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David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – Weakness in David’s Court
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 3:2-39
SERMON NOTES
WEAKNESS IN DAVID’S COURT
2 Samuel 3:2-39
Abner swaps sides to join David, but Joab murders him.
1. Abner’s duplicity.
– Abner is the strongman of the outfit – 3:6-7; it is not certain whether Abner took Saul’s concubine, Rizpah, as his …
The Last Night (John 13-17) – Love in Glory
Peter Barnes | John 17:24-26
SERMON NOTES
LOVE IN GLORY
Psalm 16:1-11; John 17:20-26
In these last verses Jesus intertwines glory, love and knowledge in a way that almost makes them interchangeable at times. Thomas Manton is right to comment that ‘Every verse is sweet’.
1. Salvation is from everlasting …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – David as King of Judah
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 2:1-3:1
SERMON NOTES
DAVID AS THE KING OF JUDAH
2 Samuel 2:1-3:1
– Calvin says: ‘Here is a body without a head’. There is a power vacuum.
1. Be faithful to the Lord.
– 2:1-2. David had sought the Lord in adversity – Ps.140:1-6. But …
The Last Night (John 13-17) – One in Glory
Peter Barnes | John 17:22-23
SERMON NOTES
ONE IN GLORY
Psalm 16:1-11; John 17:20-26
– the Bible speaks of the Christian as being ‘in Christ’ – not just as someone who believes in Christ, but who is in the realm of Christ, incorporated into Him, and receiving all His benefits. …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – David’s Grief
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 1:1-27
SERMON NOTES
DAVID’S GRIEF
2 Samuel 1; Acts 5:1-11
2 Sam. 1-5 tells how David became king over all Israel; 2 Sam. 6-10 of God’s covenant with him, and his victories; 2 Sam. 11-12 of his fall into sin; and 2 Sam. 13-24 of …
The Last Night (John 13-17) – Unity in the Word for Mission
Peter Barnes | John 17:20-21
SERMON NOTES
UNITY IN THE WORD FOR MISSION
Ephesians 2:14-18; 4:1-6; John 17:20-26
– Jesus now prays for the Church down through the ages (17:20-26).
1. We are to believe in Christ through the apostolic Word.
– 17:20; note 14:26; 15:27. Also John 21:24.
– …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – Saul Embraces Death
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 31:1-13
SERMON NOTES
SAUL EMBRACES DEATH
1 Samuel 31; Matthew 27:1-10
– Saul is like Shakespeare’s Othello – 1 Chron.10:13-14; Heb. 9:27.
1. The tragic duty of Jonathan.
– 31:1-2.
– Philip Henry used to cite the Puritan saying: ‘Duty is ours, events are God’s.’ …
The Last Night (John 13-17) – Sanctified in the Truth
Peter Barnes | John 17:17-19
SERMON NOTES
SANCTIFIED IN THE TRUTH
Psalm 119:33-48; John 17:6-19
– Jesus turns from prayer for being kept to being sanctified.
1. Christ sanctified Himself that we would be sanctified.
– 17:19; note Deut.15:19-21. The word ‘sanctify’ has two meanings: ‘to be set apart’ (1 …