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David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – The Death of the Child
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 12:15-25
SERMON NOTES
THE DEATH OF THE CHILD
2 Samuel 12:15-25; 1 Thess. 4:13-18
There are consequences to our sins e.g. a converted drunkard or adulterer.
1. Prayer may be earnest yet rejected.
– 12:15. David’s prayer life must have been non-existent for about a …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – Sin Has Consequences
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 12:7b-15
SERMON NOTES
SIN HAS CONSEQUENCES
2 Samuel 12:1-15a; Romans 4:1-12
This chapter, together with Psalm 51 which flows from it, shows us that sin is no light matter. Bonhoeffer warned against cheap grace, and Dale Ralph Davis even writes of ‘the fury of grace’.…
Micah: Prophet of Judgment, Peace and Pardon – The Future Kingdom
Peter Barnes | Micah 4:1-5
SERMON NOTES
THE FUTURE KINGDOM
Micah 4:1-5
Micah has just told us that Jerusalem would be destroyed (3:12). In Micah 4:1-8 he looks to a wonderful future for Zion.
1. Zion is exalted.
– 4:1. The latter days arrive at the First Coming of Jesus …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – Sinners Condemn Themselves
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 12:1-7a
SERMON NOTES
SINNERS CONDEMN THEMSELVES
2 Samuel 12:1-15a; Luke 7:36-50
Spurgeon: ‘Sheep may fall into the mire; swine wallow in it.’
1. God pursues His people.
– 12:1. This was not Nathan’s idea to confront David, and it certainly was not David exercising his …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – No Sin Hidden from God
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 11:14-27
SERMON NOTES
NO SIN HIDDEN FROM GOD
2 Samuel 11:14-27
– Calvin: ‘He was as guilty before God as if he were actually carried away by the devil.’
1. Unchecked sin grows.
– 11:14-21. See 1 Samuel 18:25 and Judges 9:50-53.
– David does …
Micah: Prophet of Judgment, Peace and Pardon – More Light, More Judgment
Peter Barnes | Micah 3:1-12
SERMON NOTES
MORE LIGHT, MORE JUDGMENT
Micah 3:1-12
Leaders are judged more harshly because they can do more damage – James 3:1.
1. Confronting unjust leaders.
– 3:1; Deut.1:16-17.
– 3:2-3. They have carried on like cannibals.
– 3:4; Prov.21:13. Prayer is not automatic.
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