SMBC Principal's Hour Express
Sydney Missionary and Bible College
Principal's Hour is one of the great highlights of the week at Sydney Missionary and Bible College. Students and staff, along with the worldwide SMBC online family, gather to hear a Bible talk as well as prayers, engaging interviews and dives into cultural engagement. SMBC's mission is to create learning communities through which God prepares his people – theologically, spiritually, and practically – to serve Jesus in diverse contexts and cultures. (This feed contains the Bible talk only.)
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6 snips
Nov 6, 2024 • 37min
Jeremiah 50-51 - A Vision of the Future
How do we hold fast to our faith in Christ, when our circumstances in life make that faith seem foolish? Non-believers around us succeed and prosper. While our obedience to Christ leads to loss and trouble. The Israelite exiles in Babylon were asking a similar question. Even though they were God’s people, they were weak and powerless. While the Babylonians, though hostile to God, seemed to be all-powerful and successful. In this closing part of the book of Jeremiah, the prophet speaks powerfully into this dilemma by providing a striking vision of the future, and an urgent exhortation for the present. It is a message we all need to hear.
Oct 30, 2024 • 39min
Exodus 33:7-34:7; 34:29-35 - Savouring God's Presence
If you had the possibility of going to a 'heaven' where you could enjoy all the blessings God gives (like friends and family, food and fun), but God himself was not there, would you want to go? In Exodus 33-34, Moses is confronted with a situation like this. There is much we can learn from his response and indeed from the remarkable encounter he has with God in this section of Scripture.
Oct 16, 2024 • 40min
Jeremiah 36 - Hear God’s Warning
In Jeremiah 36, Jeremiah’s scribe, Baruch, writes down all the words God has given to Jeremiah since the start of his ministry. But when Baruch delivers the message, the king refuses to listen, taking the scroll and throwing it in the fire. God’s warnings through Jeremiah were a gracious attempt to spare the people from judgement, if only they would repent. So, too, God’s warnings to us are gracious. We need to hear them and we need to make sure that others hear them too.
Sep 25, 2024 • 34min
Jeremiah 31 - From Horror to Beauty
The book of Jeremiah exposes the horror of human sin and impurity – in ancient Judah and in us. Yahweh is, therefore, justified in appointing his prophet to uproot and to tear down. Yet, God’s commitment to his people and to the world they inhabit means his purposes also include building and planting. In Jeremiah 31 those restorative themes explode to life as Yahweh declares his intention to establish a new covenant in which he will radically transform his people. By writing his torah on their hearts, God himself will bring about the obedience he has always desired.
