zephaniah 1:4-13)

– ‘The  Day  of  the  Lord’  is  a  day  of  judgment  (1:7-3:8)  and  yet  also  of  hope  (3:9-20).  Earlier,  there  was  Amos 5:18-20;  Isa. 34:7;  35:10.

  1. The sins  of  God’s  covenant  people.

– …

The Moral Malaise in Public Life

In 1916 and 1917, during World War I, Australia went through two divisive referenda dealing with the issue of whether men could be conscripted for overseas service. In 2017 we have gone through a divisive plebiscite on the issue of whether only heterosexual couples can legally marry. One of the …

Matthew 18: Discipline in the Church

Peter Barnes: Matthew 18:15-17

(15 October 2017)

SERMON NOTES: DISCIPLINE  IN  THE  CHURCH  (Matthew 18:15-17)

– J.  C.  Ryle:  ‘on  no  point  have  churches  made  so  many  mistakes  –  sometimes  on  the  side  of  sleepy  remissness,  sometimes  on  the  side  of  blind  severity.’

  1. A private  admonition.

– 18:15.  Some  manuscripts  …

Matthew 18: Unity in the Presence of Christ

Peter Barnes: Matthew 18: 18-20

(22 October 2017)

SERMON NOTES: UNITY  IN  THE  PRESENCE  OF  CHRIST  (Matthew 18:18-20)

Flows  on  from  18:15-17.

  1. There is  Christ-given  authority  behind  church  discipline.

– 18:18.  Jesus  had  already  said  something  similar  to  Peter  in  16:19.  The  keys  to  the  kingdom  consist  of  teaching  and  …

Zephaniah: The Judge of all the Earth

Peter Barnes Zephaniah 1:1-3

(15 October 2017)

SERMON NOTES: THE JUDGE OF ALL THE EARTH (Zeph.1:1-3)

Zephaniah  lived  before  the  Babylonians  destroyed  Jerusalem  about  587 B.C.  King  Josiah  is  mentioned,  who  reigned  from  640-609 B.C.  Zephaniah  emphasises  the  Day  of  the  Lord  e.g.  1:14-16.  He  spoke  of  judgment  more  than  …

Luke 9: Living in the Shadow of the Mountain

Shane Gooch: Luke 9:28-36

Sermon Outline: Living in the Shadow of the Mountain

Sunday

Mt 16.22-23; Mk 8.32-33

Ex 33.18-23; Ex 34.29-35

Phil 3.20-21

Monday

Lk 9.1-2

Mk 9.22b-24

Col 3.1-17

Happy are those Christians who have learned to live for others more than for themselves and who understand that …

Luke 9: True Discipleship

Shane Gooch: Luke 9:23-25

Sermon Notes: True Discipleship

…make disciples of all nations – Mt 28.19

We can’t fulfill the Great Commission unless we know what true discipleship is

Context

Who is this man? – Lk 5.21; 7.20-21, 49; 8.25; 9.9

Who do you say that I am? – Lk …

Psalm 83: God and Israel’s Enemies

Peter Barnes: Psalm 83

(8 October 2017)

SERMON NOTES: GOD AND ISRAEL’S ENEMIES (Psalm 83)

This  83rd  Psalm  was  written  by  Asaph  who  is  the  author  of  twelve  Psalms  (Ps.50;  73-83).  It  is  not  dated,  but  may   come  from  Jehoshaphat’s  day  when  Judah  was  under  attack  –  2 Chron.20:1.

  1. Those