Peter Barnes | 2 Kings 18:26-37
SERMON NOTES
THE MOCKERY OF UNBELIEF
2 Kings 18:26-37; 2 Cor. 11:1-15
– the Rabshakeh continues his mocking speech.
1. We ought not to be unnerved by the world.
– 18:26-27; the request in v.26 is naïve as v.28 shows
– the enemies of …
Normally one looks to the New York Times for wisdom in the same way that one might look for gold in a rubbish dump – it may be there, but it will take a lot of digging, and the prospects of success are not great. Yet, on 14 July 2012 …
Peter Barnes | Romans 9:14-16
SERMON NOTES
BY ELECTING MERCY ALONE
(Romans 9:14-16)
– this is not necessarily the first doctrine to be proclaimed!
1. ‘Is God just?’ is precisely the issue.
– 9:14; there would be possible objection if God simply foresees what we will do; Paul raises questions …
Peter Barnes | 2 Kings 18:9-16
SERMON NOTES
A GOOD MAN FALTERS
2 Kings 18:1-16; Luke 22:31-34, 54-62
1. A good man in evil days.
– 18:9-12; this recounts what happened to Samaria in 722 B.C. (see 2 Kings 17)
– this was due to Israel’s idolatry and immorality (18:12; …
Peter Barnes | Romans 9:10-13
SERMON NOTES
NOT BY WORKS BUT BY ELECTION
(Romans 9:10-13)
– Paul’s first example of election within Israel is Isaac and Ishmael (9:6-9); Jacob and Isaac constitute the second example.
1. God’s election stands.
– 9:10-12; As one woman told John Newton: ‘The Lord must …
