Knowing a just God

A sermon on Psalm 94 A plaque on the wall of Pastor Ralph Williamsโ€™ study at Immanuel Gospel Church, New Britain, Connecticut, bears this inscription: โ€œWhen the Lord looks me over he will not judge me by the degrees I have earned or the awards I have won but by the scars I have incurred.โ€[1] …

Reflections on ordination

A sermon by Rod BensonSunday 10 October 1999 The great nineteenth-century Christian leader, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, described by many as โ€œthe prince of preachers,โ€ occupied the pulpit of Londonโ€™s New Park Street Baptist Church and its successor, the renowned Metropolitan Tabernacle, from 1854 to 1892. When asked if he were a Doctor of Divinity, he …

Justice for the unborn

A sermon by Rod Benson, 8 June 2014 Job 31:13-15 According to new Family Planning data, NSW teenagers have the highest abortionย rates in the country, with more teens ending pregnancies than choosing to become parents. ย Estimates suggest there were 4053 abortions among NSW teens aged 15-19 in 2009, roughly double the number in Victoria, Tasmania …