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Peter Barnes | John 17:13-16
SERMON NOTES
JOY, FAITH AND HOLINESS IN A HOSTILE WORLD
Daniel 1:1-21; John 17:6-19
1. Joy in a hostile world.
– 17:13; see 15:11; 16:22.
– Ps.19:8; 144:15; Prov.16:20; Luke 2:10-11; Rom.14:17; Phil.4:4.
– at the age of eight, Fanny Crosby (who was blind) wrote:…
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 30:1-31
SERMON NOTES
DAVID AS A LEADER OF MEN
1 Samuel 30; Matthew 20:1-16
David has to face a number of issues in rescuing his people from the Amalekites.
1. Leadership in difficult circumstances.
(a) Facing a demoralized and angry people.
– 30:1-4, 5, 6a,b. …
Peter Barnes | John 17:11-12
SERMON NOTES
Kept to the End
John 10:22-30; John 17:6-19
The disciples were looking to the future with dread, and were wondering if all their hopes were going to fall apart. Thomas Manton preached six sermons on verse 11 but we will stick with just …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 29:1-11
SERMON NOTES
GOD’S OVERRULING PROVIDENCE
1 Samuel 29; Matthew 10:16-31
This is almost a humorous story; the Scylla and Charybdis situation – the sailor who faced a rock on one side and a whirlpool on the other.
1. God uses the ungodly.
– 29:1-5. …
Peter Barnes | John 17:9-10
SERMON NOTES
Prayer for Perseverance
Psalm 62; John 17:6-19
1. Jesus prays for His people.
– 17:9; there are some prayers to Christ in the New Testament e.g. Acts 7:59-60; 1 Cor.1:2
– we can pray for all in a general sense (e.g. 1 Tim.2:1; …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 28:3-25
SERMON NOTES
Saul’s Descent Into the Occult
1 Samuel 28:3-25
This is one of the most tragic chapters in the Bible. William Blaikie compares Saul to a crippled vessel at sea.
1. Desperation leads to sin.
– 28:3-5; see Lev.19:31; 20:6, 27; Deut.18:9-14; Isa.8:19-20.…
Peter Barnes | John 17:6-8
SERMON NOTES
God’s Word to God’s People
Deuteronomy 4:15-40; John 17:6-19
1. The Father has chose a people for the Son.
– 17:6; see 17:2; 15:16, 19.
– this is a great number (Rev.7:9-10)
– God seeks us because we do not seek Him (Rom.3:11)…
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 27-28:2
SERMON NOTES
David, the Philistines, and the Mix of Life
1 Samuel 27:1-28:2
David here has what the older evangelical writers used to call a ‘fainting fit’. We are pmeant to see how mixed life is, and to treat David both critically and sympathetically.…
Peter Barnes | John 17:3-5
SERMON NOTES
This is Eternal Life
Daniel 9:20-27; John 17:1-19
– What is eternal life?
1. Eternal life is knowing God in Christ.
– 17:3. The only God who will save us and give us eternal life is the God who has made Himself known …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 26
SERMON NOTES
Mercy Repeated
1 Samuel 26
– similar to 1 Samuel 24
1. Faith means we need to learn again and again.
– we repeat sins e.g. Gen.12:10-13 & 20:1-2
– we need to be reminded again and again (Phil.3:1; 2 Pet.1:12)
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