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Peter Barnes | Ephesians 6:10-13
SERMON NOTES
THE NATURE OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE
(Ephesians 6:10-13)
– it is a war, not a picnic.
1. Be strong in the Lord.
– 6:10, 13; Solomon’s sin in 1 Kings 11:1-4 is more from weakness than maliciousness.
– William Gurnall: ‘cowards never won heaven’; …
Peter Barnes | 1 John 4:1-6
SERMON NOTES
TESTING THE SPIRITS
Ezekiel 13:1-23; 1 John 4:1-6
1. Test the spirits.
– 4:1; note Matt.24:24; Deut.18:20-22; Jer.23:16-17; Acts 20:29-30; 2 Pet.2:1 (secretly)
– Jeremiah versus Hananiah in Jeremiah 28
– 1 Thess.5:21; Rev.2:2; Matt.7:15
2. Be confident in the Spirit.
– …
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 6:5-9
SERMON NOTES
MASTERS AND SLAVES
(Ephesians 6:5-9)
– William Wilberforce: ‘Moderating the insolence of power, she [i.e. Christianity] renders the inequalities of the social state less galling to the lower orders.’
1. The work of Christian slaves.
(a) They are to respect and obey their …
Peter Barnes | 1 John 3:19-24
SERMON NOTES
DEALING WITH DOUBT
Psalm 139; 1 John 3:19-24
– Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine (Fanny Crosby)
1. God’s grace is greater than our conscience.
– 3:19-20; conscience is vital but not our final authority (1 Cor.4:3-4; Prov.30:20; Luke 18:18-21)
– Augustine, Calvin, …
Peter Barnes | Exodus 21:1-16
SERMON NOTES
SLAVERY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
(Exodus 21:1-16)
– Sam Harris says that the Bible celebrates cruelty and recognises slavery which is an abomination.
1. It only lasted for six years.
– Ex.21:2 – unless the slave wanted it (Ex.21:5-6); also releases every fifty …
Peter Barnes | 1 John 3:11-18
SERMON NOTES
LOVING ONE ANOTHER
Genesis 4:1-15; 1 John 3:11-18
– what the world needs now is love, sweet love, but note Rom.12:9
1. Love is one of the proofs of regeneration.
– 3:11, 14-15, that one has moved from death to life (John …
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 6:4
SERMON NOTES
THE ROLE OF FATHERS
(Ephesians 6:4)
– in ancient Roman society, fathers had the power of life and death.
1. Discipline is necessary because of sin.
– Prov.22:15; Ps.51:5; Jer.17:9; Rom.3:23; Prov.29:15; Prov.13:24; Eccles.8:11; 1 Kings 1:5-6
– A. A. Neill and the …
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 6:1-3
SERMON NOTES
THE RESPECT OF CHILDREN FOR PARENTS
(Ephesians 6:1-3)
– Dick Lucas: ‘Disobedient children are one of the more disagreeable and alarming signs of decay in a Christian culture.’
1. Obey and honour your parents.
– Absalom’s rebellion is all the worse because it …
Peter Barnes | 1 John 3:4-10
SERMON NOTES
THE CHRISTIAN AND CONTINUING SIN
Deuteronomy 4:1-14; 1 John 3:1-10
– like Romans 6 in that there is a definite break with sin.
1. The nature of sin.
(a) it is ‘without law’ (3:4); Shorter Catechism no.14
(b) it comes from the …
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 5:25-33
SERMON NOTES
THE LOVING LEADERSHIP OF THE HUSBAND
(Ephesians 5:25-33)
– not rule well, but love (vv.25, 28, 33).
1. The husband is to love sacrificially.
– 5:25; love gives (Eph.5:2); the hymn-writer Philip Bliss in 1876 lost his life in a train wreck, while …
