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Life of Moses: The Year of Jubilee

Peter Barnes: Leviticus 25

(1 September 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE YEAR OF JUBILEE (Leviticus 25)
C. R. North says that the fiftieth year is the forty-ninth year, while Gordon Wenham says the fiftieth year was a short one of 49 days, but all that seems to evade the straightforward view …

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Life of Moses: Love Your Neighbour as Yourself

Peter Barnes: Leviticus 19:1-18

(25 August 2019)

SERMON NOTES: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR AS YOURSELF (Leviticus 19:1-18)
God says to be holy (19:2) and to love our neighbour as ourselves (19:18). For Jesus on the two great commandments, see Deuteronomy 6:5; Leviticus 19:18; Matt.22:36-40. See Luke 10:25-37; Lev.19:33-34. Jesus teaches a …

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The Life of Moses: The Canaanites & the New Morality

Peter Barnes: Leviticus 18 : NO AUDIO

(11 August 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE CANAANITES AND THE NEW MORALITY (Leviticus 18)

– Ecclesiastes 1:9 says us that there is nothing new under the sun.

1. God’s Word is different and life-giving.

– Gen.15:16; Lev.18:1-5; a deep contrast there between God’s word …

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Life of Moses: The One Day of the Year: Yom Kippur

Peter Barnes: Leviticus 16 : NO AUDIO

(4th August 2019)

SERMON NOTES: THE ONE DAY OF THE YEAR: YOM KIPPUR (Leviticus 16)

The Day of Atonement – Yom Kippur – was the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The Bible asks: ‘How can a holy God dwell with unholy people?’ …

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Life of Moses: Are Bacon & Eggs Ok?

Peter Barnes: Leviticus 11

(28 July 2019)

SERMON NOTES: ARE BACON AND EGGS OKAY? (Leviticus 11)

A letter in the Australian from 16 April 2019 asked: ‘Maybe Israel Folau could explain why he adheres to some teaching of the Bible but not others’, meaning why does the Bible condemn homosexual …

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God’s Laws and Policies in a Fallen World – Creation Care

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Peter Barnes | Deut.20:19-20; Ex.23:10-11; Lev.25:2-4

SERMON NOTES
CREATION CARE
Deut.20:19-20; Ex.23:10-11; Lev.25:2-4

– it is invariably linked to the issues of climate change and human overpopulation. Bob Brown in 2006 was warning that climate change had raised ‘the spectre of permanent drought’ while in …

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God’s Laws and Policies in a Fallen World – God and Food Laws

Peter Barnes | Gen.1:29-30; 9:3-4; Lev.11; Acts 10

SERMON  NOTES
GOD AND FOOD LAWS
Gen.1:29-30; 9:3-4; Lev.11; Acts 10

The Bible is not a flat text-book of systematic theology, but an unfolding of God’s revelation through history.

1. Herbs in Paradise.

– Gen.1:29-30. Dogs ate lettuce, and cats did not …