Sermons

Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Answering to God

Peter Barnes | Romans 14:10-12

SERMON  NOTES
ANSWERING  TO  GOD
(Romans  14:10-12)

1.  Knowing  that  God  is  the  judge  softens  us.

– 14:10;  most  people  today  believe  that  if  we  know  that  God  will  judge  us,  it  will  harden  us

– see  Matt.18:21-35

– Heb.2:11-13;  James 4:11-13;  Calvin:  ‘Anyone  …  …

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The Messiah’s Mission (Matthew 10-12) – Make the Tree Good First

Peter Barnes | Matthew 12:33-35

SERMON NOTES
MAKE  THE  TREE  GOOD  FIRST
Ezekiel  37:24-32;  Matthew   12:33-35

–  the  three  images  of  trees,  vipers,  and  treasure  are  all  saying  that  we  must  be  Christians  before  we  live  like  Christians.

1.  We  need  a  new  nature  before  we  can  live  godly  lives.…

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Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Living and Dying to the Lord

Peter Barnes | Romans 14:7-9

SERMON  NOTES
LIVING  AND  DYING  TO  THE  LORD
(Romans  14:7-9)

– moves  from  the  particular  to  the  general,  which  is  unusual.

1.  A  Christian  does  not  live  to  himself.

– 14:7;  none  of  the  modern  emphasis  on  ‘the  most  important  person  is  you’  or  ‘fulfil  …

Sermons

Sunday School Service – Abraham, the Father of Faith

Peter Barnes

SERMON  NOTES
ABRAHAM,  THE  FATHER  OF  FAITH
Joshua  24:14;  Genesis 12:1-5; 15:1-6 & Galatians 3:6-9, 26-29

– Abraham  lived  around  2000  B.C.  He  is  said  to  be  the  faith  of  all  who  believe  in  Christ  (Rom.4:11-12).

1.  Abraham’s  background

– Joshua 24:1-4

2.  God  calls  Abraham

– Genesis …

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Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Observing Days

Peter Barnes | Romans 14:5-6

SERMON  NOTES
OBSERVING  DAYS
(Romans  14:5-6)

1.  The  issue  of  holy  days.

(a)  There  are  different  attitudes.

Contrast  to  Gal.4:10-11;  Col.2:16.

(b) What  about   the  Sabbath?

–  Martyn  Lloyd-Jones  says  that  the  Sabbath  is  moral,  not  ceremonial.  The  early  Church  Fathers  did  not  call  Sunday  …

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The Messiah’s Mission (Matthew 10-12) – Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

Peter Barnes | Matthew 12:31-32

SERMON NOTES
BLASPHEMY  AGAINST  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT
Psalm  95;  Matthew   12:31-32

1.  Christ  makes  a  wonderful  offer  of  salvation.

– 12:31a.  Martin  Luther:  Although  our  sin  is  great  indeed,/  God’s  mercies  far  exceed  it.

–  Luke 23:34;  Paul  in  1 Tim.1:13;  the  prodigal  son  in  …

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Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – The Lord Makes Us to Stand

Peter Barnes | Romans 14:3-4

SERMON  NOTES
THE  LORD  MAKES  US  TO  STAND
(Romans  14:3-4)

–  three  issues  –  food  (14:2),  days  (14:5-6),  and  wine  (14:21)

1.  The  strong  must  not  be  contemptuous  of  the  weak.

– 14:3a;  1 Cor.8:1

–  Acts 21:17-29.  J.  Gresham  Machen  appeared  on  fundamentalist  platforms,  …

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The Messiah’s Mission (Matthew 10-12) – The Kingdom Comes

Peter Barnes | Matthew 12:28-30

SERMON NOTES
THE  KINGDOM  COMES
1  Kings 18:20-40;  Matthew   12:28-30

1.  Christ  brings  the  kingdom  of  God  by  the  Spirit.

– 22:28;  ‘finger  of  God’  in  Luke 11:20;  see  Ex.8:19;  Deut.9:10;  Ps.8:3

–  the  kingdom  comes  with  the  giving  of  the  Spirit  of  God

2.  …

Articles

A Hard Head and a Soft Heart

The gospel turns everything upside down – it is the first who are last and the last who are first; the humble are exalted and those who exalt themselves are humbled; and we die to self in order to find our life. It is not what we would expect, and …

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Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Accepting All Who Are Christ’s

Peter Barnes | Romans 14:1-2

SERMON  NOTES
ACCEPTING  ALL  WHO  ARE  CHRIST’S
(Romans  14:1-2)

–  three  issues  –  food  (14:2),  days  (14:5-6),  and  wine  (14:21)

–  ‘weak’  does  not  mean  ‘false’  but  ‘mistaken  in  some  respects  but  still  holding  to  the  gospel’.

– ‘weak’  may  be  mostly  Jewish,  but  that  …