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Peter Barnes | Isaiah 6:1-13
SERMON NOTES
CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM
Isaiah 6:1-13 ; Revelation 4:1-11
Cherubim and seraphim must be angels.
1. They reveal the holiness of God.
– Gen.3:24; sculptured cherubim are placed over the mercy seat (Ex.37:1, 7-9)
– Isaiah …
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Peter Barnes | Acts 6:1-7
SERMON NOTES
THE WORK OF DEACONS
Isaiah 1:1-18; Acts 6:1-7
– no deacons in the church in Acts 1-5; like no elders at Crete until Titus 1:5; but both elders and deacons in Phil.1:1
1. The Church is to be …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 43:11; 45:22 …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 61:4-11
SERMON NOTES
Favour for God’s People
(Isa. 61:4-11)
– this is an everlasting covenant (61:8)
1. Grace and justice in place of shame and dishonour.
– 61:4-9; grace and justice will be reconciled after the shame of the exile
2. The Gentiles will be called …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 61:1-3
SERMON NOTES
The Year of God’s Favour
(Isa. 61:1-3)
Barry Webb and Allan Harman call this the fifth Servant Song. Jesus says it is fulfilled in Him (Luke 4:21) – contrast to John Alexander Dowie who thought he was Elijah III.
1. Here is the …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 53:7-12
SERMON NOTES
Death on Earth, Life in Heaven
(Isa. 53:7-12)
– Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:30-35
– William Reese and William Williams: And Heav’n’s peace and perfect justice/ Kissed a guilty world in love.
1. Christ’s death was voluntary.
– 53:7; Matt.26:62-63; 27:12-14; 1 Pet.2:23; …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 53:5-6
SERMON NOTES
The Servant Bears our Iniquities
(Isa. 53:5-6)
– James Durham preached 72 sermons on Isaiah 53! He called verse 5 sad and sweet.
1. The Servant suffered savage treatment.
– 53:1-5
2. We have ruined ourselves by our sins.
– transgressions indicate willful …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 53:1-4
SERMON NOTES
Despised and Rejected by Men
(Isaiah 53:1-4)
– those who reject Christ actually fulfil the Bible’s prophecies!
1. The Servant will be despised by the world.
– 53:1-3; cited in John 12:37-38; Rom.10:16
– John 1:11, 46; Matt.13:55
– unlike Joseph (Gen.39:6) and …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 52:13-15
SERMON NOTES
The Servant’s Work in Summary
(Isaiah 52:13-15)
– Barry Webb: ‘the jewel in the crown of Isaiah’s theology’
1. The divine exaltation of the Servant.
– 52:13; usually applied to God (see Isa.6:1; 33:10; 57:15)
– Acts 2:33; Phil.2:9-11
2. The brutal degradation …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 50:4-11
SERMON NOTES
The Servant Suffering Yet Vindicated
(Isaiah 50:4-11)
– most personal of the Servant Songs
1. The Servant gives instruction and comfort to the weary.
– 50:4-5; John 8:28.
– Frances Ridley Havergal: O give Thine own sweet rest to me,/ That I may …
