Peter Barnes: Numbers 21:4-9
(17 November 2019)
SERMON NOTES: SAVED BY THE SERPENT (Numbers 21:4-9)
This is the last recorded grumble of the Israelites in the wilderness. The intriguing thing is that it is not a lamb on Moses’ pole but a serpent, the symbol of evil, and of Satan …
Peter Barnes: Numbers 20
(10 November 2019)
SERMON NOTES: EVEN GOOD MEN SIN AND DIE (Numbers 20)
– Numbers 20 resembles the complaints about the lack of water back in Exodus 17 – not much has changed in 40 years. Psalm 90 is on the theme of sin and death, …
Peter Barnes: Numbers 16
(20 October 2019)
SERMON NOTES: REBELLIOUS LEADERS (Numbers 16)
There are two accounts of rebellion here – one from Korah, and the other from Dathan and Abiram. Korah was the cousin of Moses. The Sons of Korah are mentioned in a musical capacity in the book …
Peter Barnes: Numbers 14
(13 October 2019)
SERMON NOTES: GRUMBLING AGAINST GOD (Numbers 14)
– a wonderful land (13:23), but the Canaanites were big and there were fortified cities (13:28).
1. The sin of grumbling and rebelling against God.
– 14:1-4. Isaiah described the fearful restlessness of the wicked – …
Peter Barnes: Numbers 13
(6 October 2019)
SERMON NOTES: BELIEF VERSUS UNBELIEF (Numbers 13)
In Numbers 13-14 we learn why God ordained that Israel wander in the wilderness for forty years before entering the Promised Land.
1. God’s promises are true.
The names are listed in verses 1-16; note that …
Peter Barnes | Leviticus 23:23-25
SERMON NOTES
THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS (Leviticus 23:23-25)
Lev.23:23-25 & Num. 29:1-6; Rev. 8:1-13; 11:15-18
– Lev.23 lists the weekly Sabbath plus seven annual feasts. We are looking to see Christ in them (Col.2:16-17). Why were the trumpets sounded?
1. They called the people to …
Peter Barnes | Hosea 9:1-17
SERMON NOTES
ISRAEL IN EXILE
Hosea 9:1-17; Numbers 25:1-9
– God promised Abraham a promised land and a great nation, but Israel has descended into idolatry and immorality (9:10). The glory has gone (9:11a, 12b).
1. Exile from the Promised Land.
– 9:1-6; in 9:3 …
Peter Barnes | 1 Timothy 3:1-7
SERMON NOTES
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELDER, Part 1
Numbers 11:16-30; 1 Tim. 3:1-7
– the eldership is not a parliament; for almost all these qualifications, Christians should have them, the elder must have them.
1. The man aspires and the church tests.
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