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 December, 1999
We are called to proclaim and celebrate the advent of God’s justice, and doing so is ultimately more radical than simply fighting injustice.
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28 November, 1999
Although the coming Christ is brings our deepest hopes to fulfillment, we still fear his coming because of our unhealthy investments in the present.
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21 November, 1999
Each human being is an icon of Christ and so the respect and care with which we deal with others is an expression of our devotion to Christ.
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17 October, 1999
Will we live out allegiance to the state, the economy, the mass media, consumerism, status-driven values and wealth, or to God, to the new community, to upside-down kingdom values and to a radical alternative which is the source of hope and transformation?
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3 October, 1999
Icons, as representations of the incarnation rather than images of God, can serve to open us to God rather than becoming alternatives to God.
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12 September, 1999
Christian progressives must not despise those who feel insecure about change, and Christian conservatives must not despise those who take new ways.
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29 August, 1999
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Scripture: Romans
Christians are to be known for what they do rather than what they abstain from.
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18 July, 1999
Embodied in all creation, God labours to bring to birth a new creation and the children of God.
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11 July, 1999
Flesh and matter are means of communion with God, but to set the mind on them for their own sakes denudes them of value and us of dignity.
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4 July, 1999
Sin seeks to enslave our bodies, but if we will take on Christ’s yoke we are incorporated into Christ’s body for redemption.
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9 May, 1999
From the desire of a baby for the breast, we can learn a lot about our need of God’s nurture.
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2 May, 1999
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Fullness of Life, Repentance
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, John
Christ has come that we might have fullness of life, and it has cost him dearly.


