A sermon by Rod Benson Jonah 1:4-16 Can you imagine what it must feel like to be “on the run”? Countless novels and movies celebrate the terror – and the glamour – of being on the run from the law, or from the lawless. How much more terrifying, unnerving and depressing it must have been …
A passion for conversion and baptism
A sermon by Rod Benson What makes us who we are as Christians known as Baptists? Last week I suggested that one of our distinctive characteristics or qualities is a passion for reading the Bible for ourselves, expecting God to supply fresh light and spiritual nourishment to us through his written word. Today I want …
In the shadow of death
A sermon for Good Friday by Rod Benson Romans 5:6-8 Many Australians today identify Good Friday with nothing more than fish pie, or a long weekend, or beer, barbecues and beaches. But if you were to walk along Main Street and take a straw poll, and ask, “What is Good Friday about?” you might get …
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