Peter Barnes | John 15:18-25
SERMON NOTES
The Unreasonable Hostility of the World
Psalm 69:1-21; John 15:18-25
– James 4:4; 1 John 2:15; although we are not to initiate this (Rom.12:18)
1. The hatred of the world is inevitable.
– 15:18-21; see John 5:18; 7:7
– Charles Ross: ‘woe to …
Peter Barnes | John 15:12-17
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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 …
Peter Barnes | John 15:7-11
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Bearing Fruit in the Vine
Psalm 80:1-19; John 15:1-11
– fruit shows that we are in Christ (15:8)
1. Answered Prayer.
– 15:7; this is not How to Write Your Own Ticket with God
– prayer comes from abiding in Christ and having …
Peter Barnes | John 15:1-6
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Christ as the True Vine
Isaiah 5:1-7; John 15:1-11
– Israel is the vine in Ps.80:8-16; Isa.5:1-7
– Jesus is speaking of professing Christians (15:3); Calvin: ‘Christ justifies no one whom He does not at the same time sanctify’.
1. We have no …
Peter Barnes | Revelation 1:5b-7
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The King and His Kingdom
John 21:28-42
– Trinitarian greeting in Rev.1:4-5a, then doxology in Rev.1:5b-7
1. The King’s sacrifice.
– 1:5b; see Eph.5:2; Paul cannot fathom the depths of the love of Christ (Eph.3:17-19)
– Rev.5:9; substitution is what makes Good Friday …
Peter Barnes | John 14:29-31
SERMON NOTES
Leaving the World for the Father
Job 9:1-35; John 14:25-31
– the confrontation is looming
1. Christ prophesies to comfort us.
– 14:29; see 13:18-19
– not unlike telling a child that the illness will pass. This is so the disciples would believe.…
Peter Barnes | John 14:27-28
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The Peace of Christ
Isaiah 26:1-21; John 14:25-31
– Christ’s peace versus the world’s peace
1. Christ gives His people peace.
– 14:27. Shalom in 1 Sam.1:17; pax Romana for the emperor; but only a counterfeit peace (1 Thess.5:3)
– 2 Cor.5:18; Col.1:20…
Peter Barnes | John 14:25-26
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The Holy Spirit and the New Testament
2 Samuel 23:1-7; John 14:15-31
– 14:25; see 15:11; 16:1, 4, 6-7, 25, 33. Have you ever wondered how the New Testament came about?
1. The person of the Holy Sprit.
– 14:26. He is called …
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Peter Barnes | John 14:21-24
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Love, Obedience and Indwelling
Joshua 1:1-9; John 14:15-26
– distinction between Christ’s people and the world
1. Our obedience to Christ is proof of our love for Him.
– 14:21; see 14:15, 23-24
– Luke 6:46; see Luke …
Peter Barnes | John 14:18-20
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THE COMINGS OF JESUS
(Psalm 73:1-28; John 14:15-24)
Jesus gives a series of promises: ‘I will’.
1. We are promised comfort.
– 14:18; the KJV has ‘comfortless’ but the word is ‘orphans’, like Oliver Twist
– could refer to the coming of the …
