Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 (Part 1)
SERMON NOTES: PAUL AS A TRUE PASTOR
Paul writes 1 Thessalonians, and he seems vulnerable to criticism after the events of Acts 17:1-10. In verse 1 Paul may have meant that he was not empty of results (F. F. Bruce, NIV, Jerusalem Bible, …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
SERMON NOTES : TRUE CONVERSION
– Matt.18:3. Liberal theologians prefer the word ‘dialogue’. Professing evangelicals often preach: ‘God loves you, Christ died for everyone in the world, you need to believe that He died for you, and ask Him into your heart.’
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 1:5b-8
SERMON NOTES: EVIDENCE OF GOSPEL POWER
– ‘you know’ is an appeal to their experience of his ministry – e.g. 1:5b; 2:1, 2, 5, 11; 3:3; 4:2; 5:2.
– 1:5b-6a. Paul is surely referring firstly to the fact that he …
Peter Barnes: 1 Thessalonians 1:5
SERMON NOTES: PREACHING IN THE SPIRIT (1 Thessalonians 1:5)
– Paul used words – Acts 17:1-3 (e.g. Psalm 2 and Daniel 9.
– the content of his gospel – 1 Thess.1:9-10; with authoritative words – 2:13. John Eadie: ‘language …
Peter Barnes | 1 Thessalonians 1:1-4
SERMON NOTES: A CHURCH OF GOD (1 Thessalonians 1:1-4)
On his second missionary journey, Paul reached Thessalonica in northern Greece (Macedonia). See Acts 17:1-10. From Corinth, about the year A.D. 50 or perhaps 51, he wrote to Thessalonica after hearing news from Timothy (1 …
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 12:15-25
SERMON NOTES
THE DEATH OF THE CHILD
2 Samuel 12:15-25; 1 Thess. 4:13-18
There are consequences to our sins e.g. a converted drunkard or adulterer.
1. Prayer may be earnest yet rejected.
– 12:15. David’s prayer life must have been non-existent for about a …
