Peter Barnes: Revelation 3:7-13
(21 January 2018)
SERMON NOTES : PHILADELPHIA – PERSEVERING TO THE END (Revelation 3:7-13)
‘Philadelphia’ means ‘brotherly love’, and dates back to the second century B.C. when one king refused to grab the throne at the expense of his brother. Only Smyrna (2:8-11) and Philadelphia (3:7-13) …
Peter Barnes: Revelation 3:1-6
(24 December 2017)
SERMON NOTES : SARDIS: NOT WHAT IT SEEMS (Revelation 3:1-6)
The church at Sardis was almost dead but it had a reputation for life.
1. Appearance is not always reality.
– 3:1. Somehow it looked alive, but it was actually spiritually dead. 2 …
Peter Barnes: Revelation 2:18-29
(17 December 2017)
SERMON NOTES : THYATIRA: TOO TOLERANT (Revelation 2:18-29)
Pliny the Elder said that Thyatira was ‘a city of no first-rate dignity’. It was known for its many trade guilds, each with its patron deity. To get a job in Thyatira, one needed to …
Peter Barnes: Revelation 2:2-17
(3 December 2017)
SERMON NOTES : PERGAMUM: COMPROMISING ITS WITNESS (Rev.2:12-17)
– Sometimes it can be easier to face persecution from the outside rather than seduction from within.
1. Christ with the sword of judgment.
– 2:12. Why is Christ described in this way? For Smyrna …
Peter Barnes : Revelation 2:8-11
(26 November 2017)
SERMON NOTES : SMYRNA: FAITHFUL UNDER PERSECUTION (Rev.2:8-11)
– only Smyrna (2:8-11) and Philadelphia (3:7-13) are not criticised by Christ. Smyrna was a centre for emperor worship – one had to obtain a certificate which stated one had sacrificed to the godhead …
Peter Barnes: Revelation 2:1-7
(19 November 2017)
SERMON NOTES : EPHESUS: LOST ITS FIRST LOVE (Rev.2:1-7)
Ephesus was the most important city of proconsular Asia, and probably the fourth largest city of the ancient world. Paul worked there for three years (Acts 20:31); and later Timothy stayed there (1 Tim.1:3). …
Peter Barnes: Revelation 1:9-20
(12 November 2017) : No Audio Available.
SERMON NOTES : JOHN’S VISION OF CHRIST (Revelation 1:9-20)
John was in exile on the island of Patmos (1:9), perhaps for refusing to participate in emperor worship. In early Church literature the Lord’s Day is always Sunday (1:10). Echoes …
Peter Barnes: Revelation 1:1-8
(5 November 2017)
SERMON NOTES: CHRIST TO THE CHURCHES (Revelation 1:1-8)
Luther: ‘everyone thinks of the book whatever his spirit imparts’. Calvin never preached on the Apocalypse. Spurgeon: ‘There is a whole Book of Revelation which I do not understand’ and ‘Only fools and madmen are …
Peter Barnes | Micah 4:1-5
SERMON NOTES
THE FUTURE KINGDOM
Micah 4:1-5
Micah has just told us that Jerusalem would be destroyed (3:12). In Micah 4:1-8 he looks to a wonderful future for Zion.
1. Zion is exalted.
– 4:1. The latter days arrive at the First Coming of Jesus …
