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Sexuality in Genesis – Sexuality Before the Fall
Peter Barnes | Genesis 2:18-25
SERMON NOTES
SEXUALITY BEFORE THE FALL
Genesis 1:28; 2:18-25; Matthew 19:1-12
– cohabitation before marriage has become the norm, where there is pornography readily available and widely used, and where a virgin is seen as someone who is anorexic. Yet this has not led to …
The Reformation: What Was It About?
October 31 is Reformation Day. However, many professing evangelicals think that the Reformation was something of a mistake, and in any case, is over now. We should ask first what October 31 is meant to commemorate. Back in 1517 Johann Tetzel, a Dominican salesman, came near Wittenberg, and the townspeople …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – The Murder of Ishbosheth
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 4:1-12
SERMON NOTES
THE MURDER OF ISHBOSHETH
2 Samuel 4
– two worthless brothers murder Saul’s only surviving son, Ishbosheth. It is wonderful and beyond our comprehension that a kingdom with such glorious promises attached to it begins in such an inglorious way.
1. The …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – Weakness in David’s Court
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 3:2-39
SERMON NOTES
WEAKNESS IN DAVID’S COURT
2 Samuel 3:2-39
Abner swaps sides to join David, but Joab murders him.
1. Abner’s duplicity.
– Abner is the strongman of the outfit – 3:6-7; it is not certain whether Abner took Saul’s concubine, Rizpah, as his …
The Last Night (John 13-17) – Love in Glory
Peter Barnes | John 17:24-26
SERMON NOTES
LOVE IN GLORY
Psalm 16:1-11; John 17:20-26
In these last verses Jesus intertwines glory, love and knowledge in a way that almost makes them interchangeable at times. Thomas Manton is right to comment that ‘Every verse is sweet’.
1. Salvation is from everlasting …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – David as King of Judah
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 2:1-3:1
SERMON NOTES
DAVID AS THE KING OF JUDAH
2 Samuel 2:1-3:1
– Calvin says: ‘Here is a body without a head’. There is a power vacuum.
1. Be faithful to the Lord.
– 2:1-2. David had sought the Lord in adversity – Ps.140:1-6. But …
The Last Night (John 13-17) – One in Glory
Peter Barnes | John 17:22-23
SERMON NOTES
ONE IN GLORY
Psalm 16:1-11; John 17:20-26
– the Bible speaks of the Christian as being ‘in Christ’ – not just as someone who believes in Christ, but who is in the realm of Christ, incorporated into Him, and receiving all His benefits. …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – David’s Grief
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 1:1-27
SERMON NOTES
DAVID’S GRIEF
2 Samuel 1; Acts 5:1-11
2 Sam. 1-5 tells how David became king over all Israel; 2 Sam. 6-10 of God’s covenant with him, and his victories; 2 Sam. 11-12 of his fall into sin; and 2 Sam. 13-24 of …