Peter Barnes | Psalm 14
SERMON NOTES
THE FOOL BEFORE GOD
(Psalm 14)
– Psalm 14 and Psalm 53 are almost identical.
1. The unbeliever is a fool.
– 14:1; people reject God for foolish reasons; one man told Martyn Lloyd-Jones that he was an atheist because his wife had …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:16
SERMON NOTES
WISE AS SERPENTS, INNOCENT AS DOVES
2 Samuel 12:1-23; Matthew 10:16
– four zoological terms to illustrate the life of the Christian in the world; similar words with the 72 sent out in Luke 10:3
1. Christians live as sheep among wolves.
– …
Peter Barnes | 1 Timothy 5:1-2; Titus 2:2, 6
SERMON NOTES
RESPECT AND PURITY
(1 Timothy 5:1-2; Titus 2:2, 6)
– we relate to one another in terms of age and gender. Remember that Timothy was young (1 Tim.4:12)
1. How old men and young men are to conduct themselves.…
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:8b-15
SERMON NOTES
GRACE AND AUTHORITY
2 Kings 4:8-37; Matthew 10:1-15
– no ‘take it or leave it’ attitude
1. The apostles are to travel light.
– 10:8b-10; see Mark 6:8-9; not rules for all time
– support for the gospel worker (1 Cor.9:14; 1 Tim.5:17-18; …
In May 2013 Dr Kermit Gosnell from Pennsylvania was found guilty of three counts of first degree murder of three children intended for abortion but born alive and then murdered, and one count of involuntary manslaughter for failing to properly look after a woman who had gone through an abortion. …
Peter Barnes | Titus 2:3-5
SERMON NOTES
OLDER WOMEN TEACHING YOUNGER WOMEN
(Titus 2:3-5)
Titus was in Crete where the snake goddess was worshipped, and where ‘to play the Cretan’ meant ‘to lie’.
1. Older women are to be reverent in their behaviour.
– 2:3 – almost priestesses
– no …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:5-8
SERMON NOTES
THE KINGDOM COMES TO ISRAEL
Daniel 3:16-4:3; Matthew 10:1-15
– Jesus ‘apostled’ the twelve as His ambassadors
1. Go to the Jews first.
– 10:5-6; this is a short-term arrangement. Note Matt.8:11-12
– to the Jew, then the Gentile (Matt.15:24-28; 28:19; Rom.1:16)
2. …
Peter Barnes | 1 Timothy 2:8-10
SERMON NOTES
MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CHURCH
(1 Timothy 2:1-10)
1. Men are to pray in a holy and peaceful way.
– women are to pray too (Acts 1:14; 1 Cor.11:5), but men are to lead.
– Jews often prayed with their hands …
