Sermons

Easter 2016 – The Old Testament Hope of Resurrection

Peter Barnes | Psalm 73; Matthew 22:23-33

SERMON  NOTES
THE OLD TESTAMENT HOPE OF RESURRECTION
Psalm 73; Matthew 22:23-33

Many people say that the Old Testament is only concerned with this life – Psalm 6:4-5; 30:8-10; Eccles.9:4-6.

But read Matt.22:23, 29; Acts 23:6-9; Heb.11:19. Look at the evidence:

1. Enoch …

Articles

Prayer: Our Barriers and God’s Helps

Somehow  we  usually  find  talking  to  others  quite  easy  but  talking  to  God  surprisingly  onerous.  Ole  Hallesby  said  that  his  worst  sins  were  his  neglect  of  prayer.  We  often  feel  guilty  in  our  private  prayers,  because  we  pray  so  badly.  Richard  Baxter  asked:  ‘In  secret  prayer,  is  not  thy  heart  …

Sermons

Easter 2016 – Pierced for Our Transgressions

Peter Barnes | Isaiah 53:5

SERMON  NOTES
PIERCED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS
Isaiah 53:1-12; 1 Peter 2:18-25

– Isaiah 53:5 was one of the texts that Dietrich Bonhoeffer preached from in his last sermon, delivered in a schoolhouse in Schönberg, just before the Gestapo hanged him. Note too 1 Peter 2:24.…