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The Last Night (John 13-17) – Chosen and Loving Friends
Peter Barnes | John 15:12-17
SERMON NOTES
Chosen and Loving Friends
Ezekiel 15:1-8; John 15:12-25
– love encloses this section (cf. 15:12, 17)
1. Christ’s love is self-sacrificing.
– 15:13; it is actually the same word as ‘set apart’ or ‘appointed’ as in verse 17
– Rom.5:10; for us it …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – A Man Obsessed
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 19:1-24
SERMON NOTES
A Man Obsessed
1 Samuel 19:1-24; Psalm 59
– there are four escape stories in this chapter (vv.1-7, 8-10, 11-17, 18-24)
1. Jonathan’s unselfish love.
– 19:1 – not thinking clearly in announcing this.
– 19:2-7 – Jonathan has most to lose …
The Last Night (John 13-17) – Bearing Fruit in the Vine
Peter Barnes | John 15:7-11
SERMON NOTES
Bearing Fruit in the Vine
Psalm 80:1-19; John 15:1-11
– fruit shows that we are in Christ (15:8)
1. Answered Prayer.
– 15:7; this is not How to Write Your Own Ticket with God
– prayer comes from abiding in Christ and having …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – David’s Hard Road to be Prince
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 18:17-30
SERMON NOTES
David’s Hard Road to be Prince
1 Samuel 18:19-30; Acts 5:1-11
1. The wickedness of sin.
(a) Saul’s deceitfulness – 18:17. He speaks the language of a wedding, but he is planning for a funeral.
(b) Saul is quick to break his …
The Last Night (John 13-17) – Christ as the True Vine
Peter Barnes | John 15:1-6
SERMON NOTES
Christ as the True Vine
Isaiah 5:1-7; John 15:1-11
– Israel is the vine in Ps.80:8-16; Isa.5:1-7
– Jesus is speaking of professing Christians (15:3); Calvin: ‘Christ justifies no one whom He does not at the same time sanctify’.
1. We have no …
David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – Attitudes to the King
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 18:1-16
SERMON NOTES
Attitudes to the King
1 Samuel 18:1-16; Matthew 20:20-28
– from here on, Saul is increasingly embittered towards David.
1. Jonathan’s self-sacrificing love for David.
– 18:1-4; from a worldly perspective, Jonathan had no reason to be friends with David.
– Phil.2:4; …
Easter 2015 – Meeting the King with the Keys
Peter Barnes | Revelation 1:17-18
SERMON NOTES
Meeting the King with the Keys
Luke 24:36-53; Revelation:1-20
1. Christ is robed in majesty.
– 1:17a; Christ is portrayed in a divine way; see Dan.7:9; Ezek.43:2
– we need to be brought low before we are lifted up (Dan.10:8-9)
2. Christ is …
Easter 2015 – The King and His Kingdom
Peter Barnes | Revelation 1:5b-7
SERMON NOTES
The King and His Kingdom
John 21:28-42
– Trinitarian greeting in Rev.1:4-5a, then doxology in Rev.1:5b-7
1. The King’s sacrifice.
– 1:5b; see Eph.5:2; Paul cannot fathom the depths of the love of Christ (Eph.3:17-19)
– Rev.5:9; substitution is what makes Good Friday …