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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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22 April, 2012
The foundation of our faith is in a living Christ who enables us to understand the Bible, rather than in a Bible that enables us to understand a dead Christ.
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7 April, 2012
The resurrection of Jesus is the most confronting and terrifying news imaginable, and all we can do (after trying to run) is surrender ourselves to his grace.
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25 March, 2012
The life and death of Jim Stynes give a contemporary picture of what it means to give your life away.
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18 March, 2012
Judgement is not something God angrily inflicts on us, but simply the fulfilment of our own decisions.
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11 March, 2012
The commandments cannot be imposed, but are what result when people have learned to love and their desires have merged with God’s.
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4 March, 2012
God’s covenant of love and grace is made unconditionally, not depending even on our response, and so the promises are made to our children whether they respond or not.
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12 February, 2012
Becoming Christlike takes discipline and commitment and practice, but the goal of fullness of life in Christ is worth whatever it takes.
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5 February, 2012
In Christ we are set free from all that would oppress us in order that we might be free to live in gracious and life-giving service of God and others.
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22 January, 2012
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 7: 29-31 by Michael Hardin… read more
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15 January, 2012
Preacher: Michael Hardin
Topic: Faithfulness, Hospitality, Incarnation, Jesus
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, John
As difficult as it is to imagine, God is shockingly present with us in Jesus.
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8 January, 2012
With Jesus we are baptised into a Spirit-inspired costly life of living the new culture of scandalous reconciliation.
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6 January, 2012
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Evil, Hope, Humility, Jesus, Leadership, Reconciliation, Service
Though we get caught up in violent rivalries like Herod, God breaks through with the promise of a new kingdom where all are honoured.