2 Thessalonians – Revesby Presbyterian Church https://revesbypc.org.au Revesby Presbyterian Church Fri, 15 Jun 2018 22:24:23 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://revesbypc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RPC-Logo-2025-Square-200x200.png 2 Thessalonians – Revesby Presbyterian Church https://revesbypc.org.au 32 32 2 Thessalonians: Peace, Truth & Grace https://revesbypc.org.au/2018/06/16/2-thessalonians-peace-truth-grace/ Fri, 15 Jun 2018 22:24:23 +0000 http://www.revesby.pcnsw.org.au/?p=5210 Peter Barnes: 2 Thessalonians 3:16-18

(3 June 2018)

SERMON NOTES: PEACE, TRUTH AND GRACE (2 Thessalonians 3:16-18)

1. Christ gives peace.

– 3:16. Paul’s other peace benedictions refer to God e.g. 2 Cor.13:11; 1 Thess.5:23. But here it is the Lord of peace, and ‘Lord’ invariably refers to Christ the …

]]> 2 Thessalonians: Do Not Be Weary in Well Doing https://revesbypc.org.au/2018/06/09/2-thessalonians-do-not-be-weary-in-well-doing/ Sat, 09 Jun 2018 06:57:29 +0000 http://www.revesby.pcnsw.org.au/?p=5200 Peter Barnes: 2 Thessalonians 3:6,13-15

(27 May 2018)

SERMON NOTES: DO NOT BE WEARY IN WELL-DOING (2 Thessalonians 3:6, 13-15)

Verses  6-12  deal  mainly  with  what  idler  should  be  doing,  which  has  been  summarised  by  William  Neil:  ‘Stop  fussing,  stop  idling,  and  stop  sponging.’  Now  Paul  turns  to  the  congregation  …

]]> 2 Thessalonians: The Obligation to Work https://revesbypc.org.au/2018/06/04/2-thessalonians-the-obligation-to-work/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:34:39 +0000 http://www.revesby.pcnsw.org.au/?p=5178 Peter Barnes: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12

(20 May 2018)

SERMON NOTES: THE  OBLIGATION  TO  WORK  (2 Thessalonians 3:6-12)

– the  leader  of  the  Greens  urged  that  the  state  provide  a  basic  income  of  $20,000-$40,000  to  all  and  sundry,  with  no  means  test  and  no  obligation  to  work.  Ronald  Reagan:  ‘Government  does  …

]]> 2 Thessalonians: Stand Firm and be Comforted https://revesbypc.org.au/2018/06/04/2-thessalonians-stand-firm-and-be-comforted/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:09:14 +0000 http://www.revesby.pcnsw.org.au/?p=5167 NO AUDIO AVAILABLE

Peter Barnes: 2 Thessalonians 2:15-17

(6 May 2018)

SERMON NOTES: STAND FIRM AND BE COMFORTED (2 Thessalonians 2:15-17)
The context here is still the unsettlement over false teaching concerning the Second Coming – 2:1-2. In verses 13-14 Paul goes over the sweep of the gospel. Now in …

]]> 2 Thessalonians: Prayer for Steadfastness in the Word https://revesbypc.org.au/2018/06/04/2-thessalonians-prayer-for-steadfastness-in-the-word/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 12:07:39 +0000 http://www.revesby.pcnsw.org.au/?p=5174 Peter Barnes: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

(13 May 2018)

SERMON NOTES: PRAYER  FOR  STEADFASTNESS  IN  THE  WORD (2  Thessalonians 3:1-5)

–  1 Thess.5:25.  John  Chrysostom  told  his  congregation:  ‘I  am  greatly  in  need  of  your  prayers.’

  1. Pray for  the  spread  of  the  gospel.

– 3:1-2a.  ‘Finally’  does  not  always  mean  ‘finally’  …

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