Five ways the Bible shapes our work practices

Staff devotion, Moore Theological College, 27 March 2023 In 2 Timothy 3:16, Paul speaks of the usefulness of Scripture. It is useful because it reveals the truth about God and corrects our false beliefs. It is useful in teaching us about ourselves, our need of salvation from sin, and the way in which God offers …

What is the mission of God?

Rod Benson, Moore College staff devotion, 6 February 2023 Opening of a new building at Moore Theological College, 1 King St, Newtown, Sydney, in 2017. We all face challenges and uncertainties in life. We feel the impact of our past, our family of origin, our environment, the choices we make, and a range of events …

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] …

Knowing a faithful God

A sermon on Psalm 62 In his book, Facing Life and Death, Leslie J. Tizard writes: If you have doubts about the existence of God or misgivings about the kind of God he is, I do not think your need will be met by argument. It will be met only by an act of trust …

Help when I feel abandoned by God

A sermon by Rev Rod Benson, 29 September 2019 Psalm 10:1, 12   One of my favourite fiction writers is William Golding, best known as the author of Lord of the Flies. One of his other novels, The Inheritors,tells the story of Lok and his family, the last surviving Neanderthals in a world where another …