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Our preaching takes Jesus seriously — engaging deeply with scripture, with the complexity of real life in difficult times, and with the conviction that the good news of God's love and justice is genuinely good news for everyone — no exceptions, no favourites. Preachers include our pastor Nathan Nettleton and a wide range of guest voices from across the Christian tradition. New episodes nearly every Sunday. 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https://openicon.church/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Epiphany.jpg Generous Light false no 0:00 No no https://openicon.church/sermons/gods-economy-of-salvation/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 06:23:47 +0000 8b04ee11-5868-5d25-9be4-ec74c8232b3a https://openicon.church/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Economy.jpg God’s economy of salvation false no 0:00 No no https://openicon.church/sermons/lamentation-at-christmas/ Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:22:01 +0000 4b59864e-4b9b-5ac5-95d3-b407bbefb51b https://openicon.church/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CP22-psalm-137-michele-myers.jpg Lamentation at Christmas false no 0:00 No no https://openicon.church/sermons/blood-on-the-sand-and-god-with-us/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 06:25:44 +0000 http://&p=16842 https://openicon.church/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hanukkah.jpg Blood on the sand and God with us false no 0:00 No no https://openicon.church/sermons/joy/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:37:11 +0000 cbd97800-8f23-5f7c-a7cb-51c56c3ad550 https://openicon.church/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Crocus.jpg Joy false no 0:00 No no https://openicon.church/sermons/getting-a-handle-on-hope/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:44:24 +0000 9aa1753f-0b2f-58ce-b6f1-b1b266843fee https://openicon.church/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hope.jpg Getting a Handle on Hope false no 0:00 No no https://openicon.church/sermons/the-burglar-comes/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:55:16 +0000 83a2177e-391e-5990-bb64-f3a18c2b947a https://openicon.church/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Burglary.png The Burglar Comes false no 0:00 No no https://openicon.church/sermons/failed-kings/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 08:42:00 +0000 http://&p=16737 https://openicon.church/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/CP29-Jesus-Crowned.jpg Failed Kings false no 0:00 No no https://openicon.church/sermons/everything-will-fall/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:41:27 +0000 dfd75f67-1267-50b4-8a2b-531ba6634888 https://openicon.church/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/28-Temple-stones-1.jpg Everything Will Fall false no 0:00 No no https://openicon.church/sermons/the-just-shall-live-by-faith/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:28:34 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