Peter Barnes: Genesis 30:25-31:55
SERMON NOTES: RESOLVING MATTERS WITH LABAN (Genesis 30:25-31:55)
– Romans 12:18. Laban tries to cheat Jacob, Jacob pushes back, and finally he gets away after making a covenant with Laban.
– Laban is essentially a self-server who has some religious notions. …
Peter Barnes: Genesis 29:31-30:24
SERMON NOTES: JOY AND WOE IN THE FAMILY (Genesis 29:31-30:24)
William Blake:
Man was made for joy and woe,
And when this we rightly know
Thro’ the World we safely go.
Joy and woe are woven fine,
A Clothing for the Soul divine;
Under every grief …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16
SERMON NOTES; TRUE DISCIPLES WILL SUFFER (1 Thessalonians 2:14-16)
Since the terrible events of the Holocaust, a passage like this one has become contentious and controversial.
Paul was himself a Jew, and he wrote most passionately about the conversion of the Jews – Rom.9:1-3; 10:1.…
Peter Barnes : Genesis 29:1-30
SERMON NOTES: THE DECEIVER DECEIVED (Genesis 29:1-30)
Jacob comes to Haran in Mesopotamia, and ends out marrying two sisters, Leah and Rachel. God chastens those whom He loves – Prov.3:11-12.
– 29:1-8. Rachel then arrives, and Jacob goes into action …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:13
SERMON NOTES: PAUL AS GOD’S HERALD (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
– 2:13. The Word brings creation (Gen.1); sanctification (John 17:17); and salvation (Rom.10:17).
– 2 Tim.3:15. The word is effective – Isa.55:10-11.
– Paul does not count heads for …
Peter Barnes: Genesis 28:10-22
SERMON NOTES : A VISION OF GOD (Genesis 28:10-22)
Jacob had the promises of God, but his own sins had brought him to a low point in his life.
– 28:10-11; a trip of about 45 miles (perhaps two days).
– 28:12; see …
A few weeks ago, in a Scripture class, we drifted off the topic onto ‘the attributes of God’. In answer to a question, I referred to Acts 17:24-25, ‘The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:11,12 (Part 3)
SERMON NOTES: PAUL AS A TRUE PASTOR: PROCLAIMER
– Philip Ryken on the ‘Perfect Pastor’: ‘He condemns sins, but never upsets anyone. He works from 8.00 a.m. until midnight and is also the janitor. He makes $60.00 a week … and gives about …
Peter Barnes : Matthew 27:62-66; 28:2-4, 11-15
SERMON NOTES: UNWITTING TESTIMONY
Matthew 27:62-28:15 gives us two reports about the resurrection of Jesus: a true report from some women and a false report comes from some guards. Note 2 Cor.13:8.
In 1951 C. S. Lewis wrote on evolution: ‘What inclines me …
SERMON NOTES: WOMEN WITNESSES (Matthew 28:1-10)
From Matthew 27:62-28:15 two reports about the resurrection of Jesus are set side-by-side: the true report comes from some women and the false report comes from some guards. Verse 6a is the key text.
– 28:1. All four Gospels …
