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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28 September, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Community, Compassion, Ethics, Generosity, Hospitality, Love, Politics, Relationships
Even in the face of a catastrophic collapse of the world as we know it, God calls us to imagine and invest in a beautiful future.
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21 September, 2025
Preacher: Geoff Leslie
Scripture: 1&2 Timothy, Jeremiah, Luke
Hope for our troubled world requires turning anger into tears, resentment into prayers, and financial power into generosity.
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14 September, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Culture, Depression, Ecology, Fear, Grief, Hope
In order to find our way into the good news of life in all its fullness, we need to first stop denying and distracting ourselves from the bad news we are drowning in.
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7 September, 2025
Despite first appearances, Jesus’s call to “count the cost” of following him is not so much about ensuring we can succeed as it is about ensuring we can faithfully persevere in the face of failure.
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31 August, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Anger, Compassion, Discipleship, Hospitality, Violence
In the face of social breakdown and environmental catastrophe, we are called, not to angry protest, but to creative expressions of love, compassion, and hospitality.
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24 August, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Discipleship, Ecology, Faithfulness, War
Scripture: Jeremiah
Our call to bear witness to the culture of God comes at a time when we face the real prospect of doom and destruction, and so must contend with that.
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17 August, 2025
Preacher: Karen Quah
In today’s parable, Jesus teaches us how to approach God as both Waiter and Thief.
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3 August, 2025
Preacher: David Enticott
A chat about Colossians 3 and Paul’s encouragement for us to have the mindset of Jesus.
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27 July, 2025
A sermon on Luke 11:1-13 by the Revd Geoff Leslie… read more
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20 July, 2025
Preacher: Chris Anderson
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Humility, Love, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Luke
In difficult times, the simple virtues of love, humility, and non-judgement are the starting point of faithful living.
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13 July, 2025
Preacher: Sandra McLean
A sermon by Major Sandra McLean of the Salvation Army… read more
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6 July, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Culture, Demons, Healing, Identity, Liberation, Oppresion, Salvation, Sin, Spiritual Warfare
We all get trapped in demonic and dehumanising social structures, but Jesus unmasks the truth so that we can be set free.
