Some Studies in Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet – Two Ways Only
Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 17:5-10
SERMON NOTES
TWO WAYS ONLY
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Philippians 3:1-11
– Joseph de Jussieu was a French botanist of the 18th century who lost his manuscript on malaria, and went insane.
1. Two foundations contrasted.
– 17:5,7. The operative word is ‘trust’ e.g. Luke 12:16-21; Isa. …
Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Taking the Collection to Jerusalem
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:25-29
SERMON NOTES
TAKING THE COLLECTION TO JERUSALEM
(Romans 15:25-29)
– there was a famine in Palestine in A.D. 46-48; see Acts 11:27-30; 1 Cor.16:1-4; Gal.2:10; 2 Cor.8-9; hence the Gentile Christians sought to help the Jewish Christians.
1. Ministry to the poor.
– 15:25-26; …
Some Studies in Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet – Lonely Because of the Word
Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 15:15-21
SERMON NOTES
LONELY BECAUSE OF THE WORD
Jeremiah 15:10-21; 2 Timothy 3:10-17
1. We must love God’s Word.
-15:16; Ezek.3:1-3; Ps.1:2; 119:103
– it is meant to be read, digested, trusted, and obeyed.
2. We must be prepared to face isolation.
– 15:15, 17; see …
Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Paul’s Plans for Visting Rome
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:22-24
SERMON NOTES
PAUL’S PLANS FOR VISTING ROME
(Romans 15:22-24)
1. Life has its frustrations.
– 15:22; see 1:13
– probably not hindered by Satan as in 1 Thess.2:17-18 nor by God as much as by the needs of the church in the east
2. Consolidate …
Some Studies in Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet – Why Do the Wicked Prosper?
Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 12
SERMON NOTES
WHY DO THE WICKED PROSPER?
Jeremiah 11:18-12:17; Revelation 6:9-17
1. Jeremiah and his persecutors.
-11:18-23; his home village of Anathoth is hostile to him (see 1:1). His was a priestly family but they were not godly (12:6).
– similar sentiments in the New …
Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Paul’s Ambitions as an Apostolic Missionary
Peter Barnes | Romans 15:19b-21
SERMON NOTES
PAUL’S AMBITIONS AS AN APOSTOLIC MISSIONARY
(Romans 15:19b-21)
Paul’s stays at Ephesus (Acts 20:31) and Corinth (Acts 18:11) were exceptional. He usually pressed on.
1. Paul sought to extend Christ’s kingdom.
– 15:19b; from Jerusalem (Acts 9:28) to Illyricum (around modern Albania, north …
Some Studies in Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet – God Against the Idols
Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 10:1-16
SERMON NOTES
GOD AGAINST THE IDOLS
Psalm 115; Jeremiah 10:1-16
– Col.3:5; an idol is anything that takes the place of God.
1. God is full of power, the idols are powerless.
– 10:3-4, 5, 15, 6-7; Ps.135:5-7
2. The Lord is the creator, the …
Easter 2014 – A True Witness
Peter Barnes | John 21:24-25
SERMON NOTES
A TRUE WITNESS
John 21:24-25
John has somewhat odd conclusions e.g. 1 John 5:13, 21
1. John’s account is part of a trustworthy book.
– 21:24; the Bible was written down as God gave it down through the ages (Gen.5:1; Ex.24:4; Isa.30:8; Hab.2:2)…