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Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 13:1-22
SERMON NOTES
THE KING WHO WOULD BE PRIEST
1 Samuel 13:1-22; Hebrews 3:7-19
– Saul is a disappointment, and gets worse
1. Israel under threat.
– 13:1 – uncertainty about the numbers
– 13:2-7 – only a partial victory, like killing a few hornets, …
Peter Barnes | Romans 5:1-2
SERMON NOTES
PEACE, ACCESS, AND HOPE
(Romans 5:1-2)
– note the ‘therefore’ in 5:1, which links it back to Romans 1-4. Romans 5-8 are about hope (Thomas Schreiner); living (C. E. B. Cranfield); and assurance (Martyn Lloyd-Jones)
1. Peace with God.
– 5:1; many manuscripts …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 12:1-25
SERMON NOTES
SAMUEL’S TESTIMONY
1 Samuel 12:1-25; Acts 4:1-12
– Samuel is the discerning one, like Spurgeon in the late nineteenth century.
1. Samuel’s faithfulness.
– 12:1-5; this is not self-righteousness, but a good conscience in old age.
– 12:23 – it would be …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 13
SERMON NOTES
HOW LONG WILL GOD HIDE HIS FACE?
(Psalm 13)
– David is in the pit in vv.1-2; he starts to climb out in vv.3-4; and he is out in vv.5-6
1. Depression can seem open-ended.
– 13:1-2; four ‘How longs?’
– Ps.13:1 reverses …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 11:1-15
SERMON NOTES
EARLY PROMISE
1 Samuel 11:1-15; Rev. 3:1-6
– Saul starts well, but does not finish well (see Matt.24:13)
1. The cruelty of the world.
– 11:1-5; the idea is obviously that Jabesh Gilead will not be able to defend itself – a …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 11
SERMON NOTES
WHAT IF THE FOUNDATIONS ARE DESTROYED?
(Psalm 11)
– 11:1a – David is firm in a time of crisis, perhaps while Saul is threatening him
1. The temptation to spiritual despair.
– 11:1b-3; there is a time to flee (e.g. Matt.24:16-18) but this …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 10:1-27
SERMON NOTES
SAUL AS GOD’S ANOINTED
1 Samuel 10:1-27; Acts 8:9-25
– 10:1 – Saul was ‘Messiahed’!
1. The Spirit’s work in the Old Testament.
– 10:2-7 – three signs, with the third one described in some detail in 10:8-13
– the Spirit mentioned …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 7
SERMON NOTES
A GOOD CONSCIENCE BEFORE ONE’S ENEMIES
(Psalm 7)
– 7:1-2; possibly written when Cush from Saul’s tribe of Benjamin was accusing David of seizing the throne
1. The blessings of a good conscience.
– 7:3-5; see Acts 24:16; 25:11; Job 31:5-8
– 7:8; …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 9:1-27
SERMON NOTES
SAUL AS THE PEOPLE’S KING
1 Samuel 9:1-27; John 18:28-40
– Tony Blair called Lady Diana ‘the people’s princess’, and Saul was ‘the people’s king’.
1. God endorses the people’s king, for a time.
– 9:1-2; Saul looked like a king in …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 5
SERMON NOTES
GOD AGAINST ALL EVILDOERS
(Psalm 5)
– a morning prayer (5:3)
1. Take time to call upon God in prayer.
– 5:1-3
– this is personal (‘my King and my God’) and he waits for an answer in verse 3;
– he prays …
