Peter Barnes | Joel 2:28-32
SERMON NOTES
THE SPIRIT WILL COME
Joel 2:28-32
1. The promise of the Holy Spirit.
– 2:28-29. Then we have the announcement: ‘This is it’ in Acts 2:16. Moses’ wish is fulfilled (Num.11:29).
– tongues understood = prophecy (Acts 2:6-11; 1 Cor.14:5).
– see Micah …
Peter Barnes | John 13:12-17
SERMON NOTES
HUMBLE SERVANTS
2 Samuel 9; John 13:12-17
– a lesson in humility
1. Jesus is the Lord and the teacher
– 13:12-13; literally ‘the Lord and the teacher’
– 1:1-3, 10, 14, 18; 20:28
2. Jesus as our example of humility.
– 13:14-15…
Peter Barnes | Joel 2:18-27
SERMON NOTES
THE LAND RESTORED
Joel 2:18-27
– John 3:17
1. God’s jealous pity.
– 2:18; God is jealous for His name (cf. Deut.4:23-24; 32:19-21; Ezek.39:25; Zech.1:14).
– God has pity on His people. The same word is used in Exodus 2:5-6.
2. We are …
Peter Barnes | John 13:1-11
SERMON NOTES
CONTINUALLY WASHED
Proverbs 16:18-33; John 13:1-11
– John 1-12 tells of Jesus’ public ministry; John 13-21 is more private.
1. Jesus is Lord.
(a) He knows the hour – 13:1a.
(b) He loves His disciples to the end – 13:1; see John 6:70; …
Peter Barnes | Joel 2:12-17
SERMON NOTES
REPENT AND BELIEVE
Joel 2:12-17
– Israel has suffered from a locust plague (Joel 1) and will suffer from a military invasion (Joel 2:1-11). Disasters usually subdue people for a time, and they might think about their relationship with God.
1. Repentance is …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 106
SERMON NOTES
LESSONS IN HISTORY
Psalm 106
– Psalm 106:1, 47-48 are in 1 Chronicles 16:34-36.
1. The history of Israel is the history of sin.
– Sin is everywhere – 106:6.
(a) the sin of unbelief at the Red Sea – 106:7 (Ex.14).
(b) …
Peter Barnes | Joel 2:1-11
SERMON NOTES
WHO CAN ENDURE THE DAY OF THE LORD?
Joel 2:1-11
Five times Joel speaks of a coming ‘Day of the Lord’ (1:15; 2:1, 11, 31; 3:14); see e.g. Heb.10:25.
1. God gives us clear and urgent warnings.
– 2:1-10; for v.10 see Isa.13:13.…
Peter Barnes | Psalm 44
SERMON NOTES
FAITHFUL YET NEEDING REDEMPTION
Psalm 44:1-26; Rom.8:31-39
– the last Psalm that Ambrose of Milan worked on. It is a strange Psalm, like Job applied to Israel as a whole.
1. Past blessings and present trust.
– 44:1-8; God’s blessings and victories in …
