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Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Diligence, Joy, Endurance and Perseverance
Peter Barnes | Romans 12:11-12
SERMON NOTES
DILIGENCE, JOY, ENDURANCE AND PRAYER
(Romans 12:11-12)
– emphasis on diligence and zeal – note Gal.6:9; 2 Thess.3:13; Calvin: ‘Our flesh, like the donkey, is forever lazy, and therefore needs to be spurred on.’
1. We must be diligent.
– 12:11; the spirit …
The Messiah’s Mission (Matthew 10-12) – An Undiscerning Generation
Peter Barnes | Matthew 11:16-19
SERMON NOTES
AN UNDISCERNING GENERATION
Amos 7:10-17; Matthew 11:16-19
– different reasons for the same rejection.
1. Unbelievers are like selfish children playing games.
– 11:16-17; the children are not playing together well; they are dissatisfied no matter what is suggested.
– Rom.8:7; John 5:44…
Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Being Loving
Peter Barnes | Romans 12:9-10
SERMON NOTES
BEING LOVING
(Romans 12:9-10)
Love is all you need, sang the Beatles. No, it is not.
1. Love is sincere.
– 12:9a; ‘without a mask’. See Luke 22:47-48
– love can easily be disguised selfishness; love can hurt at times (Prov.27:6)
– …
Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Making the Most of Our Gifts
Peter Barnes | Romans 12:8
SERMON NOTES
MAKING THE MOST OF OUR GIFTS
(Romans 12:8)
The seven gifts mentioned in Romans 12:6-8 do not seem to be in any particular order.
1. The gift of encouraging.
– 12:8a; this can also be translated as ‘exhorting’ (NKJV, ESV, Cranfield, Martyn Lloyd-Jones)…
The Messiah’s Mission (Matthew 10-12) – Receiving Our Reward
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:40-42
SERMON NOTES
RECEIVING OUR REWARD
1 Kings 17:7-24; Matthew 10:40-42
– there is a descent in terms of prominence – from apostles in v.40 to the prophets and righteous ones in v.41 to the little ones in v.42.
1. To receive the apostles is to …
Romans: The Heart of the Gospel – Making the Most of Our Gifts
Peter Barnes | Romans 12:6-7
SERMON NOTES
MAKING THE MOST OF OUR GIFTS
(Romans 12:6-7)
1. The gifts are from God’s grace.
– 12:6a; from God, Christ (Eph.4:7), and the Spirit (1 Cor.12:7-11)
– the word for ‘grace’ is related to the word for ‘gifts’
2. The gift of prophecy.…