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Book: Jonah
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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21 January, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Bible, Compassion, Conflict, Empire, Grace, Reconciliation, Violence
Scripture: Jonah
The story of Jonah challenges us whenever we start thinking that we have special rights as God’s people.
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24 January, 2021
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Discernment, Doubt, Faith, Prophesy
Scripture: 1 Corinthians, Jonah, Mark
Although we can’t prove that our faith isn’t another crackpot fraud, we can provide evidence by living lives of love, hope and hospitality.
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15 March, 2020
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discipleship, Fear, Hope, Hospitality, Jesus, Lent, Prayer, Resurrection, Service
The COVID-19 scare can reinforce our Lenten call to prepare our hearts by facing up to our mortality and the real limits of our control over the world.
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26 January, 2003
The story of Jonah nurtures our own life of faith, revealing that God can work his purposes out even in and through people like Jonah and us.
