Ephesians 4: Blessing God by Blessing Others

Shane Gooch: Ephesians 4:25-32

(22 April 2018)

Sermon Notes: Blessing God by Blessing Others (Ephesians 4:25-32)

Zechariah 8:16,17 ; Exodus 20:16

“It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentional lying, that there is so much falsehood int he world” – Samuel Johnson

“Truthfulness does not demand our telling …

Ephesians 4: Out with the Old, In with the New

Shane Gooch : Ephesians 4:17-24

(22 April 2018)

Sermon Notes: Out with the Old, In with the New (Ephesians 4:17-24)

“The Ephesians Christians were marginalised in a pluralistic culture of many things but not of the Christian gospel or the church which proclaimed it” – Sinclair Ferguson

Ephesians 2:8-10

  1. What

David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – More Rebellion

Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 20

SERMON  NOTES
MORE REBELLION
2 Samuel 20

– more rebellion, more violence, more instability, more struggles.

1. The wickedness of rebellion.

– 20:1-2. Blaise Pascal: ‘Civil wars are the greatest of evils.’ But this is more; this is a repudiation of God’s declared will …

David and the Kingly Line of the Messiah – Lust and Love

Peter Barnes | 2 Samuel 13:1-22

SERMON  NOTES
LUST AND LOVE
2 Samuel 13:1-22

– the positive side in Proverbs 5 and the Song of Songs. D. L. Moody referred to lust as ‘the devil’s counterfeit of love’.

1. Recognise lust for what it is.

– 13:1-2. Amnon may be …

The Last Night (John 13-17) – Unity in the Word for Mission

Peter Barnes | John 17:20-21

SERMON  NOTES
UNITY IN THE WORD FOR MISSION
Ephesians 2:14-18; 4:1-6; John 17:20-26

– Jesus now prays for the Church down through the ages (17:20-26).

1. We are to believe in Christ through the apostolic Word.

– 17:20; note 14:26; 15:27. Also John 21:24.

– …

Five Points of Calvinism – Limited Atonement

Peter Barnes | Ephesians 5:25-26

SERMON  NOTES
LIMITED  ATONEMENT
Ephesians 5:25-26

1.  The  possibilities  regarding  the  atonement.

(a)  Universalism.  Christ  died  for  everybody  and  everybody  is  saved  –  John 3:36.

(b)  Arminianism.  Christ  died  for  all  but  not  all  are  saved.

(c)  Amyraldianism.  The  Father  predestines  a  people  to  be  …

Five Points of Calvinism – Unconditional Election

Peter Barnes | Ephesians 1:4; Romans 9:16

SERMON  NOTES
UNCONDITIONAL  ELECTION
Eph.1:4;  Rom.9:16

By  nature,  we  do  not  seek  God  –  Rom.3:11.

1.  God  has  a  real  but  not  a  saving  love  of  the  whole  world.

– John 3:16;  Ezek.33:11;  Mark 10:21;  Matt.23:37.  There  is  a  love  of  God  for  …

Five Points of Calvinism – Total Inability

Peter Barnes | Ephesians 2:1; 1 Corinthians 2:14

SERMON  NOTES
TOTAL  INABILITY
Eph.2:1;  1  Cor.2:14

TULIP  stands  for  Total  Depravity;  Unconditional  Election;  Limited  Atonement;  Irresistible  Grace;  Perseverance  of  the  Saints.  It  constitutes  a  defensive  doctrine,  and  is  not  really  a  summary  of  Calvinism.

1.  Human  nature  can  do  some  limited 

Isaiah 59-61: Our Problem and God’s Solution – God’s Answer to Sin

Peter Barnes | Isaiah 59:15b-21

SERMON NOTES
GOD’S  ANSWER  TO  SIN
Isaiah  59:15b-21;  Ephesians  6:10-18

– Isaiah 59  tells  of  sin  as  our  problem  (59:1-8),  a  lament  for  sin  (59:9-15a),  and  God’s  answer  to  sin  (59:15b-21).

1.  Only  God  can  save  us.

–  59:15b-16;  note  Ps.143:2;  Rom.3:20;  Gal.2:16

–  this  …