The Life of Samuel – Saul as the People’s King

Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 9:1-27

SERMON  NOTES
SAUL  AS  THE  PEOPLE’S  KING
1 Samuel 9:1-27;  John 18:28-40

– Tony  Blair  called  Lady  Diana  ‘the  people’s  princess’,  and  Saul  was  ‘the  people’s  king’.

1. God  endorses  the  people’s  king,  for  a  time.

– 9:1-2;  Saul  looked  like  a  king  in  …

The Life of Samuel – Who is the King of Israel?

Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 8:1-22

SERMON  NOTES
WHO  IS  THE  KING  OF  ISRAEL?
1 Samuel 8:1-22; Luke  19:11-27

– like  David’s  plan  for  a  temple,  in  that  God  overrules  for  good.

1. Disobedience  invariably  appears  reasonable.

– the  three  reasons  given  for  asking  for  a  king  seem  reasonable:

Samuel’s  …

The Life of Samuel – God, the Ark, and the Philistines

Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 7:2-17

SERMON  NOTES
GOD,  THE  ARK,  AND  THE  PHILISTINES
1 Samuel 7:2-17; 1  Peter  5:1-11

1. We  are  to  be  serious  in  seeking  the  Lord.

– 7:1-4

– conviction  of  sin  (as  in  Acts 2:37-38)  and  only  the  worship  of  the  true  God.

2. Signs 

The Life of Samuel – God, the Ark, and the Philistines

Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 5:1-7:1

SERMON  NOTES
GOD,  THE  ARK,  AND  THE  PHILISTINES
1 Samuel 5:1-7:1

1.  God  preserves  His  own  name.

– 5:1-12;  this  looks  like  God  versus  Humpty  Dumpty

– Psalm 115:3-8

– God  Himself  acts  to  show  that  He  is  God  (1 Cor.8:4-6; 10:21;  Ezek.36:20-23)

2.  

The Life of Samuel – The Call of Samuel

Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 3:1-21

SERMON  NOTES
THE  CALL  OF  SAMUEL
1 Samuel 3:1-21;  Acts  22:1-21

1.  God  speaks  through  His  Word

– 3:1;  like  Amos 8:11-12

– 3:19-21;  see  Deut.18:21-22

2.  An  obedient  heart.

– God  speaks  three  times  before  Eli  or  Samuel  understand

O  give  me  Samuel’s 

The Life of Samuel – A Lack of Godly Discipline

Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 2:11-26

SERMON  NOTES
A  LACK  OF  GODLY  DISCIPLINE
1 Samuel 2:11-26;  1 Samuel 3:10-14;  4:12-22

– children  are  in  the  covenant  (Acts 2:39)  but  that  does  not  of  itself  save  them  (Ezek.18:5, 9-10, 13-14, 17)

1.  The  bane  of  a  corrupt  clergy.

– 2:12-22;  they  …

The Life of Samuel – A Godly Woman’s Prayer, Part 2

Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 1:21-2:10

SERMON  NOTES
A  GODLY  WOMAN’S  PRAYER,  PART  2
1 Samuel 1:21-2:10;  Luke 1:46-56

– the  seemingly  insignificant  is  not  as  it  seems  (Luke 12:32).

1.  God  lifts  up  the  lowly.

– 2:4-5, 8a;  see  2:21;  Ted  Turner  said  that  Christianity  was  for  losers.  Rejoice,  …

The Life of Samuel – A Godly Woman’s Prayer, Part 1

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Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 1:21-2:10

SERMON  NOTES
A  GODLY  WOMAN’S  PRAYER,  PART  1
1 Samuel 1:21-2:10;  Luke 1:46-56

– an  illustration  of  Psalm 116:1-2

1.  We  are  to  fulfil  our  vows.

– 1:21-23;  the  husband  could  undo  this  in  some  circumstances  …

The Life of Samuel – A Childless Woman

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Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 1:1-20

SERMON  NOTES
A  CHILDLESS  WOMAN
1 Samuel 1:1-20;  Luke 1:5-25

– about  1100  B.C.,  in  the  time  of  Judges 21:25.  Samuel  is  priest,  prophet,  and  the  last  of  the  judges.

1.  God  is  at  work  even 

Christmas Day 2008: The Magnificat

Peter Barnes | Luke 1:46-56

SERMON  NOTES
The  Magnificat
1  Samuel 2:1-10;  Luke 1:46-56

– Bonhoeffer  saw  prison  as  like  the  Advent  season

1. The  Lord  is  the  Saviour.

– 1:46-49

– God  is  mighty,  holy,  and  merciful  to  His  maidservant

– Rom. 5:12, 18;  Christ  was  born  to  save…