Peter Barnes | Matthew 12:46-50
SERMON NOTES
THE FAMILY OF GOD
Psalm 27; Matthew 12:46-50
– Jesus’ half-brothers and sisters in Matt.13:55-56
1. Natural families point to a greater spiritual family.
– 12:46-50; the ESV omits v.47 but perhaps without good reason
– Mark 3:20-21; John 7:5
– the natural …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:27-31
SERMON NOTES
ONE FEAR OVERCOMES ANOTHER
Psalm 94; Matthew 10:27-31
– do not fear persecutors (10:26, 28, 31)
1. Be bold before the world.
– 10:27; Jer.1:8; Acts 4:29
2. Fear the God who judges all.
– 10:28; emphatic in Luke 12:5
– Prov.29:25; Spurgeon: …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 15
SERMON NOTES
WHO DWELLS WITH GOD?
(Psalm 15)
– like Ps.24:3-6; Isa.33:14-17; this is also taught in the New Testament (Heb.12:14; Tit.1:16)
1. Our goal is to dwell with God.
– 15:1; God speaks of dwelling with His people (Lev.26:11-12; Ezek.37:27; Rev.21:3)
– Charles Spurgeon: …
Peter Barnes | Matthew 10:17-26
SERMON NOTES
UNDERSTANDING PERSECUTION
Psalm 35; Matthew 10:17-26
1. Christians will be opposed by Jews, Gentiles and even family
– 10:17-18, 21-22a; do not suffer for the wrong reasons (1 Pet.4:15-16)
– the Jews (10:17; John 16:2; 2 Cor.11:24); the Gentiles (10:18; Acts 17:7-8); family …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 14
SERMON NOTES
THE FOOL BEFORE GOD
(Psalm 14)
– Psalm 14 and Psalm 53 are almost identical.
1. The unbeliever is a fool.
– 14:1; people reject God for foolish reasons; one man told Martyn Lloyd-Jones that he was an atheist because his wife had …
Peter Barnes | Hebrews 12:22-24
SERMON NOTES
THE HEAVENLY ZION
Psalm 87:1-7; Hebrews 12:22-24
– contrast to Mt Sinai in Heb.12:18-21. This is the communion of saints. See Heb.13:14.
1. The heavenly Zion described.
– 12:22a; Old Testament references like Ps.48:1-2; 87:1-3 were never fulfilled in the OT (see Jer.5:1)…
Peter Barnes | Psalm 78:40-72
SERMON NOTES
GOD’S PURPOSES IN HISTORY
(Psalm 78:40-72)
– Israel failed in 78:40-42
1. Israel grieved God in the wilderness.
– 78:43-51 – seven of the ten plagues are mentioned but not in order.
– God was a shepherd (78:52-53; see how God protects Israel …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 78:1-39
SERMON NOTES
NOT LEARNING FROM HISTORY
(Psalm 78:1-39)
– second longest Psalm, after Psalm 119
1. We have a duty to teach the faith to our children.
– 78:1-8; a parable is a story (or history) with a spiritual meaning (Matt.13:34-35)
– Gen.18:19; even under …
Peter Barnes | Psalm 77:10-12
SERMON NOTES
BACKSLIDING: THE WAY BACK
(Ps.77:10-12; 1 John 2:1)
– we all fall short of God’s glory
1. Be humbly aware of your own condition.
– Charles Simeon: ‘I would have a conscious unworthiness to pervade every act and habit of my soul’. He …
