The Last Night (John 13-17) – Chosen and Loving Friends

Peter Barnes | John 15:12-17

SERMON  NOTES
Chosen and Loving Friends
Ezekiel 15:1-8; John 15:12-25

– love encloses this section (cf. 15:12, 17)

1. Christ’s love is self-sacrificing.

– 15:13; it is actually the same word as ‘set apart’ or ‘appointed’ as in verse 17

– Rom.5:10; for us it …

The Messiah’s Mission (Matthew 10-12) – Make the Tree Good First

Peter Barnes | Matthew 12:33-35

SERMON NOTES
MAKE  THE  TREE  GOOD  FIRST
Ezekiel  37:24-32;  Matthew   12:33-35

–  the  three  images  of  trees,  vipers,  and  treasure  are  all  saying  that  we  must  be  Christians  before  we  live  like  Christians.

1.  We  need  a  new  nature  before  we  can  live  godly  lives.

Paul’s Apostolic Preaching in the Book of Acts – Overseers in God’s Church

Peter Barnes | Acts 20:28

SERMON  NOTES
OVERSEERS  IN  GOD’S  CHURCH  (Acts 20:28)
Ezekiel  34:1-16;  Acts 20:17-38

–  Richard  Baxter’s  The  Reformed  Pastor  (1656)  was  based  on  this.

1.  We  must  guard  our  own  souls  first.

–  20:28;  see  1 Tim.4:16

–  Richard  Baxter:  ‘many  a  preacher  is  now  in  …

Paul’s Apostolic Preaching in the Book of Acts – Preaching the Whole Counsel of God

Peter Barnes | Acts 20:25-27

SERMON  NOTES
PREACHING  THE  WHOLE  COUNSEL  OF  GOD  (Acts 20:25-27)
Ezekiel  33:1-9;  Acts 20:17-38

–  spoken  to  elders  from Ephesus

1.  Christians  are  bound  together  by  deep  affection.

–  20:25,  see  v.38;  announcing  the  kingdom  (cf. Matt.4:17)

–  ‘again’  is  not  in  the  Greek  so  …

The Unfolding of the Covenants – The New Covenant Coming

Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 31:27-37

SERMON  NOTES
THE  NEW  COVENANT  COMING
Jeremiah 31:27-37;  Ezekiel 36:22-38

– a  new covenant  is  promised  (Jer.31:31)  and  proclaimed  in  Hebrews 8

1.  The  Holy  Spirit  will  come  in  power.

– the  age  of  the  Messiah  is  the  age  of  the  Spirit  (Jer.31:33;  Ezek. 36:26-27)…

Angels: God’s Ministering Spirits – The Fall of Some Angels

Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 28:11-19

SERMON NOTES
THE  FALL  OF  SOME  ANGELS
Ezekiel 28:11-19; Revelation 12:1-17

There  are  thousands  upon  thousands  of  angels  (P.68:17;  Rev.5:11).  Roger  Ellsworth  says  they  are  mentioned  273  times  in  the  Bible.  People  often  see  them  as  kind  and  non-judgmental.

1.  Angels  are  created  beings.

– …

Ezekiel: Prophet in Exile – Life-Giving Waters

Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 47:1-12

SERMON  NOTES
LIFE-GIVING  WATERS
Ezekiel 47:1-12;  Rev. 21:22-22:5

– Rev.40-48  deal  with  a  new  city  of  Jerusalem  and  a  new  temple.  This  is  apocalyptic,  pointing  to  Rev.21:22.

1.  Grace  begins  with  sacrifice  for  sin.

– 47:1-2;  the  temple  with  its  sacrifices  points  to  the  one  …