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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13 August, 2000
The measure of the value of our worship is the measure of the transformation of our lives.
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30 July, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Gratitude, Identity, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Ephesians
Praise and prayer enable us to find our true identify in Christ, and it is as we find out who we are that we find our true strength.
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16 July, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abundance, Gratitude, Liberation, Salvation, Worship
Scripture: Ephesians
What God has done and is doing is cause for celebration.
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9 July, 2000
We need to be willing to hear truth whether it comes from an expected source or an unexpected source.
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25 June, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: 2 Corinthians, Mark
Self sacrifice and asceticism are not incompatible with the call to care for oneself and live life to the full.
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18 June, 2000
You can’t define or dictate how people will experience God, even within the service of worship.
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28 May, 2000
The extent of God’s grace constantly astounds us as it floods over ever social barrier we erect.
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7 May, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discernment, Formation, Humility, Jesus, Resurrection
Scripture: Luke
Encounters with the risen Christ open our minds rather than narrow our theology.
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30 April, 2000
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Doubt, Forgiveness, Formation, Grace, Resurrection
Scripture: John
Jesus will meet us where we need to be met in order to inspire our faith.
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20 February, 2000
Forgiveness is the voluntary relinquishment of the right to desire revenge or reparation.
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30 January, 2000
Knowledge can be used to destroy or to liberate. In Jesus we see one whose teaching and actions are an integrated liberating message.
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23 January, 2000
Although the choice to repent can be characterised in black and white terms, it usually feels like a choice for one risky joy over several safer ones, but it’s worth it!