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Peter Barnes | Isaiah 40:6-8
SERMON NOTES
GOD’S WORD IS FOREVER
Isaiah 40:6-8; 1 Peter 1:10-25
– contrast between us and God’s Word
1. We are unreliable and mortal.
– 40:6-8; perhaps in the month of May
– the Bible often tells us this (Ps.90:5-6; 103:15-16)
– or clay (Isa.64:8) …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:11-13
SERMON NOTES
WHO IS CALLED TO BELIEVE?
(Romans 10:11-13)
– ever wondered if someone waving in your direction was actually waving at you? Some read the Bible like that.
1. The gospel is declared to all.
– God saves the elect (Rom.9:18) but He calls …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 40:3-5
SERMON NOTES
A VOICE DECLARES THE GLORY
Isaiah 40:3-5; Luke 3:1-189
– Isaiah looks ahead to the coming of John the Baptist and the Messiah (see Luke 3:3-6)
1. Prepare by repenting.
– 40:3-4; this is a kind of new exodus (Ps.68:7)
– prepare for …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:9-10
SERMON NOTES
WHO IS SAVED?
(Romans 10:9-10)
– Modern evangelicalism invariably begins with Jesus as Saviour, contrary to Acts and to Romans 10:9-10
1. Believing and confessing Jesus as Lord.
– 2 Cor.4:5; Acts 16:30-31; Luke 6:46
– Jesus is your Lord before He is …
Peter Barnes | Judges 16 & Colossians 2:8-10
SERMON NOTES
JESUS AND THE JUDGES
(Judges 16 & Colossians 2:8-10)
– Luke 24:44-45. Alec Motyer: ‘Old Testament history is one long cry for something better, for a true king who would satisfy his people’s aspirations for peace and safety, reigning in …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:5-8
SERMON NOTES
WHERE IS THE WORD OF RIGHTEOUSNESS?
(Romans 10:5-8)
– Paul is arguing a case – hence the ‘for’ in verses 2, 3, 4, 5 (only in verse 2 in the NIV)
1. Righteousness by the law demands full obedience.
– 10:5; Cranfield says …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 40:1-2
SERMON NOTES
COMFORT IN PARDONED SIN
Isaiah 40:1-2; Matthew 11:20-29
– Martyn Lloyd-Jones: ‘The greatest tragedy in the world today is the view that the average person takes of God.’
– Isa.40-66 looks beyond the Babylonian exile to the coming of the Messiah
1. God …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:3b-4
SERMON NOTES
CHRIST AS THE END OF THE LAW
(Romans 10:3b-4)
– Israel fails to see her divine crucified Messiah (9:32b-33); she possesses zeal without knowledge (10:2); and she misses the righteousness of God in Christ (10:3). The righteousness of God revealed in Ex.33:20 drives …
Peter Barnes | 2 Kings 20:12-21
SERMON NOTES
FOOLISH PRIDE
2 Kings 20:12-21; Luke 18:9-27
– Hezekiah shows a lack of discernment
1. The folly of pride.
– 20:1-13; Hezekiah falls for this; the man who walks with God (see 18:3-7) is naïve here (20:14-15)
– Spurgeon kept his head …
Peter Barnes | Romans 10:1-3a
SERMON NOTES
PRAYER, FALSE ZEAL, FALSE RIGHTEOUSNESS
(Romans 10:1-3a)
– Israel fails to see her divine crucified Messiah (9:32b-33); she possesses zeal without knowledge (10:2); and she misses the righteousness of God in Christ (10:3).
1. Earnest prayer for Israel’s salvation.
– 10:1; Paul reiterates …
