Occasional Sermon – Stephen Chavura
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Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Knowing the Creator through the Creation
Peter Barnes | Romans 1:19-20
SERMON NOTES
KNOWING THE CREATOR THROUGH THE CREATION
(Romans 1:19-20)
– ‘This is my Father’s world’ (Maltbie Babcock); hence Psalm 104
1. The creation reveals the creator.
– a watch reveals a watchmaker (William Paley)
– Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris see no design in …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – Sowing the Wind, Reaping the Whirlwind
Peter Barnes | Hosea 8:1-14
SERMON NOTES
SOWING THE WIND, REAPING THE WHIRLWIND
Hosea 8:1-14; Galatians 6:1-10
– we experienced a cyclone in Vanuatu in late 1982
1. Israel’s disobedience to God’s law.
– 8:1b, 3a, 12; this is the basic attitude
(a) they chose their own kings (8:4); see …
Christmas Day 2010 – Mary Pondered These Things
Peter Barnes | Luke 2:19
SERMON NOTES
MARY PONDERED THESE THINGS
Luke 2:19
– the highest of created beings (angels) with shepherds who were usually despised as lowly.
1. The unique birth.
– 2:4-5; Mary had been told back in 1:26-38
– in Bethlehem (note Micah 5:2)
2. The baby …
Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – The Wrath of God
Peter Barnes | Romans 1:18
SERMON NOTES
THE WRATH OF GOD
(Romans 1:18)
Romans 1:18-3:20 prepares the ground for Romans 3:25-26
1. God’s wrath is revealed in history.
– the Four Spiritual Laws begin with ‘God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.’ That is precisely where …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – A Lesson Not Learnt
Peter Barnes | Hosea 7:1-16
SERMON NOTES
A LESSON NOT LEARNT
Hosea 7:1-16; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6
– not unlike Matt.23:37
1. God is more ready to heal and restore than we are to repent.
– 6:11b-7:2; Israel is complacent (see Psalm 10:4, 6, 11)
– 2 Cor.5:10 is behind the …
Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – The Gospel Announced
Peter Barnes | Romans 1:16-17
SERMON NOTES
THE GOSPEL ANNOUNCED
(Romans 1:16-17)
Rom.1-4 – ‘the just by faith’; Rom.5-8 – ‘shall live’; Rom.9-11 – ‘to the Jew first, also for the Greek’; Rom.12-15 – more on ‘shall live’.
Thomas Schreiner: ‘The gospel is the saving power of God in which …
Occasional Sermon – The Purpose of the Miracles
Peter Barnes | John 2:1-11
SERMON NOTES
THE PURPOSE OF THE MIRACLES
(John 2:1-11)
– Jesus’ words and deeds go together; Thomas Jefferson wrote a foolish book called The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, where he eliminated all the miracles. But ‘I am the resurrection and the life’ …
Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Encouragement and Obligation
Peter Barnes | Romans 1:11-15
SERMON NOTES
ENCOURAGEMENT AND OBLIGATION
(Romans 1:11-15)
1. We ought to aim to encourage one another.
– 1:11-12; see Prov.11:25; 27:17
– same word ‘to strengthen’ in Luke 22:32
– 1 Cor.12:14-15, 20-21
– 1863-7 Abraham Kuyper was at Beesd where a peasant woman led …
Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – A False Repentance
Peter Barnes | Hosea 6:1-11
SERMON NOTES
A FALSE REPENTANCE
Hosea 6:1-11; 2 Corinthians 7:2-12
– like Mark 15:19
– Derek Kidner says that in Hosea 6:1-3 Hosea is speaking, and that 6:4-6 shows that Israel rejected what he said. But verses 1-3 seem to come from Israel and verses …