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Peter Barnes: Genesis 34
SERMON NOTES: HANDLING THE HOTHEADS (Genesis 34)
– Genesis 34 tells a seedy, sorry and sordid story. It is so unpleasant that Professor H. C. Leupold says: ‘We may well wonder if any man who had proper discernment ever drew a text from this chapter.’
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 3:9,10
SERMON NOTES: GRATITUDE, PRAYER, AND GROWTH (1 Thessalonians 3:9,10)
– Paul is so hard to emulate!
– 3:9. Paul’s prayers were often very different to ours – 1:2-3; Phil.1:3-5.
– Psalm 116:12; Paul says something similar, …
Peter Barnes: Genesis 33
SERMON NOTES : BURYING THE HATCHET (Genesis 33)
Verses 1-11 tell of the reconciliation between the two brothers, and verses 12-20 tell of their going their separate ways.
– 33:1-3; the moment that Jacob had both dreaded and longed for was drawing …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 3:6-8
SERMON NOTES: WE LIVE IF YOU STAND FAST (1 Thessalonians 3:6-8)
– Paul is almost beside himself at Timothy’s good news, which indicates how deeply emotional is his faith and love.
– 3:6; same as Acts 18:5? Illustrates Prov.25:25.…
Peter Barnes: Genesis 32:22-32
SERMON NOTES: WRESTLING WITH GOD (Genesis 32:22-32)
– Jacob was returning to face the music with his brother Esau. He wrestles with a man who is an angel who is God – 32:24, 28, 30; Hos.12:3-4. This is a pre-incarnation appearance of the Son of God.…
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
SERMON NOTES: DANGERS AFTER CONVERSION (1 Thessalonians 3:1-5)
– the most difficult times for Christians can be just before conversion and just after.
– 3:1-2; note 2 Cor.11:28. Paul had just gone through the trauma of what happened in Galatia – …
Peter Barnes: Genesis 32:1-21
SERMON NOTES: FACING ESAU AGAIN (Genesis 32:1-21)
Jacob decided to return home – Gen.30:25. God endorsed that decision – Gen.31:3. Ever had to eat humble pie because of something you have done wrong to an unbeliever?
– 32:1-2. God had sent …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20
SERMON NOTES: THE LONGING HERALD (1 Thessalonians 2:17-20)
In 1839 William Burns was preaching for Robert McCheyne in Dundee in Scotland when McCheyne was making his way through Palestine to encourage a mission to the Jews. Revival broke out in Dundee – virtually the opposite …
Peter Barnes: Genesis 30:25-31:55
SERMON NOTES: RESOLVING MATTERS WITH LABAN (Genesis 30:25-31:55)
– Romans 12:18. Laban tries to cheat Jacob, Jacob pushes back, and finally he gets away after making a covenant with Laban.
– Laban is essentially a self-server who has some religious notions. …
Peter Barnes: Genesis 29:31-30:24
SERMON NOTES: JOY AND WOE IN THE FAMILY (Genesis 29:31-30:24)
William Blake:
Man was made for joy and woe,
And when this we rightly know
Thro’ the World we safely go.
Joy and woe are woven fine,
A Clothing for the Soul divine;
Under every grief …
