This is part of Paul’s sermon in the synagogue in Antioch in Pisidia in modern Turkey (not Antioch in Syria). The ESV uses the word ‘freed’ which is probably all right (David Peterson thinks so), but it is actually the word for ‘justified’.
Peter Barnes: ‘Some Mocked’, Luke 24:1-12; Acts 17:16-34 (12 April Sunday Morning)
– Paul emphasises the resurrection of Christ to the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers of Athens – Acts 17:18. ‘Some mocked’. 1. There have always been unbelievers who mock. – Acts 2:13; 2 Peter 3:3-4; 1 Cor.2:14. – The …
Peter Barnes: Acts 19:21-41
(31 March 2019)
SERMON NOTES: RIOTING AT THE GOSPEL (Acts 19:21-41)
Charles Spurgeon: ‘I am somewhat pleased when I occasionally hear of a brother’s being locked up by the police, for it does him good, and it does the people good also.’
1. We are prone …
Peter Barnes: Acts 19:18-20
(24 March 2019)
SERMON NOTES: REPENTING OF SIN (Acts 19:18-20)
Confession of sin and forsaking it associated with becoming a Christian, and growing as a Christian. Proverbs 28:13.
1. Confessing our sins.
– 19:18. Eustathius tells of an Ephesian wrestler at Olympia who was unbeatable while …
Peter Barnes: Acts 19:1-1: NO AUDIO
(3 March 2019)
SERMON NOTES: BAPTISM IN WATER AND THE SPIRIT (Acts 19:1-7)
On Paul’s third missionary journey the great apostle stayed for three years at Ephesus – Acts 20:31. Ephesus was the fourth largest city in the Roman Empire, behind Rome, Alexandria, …
Peter Barnes: Acts 20:21
(16 September 2018)
SERMON NOTES : REPENT AND BELIEVE (Acts 20:21)
– William Perkins: ‘These words summarise the complete duty of a minister as a public angel or interpreter.’ Calvin: ‘repentance and faith are tied together in an unbreakable connexion.’
1. This testimony is to be …
Peter Barnes: Acts 5:27-32
(1 April 2018)
SERMON NOTES : PREACHING THE RESURRECTED CHRIST (Acts 5:27-32)
Here the apostles are in trouble, as Peter exchanges words with the high priest, who was a Sadducee. Acts 3-5 should be read as a unit.
1. We must confess God’s truth against the …
Peter Barnes | Colossians 2:16-23; Acts 20:1-16
SERMON NOTES
SABBATH DAY AND LORD’S DAY OUTSIDE THE GOSPELS
1. The Lord’s Day is instituted.
– this was not instituted by the emperor Constantine in the fourth century. It is there in the New Testament – Rev.1:10. Ignatius of Antioch wrote of …
Peter Barnes | Gen.1:29-30; 9:3-4; Lev.11; Acts 10
SERMON NOTES
GOD AND FOOD LAWS
Gen.1:29-30; 9:3-4; Lev.11; Acts 10
The Bible is not a flat text-book of systematic theology, but an unfolding of God’s revelation through history.
1. Herbs in Paradise.
– Gen.1:29-30. Dogs ate lettuce, and cats did not …
Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 1:1-27
SERMON NOTES
DAVID’S GRIEF
2 Samuel 1; Acts 5:1-11
2 Sam. 1-5 tells how David became king over all Israel; 2 Sam. 6-10 of God’s covenant with him, and his victories; 2 Sam. 11-12 of his fall into sin; and 2 Sam. 13-24 of …
