‘Some Mocked’ (Luke 24:1-12; Acts 17:16-34)

Peter Barnes: ‘Some Mocked’, Luke 24:1-12; Acts 17:16-34 (12 April Sunday Morning)

– Paul emphasises the resurrection of Christ to the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers of Athens – Acts 17:18. ‘Some mocked’. 1. There have always been unbelievers who mock. – Acts 2:13; 2 Peter 3:3-4; 1 Cor.2:14. – The …

Christ the Sympathetic High Priest (Matthew 4:1-11, Heb.4:14-16)

Peter Barnes: Christ the Sympathetic High Priest, Matthew 4:1-11, Heb.4:14-16. (5 April 2020 am)

In Matthew 4:1-11 Satan tempted Christ three times, and three times Christ rebuffed him. J. C. Ryle: ‘A religion without a priest is a poor, unhappy, useless thing.’ A priest represents his people before God, and …

The Father of Faith (Genesis 12:1-3; 15:1-21)

Peter Barnes: The Father of Faith, Genesis 12:1-3, 15:1-21 (29 March, 2020, pm)

Abraham’s background was paganism – Josh.24:2. Yet God calls him His friend (2 Chron. 20:7; Isa. 41:8; James 2:23) and he becomes the father of all believers (Rom. 4:11).
1. A promised land, a great nation, and …

Perfect Peace in the LORD (Isaiah 26:3)

Peter Barnes: Perfect Peace in the LORD, Isaiah 26:3 (29 March 2020)

The Bible speaks of peace in its many facets:
(a) peace with God won through the work of Christ (Col.1:20);
(b) peace between Christians, whether Jew or Gentile (Eph.2:14);
(c) peace with unbelievers so far as that is …

Covenant with all Flesh (Gen.9:8-17)

Peter Barnes: COVENANT WITH ALL FLESH, Gen.9:8-17 (22 March 2020)

Bible Readings:

Genesis 9
And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2 The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the …

The Temptations of the Son Of God (Matthew 4:1-11)

Peter Barnes: THE TEMPTATIONS OF THE SON OF GOD, Matthew 4:1-11 (22 March 2020)

John Owen: ‘How shall I stand, O Lord, if such mighty pillars have been cast to the ground? If such cedars were blown down, how shall I stand before temptation? O keep me that I do …

A Renewed Creation (Genesis 9:1-7)

Peter Barnes: A RENEWED CREATION, Genesis 9:1-7 (15 March 2020)

God promised never again to flood the world, and that He would keep nature going in an orderly sequence (Gen.8:21-22).
1. Be fruitful and multiply.
– 9:1, 7. This repeats Genesis 1:28 before the Fall. Noah is a kind of …

Pride Grips a Godly Man (2 Kings 20:12-21)

 

Peter Barnes: PRIDE GRIPS A GODLY MAN, 2 Kings 20:12-21 (15 March 2020)

Hezekiah was one of the few godly kings of Judah, and he reigned
from about 715 B.C. to about 686 B.C. When William Grimshaw was dying in 1763, Henry Venn came to see him and asked …