Sermons
At Open Icon Baptist Church, we value preaching that engages deeply, humbly and honestly with Jesus, the Bible, and the pain and joy of living in the real world. And since going permanently online, we have been able to welcome great preachers from all over the world without having to wait for them to visit our shores.
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30 May, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Fullness of Life, Jesus, Liberation, Trinity
The recognition that in Jesus we see the exact likeness of the Father rescues us from fear and slavery and invites us to live as the beloved children of God.
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23 May, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Generosity, Holy Spirit, Reconciliation, Unity
If we surrender ourselves to the Holy Spirit, we lose some of our inhibitions about social conformity and are liberated to break down the boundaries that keep people apart.
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16 May, 2021
The way of blessedness that comes through obedience and submission to God’s will, but the choice lies in our hands.
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2 May, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John
If we want to understand how Jesus saves us and what Jesus saves us from, we are going to have to abandon the most widely taught explanation.
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25 April, 2021
The more challenging life in this world becomes, the more opportunity for Christians like us to live out the love of God by loving our neighbours.
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18 April, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Conversion, Forgiveness, Grace, Repentance, Resurrection
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John, Acts, Luke
We mostly don’t see ourselves as either terrible sinners or as gloriously Christ-like, but in the resurrection we are called to fully imagine both as world-changing truths.
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11 April, 2021
Preacher: Guilherme Almeida
Topic: Generosity, Justice, Mission, Resurrection, Service, Stewardship
Jesus calls us to a Resurrection Imagination, praying for courage and discernment on how to use your resources until the dream of a world where there are no poor among us is fulfilled.
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3 April, 2021
It is in the midst of our tears that we discover that Jesus is not dead, but more alive than ever.
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21 March, 2021
Preacher: Andrea Klimt
Topic: Hope, Resurrection, Suffering
Christian hope is rooted in suffering that does not remain unanswered. God answers in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ensuring that everything will not only be fine, it will be better.
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14 March, 2021
When theology and discipleship follow the path of God, they take us beyond an obsession with borders to a new engagement with the kingdom of God, present and tangible in all the earth.
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7 March, 2021
In determining our church’s way forward, we need to discern who we exist to serve, and it shouldn’t just be ourselves.
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28 February, 2021
As we head with Jesus towards the cross, carrying the pain and injustice of the world, God does not hide his face from us but hears our cries for justice.


