Moore in the Word

In this episode, we bring you the fourth of a five-part series from the 2025 Annual Moore College Lectures, presented by Peter Orr on the subject of “A biblical theology of faith”. These episodes are a lot longer and a lot meatier than our usual episodes, and will be released on Mondays and Fridays until part-way through March 2026.In his fourth lecture, Peter Orr explores how the theme of faith is portrayed across the Gospels and the book of Acts.Watch Peter’s lecture, download his talk outline and listen to the Q&A.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 John Chapman Preaching Initiative College of Preachers intensive (23-25 June 2026).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 bring you the third of a five-part series from the 2025 Annual Moore College Lectures, presented by Peter Orr on the subject of “A biblical theology of faith”. These episodes are a lot longer and a lot meatier than our usual episodes, and will be released on Mondays and Fridays until part-way through March 2026.In his third lecture, Peter Orr explores what it means to speak of the faith of Jesus. He reflects on Jesus’ own trust in the Father during his earthly life and ministry, drawing out how the Gospels and Hebrews present him not only as the object of faith, but also as its perfect model.Please note: the Q&A that follows Peter’s talk has not been included in this episode. If you would like to listen to it, visit the Moore College website at moore.edu.au.Watch Peter’s lecture, download his talk outline and listen to the Q&A.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 Annual Moore College Lectures.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 bring you the second of a five-part series from the 2025 Annual Moore College Lectures, presented by Peter Orr on the subject of “A biblical theology of faith”. These episodes are a lot longer and a lot meatier than our usual episodes, and will be released on Mondays and Fridays until part-way through March 2026.In his second lecture, Peter Orr continues his biblical theology of faith by examining how the prophets and the Psalms build upon the Old Testament foundations of faith. He explores the personal and communal nature of trust in God, the internal dynamics of faith, and how faith is expressed through stillness, exclusivity and perseverance.Watch Peter’s lecture, download his talk outline and listen to the Q&A.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 John Chapman Preaching Initiative College of Preachers intensive (23-25 June 2026).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 bring you the first of a five-part series from the 2025 Annual Moore College Lectures, presented by Peter Orr on the subject of “A biblical theology of faith”. These episodes are a lot longer and a lot meatier than our usual episodes, and will be released on Mondays and Fridays until part-way through March 2026.In his first lecture, Peter lays the foundation for a biblical theology of faith by examining how faith is understood and expressed in the Old Testament. From Adam and Eve to Abraham, and through the Law and covenant, Peter shows us how faith is a relational trust in God’s word and character. He also addresses common misunderstandings about the continuity of faith across the Old and New Testaments.Watch Peter’s lecture, download his talk outline and listen to the Q&A.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 Annual Moore College Lectures.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 Final Friday chapel service held on Friday 21 November 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 7:14-53 and Jesus’ invitation to come to him at the Feast of Tabernacles at Jerusalem.Mark reminds us that the only true source of living water is Jesus, who echoes the promises of God in his proclamation. When we respond and turn to him, we experience a radical reorienting of life, health and hope as the Spirit transforms us by uniting us to him.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 Centre for Christian Living event: “Left right out: The strange position of the political Christian (Wed 20 May)”.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 and in honour of Moore Theological College’s 170th anniversary, we bring you a second special episode taken from the 2025 Donald Robinson Library lectures on the topic of “The Clapham Sect and their influence on Sydney”.Michael Gladwin, Lecturer in History at St Mark's National Theological Centre in the School of Theology at Charles Sturt University, examines the role of John Newton. Newton was the author of the hymn “Amazing Grace” and former slave trader turned pastor, and he served as both architect and encourager of the first Anglican mission in Australia. Through Newton’s correspondence and networks, Michael shows how Newton’s theological depth, pastoral wisdom, and missionary foresight influenced the birth of evangelical Anglicanism in the Southern Hemisphere.Please note: This episode is a companion to last week’s episode, in which Mark Thompson tells the story of how Richard Johnson became the first chaplain to the colony in New South Wales and shaped gospel ministry in early Australia. If you missed that one, I encourage you to go back and listen.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.View this talk and Q&A on the Moore Theological College website.You can find the other talks from the 2025 Donald Robinson Library Lectures on YouTube: “The Clapham Sect and their influence on Sydney”.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, from a chapel service held on Friday 7 November 2025, Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, speaks on John 7:1-13 and the unbelief of Jesus’ brothers, the world and the crowd.Mark reminds us not to be unsurprised by unbelief. Unbelief comes from the thinking of the world and the challenge of the way Jesus lived, and it can be anchored in and fed by fear. But Jesus is not fazed by unbelief in all its forms. Furthermore, unbelief never has the final word; Jesus does.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 2026 Moore College graduation.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 and in honour of Moore Theological College’s 170th anniversary, we bring you a special episode taken from the 2025 Donald Robinson Library lectures on the topic of “The Clapham Sect and their influence on Sydney”.Mark Thompson, Principal of Moore Theological College, introduces us to Richard Johnson and the story of how he ended up becoming the first chaplain to the fledgling colony in New South Wales, laying the spiritual foundations of Christian witness. Drawing on personal letters and historical records, Mark traces Johnson’s courage, hardship and lasting legacy in shaping gospel ministry in early Australia.Please note: This episode is a companion to next week’s episode, in which Michael Gladwin examines the role of John Newton as both architect and encourager of the first Anglican mission in Australia. Stay tuned for that episode!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.View this talk and Q&A on the Moore Theological College website.You can find the other talks from the 2025 Donald Robinson Library Lectures on YouTube: “The Clapham Sect and their influence on Sydney”.Find out more and visit the Donald Robinson Library’s 170 years of Moore College exhibition.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 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.