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Book: 1 & 2 Timothy
At Open Icon Baptist Church, we value great preaching — 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. Click here to meet the inspirational preachers depicted in the gallery above, none of whom have preached for us!
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16 October, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Faithfulness, Hope
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy, Jeremiah, Luke
God has promised a time of resurrection and renewal, and has given us guidance for living faithfully in the meantime.
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2 October, 2022
When you know yourself truly beloved by God in Christ, you are freed from fear and shame to live fully and generously and courageously.
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11 September, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Abuse, Forgiveness, Grace, Leadership, Politics, Sacrifice, Service
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy, Psalms
Our unwitting abusive treatment of the Royal family is a symptom of our entanglement in systemic persecution.
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20 October, 2019
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Authority, Bible, Discernment, Faithfulness, Law, Love
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy, Jeremiah
Reading scripture with God’s people keeps us honest as we seek to interpret and live by God’s law written on our hearts.
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29 September, 2019
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Depression, Fear, Grief, Healing, Jesus, Resurrection, Suffering
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy, Jeremiah
There are plenty of reasons to despair of the future, but Jeremiah and Jesus show us a pathway of hope that overcomes despair.
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25 September, 2016
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Grace, Jesus, Temptation
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy, Jeremiah, Luke
Jesus offers us vision of the future which sharply differs from that offered by modern economics, and we need to intentionally nourish that vision.
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18 September, 2016
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Forgiveness, Grace, Hospitality
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy, Jeremiah, Luke
God longs to welcome and bless us far more than we deserve, but if we don’t contribute to a culture of extravagant grace, we are unlikely to be able to receive it.
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20 October, 2013
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Bible, Formation, Jesus, Prayer, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy
The Bible can be used to justify anything, but when it is approached humbly as a place of prayerful encounter with the risen Christ, it is alive with the breath of God and leads us to life.
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21 October, 2007
In the face of a plurality of spiritualities, Jesus calls us to respectfully but urgently and persistently bear witness to the good news.
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23 September, 2007
In Christ, God acts for the salvation of all, and in Christ, we are called to pray for all (even politicians!).
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10 October, 2004
When we do not live lives of gratitude, which would actually expand our sense of the world in which we live, God still does not rescind his gifts.
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12 September, 2004
Preacher: Marita Munro
Topic: Generosity, Jesus, Reconciliation, Salvation
Scripture: 1 & 2 Timothy, Jeremiah, Luke, Psalms
Jesus acted out the parables that he was telling in his encounters with people, expressing the nature of God who seeks after us and rejoices in our being found and restored. God invites us to be people like that.
