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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25 March, 2007
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Generosity, Jesus, Service, Spirituality, Wisdom
Scripture: John
Extravagant devotion to the crucified Christ is the foundation of our compassion and care for other victims of the world’s callousness.
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18 March, 2007
God’s grace is lavished on all who will receive it, but some of those who have every right to it refuse to receive it unless they are singled out.
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25 February, 2007
The Catechumenate, and the annual Lenten journey, are about writing the Word of God into our hearts so that it can protect us from evil and bear fruits of righteousness.
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4 February, 2007
The encounter with the resurrected crucified Jesus enables us to see the absolute love, mercy and non-vengefulness of God.
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14 January, 2007
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Conversion, Formation, Jesus
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, John
Recognising Jesus as Lord requires such a reversal of conventional values that it cannot but dangerously transform us.
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31 December, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Identity, Jesus, Spirituality
Scripture: Colossians, Luke
With Jesus as our pattern, we find a new identity in our uncompromising allegiance to God’s ways.
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26 November, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Discipleship, Empire, Jesus, Politics, Power
Scripture: John
To name Christ as King is to identify ourselves as dissenters to the claims of any other authority.
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22 October, 2006
Preacher: Keith Clements
Topic: Creation, Gratitude, Hospitality, Love, Service, Stewardship
Scripture: Psalms
It’s our place to be within, and part of, creation and to love it as God loves it, and to learn to be ready to stand with others in their place of need.
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15 October, 2006
The impossible love and grace of God invite us to participate in the life of God despite our circumstances, but we often get stuck in trying to find meaning in the circumstances.
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8 October, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Conversion, Discipleship, Grace, Jesus, Weakness
God offers to make us his children, a position that may not appeal to our autonomous ambitions, but which offers honour and security.
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17 September, 2006
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Crucifixion, Discipleship, Jesus, Violence
Scripture: Mark
Jesus leads the way in exposing and opposing violence, no matter what the cost, and life is found in following his lead.
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20 August, 2006
Jesus invites us to find our communion in the violence done to him instead of in doing violence to others.


