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Peter Barnes | 2 Kings 18:1-8
SERMON NOTES
HEZEKIAH AS MAN OF THE WORD
2 Kings 18:1-16; Acts 19:1-20
– a king of Judah who stood out for godliness (along with Josiah); more details in 2 Chron.29-32 and Isa.36-39
1. Hezekiah persevered in his trust in God.
– 18:1-3, 5-6; …
Peter Barnes | Romans 9:6-9
SERMON NOTES
NOT ALL ISRAEL IS ISRAEL
(Romans 9:6-9)
– election promotes evangelism and concern for the lost (e.g. 2 Tim.2:10).
1. God’s Word has not failed.
– 9:6a; this is the key issue
– God’s Word is powerful (Ps.33:6, 9; Isa.55:10-11)
– Josh.23:14-15
2. …
Peter Barnes | Romans 9:4-5
SERMON NOTES
THE PRIVILEGES OF ISRAEL
(Romans 9:4-5)
1. Privileges do not of themselves save anyone.
– 9:4; see 3:1-2; in Romans 9:4 he lists six privileges:
(a) the adoption. Ex.4:22-23; Hos.11:1. Paul is not using ‘adoption’ in the same sense as in Romans 8:15, …
Peter Barnes | Acts 20:32-38
SERMON NOTES
GRACE IN ALL OF LIFE (Acts 20:32-38)
1 Samuel 12:1-25; Acts 20:17-38
1. Grace builds up.
– 20:32; Paul ‘deposits’ them with God
– His promises build up (e.g. John 6:40; Rom.10:9)
– Jude 24; John 17:17
– to give an inheritance (see …
Peter Barnes | Romans 9:1-3
SERMON NOTES
ANGUISH FOR ISRAEL
(Romans 9:1-3)
– Romans 9-11 is about God’s faithfulness as illustrated in His dealings with the Jews; what Paul wishes for the Jews (9:1-3; 10:1) will be accomplished (11:25-26a)
1. Paul is speaking divine truth.
– 9:1-2; 10:1; Paul is …
Peter Barnes | Acts 20:29-31
SERMON NOTES
DANGERS FROM WITHIN THE CHURCH (Acts 20:29-31)
Jeremiah 23:9-22; Acts 20:17-38
– Satan seeks to destroy the Church by persecution from the outside or undermining from within.
1. False teachers are always a danger to the Church.
– 20:29-30; see Jer.5:31; this is …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 78:40-72
SERMON NOTES
GOD’S PURPOSES IN HISTORY
(Psalm 78:40-72)
– Israel failed in 78:40-42
1. Israel grieved God in the wilderness.
– 78:43-51 – seven of the ten plagues are mentioned but not in order.
– God was a shepherd (78:52-53; see how God protects Israel …
Peter Barnes | Acts 20:28
SERMON NOTES
OVERSEERS IN GOD’S CHURCH (Acts 20:28)
Ezekiel 34:1-16; Acts 20:17-38
– Richard Baxter’s The Reformed Pastor (1656) was based on this.
1. We must guard our own souls first.
– 20:28; see 1 Tim.4:16
– Richard Baxter: ‘many a preacher is now in …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 78:1-39
SERMON NOTES
NOT LEARNING FROM HISTORY
(Psalm 78:1-39)
– second longest Psalm, after Psalm 119
1. We have a duty to teach the faith to our children.
– 78:1-8; a parable is a story (or history) with a spiritual meaning (Matt.13:34-35)
– Gen.18:19; even under …
