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Christmas Day Service – Responding to the Proclamation
Peter Barnes | Luke 2:15-20
SERMON NOTES
RESPONDING TO THE PROCLAMATION
Luke 2:15-20
The key text is verse 11: the child will be born in the city of David (Bethlehem), and will be Saviour and Lord and Christ (Anointed One). But we will look at the response to this.
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1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Shepherding the Flock
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:17-18
SERMON NOTES
JUDGMENT ON THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD
1 Peter 4:17-18
(a) the congregation chooses the elders, so you need to know what you should be looking for; (b) much of what is said about elders is applicable to all.
1. The authority of …
Psalms – Sustained by God’s Consolations
Peter Barnes | Psalm 94:19
SERMON NOTES
SUSTAINED BY GOD’S CONSOLATIONS
Psalm 94:19
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: ‘I read the Psalms every day, as I have done for years; I know them and love them more than any other book.’
The wicked look like they are running the place, so the Psalmist …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Judgment on the Household of God
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:17-18
SERMON NOTES
JUDGMENT ON THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD
1 Peter 4:17-18
1. Judgment begins with the household of God.
– 4:17. In all the interaction between Israel and the nations in the Old Testament, who is the key figure on earth? It is always …
Psalms – Number Your Days
Peter Barnes | Psalm 90
SERMON NOTES
NUMBER YOUR DAYS
Psalm 90
You may the haunting, lilting voice of Art Garfunkel singing ‘Bright Eyes’ from the movie Watership Down:
…Bright eyes, burning like fire,
Bright eyes, how can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Godly Suffering
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:12-19
SERMON NOTES
GODLY SUFFERING
1 Peter 4:12-19
Peter is not dealing with just punishment but persecution (4:15). Look at verses 12-19 via the verbs in the imperative mood.
1. We are not to be surprised at suffering.
– 4:12. It is ‘fiery trial’, not …
God’s Laws and Policies in a Fallen World – There Remains a Sabbath Rest
Peter Barnes | Hebrews 4:9-10
SERMON NOTES
THERE REMAINS A SABBATH REST
Hebrews 4:9-10
The author links the Sabbath rest in Genesis 2 to the rest in the Promised Land in the days of Joshua and to rest in Christ.
1. The Old Testament points to a greater rest.
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