Peter Barnes: A Better Covenant, Hebrews 8:6; 10:11-18 (Sunday 31 May 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)
The author draws on Psalm 110 and Jeremiah 31:31-34.
1. We have better promises. – Heb.8:6, 8-12. There is the promise of a renewed heart, of personal knowledge of Christ, and of the complete …
Peter Barnes: From the Apostle to His Beloved Child, 2 Timothy 1:1-2 (Sunday 31 May 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
– Paul’s last epistle, not long before he was beheaded. Handley Moule said that he could not read 2 Timothy without becoming misty-eyed. Calvin: ‘For my part, I know that …
HOW TO DECEIVE WITHOUT REALLY LYING
Soon after falling into sin, Adam was confronted by the God whom he had offended: ‘Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?’ (Gen.3:11) All good teachers ask questions when they …
Peter Barnes: The New Covenant in Christs’ Blood, Luke 22:20 (Sunday 24 May 2020 Evening Service, 6.00)p.m.
The Passover meal was supposed to have had four cups, and Darrell Bock is one of a number of scholars who says that verse 20 refers to what is probably the Passover’s third …
Peter Barnes: Enter His Gates with Praises, Psalm 100 (Sunday 24 May 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
William Kethe has given us the Old Hundredth: All people that on earth do dwell,/ Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice, while Isaac Watts revamped it (with some improvements by John Wesley) …
PRESSING ON OR TREADING WATER?
There is still a strange eerie feeling about the community at the moment. It was present during the bushfires, and it is still here with the coronavirus. If normal life was all about parties, crowds, and living it up, then normality has yet to return. …
Peter Barnes: The Promise of the New Covenant, Jeremiah 31:31-34 (Sunday 17 May 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 a.m.)
– cited in full in Hebrews 8 – the longest citation from the Old Testament in the New Testament.
1. The Church is new Israel. – 31:31; Heb.8:7, 13. The promises to …
Peter Barnes: Arise, O LORD, in Dark Days, Psalm 74 (Sunday 17 May 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
In Psalm 73 the Psalmist, Asaph, envied the prosperity of the wicked, until he entered the sanctuary (Psalm 73:16-17). But in Psalm 74 the Psalmist could not go into the sanctuary because …
Peter Barnes: The Sons of David and The Son of David, 2 Samuel 7:1-17 (Sunday 10 May 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)
– the word ‘covenant’ is not used here, but it is used later of references to it – Psalm 89:3-4. God does not need a temple to dwell …
Peter Barnes: The Dangers in Blessings, Psalm 30 (Sunday 10 May 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
The word in the superscription is actually ‘house’, for the temple as such was not built until Solomon’s day. It could be referring to 2 Sam.7:1-2 or 2 Sam.24:16-18.
1. Grateful praise for God’s …
