Passing on the Baton (2 Timothy 2:1-2)

Peter Barnes: Passing on the Baton, 2 Timothy 2:1-2 (Sunday 26 July 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)

Paul mentions four generations, although the emphasis is on the last three: Paul, then Timothy, then those whom Timothy teaches, and finally those whom they teach, like passing a baton in a relay …

Failures and Helpers (2 Timothy 1:15-18)

Peter Barnes: Failures and Helpers, 2 Timothy 1:15-18 (Sunday 19 July 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)

We should never think that there was a period in the history of the Church when nothing much went wrong. Not even the first-century Church in the New Testament was without spot or wrinkle.…

Paul: To Proclaim, to Suffer and to Believe (2 Timothy 1:11-12)

Peter Barnes: Paul: To Proclaim, to Suffer and to Believe, 2 Timothy 1:11-12 (Sunday 5 July 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)

In 1555 Calvin preached through 2 Timothy but his sermon on these two verses has been lost. After looking at the plan of salvation in verses 9-10, Paul now

Light Versus Darkness (John 3:17-21)

Peter Barnes: Light Versus Darkness, John 3:17-21 (Sunday 28 June 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)

There is a real place for apologetics to present a Christian understanding of God, the world and the gospel to people but the issue of belief and unbelief is not just intellectual one but moral.…

The Plan of Salvation (2 Timothy 1:9-10)

Peter Barnes: The Plan of Salvation, 2 Timothy 1:9-10 (Sunday 28 June 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)

God has saved His people and called them to a holy calling, either meaning that God’s calling is holy because He is holy, or that we are called to a holy life (as …

God so Loved the World (John 3:16)

Peter Barnes: God so Loved the World, John 3:16 (Sunday 21 June 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)

This verse seems straightforward, but it is actually difficult: (a) In the book of Acts, the starting point is always that God is our creator, we are accountable to Him, He is a …