Peter Barnes | John 13:31-33
SERMON NOTES
A STRANGE GLORY
Psalm 24:1-10; John 13:31-33
– glory on the cross?
1. The glory of the Son of Man and God is certain.
– 13:31. In the Greek, it is the aorist tense, or past tense.
– like John 17:4; Romans 8:29-30; …
Peter Barnes | John 13:21-30
SERMON NOTES
AND IT WAS NIGHT
Psalm 55; John 13:21-30
– this is the power of darkness (Luke 22:53)
1. Jesus in distress and in control.
– 13:19, 21 – the two things are true together
– trouble or agitation – same word in John …
Peter Barnes | John 13:18-20
SERMON NOTES
HOW TO KNOW THE TRUTH
Psalm 41; John 13:18-20
1. Not all the Church is the Church.
– 13:18; the Lord knows those who are His (2 Tim.2:19)
– John 6:70-71; not like a football club which buys a disappointing player
– not …
Peter Barnes | John 13:12-17
SERMON NOTES
HUMBLE SERVANTS
2 Samuel 9; John 13:12-17
– a lesson in humility
1. Jesus is the Lord and the teacher
– 13:12-13; literally ‘the Lord and the teacher’
– 1:1-3, 10, 14, 18; 20:28
2. Jesus as our example of humility.
– 13:14-15…
Peter Barnes | John 13:1-11
SERMON NOTES
CONTINUALLY WASHED
Proverbs 16:18-33; John 13:1-11
– John 1-12 tells of Jesus’ public ministry; John 13-21 is more private.
1. Jesus is Lord.
(a) He knows the hour – 13:1a.
(b) He loves His disciples to the end – 13:1; see John 6:70; …
Peter Barnes | John 3:6; 1 Corinthians 15:22; 2 Corinthians 5:17
SERMON NOTES
A NEW CREATION
(John 3:6; 1 Cor.15:22; 2 Cor.5:17)
– there are two realms
1. Being in the flesh means …
(a) we cannot save ourselves.
– John 3:6; Adam improved is still Adam in sin and …
Peter Barnes | John 16:33
SERMON NOTES
CHRIST HAS OVERCOME THE WORLD
(John 16:33)
– in the context of confusion and sorrow, and the disciples’ being scattered (16:32); verse 33 is virtually Jesus’ last word to the disciples before His crucifixion.
1. We must expect tribulation in the world.
– …
Peter Barnes | John 21:24-25
SERMON NOTES
A TRUE WITNESS
John 21:24-25
John has somewhat odd conclusions e.g. 1 John 5:13, 21
1. John’s account is part of a trustworthy book.
– 21:24; the Bible was written down as God gave it down through the ages (Gen.5:1; Ex.24:4; Isa.30:8; Hab.2:2)…
Peter Barnes | John 20:30-31
SERMON NOTES
WHY DID JOHN WRITE HIS GOSPEL?
John 20:30-31
A. J. P. Taylor wrote history books to amuse people; James Boswell wrote the Life of Samuel Johnson to edify people; Richard Dawkins wrote The God Delusion to convince people of atheism. Why did John …
Peter Barnes | John 19:1-11
SERMON NOTES
MOCKERY, BLASPHEMY OR FEAR?
John 19:1-11
1. Roman soldiers mock the King.
– 19:2-3; see earlier references to Jesus as king in John 6:15; 12:12-13; 18:33-36
– they think Jesus is claiming to be another Tiberius in Rome
– Gal.6:7
2. Jewish authorities …
