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Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:17-26
SERMON NOTES
UNDERSTANDING PERSECUTION
Psalm 35; Matthew 10:17-26
1. Christians will be opposed by Jews, Gentiles and even family
– 10:17-18, 21-22a; do not suffer for the wrong reasons (1 Pet.4:15-16)
– the Jews (10:17; John 16:2; 2 Cor.11:24); the Gentiles (10:18; Acts 17:7-8); family …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 14
SERMON NOTES
THE FOOL BEFORE GOD
(Psalm 14)
– Psalm 14 and Psalm 53 are almost identical.
1. The unbeliever is a fool.
– 14:1; people reject God for foolish reasons; one man told Martyn Lloyd-Jones that he was an atheist because his wife had …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:16
SERMON NOTES
WISE AS SERPENTS, INNOCENT AS DOVES
2 Samuel 12:1-23; Matthew 10:16
– four zoological terms to illustrate the life of the Christian in the world; similar words with the 72 sent out in Luke 10:3
1. Christians live as sheep among wolves.
– …
Peter Barnes | 1 Timothy 5:1-2; Titus 2:2, 6
SERMON NOTES
RESPECT AND PURITY
(1 Timothy 5:1-2; Titus 2:2, 6)
– we relate to one another in terms of age and gender. Remember that Timothy was young (1 Tim.4:12)
1. How old men and young men are to conduct themselves.…
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:8b-15
SERMON NOTES
GRACE AND AUTHORITY
2 Kings 4:8-37; Matthew 10:1-15
– no ‘take it or leave it’ attitude
1. The apostles are to travel light.
– 10:8b-10; see Mark 6:8-9; not rules for all time
– support for the gospel worker (1 Cor.9:14; 1 Tim.5:17-18; …
Peter Barnes | Titus 2:3-5
SERMON NOTES
OLDER WOMEN TEACHING YOUNGER WOMEN
(Titus 2:3-5)
Titus was in Crete where the snake goddess was worshipped, and where ‘to play the Cretan’ meant ‘to lie’.
1. Older women are to be reverent in their behaviour.
– 2:3 – almost priestesses
– no …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:5-8
SERMON NOTES
THE KINGDOM COMES TO ISRAEL
Daniel 3:16-4:3; Matthew 10:1-15
– Jesus ‘apostled’ the twelve as His ambassadors
1. Go to the Jews first.
– 10:5-6; this is a short-term arrangement. Note Matt.8:11-12
– to the Jew, then the Gentile (Matt.15:24-28; 28:19; Rom.1:16)
2. …
Peter Barnes | 1 Timothy 2:8-10
SERMON NOTES
MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CHURCH
(1 Timothy 2:1-10)
1. Men are to pray in a holy and peaceful way.
– women are to pray too (Acts 1:14; 1 Cor.11:5), but men are to lead.
– Jews often prayed with their hands …
