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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12 June, 2011
The Spirit is there for us where ever we gather in the one place for that one purpose.
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5 June, 2011
The gratuitous mercy made known in the resurrected Christ requires us to rethink the nature of God all the way back to creation.
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29 May, 2011
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Holy Spirit, Hospitality, Weakness
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, Acts, John
Jesus offers himself to the world from a vulnerable place on the margins, and he calls us to trust the Holy Spirit and do likewise.
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22 May, 2011
We have a distinct and privileged identity as God’s chosen people, but it does not turn us away from other people, but leads us to offer ourselves to and for them that all may share in the grace that has made us who we are.
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1 May, 2011
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Baptism, Communion, Resurrection, Worship
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, John
United with Christ in baptism we cross the threshold from death to life, and in Eucharist we continue to touch the scars which nourish our faith and inspire our worship.
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27 March, 2011
Social labels and divisions keep us parched and thirsting for intimacy and community, but Jesus seeks to break through them and give us the living water of love and acceptance.
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20 March, 2011
God’s promised protection can only be understood through the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
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13 March, 2011
Temptations can hook us away from where we want to be, following Jesus, but perhaps we need them in order to discover who we are in relation to them.
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27 February, 2011
In the face of a major disaster, Jesus’ call to not worry is both challenged and illuminated.
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20 February, 2011
The salvation of the world lies in Jesus’ model of non-retaliation.
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13 February, 2011
Jesus’ teaching on the new ethics for disciples do not weigh us down because they are wrapped in generous mercy and humour.
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6 February, 2011
God has given us all we need to live out our calling with integrity.