1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim in a Hostile World – Farewell!
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 5:12-14 …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Resisting the Devil
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 5:8-11 …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Shepherding the Flock
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:17-18
SERMON NOTES
JUDGMENT ON THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD
1 Peter 4:17-18
(a) the congregation chooses the elders, so you need to know what you should be looking for; (b) much of what is said about elders is applicable to all.
1. The authority of …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Judgment on the Household of God
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:17-18
SERMON NOTES
JUDGMENT ON THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD
1 Peter 4:17-18
1. Judgment begins with the household of God.
– 4:17. In all the interaction between Israel and the nations in the Old Testament, who is the key figure on earth? It is always …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Godly Suffering
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:12-19
SERMON NOTES
GODLY SUFFERING
1 Peter 4:12-19
Peter is not dealing with just punishment but persecution (4:15). Look at verses 12-19 via the verbs in the imperative mood.
1. We are not to be surprised at suffering.
– 4:12. It is ‘fiery trial’, not …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Using Our Gifts
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:10-11
SERMON NOTES
USING OUR GIFTS
1 Peter 4:10-11
– there are longer sections on the same subject in 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:7-16; and Romans 12:3-8.
1. All Christians have a gift.
– 4:10. No one is useless, and no one is self-sufficient.
(a) …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Living Before the End
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:7-9
SERMON NOTES
LIVING BEFORE THE END
1 Peter 4:7-9
1. The end of all things is near.
– 4:7; Jay Adams and John Brown interpret this to mean the end of the Old Testament order of things. That seems strained. See 1 Peter 1:20; …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Suffering for a Time
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 4:1-6
SERMON NOTES
SUFFERING FOR A TIME
1 Peter 4:1-6
1. Because of Christ, cease from sin.
– 4:1-2. Peter knows nothing of a prosperity gospel, or any ‘If it feels good, do it’ approach to life.
– Christ’s suffering in the flesh finished His …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – Salvation, Spirits in Prison and Baptism
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 3:19-22
SERMON NOTES
SALVATION, SPIRITS IN PRISON AND BAPTISM
1 Peter 3:19-22
– Martin Luther: ‘This is a strange text and certainly a more obscure passage than any other passage in the New Testament. I still do not know for sure what the apostle meant.’ …
1 Peter: God’s Pilgrim People in a Hostile World – The Righteous for the Unrighteous
Peter Barnes | 1 Peter 3:18
SERMON NOTES
THE RIGHTEOUS FOR THE UNRIGHTEOUS
1 Peter 3:18
Some Greek manuscripts say Christ ‘suffered’ for sins (ESV, NKJV); other Greek manuscripts say Christ ‘died’ for sins (NIV).
1. Christ’s death perfectly atones for sin.
– 3:18. This means that Christ’s work is …