Sermons

A Covenant of Common Grace (Genesis 6:18, 8:20-22)

Peter Barnes: ACovenant of Common Grace, Genesis 6:18, 8:20-22 (8 March 2020)

Adam failed – Rom.8:3. God then begins to unfold a series of
covenant, starting with a covenant of grace with Noah – Gen.6:18.
That is the first time we find the word ‘covenant’ in Scripture.
1. A sacrifice …

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The Bondage of Lust (2 Samuel 11:1-27)

Peter Barnes: The Bondage of Lust, 2 Samuel 11:1-27 (8 March 2020)

Calvin says this should ‘make our hair stand straight up on end’. John
Owen: ‘Many conquerors have been ruined by their carelessness after a
victory.’
1. Sin arises first in our hearts and minds, before the act.
– …

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God’s Covenant with Adam

Peter Barnes: God’s Covenant with Adam, Genesis 2:1-17, Genesis 3:1-21 (1 March 2020)

‘Covenant’ is used some 287 times in the Old Testament e.g. with
Noah (Gen.6:18), Abraham (Gen.15:18), Israel through Moses (Ex.24:8),
and David (Ps.89:3), and the new covenant through the Messiah
(Jer.31:31; Luke 22:20). Each successive covenant builds …

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When Fear Leads to Sin

Peter Barnes: When Fear Leads to Sin, Genesis 20:1-18, Matthew 10:24:33 (1 March 2020)

Karl Marx: ‘The social principles of Christianity preach cowardice, self-
contempt, abasement, submission, dejection.’ Not cowardice! We are to
be strong and courageous.

1. The temptation to repeat sin.
This is similar to Genesis 12, to …

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God Rescues from All Adversity

Peter Barnes: God Rescues from All Adversity, Psalm 107:1-32, 33-43 (23 February 2020)

The Psalmist gives four situations where God’s people find themselves
in adversity, often through their own fault. We are also told of their
responses to these adversities, and God’s responses. All of this takes
place within a …

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All History Praise The LORD

Peter Barnes: Psalm 106:1-23, 24-48 (16 February 2020)
All History Praise The LORD

Psalm 105:1-15 is also found in 1 Chronicles 16:8-22 where the ark of
the covenant is brought into Jerusalem. Psalm 105 deals with Israel’s
history from a positive angle – God had blessed her greatly. The next…