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Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 31:31-34
SERMON NOTES
THE NEW COVENANT
Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:1-13
– prophecy of the Messiah in 23:5-6; now of the new covenant (31:31)
– Judah and Israel become the church in Hebrews 8; this is a covenant of grace (Jer.31:32)
1. It promises life and power …
Peter Barnes | Romans 16:19-20
SERMON NOTES
ENCOURAGMENT, DISCERNMENT, AND VICTORY
(Romans 16:19-20)
Context is the coming of the false teachers in 16:17-18.
1. Be encouraging.
– 16:19. Having warned against flattery (16:18), Paul is encouraging (see 1:8; 15:14).
– remember that Rome was not Paul’s child, as it were. …
Peter Barnes | Romans 16:17-18
SERMON NOTES
BEWARE OF FALSE TEACHERS
(Romans 16:17-18)
– warnings against false teachers (e.g. Acts 20:29-31; Gal.1:6-10; Col.2:16-23; Tit.1:10-16; 2 Peter 2; 1 John 4:1-6; Jude). Hence Acts 17:11.
1. The right response to this kind of false teaching.
– 16:17-18. Douglas Moo may be …
Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 29
SERMON NOTES
A HOPE AND A FUTURE
Jeremiah 29:1-32; Matthew 7:7-11
– three exiles: in 605 B.C. (with Daniel); 597 B.C. (with Ezekiel); and 587 B.C. (which destroyed Jerusalem). This letter to the exiles was written after 597 B.C. Believers live as exiles (1 Pet.2:11).…
Peter Barnes | Romans 16:3-16, 21-23
SERMON NOTES
AFFECTIONATE GREETINGS
(Romans 16:3-16, 21-23)
– we are not ‘consumers’!
1. Paul’s affectionate appreciation of his Christian friends.
– 16:3-4 (perhaps referring to the riot in Acts 19), 6, 12-13; not Matt.25:21
– affection in vv.5, 8, 9, 12
– 16:16; see …
Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 23:9-40
SERMON NOTES
TRUE GOD AND FALSE PROPHETS
Jeremiah 23:9-40; Matthew 7:15-23
– Derek Kidner: ‘Without justice a nation suffers, but without truth it sickens.’
1. The rot begins with false religious teachers.
– 23:9-11, 14-15
– e.g. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire
2. False …
Peter Barnes | Romans 16:1-2
SERMON NOTES
A WOMAN DEACON
(Romans 16:1-2)
– there are two ordinary offices in the church: elders/overseers (1 Tim.3:1-7) and deacons (1 Timothy 3:8-13).
1. A woman deacon.
– 16:1; note that Phoebe did not change her pagan name (the moon goddess)
– she is …
Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 23:5-6
SERMON NOTES
THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS
Jeremiah 22:1-30; 23:1-6
– the last four kings are summarised in Jer.22, and especially Jer.23:1. But the true Shepherd-King is coming.
1. The true Shepherd-King.
– 23:5; see Isa.11:1; Amos 9:11
– on the principle of 2 Cor.1:10-11
2. …
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:30-33
SERMON NOTES
PRAYER FOR THE APOSTLE
(Romans 15:30-33)
– note his emphasis on prayer in 1:8-10; 10:1.
1. We are to strive humbly in prayer.
– 15:30; see Col. 4:2-3; 1 Thess.5:25; 2 Thess.3:1
– prayer is vigorous – see Gen.32:24-30; Isa.65:7; Col.2:1; 4:12; not …
