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 August, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Discipleship, Ecology, Faithfulness, War
Scripture: Jeremiah
Our call to bear witness to the culture of God comes at a time when we face the real prospect of doom and destruction, and so must contend with that.
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17 August, 2025
Preacher: Karen Quah
In today’s parable, Jesus teaches us how to approach God as both Waiter and Thief.
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3 August, 2025
Preacher: David Enticott
A chat about Colossians 3 and Paul’s encouragement for us to have the mindset of Jesus.
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27 July, 2025
A sermon on Luke 11:1-13 by the Revd Geoff Leslie… read more
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20 July, 2025
Preacher: Chris Anderson
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Humility, Love, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Luke
In difficult times, the simple virtues of love, humility, and non-judgement are the starting point of faithful living.
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13 July, 2025
Preacher: Sandra McLean
A sermon by Major Sandra McLean of the Salvation Army… read more
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6 July, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Culture, Demons, Healing, Identity, Liberation, Oppresion, Salvation, Sin, Spiritual Warfare
We all get trapped in demonic and dehumanising social structures, but Jesus unmasks the truth so that we can be set free.
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29 June, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Love, Salvation, Violence, War
When we fear for our own safety, we condone the violence that promises to protect us, and we use religion to justify it, but Jesus wants to free us to rise above the fear without resorting to hatred and violence.
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15 June, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Love, Relationships, Trinity
The Christian understanding of God as Trinity is not so much something you have to make sense of, but a call to recognise that God is by nature relational, and that we are invited into the triune relationship of love.
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8 June, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Church, Holy Spirit, Hospitality, Reconciliation, Relationships
The Church born when God poured out the Holy Spirit, is one in which barriers of ethnicity, language, sex, age, and social status are transcended and all are equal in Christ.
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1 June, 2025
Christ’s story – the crucifixion of the truly good and its resurrection and coming victory – is the whole story of God’s work in the world and the whole story of the Bible.
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29 May, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
The ascension is the completion of the cosmic liturgy that frees us from our entanglement in sin, lifts us into the holy of holies, and sends us forth as the body of Christ for the world.


