Isaiah: Old Zion & New Zion

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 1:21-31

(29 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: OLD ZION AND NEW ZION (Isaiah 1:21-31)

When we pray ‘Thy kingdom come’ in the Lord’s Prayer, we are actually praying for two things: redemption and judgment.

1. The degeneration of God’s covenant people.

– 1:21-24. He is not attacking the …

Revelation: Come!

Peter Barnes: Revelation 22:17-21

(29 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES : COME! (Revelation 22:17-21)

G. K. Chesterton: ‘though St John the Evangelist saw many strange monsters in his vision, he saw no creature so wild as one of his own commentators’! No doubt, Revelation has attracted its fair share of oddballs, …

Isaiah: Let Us Reason Together

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 1:18-20

(22 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: LET US REASON TOGETHER (Isaiah 1:18-20)

God has called out Israel for being stupider than oxen and donkeys (1:2-4); pointed out how Israel has not learnt despite being chastened by God (1:5-10); condemned ceremonies which do not save anybody from sin …

Revelation: Washing your Robes

Peter Barnes: Revelation 22:14-16 NO AUDIO

(22 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES : WASHING YOUR ROBES (Revelation 22:14-16)

1. Blessed are those who wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb.

– 22:14. NKJV has ‘Blessed are those who do His commandments’; NIV and ESV have ‘Blessed are those who …

James 4: Waging the Wrong Kind of War

Daniel Wood: James 4:1-10

(15 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: WAGING THE WRONG KIND OF WAR (James 4:1-10)

  1. The Situation : Sinful Strife (4:1-3)
  • Anger & Murder: Matt 5:21,22
  • Asking & Receiving: Matt 7:7-11
  • The Lord’s Prayer: Matt 6:7-13
  • “Spending freely”: Luke 15:14

2. The Seduction of Worldly Wisdom (4:4-6)

  • The

Revelation: The Coming of Jesus

Peter Barnes: Revelation 22:6-13

(15 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: THE COMING OF JESUS (Revelation 22:6-13)

History is all heading towards the coming of King Jesus to claim His own.
1. We are in the last lap of human history.

– 22:6-7. This book is true and trustworthy.

– 22:10. The …

Revelation: The New Eden

Peter Barnes: Revelation 22:1-6 NO AUDIO

(8 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: THE NEW EDEN (Revelation 22:1-6)

– Paradise is restored, with a picture of peace and well-being. This is the new Eden, eternal Eden.
1. The divine throne.

– 22:1, 3. There is one throne, of God and of the …

Isaiah: Repentance Means Change

Peter Barnes: Isaiah 1:16-17 NO AUDIO

(1 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES: REPENTANCE MEANS CHANGE (Isaiah 1:16-17)

Isaiah has called out Israel for being stupider than oxen and donkeys (1:2-4), for not understanding God’s chastening of His people (1:5-10), and for trusting in religious activities (1:11-15).
In verses 16-17 we see …

Revelation: The Bride, the City and the Temple

Peter Barnes: Revelation 21:9-27 NO AUDIO

(1 July 2018)

SERMON NOTES : THE BRIDE, THE CITY AND THE TEMPLE (Revelation 21:9-27)

– 21:9-10, 15-16. The bride is New Jerusalem which is also identified with the Holy of Holies in the temple. The city is a cube, as was the Holy …