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Peter Barnes: Arise, O LORD, in Dark Days, Psalm 74 (Sunday 17 May 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
In Psalm 73 the Psalmist, Asaph, envied the prosperity of the wicked, until he entered the sanctuary (Psalm 73:16-17). But in Psalm 74 the Psalmist could not go into the sanctuary because …
Peter Barnes: The Sons of David and The Son of David, 2 Samuel 7:1-17 (Sunday 10 May 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)
– the word ‘covenant’ is not used here, but it is used later of references to it – Psalm 89:3-4. God does not need a temple to dwell …
Peter Barnes: The Dangers in Blessings, Psalm 30 (Sunday 10 May 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
The word in the superscription is actually ‘house’, for the temple as such was not built until Solomon’s day. It could be referring to 2 Sam.7:1-2 or 2 Sam.24:16-18.
1. Grateful praise for God’s …
Peter Barnes: Law and Promise Fitting Together, Galatians 3:15-18 (Sunday 3 May 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)
The Sinaitic covenant obviously has some similarities with a covenant of works (cf. 2 Cor.3:6-9; Heb.8:9), yet it is not.
1. The promise comes first. – for over 430 years God’s covenant people …
Peter Barnes: When Evil Dominates, Psalm 12 (Sunday 3 May 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
Perhaps this Psalm came from the time when David was on the run from Saul, or perhaps from the time of Absalom’s rebellion, where the way was paved by Absalom’s deceptive and self-serving words. Yet …
Peter Barnes: The Blood and Book of the Covenant with Moses, Exodus 24:1-11 (Sunday 26 April 2020 Evening Service)
– about 1450 B.C. we again read the language of covenant – Ex. 19:5-6; 24:7-8.
1. Our sin means that we need a mediator. – 24:1-2. God’s presence is holy – …
Peter Barnes: Put Off The Old Evil, Put on The New Righteousness, Ephesians 4:22-24 (Sunday 26 April 2020)
You can only do this if you are actually in Christ. ‘Let us all be good Americans’ assumes we must be Americans in the first place.
1. Put off the old man.…
Peter Barnes: Circumcision: The Old Covenant Sign, Genesis 17:9-14 (19 April 2020 Evening )
God gives circumcision as a sign and seal of His covenant with Abram, who is here renamed ‘Abraham’ – 17:1-8, 15-19. This is fulfilled in the coming of Christ Jesus – Rom.4:16. 1. God attaches a …
Peter Barnes: Handling Temptation, 1 Corinthians 10:13 (Sunday 19 April 2020 Morning Service)
Oscar Wilde: ‘I can resist anything except temptation.’ It sounds like Wilde – wit without wisdom. Calvin and Paul Barnett see v.13 as ‘a word of hope’, but it is both a consolation and a warning. Thomas …
Peter Barnes: Our Condition, GOD’S Provision, Psalm 73:26 (Sunday 12 April 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)
Psalm 73 is a Psalm of struggle. The Psalmist, Asaph, has been looking at this fallen world with jaundiced eyes, and struggling to fit that with God’s promises. We should be able to relate …
