Peter Barnes: Paul: To Proclaim, to Suffer and to Believe, 2 Timothy 1:11-12 (Sunday 5 July 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
In 1555 Calvin preached through 2 Timothy but his sermon on these two verses has been lost. After looking at the plan of salvation in verses 9-10, Paul now
Peter Barnes: Light Versus Darkness, John 3:17-21 (Sunday 28 June 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)
There is a real place for apologetics to present a Christian understanding of God, the world and the gospel to people but the issue of belief and unbelief is not just intellectual one but moral.…
Peter Barnes: The Plan of Salvation, 2 Timothy 1:9-10 (Sunday 28 June 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
God has saved His people and called them to a holy calling, either meaning that God’s calling is holy because He is holy, or that we are called to a holy life (as …
We live as those who live not knowing what the next day will bring. We are also creatures of habit, and that works both ways. Once we have developed certain habits, be they good or bad, it is not altogether easy to break them. As we seek to meet together …
Peter Barnes: God so Loved the World, John 3:16 (Sunday 21 June 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)
This verse seems straightforward, but it is actually difficult: (a) In the book of Acts, the starting point is always that God is our creator, we are accountable to Him, He is a …
Peter Barnes: Be Not Ashamed Of Gospel Suffering, 2 Timothy 1:8 (Sunday 21 June 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
1. Do not be ashamed of speaking of Christ. – 1:8a. John Coleridge Patteson, when he was a student at Eton, used to read his Bible with a copy of Shakespeare …
Peter Barnes: The Son of Man Came to This World, John 3:9-15 (Sunday 14 June 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 a.m.)
Being born of the Spirit leads to believing in Christ.
1. We ought to know our need to be reborn of the Spirit. – 3:9-10. That is Nicodemus’ second question …
Peter Barnes: Growing in the Gifts, 2 Timothy 1:6-7 (Sunday 14 June 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
John Piper thought Timothy was somewhat overwhelmed with the task that God had given him through Paul. John Knox was noted for being absolutely fearless, but in St Andrew’s castle in 1547 he …
Peter Barnes: You Must Be Born Again, John 3:1-8 (7 June 2020 Evening Service, 6.00 p.m.)
Spiritual rebirth by the Holy Spirit is needed for sinners to trust Christ.
1. We can be religious without being reborn. – 3:1-2. Nicodemus is a strict and earnest Pharisee, one of the 71 …
Peter Barnes: A Godly Heritage, 2 Timothy 1:3-5 (7 June 2020 Morning Service, 9.00 a.m.)
God does what is extraordinary by means of the ordinary – Luke 16:10.
1. Pray for one another. – 1:3. Calvin says that even ‘a half-angel’ needs prayer! – Phil.1:3-4; Col.1:3; 1Thess.1:2…
