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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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1 July, 2018
Preacher: Cameron Cutts
Reflections on the L’arche Melbourne Community’s pilgrimage to Uluru in celebration of their 40 years in Australia.
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24 June, 2018
Preacher: John Fowler
Scripture: 1 & 2 Samuel, Mark
We are called to focus on Jesus – not the battles or the storms of life. Nothing is too big or too rough for God.
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3 June, 2018
Jesus calls us to move beyond hostile identity politics, whether shaped by Sabbath keeping or #Outrage, and to welcome a new culture of love, forgiveness and welcome.
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27 May, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
The doctrine of the Trinity helps us to see that, though exalted and transcendent, God is nevertheless close and personally involved with us.
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20 May, 2018
The Holy Spirit fills the church with gifts, not only for its own sake, but so that it might be a gift to the world.
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13 May, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Faithfulness, Jesus, peace, Reconciliation, Worship
Scripture: John
Jesus’s priestly identity and mission have been passed on to us and are to be seen in our prayer and our lives.
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6 May, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Authority, Grace, Hospitality, Jesus, Reconciliation
Rather than close the book on who can and cannot be accepted into the church, the Bible calls us to follow Jesus on a path of continually expanding inclusion.
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29 April, 2018
Tonight we farewelled Peter from our congregation as he moves north, and he shared his reflections of what his time in this church has meant to him.
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22 April, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Church, Grace, Jesus, Love, Reconciliation
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John, John
In his own demonstration of self-sacrificial love, Jesus has shown us what God is like and called us to love God and one another by loving likewise.
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15 April, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Death, Forgiveness, Fullness of Life, Jesus, Love, Resurrection
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John, Acts, Luke
By lifting us out our enthralment to evil and death, Jesus sets us free from all that corrupts us and opens us to share real life with him.
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8 April, 2018
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, Love, Resurrection, Salvation
Scripture: 1 2 & 3 John, John
When we expected to be shamed as we have shamed others, we are shocked and saved by the unexpected mercy of the crucified and risen Jesus.
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31 March, 2018
There is no neat finish to the Jesus story, because it is far from over. The risen Jesus is always ahead of us, calling us to follow and live the next chapter.
