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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8 October, 1995
Christ’s wish is that all people will respond with thankful joy to his offer of holistic healing and growth – physical, emotional, social.
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24 September, 1995
Moral integrity does not require operational naivety and Christian discipleship requires shrewdness.
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17 September, 1995
Acceptance of God’s merciful presence and Christ’s ways will save us from selfishness and self-destructiveness.
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13 August, 1995
Our life of faith is a journey motivated by the vision God gives us of what lies ahead.
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30 July, 1995
Prayer is a learned discipline which begins with acknowledging God’s goodness and aligning ourselves with God’s purposes.
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23 July, 1995
Christ is the image of God and our goal is that all grow to maturity in the image of Christ.
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8 July, 1995
As small as our missions may seem, they have cosmic significance in Christ’s mission.
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2 July, 1995
Fullness of life is often dependent on letting go of all the things we thought were going to give us fullness of life.
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14 May, 1995
God breaks down all social barriers and differentiates between us on love alone.
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7 May, 1995
Resurrection keeps happening despite our inability to believe.
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30 April, 1995
An encounter with the risen Christ can totally reorient our lives and our perceptions of the world.
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23 April, 1995
Empowered by resurrection joy, we are sent to continue the mission of Christ.