Peter Barnes | Isaiah 40:1-2
SERMON NOTES
COMFORT IN PARDONED SIN
Isaiah 40:1-2; Matthew 11:20-29
– Martyn Lloyd-Jones: ‘The greatest tragedy in the world today is the view that the average person takes of God.’
– Isa.40-66 looks beyond the Babylonian exile to the coming of the Messiah
1. God …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 27:15-26
SERMON NOTES
A Bitter Exchange
Matthew 27:15-26
Martin Luther wrote of the ‘sweet exchange’ where Christ dies for sinners. This is the bitter exchange where a murderous criminal is released and the Son of God put to death. ‘Bar’ means ‘son of’; ‘Abba’ means ‘father’ …
Peter Barnes | 1 Kings 19:1-21
SERMON NOTES
COMING OFF A HIGH
1 Kings 19:1-21; Matthew 11:1-19
– danger after an intense experience
1. Signs of depression
(a) fear
– 19:1-3. When John Chrysostom was threatened by the empress Eudoxia in the early fifth century, he replied: ‘Go tell her
Peter Barnes | Psalm 128
SERMON NOTES
Blessings in Everyday Life
Psalm 128; Matthew 19:1-15
Psalms 120-134 are the Songs of Ascents (see Ex.23:17).
1. The blessings of reverence and obedience.
– v.1; fear (as in Ex.19:16-25) and walking in His ways.
2. Blessings at work.
– v.2; 2 Thess.3:10; …
Wayne Richards | Matthew 6:10 …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 22:12
SERMON NOTES
No Wedding Garment
Proverbs 9:1-12; Matthew 22:1-14
– kingdom like a wedding feast (22:1-2)
1. God calls all to His kingdom.
– 22:3-4, 8-10
– Matt.11:28; John 6:37; Acts 17:30; Rev.19:7, 9
2. People reject God in various ways.
(a) indifference – 22:5; …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 7:13, 14
SERMON NOTES
The Narrow Gate and the Narrow Way
Deut.30:11-20; Matt.7 13-14, 21-29
– two ways in Deut.30:19; Ps.1:6; Jer.21:8
1. There are two gates.
– ‘strait’ means ‘narrow’; the text says nothing about ‘the straight and narrow’
– John 10:7, 9; Matt.16:24; wide …
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