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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24 July, 2005
Perhaps when law and order perpetuate injustice, God is on the side of the scammers and swindlers.
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17 July, 2005
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Church, Discernment, Grace, judgement, Mercy, Temptation
Scripture: Matthew
The Church will always contain more than its fair share of maliciousness, pettiness and nastiness, but the temptation to try to weed it out is a temptation to abandon the way of Christ and make things worse.
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10 July, 2005
God calls us to live out the gospel, not just to think about, not just to pray about it, but to live it. Jesus called us to action, not to change their thinking but to change their lives.
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3 July, 2005
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Faithfulness, Salvation, Sin
The power of sin over us will not be broken by trying harder, but by pursuing Christ and Christ alone.
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29 May, 2005
In the face of human evil, God has made a personal commitment to persevere in loving us and drawing us towards fulfilment.
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1 May, 2005
There is no hell where the love of God in Christ cannot reach us.
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24 April, 2005
The way to enter the life of God is found in Jesus, in relationship with the incarnate life of God.
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10 April, 2005
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Forgiveness, Hospitality, Mission, Repentance
The decision to repent and accept Christ’s gift of forgiveness and life involves a life change which includes a new willingness to honour and serve Christ in the stranger.
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26 March, 2005
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Hope, Resurrection
When hopes have been extinguished and all is despair, God comes back.
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27 February, 2005
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Evil, Fullness of Life, Love, Spiritual Disciplines, Suffering, Temptation
Our struggles against evil, temptation and suffering are all framed by the security of God’s unshakable love and resolve to bring us safely to fullness of life.
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20 February, 2005
Being born of water and Spirit involves becoming as vulnerable and dependent on God as a newborn baby is on its parents.
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16 January, 2005
We are humble servants who are strengthened and empowered by the Spirit to enter into the redeeming work of God.