Peter Barnes : Mark 15:16-39
SERMON NOTES: RESPONDING TO THE CRUCIFIED ONE (Mark 15:16-39)
What did people make of a crucified Messiah? And what do they make of Him today?
– 15:16-20. They see Jesus as one who is said to be King of the …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-10 (Part 2)
SERMON NOTES: PAUL AS A TRUE PASTOR: CARE
– Paul is writing here to defend himself from criticism. In reply, Paul compares himself to a nursing mother (2:7) and a father (2:11).
– 2:7. The …
Prophecy is a hazardous business for the uninspired, but recent events in NSW might indicate a change for the better with respect to abortion laws in Australia. Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory have passed some of the world’s worst abortion laws, and Queensland came very close to following …
Recently I had someone confront me quite vigorously with the question: ‘Why believe in God?’ Pilate famously asked, in the presence of Christ: ‘What is truth?’ but he does not seem to have waited for an answer (John 18:38). Nor did my dismissive friend, who barely gave me a second …
Peter Barnes: Genesis 27:41-28:9
SERMON NOTES : REAPING WHAT WE SOW
We never sin with impunity – Galatians 6:7. We reap what we sow.
– 27:41. Esau’s sin is never excused, but Jacob did a lot of damage.
– Rom. 12:19-21 (Deut. …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 (Part 1)
SERMON NOTES: PAUL AS A TRUE PASTOR
Paul writes 1 Thessalonians, and he seems vulnerable to criticism after the events of Acts 17:1-10. In verse 1 Paul may have meant that he was not empty of results (F. F. Bruce, NIV, Jerusalem Bible, …
Peter Barnes: Genesis 25:27-34; 27:1-40
SERMON NOTES: A RUTHLESS DECEIVER
– God does not necessarily choose the best – Gen.25:22-23; Rom.9:10-13; 1 Cor.1:26-31. For Esau, see Gen.26:34-35; Heb.12:16.
– Isaac is the only one of the patriarchs who is married to …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
SERMON NOTES : TRUE CONVERSION
– Matt.18:3. Liberal theologians prefer the word ‘dialogue’. Professing evangelicals often preach: ‘God loves you, Christ died for everyone in the world, you need to believe that He died for you, and ask Him into your heart.’
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 1:5b-8
SERMON NOTES: EVIDENCE OF GOSPEL POWER
– ‘you know’ is an appeal to their experience of his ministry – e.g. 1:5b; 2:1, 2, 5, 11; 3:3; 4:2; 5:2.
– 1:5b-6a. Paul is surely referring firstly to the fact that he …
Seeking to be succinct, the apostle Paul told the Corinthian Church: ‘For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified’ (1 Cor.2:2). His basic message was about a person: Jesus the Christ (or Messiah, the Anointed One) and His work (He was put to death …
