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Book: Philippians
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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6 April, 2025
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Commitment, Gifts, Jesus, Service, Spirituality, Worship
Scripture: John, Philippians
Knowing Jesus intimately is the most important thing of all, but many of our otherwise good gifts and concerns are constantly getting in the way.
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16 March, 2025
We wait for a Saviour who will bring the Kingdom of God – a kingdom of which we see many foretastes and which we strive to live for in the here and now.
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15 December, 2024
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Faith, Hope, Spiritual Disciplines, Worship
Scripture: Philippians
Celebrating God is not to be a denial of reality, but a faith-filled reaching out for a new reality.
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15 October, 2023
Even in the midst of our worst troubles, uniting with God brings purpose and joy (which is not the same as mere happiness), and joy is an antidote to fear.
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3 April, 2022
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Discernment, Discipleship, Spiritual Disciplines
Scripture: Isaiah, Philippians
When God is doing new things, our familiar signposts are no longer helpful, and our capacity to follow is dependent on our living relationship with Jesus.
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17 March, 2019
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Apocalypse, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Fear, Grief, Love, peace, Sacrifice, Sin
Scripture: Luke, Philippians
In a world that is hell-bent on self-destruction, Jesus calls us to gather to him and to love faithfully and vulnerably with him, rather than surrendering to the hate and fear.
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8 October, 2017
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Grace, Jesus, judgement, Law, Reconciliation
Scripture: Exodus, Matthew, Philippians
When we use the biblical law to reinforce a worldview of sin and punishment, we doom ourselves to live in a judgemental world, a world from which Jesus offers to break us free.
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13 March, 2016
Preacher: Alison Sampson
Topic: Abundance, Gratitude, Love, Resurrection
Scripture: John, Philippians
Because of God’s abundance, God’s never-ending supply of extravagant and eternal generosity, we are raised out of death and into God’s life: a life of gratitude, of loving, of belonging, out of which flows a life of service and a burning desire to participate in God’s passionate concern for the world.
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21 February, 2016
Jesus is heart-broken when we refuse his call to gather with him in a place of powerlessness, vulnerable to the hostility of a power-hungry world.
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13 December, 2015
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Grace, Jesus, Reconciliation, Relationships, Repentance
Scripture: Luke, Philippians, Zephaniah
In an us-and-them world, people hope to find a way to get God on their side, but Jesus confounds our expectations of God siding against others.
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6 December, 2015
Preacher: Nathan Nettleton
Topic: Ethics, Generosity, Hospitality, Love, Repentance
Scripture: Luke, Malachi, Philippians
The refining fire made known in Jesus is not targeting “morality” issues, but our hatreds, hostilities and inhospitableness.
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28 September, 2014
Preacher: Alison Sampson
Topic: Gratitude, Hospitality, Mission, Service
Scripture: Matthew, Philippians
We pray for our neighbours to be blessed, but could we actually be being called to give a blessing?
