Peter Barnes | Romans 11:17-20
SERMON NOTES
HUMBLE BRANCHES
(Romans 11:17-20)
Paul draws on the Old Testament image of the professing people of God in Jer.11:16-17; Hos.14:6-7
1. The root, the natural branches, and the wild branches.
– 11:17-18; the root is not the Jews so much as the patriarchs, …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 60:1-9
SERMON NOTES
ARISE FOR GLORY SHINES
Isaiah 60:1-9; Matthew 4:12-25
– Isaiah is fond of the ‘light’ imagery (2:5; 5:20; 9:2; 10:17; 49:6; 51:4).
1. The darkness of unbelief.
– 60:2; 1 John 5:19; note Matt.4:15-16
– Bonhoeffer: ‘One is distressed by the failure of …
It is commonplace to hear experts of some kind or another inform their grateful hearers that the Bible is a collection of errors and contradictions. When asked to give some examples of these contradictions, such experts are usually not so forthcoming. Only once have I been trapped in seemingly endless …
Peter Barnes | Romans 11:15-16
SERMON NOTES
THE HOLY COVENANT GIVES LIFE
(Romans 11:15-16)
Augustine on Romans 9-11: ‘Here Paul begins to speak of his hope for the Jews, lest the Gentiles in their turn become condescending toward them. For just as the pride of the Jews had to be …
Gordon Coleman | Hebrews 12
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Review of John Dickson, Hearing Her Voice: A Case for Women Giving Sermons, Zondervan: Kindle edition, 2012.
Recently a number of works have appeared from the professedly complementarian camp which manage to open the door yet wider to an egalitarian approach to gender roles. The articulate and affable John Dickson …
Peter Barnes | Romans 11:11-14
SERMON NOTES
SALVATION THROUGH JEALOUSY
(Romans 11:11-14)
Augustine on Romans 9-11: ‘Here Paul begins to speak of his hope for the Jews, lest the Gentiles in their turn become condescending toward them. For just as the pride of the Jews had to be countered because …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 59:15b-21
SERMON NOTES
GOD’S ANSWER TO SIN
Isaiah 59:15b-21; Ephesians 6:10-18
– Isaiah 59 tells of sin as our problem (59:1-8), a lament for sin (59:9-15a), and God’s answer to sin (59:15b-21).
1. Only God can save us.
– 59:15b-16; note Ps.143:2; Rom.3:20; Gal.2:16
– this …
Peter Barnes | Romans 11:7-10
SERMON NOTES
THE DARKNESS OF THE REPROBATE
(Romans 11:7-10)
– no wonder Paul wrote Rom.11:33-36!
1. Seeking righteousness by works leads to failure.
– 11:7a; see Rom.9:31-32; 10:3
– same for any man-devised religion e.g. see John 4:19-22 for the Samaritans
2. Only the elect …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 59:9-15a
SERMON NOTES
A LAMENT FOR SIN
Isaiah 59:9-15a; 1 John 1:1-10
– Isaiah 59 tells of sin as our problem (59:1-8), a lament for sin (59:9-15a), and God’s answer to sin (59:15b-21).
1. Justice and righteousness are remote.
– 59:9-10; fulfilling Deut.28:28-29
– this can …
