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Peter Barnes | John 17:1-2
SERMON NOTES
Jesus Prays for Glory
Matthew 6:5-15; John 17:1-19
– J. C. Ryle calls John 17 ‘one of the most wonderful chapters in the Bible’; Jesus prays for Himself in vv.1-5, for His disciples in vv.6-19, and for all believers down through the ages …
Peter Barnes | John 16:29-33
SERMON NOTES
Peace in a Hostile World
Isaiah 54; John 16:23-33
– Jesus rebukes and comforts His disciples
1. A true confession from weak believers.
– 16:29-30; the disciples know or think they know
– 16:31 – the emphasis is on the ‘now’; the next …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 25
SERMON NOTES
God curbs David’s sinfulness
1 Samuel 25
– the most dangerous time in the Christian life may come immediately after a victory e.g. Elijah in 1 Kings 18, then 19.
1. The selfish boorishness of Nabal.
– 25:2-3, 9-11, 17; ‘Nabal’ must …
Peter Barnes | John 16:23-28
SERMON NOTES
Praying in Jesus’ Name
Psalm 65; John 16:23-33
– in the US at the moment chaplains are being forbidden to pray in Jesus’ name.
1. Assured joy in prayer.
– 16:23-24; in the Old Testament Jews prayed to God via the temple (1 …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 24:1-22
SERMON NOTES
Blessed are the Merciful
1 Samuel 24:1-22
– David does better in a dark cave in Engedi than he does later on the roof of the royal palace in Jerusalem.
1. Be merciful.
– 24:1-7; David resists the temptation to be governed …
Peter Barnes | John 16:16-22
SERMON NOTES
Jesus Turns our Sorrows into Joy
Psalm 30:1-12; John 16:16-33
1. There are times of bewilderment in the Christian life.
– 16:16-19; Does it refer to Jesus’ resurrection (Leon Morris, Don Carson), the coming of the Spirit (Calvin, Charles Ross), or the death …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 23:1-29
SERMON NOTES
Encouragement Amidst the Trials (1 Samuel 23:1-29)
1 Samuel 23:1-29
David protects the city of Keilah (23:1-5), then would be betrayed by its inhabitants (23:6-14). Jonathan encourages David (23:15-18), and then God thwarts Saul and the Ziphites (23:19-29).
1. David is guided …
Peter Barnes | John 16:12-15
SERMON NOTES
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
Ezekiel 11:14-25; John 16:4b-15
This section here in John 16:12-15 is the fifth and the last section on the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is a ‘He’, and He will come (16:13), He will guide (16:13), …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 22:6-23
SERMON NOTES
THE MURDEROUS HEART OF SAUL
1 Samuel 22:6-23
Evil is unleashed.
1. Saul’s murderous heart.
– 22:6-8. Saul is paranoid here, and manipulative.
– he plays the victim and acts the bully (22:11-16)
– even his servants (‘runners’) hesitate to obey him …
