Peter Barnes | Jeremiah 2:12-13
SERMON NOTES
FORSAKING LIVING WATER FOR BROKEN CISTERNS
Jeremiah 2:12-13; John 4:7-26
1. Apostasy is appalling.
– 2:12; see Deut.32:1 for the heavens
– the honeymoon is over (2:2, 6-7; 3:1)
– Israel has chased after false gods, and the priests and prophets have led …
Peter Barnes | Revelation 22:12-15
SERMON NOTES
WASHING OUR ROBES
John 20:19-31; Revelation 22:12-15
– this is all based on the resurrection
1. We will be judged according to our works.
– 22:12; Eccles.12:14; Matt.7:21-23; 16:27; Rev.20:12-15
– this is meant to be a frightening prospect
2. The judge will …
Peter Barnes | Isaiah 40:9-11
SERMON NOTES
THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Isaiah 40:9-11; John 10:11-21
– the ESV and NKJV in v.9 say that Zion proclaims the good news to Jerusalem, but the NIV has Zion and Jerusalem receiving the good news (i.e. it is a case of parallelism).
1. Behold …
Peter Barnes | Leviticus 23:33-44
SERMON NOTES
THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
Leviticus 23:33-44; John 7:25-44
– Leviticus 23 sets out the weekly Sabbath plus seven annual festivals, which are to be seen as shadows of Christ (Col.2:16-17)
1. This is a time for rejoicing.
– 23:33-41; the trees and fruit …
Peter Barnes | John 3:1-16
SERMON NOTES
THE GOSPEL TO THE WORLD
Hosea 14:1-9; John 3:1-16
– Martin Luther kept repeating John 3:16 as he lay dying in 1546
1. God loves the world.
– God is utterly holy (Habakkuk 1:13; Ex.33:20), who loves the Son because He is holy …
Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 9:1-27
SERMON NOTES
SAUL AS THE PEOPLE’S KING
1 Samuel 9:1-27; John 18:28-40
– Tony Blair called Lady Diana ‘the people’s princess’, and Saul was ‘the people’s king’.
1. God endorses the people’s king, for a time.
– 9:1-2; Saul looked like a king in …
Peter Barnes | John 2:1-11
SERMON NOTES
THE PURPOSE OF THE MIRACLES
(John 2:1-11)
– Jesus’ words and deeds go together; Thomas Jefferson wrote a foolish book called The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, where he eliminated all the miracles. But ‘I am the resurrection and the life’ …
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Peter Barnes | Ezekiel 37:15-28
SERMON NOTES
UNITY AND PEACE UNDER KING DAVID
Ezekiel 37:15-28; John 10:1-21
– to the return from exile or Christ’s first coming or His second coming?
1. One people.
– 37:15-17; see Zech.11:7-17; this Christ’s first coming
– Heb.8:13; cleansing …
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