Peter Barnes | Acts 20:22-24
SERMON NOTES
DEAD TO SELF, ALIVE TO CHRIST (Acts 20:22-24)
Psalm 27; Acts 20:17-38
– spoken to elders from Ephesus
1. We cannot know the future in detail.
– 20:22; note the prayer in Rom.15:30-32
– 1 Cor.16:7-9
2. We can expect opposition.
– 20:23; …
Peter Barnes | Acts 17:30-34
SERMON NOTES
RESURRECTION, JUDGMENT, RESPONSE
Psalm 96:1-9; Acts 17:16-34
– applies the sermon in Acts 17:30-34
1. In the light of God’s judgment, we all need to repent.
– 17:30-31; God does not treat the times of ignorance as they deserve (see Rom.3:25)
– but …
Peter Barnes | Acts 17:26-29
SERMON NOTES
GOD AND HUMAN BEINGS (Acts 17:26-29)
Psalm 8:1-9; Acts 17:16-34
– In verses 22-25 Paul spoke mainly of the nature of God; in verses 26-29 he deals mainly with us as human beings.
1. We all go back to Adam.
– 17:26; from …
Peter Barnes | Acts 13:42-52
SERMON NOTES
PAUL IN A PAGAN BACKWATER
Psalm 104; Acts 14:8-20
– Lystra was a rustic pagan backwater; the people think that Paul and Barnabas must be gods because of the miracle (14:8-14)
1. We are all one in Adam.
– 14:15; ‘men’ rather than …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 40:6-8
SERMON NOTES
What Sacrifices Please the Lord?
Psalm 40:6-8
Psalm 40:6-8 is interpreted in Hebrews 10:5-10.
1. God demands what He ultimately sets aside.
– Lev.1:4 illustrates the message of Leviticus; but God tells of something greater.
(a) This comes from Saul’s day in the …
Peter Barnes | Acts 13:1-13
SERMON NOTES
SENT BY THE SPIRIT AND THE CHURCH
Psalm 72; Acts 13:1-13
– this is the beginning of the first missionary journey (Acts 13-14); the year is about A.D.46.
1. Churches are to deny themselves that the Kingdom of God might grow.
– 13:1; …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 13
SERMON NOTES
HOW LONG WILL GOD HIDE HIS FACE?
(Psalm 13)
– David is in the pit in vv.1-2; he starts to climb out in vv.3-4; and he is out in vv.5-6
1. Depression can seem open-ended.
– 13:1-2; four ‘How longs?’
– Ps.13:1 reverses …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 11
SERMON NOTES
WHAT IF THE FOUNDATIONS ARE DESTROYED?
(Psalm 11)
– 11:1a – David is firm in a time of crisis, perhaps while Saul is threatening him
1. The temptation to spiritual despair.
– 11:1b-3; there is a time to flee (e.g. Matt.24:16-18) but this …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 7
SERMON NOTES
A GOOD CONSCIENCE BEFORE ONE’S ENEMIES
(Psalm 7)
– 7:1-2; possibly written when Cush from Saul’s tribe of Benjamin was accusing David of seizing the throne
1. The blessings of a good conscience.
– 7:3-5; see Acts 24:16; 25:11; Job 31:5-8
– 7:8; …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 5
SERMON NOTES
GOD AGAINST ALL EVILDOERS
(Psalm 5)
– a morning prayer (5:3)
1. Take time to call upon God in prayer.
– 5:1-3
– this is personal (‘my King and my God’) and he waits for an answer in verse 3;
– he prays …
