The Lord is my Shepherd

Peter Barnes: The Lord is my Shepherd – Psalm 23 (NO AUDIO)

(9 December 2018)

SERMON NOTES : THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD (Psalm 23)

Look at all the personal pronouns: The Lord is my shepherd … He leads me, He restores my soul, He guides me. Jesus, the Messiah-Shepherd, …

Isaiah: God’s Plan v’s Man’s Plan

Peter Barnes: Exodus 8:1-10 (NO AUDIO)

(2 December 2018)

SERMON NOTES: GOD’S PLANS VERSUS MAN’S PLANS (Isaiah 8:1-10)

Ahaz the king of Judah has been calling on Assyria to defend the southern kingdom from the more immediate threat from Syria and the ten northern tribes of Israel.

1. This message …

Life of Moses: A Bridegroom of Blood in Egypt

Peter Barnes: Exodus 4:18-31 (NO AUDIO)

(2 December 2018)

SERMON NOTES : A BRIDEGROOM OF BLOOD IN EGYPT (Exodus 4:18-31)

In himself Moses is an inadequate man with a huge commission from a great God.

1. God encourages Moses in the return to Egypt.

– 4:18-19 (recall 2:15); 4:20 looks …

Isaiah: Devestation Because of Unbelief

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 7:17-25 (NO AUDIO)

(25 November 2018)

SERMON NOTES: DEVASTATION BECAUSE OF UNBELIEF (Isaiah 7:17-25)
Ahaz is the king of Judah, but his faith is in his own political machinations, not the word of God. This is the lead-up to the events of 701 B.C. when the Assyrians …

Life of Moses: God’s Confirmation in Human Weakness

Peter Barnes: Exodus 4:1-17 (NO AUDIO)

(25 November 2018)

SERMON NOTES : GOD’S CONFIRMATION IN HUMAN WEAKNESS (Exodus 4:1-17)

The great Moses is great because of God, not because of Moses.

1. If no faith, there are signs.

– 4:1. God had said that they would listen to him in …

Isaiah: The Coming of Immanuel

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 7:10-16 (NO AUDIO)

(18 November 2018)

SERMON NOTES: THE COMING OF IMMANUEL (Isaiah 7:10-16)
Isaiah 7:1-25 deals with judgment, for Ahaz the king of Judah is trusting in Assyria to protect Judah from the forces of unbelieving Syria and apostate Israel (7:1-9). God’s word can harden as …

Life of Moses: “I AM” Speaks

Peter Barnes: Exodus 3:11-22 (NO AUDIO)

(18 November 2018)

SERMON NOTES : “I AM” SPEAKS (Exodus 3:11-22)

– note 3:11, 13; 4:1, 10, 13.

1. Moses is insufficient.
(a) He is afraid.

– 3:11. Moses is no Isaiah – Isa.6:8. Is Moses driven by humility or fear? Calvin writes of …

Isaiah: Firm in the Faith

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 7:1-9

(11 November 2018)

SERMON NOTES: FIRM IN THE FAITH (Isaiah 7:1-9)

It is the year 735 B.C. or thereabouts, and times are troubled.

1. The sin of fearing the world.

– 7:1-2. Israel and Syria took it into their heads to confront the super power, and …

Life of Moses: The God of the Burning Bush

Peter Barnes: Exodus 3:-10

(11 November 2018)

SERMON NOTES : THE GOD OF THE BURNING BUSH (Exodus 3:1-10)

– 3:1-3. Horeb is Mount Sinai, and later Moses will be led back here to receive the law of God. Egyptians looked down on shepherds – Gen.46:34. Moses has spent forty years …

Isaiah: The Remnant in Hard Times

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 6:9-13 (NO AUDIO)

(4 November 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE REMNANT IN HARD TIMES (Isaiah 6:9-13)
John Oswalt: ‘Almost all sermons on Isa. 6 conclude with v.8, probably because of the frankly disturbing character of the remainder of the chapter.’

1. Preaching the truth can harden hearers.

– …