Psalm 104; Genesis 1:26-28; Isaiah 65:17-25; Revelation 22:12-15, 20-21 The world in which we woke this morning is an astonishing and awe-inspiring place. It is a wonderfully balanced biosystem. It has the capacity to provide resources of untold variety for us to consume, to continually renew itself, and to absorb the wastes we create. …
Justice (sermon)
1 Corinthians 9:7-12 Baptists are “gospel” people. That is, they take the Bible seriously, find deep meaning and significance in the Gospel events (the birth, death, resurrection, ascension and return of Jesus Christ), expect and pray for people to experience the “new birth,” and are committed to expressing their faith with actions such as reading …
Generosity (sermon)
1 Timothy 6:6-19 The great Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton led an expedition to the South Pole in 1908. They came closer to the pole than any human had ever ventured, but 156 kilometres short of the goal, had to turn back. In his diary, Shackleton tells of the time when their food supplies were exhausted, …
Speech for Work-Life Balance Forum
Speech by Rev Rod Benson at a Sydney Alliance-organised event in Sydney, 13 November 2012 I stand here today on behalf of Baptists throughout NSW to assure politicians, business leaders, workers and families that Baptists oppose the further erosion of provisions for restricted trading days. We expect our government to serve and protect the interests …
Jesus or the Bible
Several years ago, around the time when he was President of the Baptist Union of Australia, I recall the Revd Tim Costello writing an opinion piece in response to an article by one of the leading Sydney Anglican heavyweights published in The Sydney Morning Herald. I can’t recall the issue on which they disagreed, but …
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