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Peter Barnes | John 14:1-3
SERMON NOTES
COME TO THE FATHER’S HOUSE
Joshua 1:1-9; John 14:1-11
– the disciples are troubled; Jesus speaks of the cross first, then the Second Coming
1. Peace comes through faith in Christ.
– 14:1; see Ps.56:3 and Josh.1:9 applied to Christ
– could be …
Peter Barnes | Ephesians 2:1; 1 Corinthians 2:14
SERMON NOTES
TOTAL INABILITY
Eph.2:1; 1 Cor.2:14
TULIP stands for Total Depravity; Unconditional Election; Limited Atonement; Irresistible Grace; Perseverance of the Saints. It constitutes a defensive doctrine, and is not really a summary of Calvinism.
1. Human nature can do some limited …
Peter Barnes | John 13:36-38
SERMON NOTES
KNOWING OURSELVES
John 13:31-38; 18:15-27
– Jer.17:9 is foundational for understanding ourselves
1. We are ignorant of the depths of our own sin.
– 13:36-38; Peter’s question is the first of four from the disciples (14:5, 8, 22)
– not unlike Matt.16:15-17, 21-23.…
Peter Barnes | Psalm 137
SERMON NOTES
WEEPING IN BABYLON
Psalm 137
– Imprecatory Psalms (58, 68, 69, 79, 109, 137, 139). Psalm 137 written about the exile in Babylon after the Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem in 587 B.C.
1. Christians may experience terrible misery.
– 137:1-4. The slaves in …
Peter Barnes | 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Psalm 119:9-11; Matthew 4:1-11; 22:34-40
SERMON NOTES
THE NEED FOR A CREED
1 Cor.15:3-4; Ps.119:9-11; Matt.4:1-11; 22:34-40
Apparently there are about 780,000 words in the Bible.
1. We need to summarise the Bible.
All doors need a key, and the Bible is a door …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 34:15-22
SERMON NOTES
THE LORD IS NEAR TO THE BROKENHEARTED
Psalm 34:15-22
– for context, see 1 Samuel 21.
1. God delivers the brokenhearted righteous.
– 34:15-18; see Ps.51:17; Isa.61:1
– not deliverance from afflictions (see 34:19)
– Bernard Gilpin was saved in 1558 because he …
Peter Barnes | John 13:34-35
SERMON NOTES
A NEW COMMANDMENT
Leviticus 19:1-18; 1 John 4:7-16; John 13:34-35
– 1 John 3:14; J. C. Ryle: ‘Of all the commands of our Master there is none which is so much talked about and so little obeyed as this.’
1. A new commandment.…
Peter Barnes | Psalm 34:8-14
SERMON NOTES
TASTE AND SEE!
Psalm 34:8-14
Derek Kidner calls this a ‘glowing Psalm’; for context, see 1 Samuel 21.
1. Experience the living God.
– 34:8; this is a wonderful invitation (see 1 Peter 2:1-3)
– Ps.16:11; 119:103; we are not to describe honey …
Peter Barnes | John 13:31-33
SERMON NOTES
A STRANGE GLORY
Psalm 24:1-10; John 13:31-33
– glory on the cross?
1. The glory of the Son of Man and God is certain.
– 13:31. In the Greek, it is the aorist tense, or past tense.
– like John 17:4; Romans 8:29-30; …
