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Book: Deuteronomy
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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22 November, 2020
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Church, Culture, Jesus, Leadership, Power, Reconciliation
Scripture: 1 & 2 Peter, Deuteronomy, Matthew
In a world dominated by arrogant and exploitative leaders, Jesus models a gentle shepherding leadership that prioritises the reintegration of the broken over the drive for “success” and “efficiency”.
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26 October, 2014
Preacher: Alison Sampson
Topic: Culture, Faithfulness, Hope, Vocation
Scripture: Deuteronomy, Matthew
We are invited to work towards visions of God’s reign, knowing we will never be entirely successful, but sustained by imagining the possibilities.
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1 February, 2009
Jesus meets us with not just words of hope, but with actions of authority and integrity.
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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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16 October, 2005
God longs to bless us in the land we have been given, but if we fail to live in faithfulness to the welcoming God, we will destroy ourselves and alienate ourselves from God’s blessing.
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2 February, 2003
We are called to take sides in a conflict between the prophet of love and peace and the prophets of hatred and violence.
