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Peter Barnes | Jude 5-7
SERMON NOTES
THE SINS OF THE FALSE TEACHERS
(Jude 5-7)
– grace is being turned into immorality (vv.3-4)
1. God has judged unbelieving covenant people.
– v.5; repeats what they should know (Phil.3:1)
– e.g. Ex.32:1-4; Num.25:1-3; hence Ex.32:26
– not all Israel is Israel;
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Peter Barnes | 1 Timothy 3:1-7
SERMON NOTES
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELDER, Part 2
Leviticus 10; 1 Tim. 3:1-7
1. The elder must be able to teach.
– 3:2; all Christians should be teachers in some way (Heb.5:12); in 1758 John Newton’s first sermon …
Peter Barnes | Jude 1-4
SERMON NOTES
CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH
(Jude 1-4)
– Jude is almost certainly a half-brother of Jesus (Matt.13:54-56) who was not a believer until after the resurrection (Mark 3:21, 31; John 7:5)
1. A Christian is called, loved, and kept.
– vv.1-2
– called (Rom.8:29-30);
Peter Barnes | 1 Timothy 3:1-7
SERMON NOTES
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELDER, Part 1
Numbers 11:16-30; 1 Tim. 3:1-7
– the eldership is not a parliament; for almost all these qualifications, Christians should have them, the elder must have them.
1. The man aspires and the church tests.
–
Peter Barnes | Philemon 15-25
SERMON NOTES
NEW RELATIONSHIPS
(Philemon 15-25)
1. Christ changes all relationships.
– vv.15-17; Paul sees God’s hand in all things (Eph.1:11); this means that He is working for good (e.g. Gen.45:5)
– Gal.3:28; C. S. Lewis in his sermon The Weight of Glory: ‘There …
Peter Barnes | 1 Timothy 2:11-15
SERMON NOTES
WOMEN ELDERS?
1 Tim. 2:11-15; 1 Cor. 11:2-16
– how the church is to run (1 Tim.3:15)
1. Women are not to officially and publicly teach men or have authority over them.
– 1 Tim.2:11-12; equal in Gen.1:27; Gal.3:28 but not in …
Peter Barnes | Philemon 8-14
SERMON NOTES
DOING GOOD FROM THE HEART
(Philemon 8-14)
1. Loving Obedience is greater than duty.
– vv.8-10, 14; Paul could command (see 1 Cor.14:37; Gal.1:8); but preferred not to (see 1 Cor.7:35; 10:15; 2 Cor.1:24; 8:8, 19; 9:7); does not simply appeal to Deut.23:15-16 …
Peter Barnes | 1 Timothy 5:17-25
SERMON NOTES
THE ROLE OF ELDERS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH
1 Tim. 5:17-25; 1 Peter 5:1-11
– they appear without explanation in Acts 11:30; 14:23; 15:2, 4, 6, 23; 20:17, 28; 21:18; clearly taken over from the Old Testament.
– an elder and …
Peter Barnes | Deuteronomy 31:9-13
SERMON NOTES
ELDERS UNDER THE WORD
Deut. 31:9-13; 2 Chronicles 28:1-15
1. Elders taught God’s Word.
– Deut.31:9-12; the whole law (probably all of Deuteronomy) was read every seven years at the Feast of Booths, which celebrates redemption (cf. Eph.1:7)
– it was only read,
