Peter Barnes | Matthew 12:1-4
SERMON NOTES
JESUS AS LORD OF THE SABBATH, part 1
1 Samuel 21:1-9; Matthew 12:1-4
– Jesus and the Pharisees on Sabbath burdens (recall 11:28-30).
1. The deed in question.
– 12:1; this is allowed in Deut.23:24-25.
2. The Pharisees’ accusation.
– 12:2; Ex.34:21. In …
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 | 1 Samuel 28:3-25
SERMON NOTES
THE SIN OF CONSULTING THE DEAD
1 Samuel 28:3-25; Acts 16:16-34
– the occult has made a return in the West; see Isa.8:19-20
1. Saul’s spiritual disintegration.
– 28:3; Saul knew better than his actions indicate; see Lev.19:31; Deut.18:9-11
– Saul swears …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 16:1-13
SERMON NOTES
SAMUEL ANOINTS DAVID AS KING
1 Samuel 16:1-13; 2 Corinthians 10:1-11
– Saul is rejected (15:26). David is anointed privately here. Later he would actually reign as king over Judah (2 Sam.2:4), then all Israel (2 Sam.5:3).
1. The wicked may forfeit …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 15:1-35
SERMON NOTES
BETTER TO OBEY THAN TO SACRIFICE
1 Samuel 15:1-35; 2 Corinthians 7:2-12
1. The strict justice of God.
– 15:1-9; see Deut.25:17-18; 1 Sam.15:33
– no salvation without judgment – Isa.35:5-6, 4; 61:1-3
– this is not primitive religion, but God’s justice…
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 14:1-52
SERMON NOTES
VICTORY AND FOLLY
1 Samuel 14:1-52
– contrast of Jonathan and Saul
1. Faith that is brave and humble.
– 14:1-6, 7-15
– in day to day life, faith often speaks the language of ‘perhaps’ (14:6)
– Jonathan has confidence in the …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 13:1-22
SERMON NOTES
THE KING WHO WOULD BE PRIEST
1 Samuel 13:1-22; Hebrews 3:7-19
– Saul is a disappointment, and gets worse
1. Israel under threat.
– 13:1 – uncertainty about the numbers
– 13:2-7 – only a partial victory, like killing a few hornets, …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 12:1-25
SERMON NOTES
SAMUEL’S TESTIMONY
1 Samuel 12:1-25; Acts 4:1-12
– Samuel is the discerning one, like Spurgeon in the late nineteenth century.
1. Samuel’s faithfulness.
– 12:1-5; this is not self-righteousness, but a good conscience in old age.
– 12:23 – it would be …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 11:1-15
SERMON NOTES
EARLY PROMISE
1 Samuel 11:1-15; Rev. 3:1-6
– Saul starts well, but does not finish well (see Matt.24:13)
1. The cruelty of the world.
– 11:1-5; the idea is obviously that Jabesh Gilead will not be able to defend itself – a …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 10:1-27
SERMON NOTES
SAUL AS GOD’S ANOINTED
1 Samuel 10:1-27; Acts 8:9-25
– 10:1 – Saul was ‘Messiahed’!
1. The Spirit’s work in the Old Testament.
– 10:2-7 – three signs, with the third one described in some detail in 10:8-13
– the Spirit mentioned …
