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Preacher: Marita Munro
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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Marita Munro
The Rev Dr Marita Munro is a pioneering Australian Baptist minister and academic, recognised as the first woman to be ordained by Australian Baptists, back in 1978. Marita’s career has spanned over 40 years across pastoral leadership and academia. She has served at the House of the Gentle Bunyip Christian Community and Clifton Hill Baptist Church, and for 30 years, she was a lecturer at Whitley College, where she served as the Professor of Baptist Studies and taught New Testament Greek and Church History until her retirement in late 2021. Marita continues to serve as the point of contact for the Victorian Baptist archives, managing records, photographs, and historical files.
Sermons by Marita Munro
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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.
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22 December, 2002
God is always acting, but often in surprising and paradoxical ways. The ways of God often reverse human expectations.