Life of Moses: Moses the Intercessor

Peter Barnes: Exodus 33

(9 June 2019)

SERMON NOTES: MOSES THE INTERCESSOR (Exodus 33)

– background in Ex.32:1-6. God responds by saying He would fulfil His promises to them, but He would not go with them – Ex.33:1-3. Three times Moses intercedes for His people before God.

1. The threat …

Dr Joel Beeke – Family Worship

Dr Joel Beeke, Pastor of Heritage Reformed Congregation, Grand Rapids, MI and President of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, presented a talk on Family Worship at Revesby Presbyterian Church 11th July 2019.…

Religion that will not Save

Peter Barnes: Psalm 50:16-23

(2 June 2019)

SERMON NOTES: RELIGION THAT WILL NOT SAVE (Psalm 50:16-23)

On his journey, Bunyan wrote of Formalist and Hypocrisy. Every seven years, the whole law of God was to be read to the Israelites (Deut.31:10-11). Alec Motyer says that this Psalm would fit just …

Life of Moses: Apostasy!

Peter Barnes: Exodus 32

(2 June 2019)

SERMON NOTES: APOSTASY! (Exodus 32)

– 1 John 5:21.

1. The nature of sin.

– 32:1-6. Calvin refers to their ‘detestable impiety’ and their ‘monstrous madness mixed with stupidity.’

– What is faith? Heb.11:1, 27. We see the result of God’s work, not …

Call to the Lord in the Day of Trouble

Peter Barnes: Psalm 50:15

(26 May 2019)

SERMON NOTES: CALL TO THE LORD IN THE DAY OF TROUBLE

(Psalm 50:15)

Spurgeon: ‘Oh, blessed verse!’

1. This life has trouble.

– Job 21:30; Ps.27:5; Jer.16:19-20; Nah.1:7; Hab.3:16; Ps.20:1; Prov.24:10; 25:19; Jer.51:2; Obad.14.

The day of trouble may be the diagnosis of …

Life of Moses: The Book & Blood of the Covenant

Peter Barnes: Exodus 24

(19 May 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE BOOK AND THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT

(Exodus 24)

O. Palmer Robertson: a covenant is ‘a bond in blood sovereignly administered’. Exodus 24 is something of a parallel with the Transfiguration: ‘This is My beloved Son, with whom I am …

Life of Moses: The Tabernacle for Worship

Peter Barnes: Exodus 25-31

(26 May 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE TABERNACLE FOR WORSHIP (Exodus 25-31)

Arthur Pink: ‘We have now arrived at the longest, most blessed, but least read and understood section of this precious book of Exodus.’ It is all meant to be a shadow of something greater – …

Praying for Grace and Redemption

Peter Barnes: Psalm 25:16-22

(12 May 2019)

SERMON NOTES: PRAYING FOR GRACE AND REDEMPTION (Psalm 25:16-22)

David faces internal and external distress. W. S. Plumer: ‘Whoever has one distress has others.’ Calvin dates this to Saul’s threats; Thomas Scott says the threat was Absalom, which is more likely.

1. Affliction …