Peter Barnes | John 16:23-28
SERMON NOTES
Praying in Jesus’ Name
Psalm 65; John 16:23-33
– in the US at the moment chaplains are being forbidden to pray in Jesus’ name.
1. Assured joy in prayer.
– 16:23-24; in the Old Testament Jews prayed to God via the temple (1 …
It is disturbing to come across evangelicals whose default position when they hear the expression ‘good works’ is to go into a somewhat aggressive attack on them. This is by no means unknown in Sydney evangelicalism, and Stephen Westerholm tells a joke – perhaps rather inadvisably – about the Lutheran …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 24:1-22
SERMON NOTES
Blessed are the Merciful
1 Samuel 24:1-22
– David does better in a dark cave in Engedi than he does later on the roof of the royal palace in Jerusalem.
1. Be merciful.
– 24:1-7; David resists the temptation to be governed …
Peter Barnes | John 16:16-22
SERMON NOTES
Jesus Turns our Sorrows into Joy
Psalm 30:1-12; John 16:16-33
1. There are times of bewilderment in the Christian life.
– 16:16-19; Does it refer to Jesus’ resurrection (Leon Morris, Don Carson), the coming of the Spirit (Calvin, Charles Ross), or the death …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 23:1-29
SERMON NOTES
Encouragement Amidst the Trials (1 Samuel 23:1-29)
1 Samuel 23:1-29
David protects the city of Keilah (23:1-5), then would be betrayed by its inhabitants (23:6-14). Jonathan encourages David (23:15-18), and then God thwarts Saul and the Ziphites (23:19-29).
1. David is guided …
Peter Barnes | John 16:12-15
SERMON NOTES
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
Ezekiel 11:14-25; John 16:4b-15
This section here in John 16:12-15 is the fifth and the last section on the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is a ‘He’, and He will come (16:13), He will guide (16:13), …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 22:6-23
SERMON NOTES
THE MURDEROUS HEART OF SAUL
1 Samuel 22:6-23
Evil is unleashed.
1. Saul’s murderous heart.
– 22:6-8. Saul is paranoid here, and manipulative.
– he plays the victim and acts the bully (22:11-16)
– even his servants (‘runners’) hesitate to obey him …
Peter Barnes | John 16:4b-11
SERMON NOTES
The Spirit’s Convicting Work
John 16:4b-15; Acts 2:22-41
1. Jesus’ departure and the Spirit’s coming are for our good.
– 16:4b-6; Peter had asked about Jesus’ departure in John 13:36, but not where.
– 16:7; see John 7:37-39; the Spirit completes the presence …
