Moore in the Word

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday 4 November 2025, Philip Kern, Head of the New Testament Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on John 12:4-11: Judas’ reaction to Mary’s gift of nard to anoint Jesus, and the Jews’ reaction to Lazarus’ resurrection.Philip reminds us that if you choose Jesus, it will cost you everything. But if you choose against Jesus, that too will cost you everything. Our sins reveal what our hearts truly value—and whether we truly value Jesus.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more and register for the Priscilla & Aquila evening seminar with David and Nancy Guthrie: “A ministry birthed from deep grief” (Wednesday 15 April 2026 7-9pm).Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from an event hosted by the Centre for Global Mission on Wednesday 23 July 2025, David Williams, Director of Training and Development at CMS Australia, attempts to answer the question, “Is it more strategic to focus mission and ministry resources into receptive contexts and people groups, rather than into unreceptive contexts?”David explains some of the thinking behind the theory of the homogeneous unit principle of church growth and other pragmatic approaches to mission, but takes care to point out that typically, significant gospel advance happens over long periods of time and involves generations of gospel workers—the fruit of whose labour is often not seen until much, much later.Please note: Richard Chin’s talk from this event was featured on the Moore in the Word Podcast last week. Although it’s not essential, you might want to go back and listen to it before you listen to this episode.Watch both talks and the Q&A from the event.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Support the work of the Centre for Global Mission.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday 31 October 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 6:22-71 and three conversations that Jesus has with the crowd, with the Jews in the synagogue at Capernaum, and with his disciples.Mark points out that life is a gift. You cannot have life without Jesus. However, you cannot have Jesus unless the Father chooses you and gives you to him. Mark reminds us that even though the Bible’s teaching on election is offensive to some, it is of monumental comfort to us.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more and register for the 2026 Priscilla & Aquila annual conference: “Radical kinship: Men and women in God’s family” (2 February 2025)Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from an event hosted by the Centre for Global Mission on Wednesday 23 July 2025, Richard Chin, former Director of the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students, speaks about Christian suffering, the difficulties of ministry and why we should not lose heart.Please note: David Williams’ talk from this event will air on the Moore in the Word podcast next week. Stay tuned for that one!Watch both talks and the Q&A from the event.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more and support the work of the Centre for Global Mission.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday 28 October 2025, Philip Kern, Head of the New Testament Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on John 12:1-3 and Mary anointing Jesus’ feet with perfume.He reminds us that this story takes place just after Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, and that Mary’s act reflects her gratitude and her desire to honour the life-giver. Philip then challenges us to consider what it has cost us to honour Jesus.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more about how you can pray for the work of the College.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday 24 October 2025, Roger Burgess, staffworker at EV Church Erina, speaks on Psalms 31 to 33 and the call, cause and climax of joy.He reminds us that it is fitting for God’s people to shout for joy, that creation and redemption give us great cause for joy, and that the pinnacle of joy is God himself.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more and register for the 2026 Priscilla & Aquila annual conference.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday, 21 October 2025, Tom Habib, Lecturer in the New Testament Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Genesis 32 and Jacob’s return to the Promised Land, where he fears the coming of Esau, splits his camp in two and wrestles with God.Tom reminds us that when we are tempted to fall back on relying on our own strength, rather than on God’s, we should remember Jacob’s story and how God unmade him and stripped him bare, before remaking him again through his divine grace.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more and apply to study the Preliminary Theological Certificate (PTC).Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday 17 October 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 6:1-21 and Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand and Jesus walking on water during a storm.He points out how the references to Moses and the Passover should shape our understanding of what’s happening in this chapter, and reminds us that the God of the Old Testament—the one who provides and protects his people—is revealed here in Jesus, who is God made flesh.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more and register for the 2026 Priscilla & Aquila annual conference.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday, 14 October 2025, Tom Habib, Lecturer in the New Testament Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Genesis 28:10-22 and Jacob’s dream on his way to Haran.He reminds us that the grace of God has appeared to us in Christ, just as it appeared to Jacob in the dark all those years ago. Furthermore, once we have received and understood this grace, just like Jacob, it reorients our whole lives so that we devote ourselves to God in fear and worship.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Donate to our end-of-year appeal and support the next generation of preachers.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday, 3 October 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 5:31–47 and Jesus’ testimony about himself.Mark reminds us that while studying the Scriptures can be glorious and exhilarating, analysing and understanding the words is not enough if you do not let those words lead you to Jesus, the one who fulfills all Scripture.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Visit the Samuel Marsden Archives.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, we are pleased to bring you an interview recorded in September 2025 between Simon Gillham, Vice Principal and Head of the Mission Department at Moore Theological College, and Alfred Olwa, Bishop of the Lango Diocese in Uganda, chairman of Uganda Christian University and Moore Theological College graduate.Alfred tells the stories of how he came to study at Moore College, the relationship of mutual ministry between Uganda and Australia, and the history of theological training in Uganda and the impact that is having on the country.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.From the Samuel Marsden Archives: “A Biblical-theological evaluation of the preaching of Festo Kivengere of Uganda—some methodological issues” by Alfred Olwa.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, Kanishka Raffel, Archbishop of Sydney, speaks on 2 Corinthians 5:11–21 and Paul’s declaration of his motivation for ministry.Kanishka reminds us that this one particular event—God reconciling the world to himself through Christ—has infinite cosmic consequences, and that if we are convicted about the death of Christ, our lives, like Paul’s, will be compelled by it.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more about studying at Moore.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday, 26 September 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 5:19–30 and Jesus’ words to the Jewish leaders about his relationship to the Father.Mark reminds us that refusing to honour Jesus the Son was, is and always will be refusing to honour the Father, and that if Jesus is not fully God, the Christian faith falls apart.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Give to our end-of-year-appeal and support the work and mission of the College.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday, 23 September 2025, Andrew Shead, Head of the Old Testament Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Jeremiah 49:28–39 and Jeremiah’s oracles against the nations of Kedar and Elam.He reminds us that all nations—including Australia—are entities that God cares for and takes delight in. But God is the God of all nations, and he will judge those nations for their sin.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Explore upcoming Moore Colleg events.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from an elective presented at the 2025 Priscilla & Aquila Centre annual conference held on Monday 3 February 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on the topic of “What would we lose if we stopped teaching on Complementarianism?” and outlines seven things.He reminds us that God’s teaching about men and women in the church is good, and that it nurtures healthy, joyful and meaningful relationships. If we do not understand this biblical teaching, our life will be all the poorer. So we must not neglect it.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Watch the video of Mark’s talk online.Find out more and register for the 2026 Priscilla & Aquila Annual Conference.View other talks from the 2025 P&A annual conference.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday, 19 September 2025, Andrew Shead, Head of the Old Testament Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Jeremiah 47:1-7 and 49:23-27, and Jeremiah’s oracles to the nations of Philistia and Damascus.He reminds us that God takes an interest in all nations, not just that of Old Testament Israel. He has compassion on them, he rejoices in them, and he judges them and brings them to an end according to his divine purposes. However, the horrors of war and death are redeemed through Jesus, who brings resurrection hope to all nations.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Support the work of translating the Preliminary Theological Certificate with the Centre for Global Mission.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday, 16 September 2025, Mark Earngey, Head of the Church History Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Titus 1:5-16 and the Apostle Paul’s instructions about overseers—the necessity of having them, their qualifications, their duties, and the challenges they face as their serve God and his people.He reminds us that evangelism is just the beginning: churches need leadership who are able to deal with disorder and protect the flock from things that threaten to destroy it. This makes the office of overseer an essential ministry in the purposes of God.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more and register for the 2026 Priscilla & Aquila Centre annual conference.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Friday, 29 August 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 5:1-18 and Jesus’ healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda.He reminds us that, like that man, we can hold so tightly to lies that we have believed for so long that we miss the grace of Jesus. Like the Jewish religious leaders, it is all too easy for us to become imprisoned in a cage of our own making so that we fail to see that Jesus is God, at work in the world.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more about the Preliminary Theological Certificate (PTC).Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from a chapel service held on Tuesday 26 August 2025, Mark Earngey, Head of the Church History Department at Moore Theological College, speaks on Titus 1:1-4 and the beginning of Paul’s letter to Titus.He encourages us to be slaves for the truth of salvation now, and slaves for the truth of salvation to come—particularly in declaring God’s gospel to the world—for this is our highest calling.Please note: around 13 minutes in when Mark is talking about truth and laughter erupts around the room, it’s because he’s holding up Lionel Windsor’s book, Truth Be Told.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more about studying at Moore Theological College.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.

In this episode, from an evening seminar hosted by the Priscilla & Aquila Centre on Wednesday 13 August 2025, writer and theologian Claire Smith presents an overview of how the term “complementarianism” came into being, the rise of feminism and the historical backdrop that created the need for such a term, and how complementarianism and the debates about complementarianism are being played out today.For more audio resources, visit the Moore College website. There, you can also make a donation to support the work of the College.Contact us and find us on socials.Find out more and register for the 2026 Priscilla & Aquila Annual Conference.View Claire’s slides and outline for this talk.Please note: The episode transcript provided is AI-generated and has not been checked for accuracy. If quoting, please check against the audio.