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Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 23
SERMON NOTES
DAVID’S LAST WORDS
2 Samuel 23
– 2 Samuel 23 must be understood as David’s last words to the nation.
1. David was raised by God.
– 23:1. The NIV and ESV margin have David spoken of ‘the hero of Israel’s songs’. …
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 2:9-10
SERMON NOTES
NEW ISRAEL PROCLAIMS GOD
1 Peter 2:9-10
– quotes from three parts of the Old Testament – Ex.19:5-6; Isa.43:20-21; and Hosea 2:23.
1. The Church is New Israel.
(a) a chosen people. Edmund Clowney: ‘Israel is a chosen people, but not a …
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 22
SERMON NOTES
DAVID’S ROCK AND FORTRESS
2 Samuel 22
– a Psalm of thankfulness, which also appears in Psalm 18.
1. Who God is.
David extolls the excellence of God – 22:2-4.
(a) ‘my rock’ (twice); (b) ‘my fortress’; (c) ‘my deliverer’; (d) ‘my …
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 2:4-8
SERMON NOTES
LIVING STONES IN THE NEW TEMPLE
1 Peter 2:4-8
– The temple in the Old Testament was where the glory of God was made known – 1 Kings 8:10; where the sacrifices took place – 1 Kings 8:63. Yet it was hardly …
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 21:1-14
SERMON NOTES
DAVID AVENGES THE GIBEONITES
2 Samuel 21:1-14
– this seems horrible, and lacking in much that is elevating or useful in the Christian life.
1. There are covenant curses.
– 21:1-2. We do not know the reasons for every famine, but this …
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 2:1-3
SERMON NOTES
GROWING IN THE WORD
1 Peter 2:1-3
1. We must put off all evil.
– 2:1. Peter begins verse 1 with a ‘So’ (ESV) or ‘Therefore’ (NIV). This is the negative side of 1:22. For put off/put on pattern, see Rom.13:12; Eph.4:22, …
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 20
SERMON NOTES
MORE REBELLION
2 Samuel 20
– more rebellion, more violence, more instability, more struggles.
1. The wickedness of rebellion.
– 20:1-2. Blaise Pascal: ‘Civil wars are the greatest of evils.’ But this is more; this is a repudiation of God’s declared will …
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 1:22-25
SERMON NOTES
THE ABIDING WORD OF GOD
1 Peter 1:22-25
– love comes from holding to the truth – Eph.4:15.
1. What we believe directs what we do.
– 1:22. Robert Leighton says that this verse contains the ‘whole duties and frame of a …
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 19:9-43
SERMON NOTES
PICKING UP THE REINS AGAIN
2 Samuel 19:9-43
Recriminations are always an issue e.g. after World War II in Germany or after the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa.
1. Expedient mercy.
– 19:9-12. David needs to make a political appointment, which …
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 1:18-21
SERMON NOTES
REDEEMED FROM FUTILE WAYS
1 Peter 1:18-21
Peter writes of being redeemed or ransomed (ESV).
1. Redeemed from futile ways.
– 1:18a. We usually think, quite rightly, of being redeemed from the penalty for sin (Gal. 3:10 13). But Peter is speaking …
