Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5
SERMON NOTES: SANCTIFIED SEX Part 1 (1 Thessalonians 4:1-5)
– Paul deals with sanctification in sexual ethics in verses 1-8, then brotherly love in verses 9-12.
– 4:1-3a. The tone here is friendly but it is also authoritative. Paul …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 3:11-13
SERMON NOTES: PRAYING FOR CHRIST’S PEOPLE (1 Thessalonians 3:11-13)
– two prayers or two prayer-wishes. One is very specific, concerning Paul’s desire to return to Thessalonica – read 3:11. The other is more general, and concerns the spiritual growth of the Thessalonian Christians.
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 3:9,10
SERMON NOTES: GRATITUDE, PRAYER, AND GROWTH (1 Thessalonians 3:9,10)
– Paul is so hard to emulate!
– 3:9. Paul’s prayers were often very different to ours – 1:2-3; Phil.1:3-5.
– Psalm 116:12; Paul says something similar, …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 3:6-8
SERMON NOTES: WE LIVE IF YOU STAND FAST (1 Thessalonians 3:6-8)
– Paul is almost beside himself at Timothy’s good news, which indicates how deeply emotional is his faith and love.
– 3:6; same as Acts 18:5? Illustrates Prov.25:25.…
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5
SERMON NOTES: DANGERS AFTER CONVERSION (1 Thessalonians 3:1-5)
– the most difficult times for Christians can be just before conversion and just after.
– 3:1-2; note 2 Cor.11:28. Paul had just gone through the trauma of what happened in Galatia – …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20
SERMON NOTES: THE LONGING HERALD (1 Thessalonians 2:17-20)
In 1839 William Burns was preaching for Robert McCheyne in Dundee in Scotland when McCheyne was making his way through Palestine to encourage a mission to the Jews. Revival broke out in Dundee – virtually the opposite …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16
SERMON NOTES; TRUE DISCIPLES WILL SUFFER (1 Thessalonians 2:14-16)
Since the terrible events of the Holocaust, a passage like this one has become contentious and controversial.
Paul was himself a Jew, and he wrote most passionately about the conversion of the Jews – Rom.9:1-3; 10:1.…
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:13
SERMON NOTES: PAUL AS GOD’S HERALD (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
– 2:13. The Word brings creation (Gen.1); sanctification (John 17:17); and salvation (Rom.10:17).
– 2 Tim.3:15. The word is effective – Isa.55:10-11.
– Paul does not count heads for …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:11,12 (Part 3)
SERMON NOTES: PAUL AS A TRUE PASTOR: PROCLAIMER
– Philip Ryken on the ‘Perfect Pastor’: ‘He condemns sins, but never upsets anyone. He works from 8.00 a.m. until midnight and is also the janitor. He makes $60.00 a week … and gives about …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:7-10 (Part 2)
SERMON NOTES: PAUL AS A TRUE PASTOR: CARE
– Paul is writing here to defend himself from criticism. In reply, Paul compares himself to a nursing mother (2:7) and a father (2:11).
– 2:7. The …
