Myrtlefield Trust
Listening to God Speak His Word
Resources for understanding the Bible’s thought flow and design, to deepen confidence in God’s word and love for its author
Our vision
A world convinced that God still speaks today through the Bible
Our mission
We produce resources at different levels and distribute them around the world in every language where we can meet a need. Our aim is to stir up a lasting desire to read, study and teach God’s word by encouraging a deeper understanding of the way he inspired it to be written. We do this primarily through the teaching legacy of David Gooding, whose ministry has helped countless people appreciate the significance of how God has ordered the structure, pattern and thought flow of each book of the Bible in order to communicate himself to the people he has created. And that work has equipped generations of Bible teachers to keep on teaching others.
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. (Rom 15:4 ESV)
Our motivation
We do this work because we believe that anyone who honestly and thoughtfully engages with the beauty, wisdom and relevance of the Bible will encounter God’s ultimate revelation of himself in his Son, Jesus Christ. Those who trust in him as Saviour and follow him as Lord will continue to listen to his word, and so their lives will be rooted and built up in him, bringing fruitfulness, lasting joy and steadfast faith in God across successive generations, to his glory.
Let your roots grow down into [Christ], and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. (Col 2:7 NLT)
Guiding principles
Loyalty to the triune God as he has revealed himself in the canonical Scriptures.
Diligence to understand his word in the way he has inspired it to be written.
Interpretation of the Bible that allows theological positions to arise from the biblical text under the control of the Holy Spirit, rather than being imposed on the text.
Confidence in the power of God’s word to change lives and the societies we live in.
Engagement with a sceptical world to show how in the gospel God has provided for our needs in a way that answers our hardest questions and speaks to our deepest doubts, fears, hopes and dreams.
Charitable objects
The advancement of the Christian faith in all parts of the world, through the spread and promotion of its truths and doctrines, and the encouragement of Christian teaching and education.
Donate
We do not solicit donations. However, from time to time supporters ask us for details on how to give towards our ministry.
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